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Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for...
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This Applause edtiion allows the reader and student to look beyond the scholarly reading text to the more sensuous, more collaborative, more malleable performance text which emerges in conjunction with the commentary and notes. Readers and students are faced with real theatrical choices in each speech as the editors point out the challenges and opportunities to the actor and director at each juncture. Readers will not only discover an enlivened Shakespeare,...
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William Shakespeare's hilarious fairy tale (with actual fairies!) of love, magic potions and teenage rebellion, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" might be the most performed play in the history of the English-speaking theatre.
The play begins as Athenian Duke Theseus is preparing to wed Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons. As they ready for their nuptials, Theseus is asked to settle a dispute between a prominent local citizen Egeus and his headstrong...
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Ginn and Company
Pub. Date
1902
Physical Desc
xlvii, 128 p. ; 17 cm.
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English
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The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue.
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English
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Clay is a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and becomes notorious for his outdated theories on love and romance, as well as for his devout beliefs. Amber is a free-spirited young woman with a restless soul who is surprisingly drawn to Clay's strong faith and noble ideas. Together, they attempt an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America.
7) Courtship
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[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1987.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the gifted pen of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies) comes a touching trilogy of American tales set in early 20th Century Texas. Elizabeth has fallen in love with a young man her father condemns as a "wild boy." No matter how strict and protective, her parents cannot deter their daughter's growing independence. This carefully nuanced portrait of a family in conflict displays a master's feel...
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Sullivan Entertainment
Language
English
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The enchanting sequel to the award-winning "Anne of Green Gables". Anne Shirley makes the transition from a romantic, impetuous orphan to an outspoken, adventurous and accomplished young teacher. Canadian actress Megan Follows returns to her role as Anne. Tony award-winner, Colleen Dewhurst stars opposite her as aging Marilla Cuthbert and Oscar winning actress Dame Wendy Hiller appears as the prickly, dowager Mrs. Harris. An emotional follow-up full...
10) Queen Kelly
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
©2003, ©1929.
Edition
Deluxe collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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A gothic romance in which a convent girl is seduced by a prince and inherits a brothel in Africa before he finds her again.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
[Full screen]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When an elderly couple is faced with eviction, Judge Hardy unleashes Carvel's secret weapon: his son, the irrepressible Andy Hardy! Suspecting that the couple is concealing the existence of an estranged daughter, Judge Hardy tasks Andy with finding that daughter. Acting on a hunch, Andy decides to investigate any local girls who have the middle initial 'V.' Narrowing the field to three, Andy finds himself juggling romances while trying to stay true...
12) Old fashioned
Publisher
Pure Flix
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clay is a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and becomes notorious for his outdated theories on love and romance, as well as for his devout beliefs. Amber is a free-spirited young woman with a restless soul who is surprisingly drawn to Clay's strong faith and noble ideas. Together, they attempt an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America.
Publisher
TCM Archives
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
[Special edition].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (305 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three films made by Buster Keaton for MGM. The cameraman and Spite marriage are silent films with musical scores. Free and easy is Keaton's first talkie.
14) The vow
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Widescreen version.
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1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A young couple have a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. After she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband sets his sights on winning her heart again.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Widower Andrew Shepherd decides it's time to get back into the dating game, but there is one slight problem, he is the President of the United States. He falls for an environmental lobbyist and is lofted even more into the public eye.
18) High society
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this musical comedy, a society wedding is being arranged in Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful Tracy Samantha Lord is to marry George Kittredge. However, Tracy's ex-husband, the songwriter C.K. Dexter-Haven, has never stopped loving her and has hopes of winning her back. A New York scandal sheet reporter and photographer arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances.
Publisher
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the village of Monte Athena in Italy at the turn of the 19th century, necklines are high, parents are rigid, and marriage is seldom a matter of love. Thus, Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander, while her father wants only Demetrius for his son-in-law. Poor Helena burns hot for Demetrius, who avoids her like the plague. Meanwhile, fairy king Oberon is engaged in a battle of wits with his queen, Titania, and...
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