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The Top Ten: Longest Broadway Runs, 2006

December 10 - 17 Longest Broadway Runs (performances as of 5/25/06) RankShowPerformances1. The Phantom of the Opera 7,637 2. Cats 7,485 3. Les Misérables 6,680 4. A Chorus Line 6,137 5…

Mamet's <i>Boy</i> Wonder

An Interview with playwright and filmmaker David Mamet by Peter Keough Related Links The Winslow Boy: Official SiteSony Pictures ClassicsThe only constants, it would seem, in the creative world of…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cloud

by Percy Bysshe Shelley A Vision of the SeaTo a SkylarkThe Cloud Published with "Prometheus Unbound", 1820. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams…

Brewer's: Cut your Coat according to your Cloth

Stretch your arm no farther than your sleeve will reach. Little barks must keep near shore, Larger ones may venture more. French: “Selon ta bourse nourris ta bouche.” “Selon le pain il…

Brewer's: Pigs

(See Bartholomew Pigs.) He has brought his pigs to a pretty market. He has made a very bad bargain; he has managed his business in a very bad way. Pigs were the chief articles of sale…

Brewer's: Villain

means simply one attached to a villa or farm. In feudal times the lord was the great landowner, and under him were a host of tenants called villains. The highest class of villains were…

Brewer's: Eyes

The Almond Eyes. The Chinese. “He will not receive a very warm welcome from the Almond Eyes.” — F.Millar: On the Central Saints' Rest (1891). Eyes to the blind. A staff. So called in…

The Congress of Women: Woman as an Investor

by Mrs. Louise A. Starkweather The Progress of Fifty YearsThe Feast of Columbia, 1493-1893.Woman as an Investor Mrs. Louise A. Starkweather is a native of West Virginia. She was born March…

The Golden Gate Bridge: Facts, History & Profile

Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Golden Gate Bridge Facts Length: 8,981 ft (2,737 m) Width: 90 ft (27 m) Height: 746 ft (227 m) Clearance above high water: 220 ft (67 m) Weight: 887,…