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111Jacques Offenbach — Offenbach in the 1860s Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a Prussian born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann …
112London Zoo — ZSL London Zoo Date opened 1828 Location Regent s Park, London, England Land area 36 acres (15 ha)[1] …
113Burns and Allen — Infobox Radio show show name = The Burns and Allen Show imagesize = 200px caption = George Burns and Gracie Allen in ad promoting use of Eveready Batteries in portable radios. other names = The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show format =… …
114Frequentative — In grammar, a frequentative form of a word is one which indicates repeated action. The frequentative form can be considered a separate, but not completely independent word, called a frequentative. English frequentative is no longer productive,… …
115Major-General's Song — Henry Lytton as the Major General (1919). I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General (often referred to as the Major General s Song or Modern Major General s Song) is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan s 1879 comic opera The Pirates of… …
116Dan Leno — Leno in 1895 Dan Leno (20 December 1860 31 October 1904), born George Wild Galvin, was an English comedian and actor, famous for appearing in music hall and dozens of comic plays, pantomimes, Victorian burlesques and musical comedies during the… …
117Whiffenpoof — The word whiffenpoof can refer to: * an imaginary or indefinite animal; e.g. the great horned whiffenpoof; * the Whiffenpoof Fish that forms the subject of a piece of comic dialogue in Victor Herbert s 1908 operetta, Little Nemo; * The… …
118Phonestheme — The term phonestheme (or phonaestheme in British English) was coined in 1930 by British linguist J. R. Firth (from the Greek phone , sound , and aisthanomai , perceive ) to label the systematic pairing of form and meaning in a language.A… …
119Norman Hunter (author) — Norman George Lorimer Hunter (1899 1995) was a British children s author, best known for his novels character Professor Branestawm. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Works …
120John Reed (actor) — John Reed, (born February 13 1916) is a retired English actor, dancer and singer, known for his nimble performances in the comic leads of the Savoy Operas, particularly with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company.Life and careerJohn Reed was born in the… …
