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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20Horrors

House of Horrors

Release

House of Horrors is a 1946 American released by , starring as a madman named "The Creeper".

House of Horrors was shown in New York on February 22, 1946 and received wider release by on March 29. A series of Creeper films was planned, and the second one, , was filmed in 1946. Hatton died of complications from before either film was released. House of Horrors was released on DVD by the Willette Acquisition Corp. on Sep 27, 2013. It was released on blu-ray by on March 17, 2020 as the fourth volume in their "Universal Horror Collection". The set also included , and .

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House of Horrors

Reception

House of Horrors is a 1946 American released by , starring as a madman named "The Creeper".

From contemporary reviews, many critics commented on , with George H. Spires stating that his "Neanderthal features suffice without the aid of make up [...] and his ape-like appearance on the screen brings a gasp to the audience" while Edmond J. Bartnett of said Hatton was "properly scary". Otis L. Guernsey, Jr. of found The Creeper to be "not in the best of taste". As for the picture overall, a reviewer in stated that "little about the proceedings to horrify one unless the fact that murders are committed by a half-witted giant can be considered horrendous rather than unpleasant". From retrospective reviews, the authors of the book Universal Horrors found that despite Rondo Hatton's acting and characters in the film being cliches, House of Horrors "rates as the best shocker in this last grap of Universal Horrors. It boasts creepy, atmospheric, film-noirish settings, evocative camerawork and is seldom dull". In 's film guide, the film was awarded two out of four stars, criticizing the script as "laughable" and moderate acting, calling it "[a] slightly below average horror meller".

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Vampire's Kiss

Introduction

Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American directed by and written by . Starring , , , and , the film tells the story of a who falls in love with a vampiress. It was a box office failure but went on to become a .

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Vampire's Kiss

Plot

Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American directed by and written by . Starring , , , and , the film tells the story of a who falls in love with a vampiress. It was a box office failure but went on to become a .

Peter Loew is a driven and an example of the stereotypical narcissistic and greedy of the 1980s: he works all day and club hops at night, with little in his life but alcohol, , s with numerous women, and the pursuit of money and supposed prestige. However, he is slowly going and sees a therapist frequently. During these sessions, his declining becomes clear through a series of increasingly bizarre rants which eventually begin to scare the psychiatrist. After taking home a girl named Jackie from a club, a bat flies in through his window, scaring them both. At his next session he mentions to his therapist that the struggle with the bat aroused him. While visiting an art museum with Jackie the next day, he ditches her, and she later leaves an angry message on his phone. Loew meets Rachel at a , and seemingly takes her home. As they make love, she pins him down, exposing vampire fangs, and bites him on the neck. The following morning, Loew is seen with an uninjured neck, serving coffee and making conversation with a non-existent Rachel, casting doubt on the reality of the previous night's events. Loew cuts his neck shaving and applies a bandage to the spot, thereafter believing it to be the location of his vampire bite. He soon believes that he is turning into a . He fails to see his reflection in mirrors and wears dark sunglasses indoors. When his fangs fail to develop, he purchases a pair of cheap plastic novelty fangs. All the while, he has delusions of Rachel visiting him nightly to feed on his blood. Shortly after, Loew experiences severe mood swings and calls Jackie back apologetically, asking to meet her at a bar. As he is about to leave, a jealous Rachel appears and beckons him back inside. A dejected Jackie eventually leaves the bar and leaves an angry note on his door asking him to leave her alone. Loew constantly torments a secretary working at his office named Alva Restrepo, typically by forcing her to search through an enormous paper file for a contract. When she fails to find the contract, he at first browbeats and humiliates her, then visits her at home and tricks her into returning to work, and finally attacks and attempts to bite her at the workplace after hours. She pulls out a gun, and Loew begs her to shoot him. Since it is only loaded with blanks, she fires at the floor to scare him off. He eventually overpowers her, ripping her shirt open, pinning her to the floor as he attempts to bite her neck, while hallucinating that she is Rachel. Afterwards, overcome by despair, he takes the gun and fires it into his mouth, but is not harmed, attributing it to his supposed transformation. Thinking he is a vampire, Loew goes out to a club wearing his novelty fangs and moves around erratically like the character from the film with a crazed look in his eyes. He begins to seduce a woman, but when he gets too grabby she slaps him, making Loew even more unhinged. He overpowers her and bites her neck, having taken out the fangs and using his real teeth, leaving the woman unconscious and bloody. He hallucinates another encounter with a disdainful Rachel. Afterwards, Loew encounters the real Rachel dancing with another man on the dance floor. She appears to recognize him, but gives the impression that they have not been in contact for a long time. Loew attempts to manhandle her into revealing her fangs as her date fights him off. He screams that he loves her and accuses her of being a vampire as he is dragged off and expelled from the club by security. Alva wakes up with her shirt ripped open, possibly thinking she was raped, and eventually tells her brother Emilio who is enraged and goes after Loew with Alva to seek revenge. Meanwhile, Loew is wandering the streets, disheveled in a blood-spattered business suit from the previous night, excitedly talking to himself. Standing on a street corner, he has a hallucinatory exchange with his therapist, claiming that he raped someone and murdered someone else; a nearby newspaper headline confirms the latter. As Loew returns to his now-destroyed apartment, Alva points him out to Emilio, who pursues him inside the apartment block with a tire iron. In the midst of an abusive argument with an imaginary romantic interest (supposedly a patient of his psychiatrist) Loew begins to retch again from the blood he had swallowed, then crawls under his upturned sofa on the floor, as though it were a coffin. Emilio finds Loew and upturns the sofa. Loew holds a large broken piece of wood to his chest as a makeshift stake, repeating the gesture he had made earlier to strangers on the street when he had asked them to kill him. Emilio pushes down on the wood and it pierces Loew's chest in a gruesome manner. Emilio flees the apartment. As Loew dies, he envisions the vampiress Rachel staring at him one last time.

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Vampire's Kiss

Cast

Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American directed by and written by . Starring , , , and , the film tells the story of a who falls in love with a vampiress. It was a box office failure but went on to become a .

as Peter Loew, a literary critic whose outlandish descent into madness leaves him increasingly isolated as Alva Restrepo, secretary to Loew and constant victim to his rants and impatience as Rachel, the seductive vampire that initially haunts Loew and pushes him into his vampire-like state; but eventually falls in love with him as Jackie, a romantic interest of Loew which he later stands up in favor of a night with Rachel Bob Lujan as Emilio, the protective brother of Alva who supplies her with a gun and blank ammunition as Dr. Glaser, the therapist in Loew's real and imaginary worlds In addition, plays Sharon, the patient his therapist sets Peter up with, Cage's brother briefly appears as the joke guy, and the musical group has a cameo performing in a club.

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Vampire's Kiss

Production

Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American directed by and written by . Starring , , , and , the film tells the story of a who falls in love with a vampiress. It was a box office failure but went on to become a .

Written "as darkly comic and deft as its bizarre premise," Joseph Minion wrote the film as he grappled with depression. In an interview with Zach Schonfeld of , Minion said that while on vacation in Barbados with his then-girlfriend, , he wrote the screenplay as a response to his "toxic relationship" with her. Dealing with themes of isolation, loneliness, and domination, Zitwer, who would come on as a producer for the film, found the final product to be "horrifying." The story was extremely emblematic of their relationship together and Minion's depiction of Zitwer as a "vampire and destroying him," was clear foreshadowing to their end of their relationship during production. Known previously for having written , directed by , Minion sought to keep the "grim view of the Manhattan nightlife," found in the aforementioned film central to his newest work. Originally intent on taking the helm of directing the project, Minion soon gave the position up stating that the “darkness of it,” was too much for him to bear. Instead, the film was led by British newcomer who held previous experience working on commercials and short films such as The Rocking Horse Winner (1983) and The Dumb Waiter (1979). This sudden departure however also prompted the then cast Nicolas Cage to drop out after his agent pressured him stating "this was not a good movie to make after ." His departure was short lived however and Cage's "outrageously unbridled performance," was destined for the screen. Cage described the story as being about "a man whose loneliness and inability to find love literally drives him insane". The role of Peter Loew was originally given to , then passed on to Cage after the former dropped out to do . Cage and Beals reportedly did not get along on set with their friction most likely stemming from the part of Rachel going to Beals rather than Cage's then-girlfriend, . Going purposefully against the technique, Cage "took a highly surrealistic approach" to Loew. Apart from his “pseudo-Trannsylvanian dialect,” scenes of Cage screaming the alphabet, eating cockroaches, and ranting "I'm a vampire!" shocked viewers and critics alike. The original script called for Loew to eat a raw egg but Cage decided a cockroach would be more effective claiming it would "shock the audience." This shock was further extended to a couple of real homeless people who Cage ran into on the streets of as he pleaded with them to drive a stake through his heart as Bierman and crew shot from afar. Physicality played a central role in the creation of this character for Cage who in several terrifying scenes sought to see "how big [he] could get [his] eyes." This was then furthered with scenes of Cage jumping on tables, sprinting across the office, and many frantic hand gestures which he claims were "extremely choreographed." While many such as Hal Hinson of The Washington Post criticized this style of "scorched-earth acting," it cemented the film as a and become the source of many internet s.

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Vampire's Kiss

Release

Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American directed by and written by . Starring , , , and , the film tells the story of a who falls in love with a vampiress. It was a box office failure but went on to become a .

Vampire's Kiss was released June 2, 1989. It grossed $725,131 in the U.S. It was released on in August 1990. released it on DVD in August 2002, and released it on Blu-ray in February 2015. It was subsequently re-released on Blu-Ray through the in June, 2022.

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Vampire's Kiss

Reception

Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American directed by and written by . Starring , , , and , the film tells the story of a who falls in love with a vampiress. It was a box office failure but went on to become a .

Vampire's Kiss was considered a commercial flop upon its initial release but has developed a since that time. assigned the film a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". wrote, "Cage's over-the-top performance generates little sympathy for the character, so it’s tough to be interested in him as his personality disorder worsens." Caryn James of wrote, "[T]he film is dominated and destroyed by Mr. Cage's chaotic, self-indulgent performance." of the called it "a sleek, outrageous dark comedy that's all the funnier for constantly teetering on the brink of sheer tastelessness and silliness." Hal Hinson of called the film "stone-dead bad, incoherently bad", but said that Cage's overacting must be seen to be believed. Carrie Rickey of called it an "imaginative, if warped, black comedy" that "succeeds as a wicked allegory of What Men Want". Reviewing the film on Blu-ray, Anthony Arrigo of wrote, "The film may not work very well as a comedy, but there's enough of a dark derangement present to make it almost unsettling." Furthermore, Peter Travers from the argues that the film doesn't need further criticism but rather “a stake through the heart.”

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What's Wrong with This Picture? (Lee Harding album)

Introduction

What's Wrong with This Picture? is the debut by the third-place finisher, .The album was released in February 2006 and peaked at number 3 on the .

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What's Wrong with This Picture? (Lee Harding album)

Track listing

What's Wrong with This Picture? is the debut by the third-place finisher, .The album was released in February 2006 and peaked at number 3 on the .

"" – 3:00 "Let's Not Go to Work" – 2:59 "" – 3:02 "Just Another Love Song" – 4:01 "L Is for Loser" – 3:30 "Call the Nurse" – 3:43 "You Could Have Anyone" – 2:35 "Change the World" – 3:41 "Try Tonight" – 2:55 "" – 2:45 Enhanced CD "" (Video) Inside (Behind the Scenes of the Video) Inside (Behind the Scenes of the Video)

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The Place of the Lion

Introduction

The Place of the Lion is a work of written by . The book was first published in 1931 by .

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The Place of the Lion

Summary

The Place of the Lion is a work of written by . The book was first published in 1931 by .

begin to manifest themselves outside a small town, wreaking havoc and drawing to the surface the spiritual strengths and flaws of individual characters. Their focus is the home of Mr Berringer, the leader of a group interested in magical symbolism who falls into a coma after contact with the first archetype unloosed, the lion of the title. Other powers follow this one and cut off the town from the rest of the world that they will inevitably absorb and reshape. Among those overcome and destroyed by the raw powers they encounter are two members of the group, Mr Foster and Miss Wilmot, whose motivation is ultimately selfish. A chance visitor to the group, the academic author Damaris Tighe, narrowly escapes the same fate but is saved at the last moment by her cousin and fiancé, Anthony Durrant. She then sets out to locate Anthony’s friend, Quentin Sabot, who had been with Anthony when the lion first appeared and has now fled into the countryside, overcome with terror. Meanwhile, with the help of another group member, Mr Richardson, who also has the inner strength to withstand the angelical archetypes, Anthony is enabled to understand the process that has been unleashed by Berringer. Together they plan to counter it and reverse the threat. Its next phase has already started and some of the town’s buildings begin to collapse as Berringer’s house is swallowed in a column of unquenchable flame. Armed with the secret names of the archetypes from a , Anthony summons them back to their point of focus while Richardson neutralizes the fire by walking into it.

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The Place of the Lion

Critical reception

The Place of the Lion is a work of written by . The book was first published in 1931 by .

described Williams' novels in this genre as "supernatural thrillers". and had found the book inspirational and it is often cited as a major work that altered their own writings and helped them both become novelists. and , in their survey of fantasy fiction, called The Place of the Lion "one of the most daringly conceived and stunningly visualized of all Williams’ novels". Similarly, for in his study of Williams' work, "plot, themes and literary treatment coalesce in an artistic unity that makes The Place of the Lion the most technically flawless of the novels, and thus a more satifyingly integrated fable than its predecessors". Over the years the novel has been the subject of a number of other academic studies.

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Golden-fronted bowerbird

Introduction

The golden-fronted bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons) is a medium-sized, approximately 24 cm long, brown . The male is rufous brown with an elongated golden crest extending from its golden forehead, dark grey feet and buffish yellow underparts. The female is an unadorned olive brown bird. An Indonesian endemic, the male builds a tower-like "maypole-type" bower decorated with colored fruit. Originally described in 1895 based on trade skins, this elusive bird remained a mystery for nearly a hundred years, until 31 January 1981 when the American ornithologist discovered the home ground of the golden-fronted bowerbird at the in the of . In December 2005, an international team of eleven scientists from the , and led by traveled to the unexplored areas of Foja Mountains and took the first photographs of the bird.

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Felgemaker Organ Company

Introduction

The Felgemaker Organ Company was a manufacturer of s based out of , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Felgemaker Organ Company

History

The Felgemaker Organ Company was a manufacturer of s based out of , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

It was founded in in 1865 but relocated to Erie, Pennsylvania. In 1872, the company was known as the Derrick and Felgemaker Pipe Organ Company. During the 1870s, the company employed over 55 workers and had $75,000 worth of capital. The firm produced between 15 and 20 organs per week. Specialties of the company included church organs and portable pipe organs for small churches, schools and residential parlors. By 1878 the company was renamed as the A.B. Felgemaker Company, relocating the factory to larger facilities in 1888 and 1890. At the invitation of Mr. Felgemaker, German organ maker Anton Gottfried moved to Erie in 1894, where he leased space from the Felgemaker plant. Amid booming business, in 1911 the Erie factory underwent major renovations, adding open two-story factory floor space, renovating the offices, electrifying, and adding an electric travelling crane. The A.B. Felgemaker Company remained in business until 1917. Several workers from the Felgemaker Company, including Gottfried, joined to form the in Erie, which is today North America's largest pipe organ manufacturer and supply house. The company produced organs until 1918, when it ceased operations. The company's service agreements and pending contracts were then assumed by the .

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Felgemaker Organ Company

Surviving organs

The Felgemaker Organ Company was a manufacturer of s based out of , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Organs produced by the company are still in use at , Appleton Wisconsin, St. John's Lutheran Church, Erie, Pennsylvania, Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, Bronx, New York, Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City, Iowa, St. John's Episcopal Church, Canandaigua, New York, First Congregational Church, St. Johns, Michigan, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth, Minnesota, Spencerport United Methodist Church, Spencerport, New York, and Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bangor, Pennsylvania, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minersville, Pennsylvania has a A.B. Felgemaker that was installed in 1906, Zion Lutheran Church, Everett, Pennsylvania has a A.B. Felgemaker Organ that was installed in 1903. An additional organ exists at Emmanuel Lutheran in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, however, the organ has been rebuilt four times since Felgemaker's presence and its remaining extent is indeterminant. Capitol Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church in Washington, DC maintains one of the original Felgemaker pipe organs, produced before 1917. Two still exist in Buffalo at the former St. Agnes RC Church (relocated from Sacred Heart RC in Buffalo) and Emmanual Temple SDA, originally St. Stephen's Evangelical. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Taneytown, Maryland, has a Felgemaker pipe organ built in 1897. It was completely restored in 1987 by the Columbia Organ Works and is still in weekly Sunday service. Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio originally dedicated its three-division Felgemaker pipe organ in 1887. Since then, the organ has undergone multiple major renovations and additions, most recently in 2015. Formal re-dedication of the Emmanuel Felgemaker organ is scheduled for November 11, 2016. Freemasons' Hall in Indianapolis has 6 matching Felgamaker Pipe Organs installed in 1908. They are all in unrestored, playable condition. The pipe organ at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Cruz, CA is based on an A. B. Felgemaker Co. organ (Opus 506, 1889) with additional pipes and Zimbelstern added by Stuart Goodwin & Co. (Opus 10, 1988) after moving it from its previous home in Ohio. The organ is in active use at the 5:00 Saturday and 7:00 and 8:30 Sunday Masses. An A.B. Felgemaker still exists in working order at the former M.E. Richmond Ave. Church at West Ferry Street & Olmsted Circle and will be cleaned and remain in working order. A.B. Felgemaker Organ Co. built an organ in 1882 for a Lutheran church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. After 1905 the organ was moved to St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Hubbell, Michigan. In 2011 the organ was rebuilt and moved to St. Albert the Great Catholic University Parish, Houghton, Michigan, where it is in regular use for mass, organ instruction, and recitals. St. Mary Parish in Taylor, Texas founded in 1886, has a rare one of only two-of-its-kind in the state of Texas. In 1902, William Kielihar donated an A. B. Felgemaker Pipe Organ Opus 770 to St. Mary; its value then was $3,600. It's ivory keys, pulls, and stops played full melodic sounds every Sunday, wedding, and funeral until the church was torn down in November 1954. Otto Hoffman, an organ builder from Austin, Texas, disassembled the organ for storage until the new church was built. When the new St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic church was completed in 1955, Hoffman cleaned and re-built the organ in the present church, where it is still used today. Oddly, when the organ was reassembled in the present church, it was placed in a room to the right of the altar instead of upstairs in the balcony. If it had been placed in the balcony, the acoustics of the current church would make the organ's music even more heavenly. In 2020, St. Mary of the Assumption reviewed renovation options to relocate the historic organ to the balcony.

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Akeake

Introduction

Akeake is the name of at least three New Zealand species of tree: , akeake , mountain akeake or tree daisy , Chatham Island akeake or Chatham Island tree daisy The species are small trees. The name goes back to pre-European times when it was used in different areas of New Zealand. In post-European times it is used most frequently, but not exclusively, for Dodonaea viscosa.

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Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra

Introduction

Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra (1905 – 1975) was a South African whose work focused on the a|mammal-like reptiles]] of the Middle () and , whose fossil remains are common in the South African . He was the author of a large number of papers on Therapsids and s, and described and revised a number of .

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Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra

Work

Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra (1905 – 1975) was a South African whose work focused on the a|mammal-like reptiles]] of the Middle () and , whose fossil remains are common in the South African . He was the author of a large number of papers on Therapsids and s, and described and revised a number of .

In 1927 Boonstra was appointed Assistant Palaeontologist of the and promoted to Palaeontologist in 1931. He remained at the museum until his retirement in 1972. He was the sole curator of the museum's Karoo vertebrate fossil collection for 45 years.

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Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra

Awards

Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra (1905 – 1975) was a South African whose work focused on the a|mammal-like reptiles]] of the Middle () and , whose fossil remains are common in the South African . He was the author of a large number of papers on Therapsids and s, and described and revised a number of .

He was awarded the Queen Victoria Scholarship by the University of Stellenbosch and received the for Biology from in 1959.

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Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra

Publications

Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra (1905 – 1975) was a South African whose work focused on the a|mammal-like reptiles]] of the Middle () and , whose fossil remains are common in the South African . He was the author of a large number of papers on Therapsids and s, and described and revised a number of .

Volume 64 of the Annals of the South African Museum (1974) was dedicated to Boonstra. The 88 publications and books he wrote between 1928 and 1969 are listed in it.

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Orli Shaham

Introduction

Orli Shaham (born 5 November 1975) is an American , born in , , the daughter of two scientists, Meira Shaham (nee Diskin) and Jacob Shaham. Her brothers are the violinist and Shai Shaham, who is the head of the Laboratory of Developmental Genetics at Rockefeller University. She is a graduate of the in Riverdale, New York, and of . She also studied at the , beginning in its Pre-college Division and continuing while a student at Columbia. Orli Shaham performs recitals and appears with major orchestras throughout the world. She was awarded the Gilmore Young Artist Award in 1995 and the in 1997. Her appearances with orchestras include the , Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Detroit and Atlanta Symphonies, Orchestre National de Lyon, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, , Houston Symphony, , Florida Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Orchestra of La Scala (Milan), Orchestra della Toscana (Florence), and the . In November 2008, she began her tenure as artistic advisor to the Pacific Symphony and curator of their "Cafe Ludwig" chamber music series. In 2020, Orli Shaham was named as Regular Guest Host and Creative for NPR’s “From the Top”, the nationally broadcast radio program featuring performances and conversations with teenage musicians. She also served as the host of America’s Music Festivals in 2012 and 2013, and from 2005-2008 she was host of The Classical Public Radio Network’s "Dial-a-Musician", in which she called expert colleagues to answer listener questions. For this program she interviewed more than forty artists, including , , , , , and others. In 2003, Shaham married , then Music Director of the , and became stepmother to his sons, Peter and Jonathan. Shaham and Robertson are the parents of twin sons Nathan Glenn and Alex Jacob, born in 2007 in New York City.

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Orli Shaham

Discography

Orli Shaham (born 5 November 1975) is an American , born in , , the daughter of two scientists, Meira Shaham (nee Diskin) and Jacob Shaham. Her brothers are the violinist and Shai Shaham, who is the head of the Laboratory of Developmental Genetics at Rockefeller University. She is a graduate of the in Riverdale, New York, and of . She also studied at the , beginning in its Pre-college Division and continuing while a student at Columbia. Orli Shaham performs recitals and appears with major orchestras throughout the world. She was awarded the Gilmore Young Artist Award in 1995 and the in 1997. Her appearances with orchestras include the , Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Detroit and Atlanta Symphonies, Orchestre National de Lyon, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, , Houston Symphony, , Florida Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Orchestra of La Scala (Milan), Orchestra della Toscana (Florence), and the . In November 2008, she began her tenure as artistic advisor to the Pacific Symphony and curator of their "Cafe Ludwig" chamber music series. In 2020, Orli Shaham was named as Regular Guest Host and Creative for NPR’s “From the Top”, the nationally broadcast radio program featuring performances and conversations with teenage musicians. She also served as the host of America’s Music Festivals in 2012 and 2013, and from 2005-2008 she was host of The Classical Public Radio Network’s "Dial-a-Musician", in which she called expert colleagues to answer listener questions. For this program she interviewed more than forty artists, including , , , , , and others. In 2003, Shaham married , then Music Director of the , and became stepmother to his sons, Peter and Jonathan. Shaham and Robertson are the parents of twin sons Nathan Glenn and Alex Jacob, born in 2007 in New York City.

Mozart Piano Concertos (with SLSO and David Robertson) (2019) Letters from Gettysburg (2019) Alberto Ginastera: One Hundred (with Gil Shaham, violin) (2016) Brahms Inspired (2015) American Grace: Piano Music from Steve Mackey and John Adams (with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and conductor David Robertson) (2015) Nigunim: Hebrew Melodies (with violinist Gil Shaham) (2013) Chamber Music for Horn (with Richard King, horn) (2012) Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant (with pianist Jon Kimura Parker and San Diego Symphony) (2011) Mozart in Paris (with violinist Gil Shaham) (2008) Mozart: Violin Sonatas (with violinist Gil Shaham) (DVD; 2006) Prokofiev: works for violin and piano (with violinist Gil Shaham) (2004) Dvorak for Two (with violinist Gil Shaham) (1997)

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G. R. S. Mead

Introduction

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

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G. R. S. Mead

Birth and family

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

Mead was born in , Surrey, England to Colonel Robert Mead and his wife Mary (née Stow), who had received a traditional education at .

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G. R. S. Mead

Education at Cambridge University

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

Mead began studying mathematics at . Eventually shifting his education towards the study of Classics, he gained much knowledge of Greek and Latin. In 1884 he completed a BA degree; in the same year he became a public school master. He received an MA degree in 1926.

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G. R. S. Mead

Activity with the Theosophical Society

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

While still at Cambridge University Mead read (1883) by . This comprehensive theosophical account of the Eastern religion prompted Mead to contact two theosophists in London named and , which eventually led him to join 's in 1884. When in 1887 Madame Blavatsky settled in London, the young Mead joined the company of her close associates. In her circle he learned of the profound mysteries of the Gnostics and of the votaries of Hermes, soon becoming a prolific translator of Gnostic and Hermetic writings. In fact, many of his translations were from other modern languages as he was not trained in Coptic. In 1889 he abandoned his teaching profession to become Blavatsky's private secretary, and also became a joint-secretary of the Esoteric Section (E.S.) of the Theosophical Society, reserved for those deemed more advanced. Mead received Blavatsky's Six Esoteric Instructions and other teachings at 22 meetings headed by Blavatsky which were only attended by the Inner Group of the Theosophical Society. He married Laura Cooper in 1899. Contributing intellectually to the Theosophical Society, at first most interested in Eastern religions, he quickly became more and more attracted to Western esotericism in religion and philosophy, particularly , , and , although his scholarship and publications continued to engage with Eastern religion. He contributed many articles to the Theosophical Society's Lucifer (renamed The Theosophical Review in 1897) as joint editor. Mead became the sole editor of The Theosophical Review in 1907. As of February 1909 Mead and some 700 members of the Theosophical Society's British Section resigned in protest at 's reinstatement of to membership in the society. Leadbeater had been a prominent member of the Theosophical Society until he was accused in 1906 of teaching masturbation to, and sexually touching, the sons of some American Theosophists under the guise of occult training. While this prompted Mead's resignation, his frustration at the dogmatism of the Theosophical Society may also have been a major contributor to his break after 25 years.

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G. R. S. Mead

The Quest Society

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

In March 1909 Mead founded the Quest Society, composed of 150 defectors of the Theosophical Society and 100 other new members. This new society was planned as an undogmatic approach to the comparative study and investigation of religion, philosophy, and science. The Quest Society presented lectures at the old in central London but its most focused effort was in its publishing of The Quest: A Quarterly Review which ran from 1909 to 1931 with many contributors.

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Influence

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

Notable persons influenced by Mead include , , , , and . The seminal influence of G.R.S. Mead on , confirmed by the scholar of Gnosticism , a friend of Jung's, has been documented by several scholars. The popularity of a 20th-century Theosophical or esoteric interpretation of "gnosis" and the "Gnostics" led to an influential conception among scholars of an essential doctrinal and practising commonality among the various groups deemed "Gnostic," which has been criticised by scholars such as Michael Allen Williams in his book and by in recent decades.

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Works

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in , Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the , as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His scholarly works dealt mainly with the and religions of , and were exhaustive for the time period.

Address read at H.P. Blavatsky's cremation (1891) Simon Magus (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1892) The Word-Mystery: Four Essays (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1895), revised as The Word-Mystery: Four Comparative Studies in General Theosophy (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1907) Select Works of Plotinus (Lonson: George Bell, 1896) Orpheus (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1896) Pistis Sophia: The Book of the Saviour (London: J.M. Watkins, 1896; revised 2nd ed. 1921) Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y 1900) Apollonius of Tyana (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1901) Did Jesus Live 100 BC? (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1903) "Concerning H.P.B.: Stray Thoughts on Theosophy", The Theosophical Review (April 15, 1904), pp. 131–44 The Corpus Hermeticum (1905) Thrice Greatest Hermes: Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis (London: Theosophical Publ. Soc'y, 1906) Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Echoes from the Gnosis (11-part series published at London by The Theosophical Publ. Soc'y): Volume I: The Gnosis of the Mind (1906) Volume II: The Hymns of Hermes (1906) Volume III: The Vision Of Aridæus (1907) Volume IV: The Hymn of Jesus (1907) Volume V: The Mysteries Of Mithra (1907) Volume VI: A Mithraic Ritual (1907) Volume VII: The Gnostic Crucifixion (1907) Volume VIII: The Chaldæan Oracles Vol. 1 (1907) Volume IX: The Chaldæan Oracles Vol. 2 (1907) Volume X: The Hymn of the Robe of Glory (1907) Volume XI: The Wedding Song of Wisdom (1907) Some Mystical Adventures (London: John M. Watkins, 1910) Quests Old and New (London: Watkins, 1913) Doctrine of the Subtle Body in Western Tradition (London: J.M. Watkins, 1919) Gnostic John the Baptizer: Selections from the Mandæan John-Book (London: Watkins, 1924) COLLECTION G.R.S. Mead: Essays and Commentaries ed. S.N. Parsons (Adeptis Press, 2016)

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Dodonaea viscosa

Introduction

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

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Dodonaea viscosa

Common names

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

The common name hopbush is used for D. viscosa specifically and also for the genus as a whole. In the south Indian state of , this plant is called virāli (விராலி). Australian common names include: broad leaf hopbush, candlewood, giant hopbush, narrow leaf hopbush, sticky hopbush, native hop bush, soapwood, switchsorrel, wedge leaf hopbush, and native hop. The people of use the name Bururr. Additional common names include: aalii and ‘a‘ali‘i-ku ma kua and ‘a‘ali‘i ku makani in the ; akeake (); lampuaye (); mesechelangel (Palau); chirca (, ); Xayramad (); romerillo (, ); jarilla (southern Mexico); hayuelo (); ch'akatea (); casol caacol (); ghoraskai ().

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Dodonaea viscosa

Taxonomy

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

Phylogenetic evidence supports D. viscosa being the to , a species to a small portion of coastal in .

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Dodonaea viscosa

Subspecies and synonyms

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

There are several as follows: D. viscosa subsp. angustifolia () J.G.West D. viscosa subsp. angustissima () J.G.West D. viscosa subsp. burmanniana (DC.) J.G.West D. viscosa subsp. cuneata () J.G.West D. viscosa subsp. mucronata J.G.West D. viscosa subsp. spatulata (Sm.) J.G.West D. viscosa (L.) Jacq. subsp. viscosa Botanical synonyms D. eriocarpa Sm. D. sandwicensis Sherff D. stenocarpa Hillebr.

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Dodonaea viscosa

Systematics

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

It has been identified that D. viscosa split into two groups, known as groups I and II, in the , about 1.1–2.1 Ma (million years ago) (95% Highest Posterior Density, HPD). These two intraspecific groups are distributed differently within Australia. Group I plants are strandline shrubs growing from north-eastern to the border. This has a number of genetically divergent lineages (I:a,b,c,d,e,f,g,). It is identified that subclade Ib shared a last common ancestor with subclade Ia in the mid-Pleistocene, 0.5–1.2 Ma. Group I a: D. viscosa Pagan, D. viscosa ssp viscosa Yorkeys Knob Beach, D. viscosa ssp viscosa Trinity Beach, D. viscosa ssp viscosa Clifton Beach, D. viscosa ssp viscosa Wonga Beach, D. viscosa Tanzania2, D. viscosa ssp viscosa Airlie Beach, D. viscosa Virgin Islands. Group I b: D. viscosa Maui Ulupalakua, D. viscosa, Hawaii Pohakuloa, D. viscosa Maui PoliPoli, D. viscosa Hawaii Kona, D. viscosa Hawaii Kauai. Group I c: D. viscosa Arizona 1, D. viscosa Arizona 2, D. viscosa Mexico, D. viscosa Brazil, D. viscosa Columbia, D. viscosa Bolivia Group I d: D. viscosa Taiwan 1, D. viscosa Taiwan 2, D. viscosa Japan, D. viscosa China, D. viscosa Tanzania1. Group I e: D. viscosa Oman, D. viscosa South Africa1, D. viscosa India Group I f: D. viscosa South Africa 3, D. viscosa South Africa 4, D. South Africa 2, D. viscosa New Caledonia 1, D. viscosa New Caledonia 2, D. viscosa Papua New Guinea Group I g: D. viscosa ssp burmanniana 1, D. viscosa ssp burmanniana 2 The Group II of D. viscosa is present almost everywhere on the continent. Group II has at least three evolutionary lineages (II a, b and c), which distributions generally overlap. According to West these subspecies have morphological intergradation, particularly in the higher-rainfall regions of Australia, but not in the arid zone, where they generally overlap. There is also a hypothesis of ongoing gene flow between D. procumbens and D. viscosa's Group II resulting from hybridization events of two populations in central regions of South Australia. The Group II members are believed to have dispersed in the mid-Pleistocene (0.5–1.2 Ma) from mainland Australia to New Zealand. Group II a: D. viscosa New Zealand South Island 2, D. viscosa New Zealand South Island 3, D. viscosa New Zealand South Island 1, D. viscosa New Zealand North Island 4, D. viscosa ssp angustissima 1, D.viscosa ssp angustissima 3, D. viscosa ssp angustissima 2. Group II b: D. viscosa ssp spatulata, D. viscosa ssp cuneata, D. viscosa ssp angustifolia, D. procumbens, D. procumbens 2. Group II c: D. biloba, D. viscosa ssp mucronata.

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Dodonaea viscosa

Description

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

D. viscosa is a growing to tall, rarely a small to tall. The are variable in shape: generally obovate but some of them are lanceolate, often sessile, long and broad, alternate in arrangement, and secrete a ous substance. Many specimens have a pointed or rounded apex. Leaf base is extended. Leaf texture is leathery, tough, but also pliable. Midribs are medium becoming less visible close to the . Secondary are thin, generally indistinct; Veins: often 6 to 10 pairs, indifferently opposite, subopposite, and alternate, camptodrome. Venation branches from the midrib at different angles, which may vary from 12° to 70°. The basal veins are very ascending in some plants: the angle of divergence may be close to 45°. The basal secondary venation branches from a point near the base of the main vein and becomes parallel with the leaf margin, with the distance of 1 millimeter to 2 millimeters from the edges. Margins are usually toothed or undulating. The remaining secondary veins lay at regular intervals with s usually growing at the branches’ ends. The flowers are yellow to orange-red and produced in s about in length. The flowers may be only male or female ones, and one plant bears either male or female flowers. However, sometimes they are observed to bear flowers of both sexes. The pollen is transported by anemophily. It is believed that the flowers lack petals during evolution to increase exposure to the wind. The is a broad, red ripening brown, with two to four wings.

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Dodonaea viscosa

Uses

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

The is extremely tough and durable. In New Zealand, where it is the heaviest of any native wood, the have traditionally used it for making weapons, carved walking staves, axe-handles, and weights on drill shafts. D. viscosa is used by the people from the western part of the island of New Guinea, Southeast Asia, West Africa and Brazil for house building and as firewood. Its leaves may also be used as plasters for wounds. made pou (house posts), laau melomelo (s), and ōō (s) from aalii wood and a red from the fruit. The 'Purpurea', with purple foliage, is widely grown as a garden shrub. Dodonaea viscosa easily occupies open areas and secondary forest, and is resistant to salinity, drought and pollution. It can be used for stabilization, of polluted lands and for reforestation. The plant is tolerant to strong winds, and therefore is commonly used as hedge, windbreak, and decorative shrub. The use the plant medicinally. It was also used to stimulate lactation in mothers, as a dysentery treatment, to cure digestive system disorders, skin problems and rheumatism in Africa and Asia. In New Guinea, people use it as incense for funerals. In the past D. viscosa was used instead of hops for beer brewing by Australians (as reflected in the name “hopbush”).

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Dodonaea viscosa

Cultivation

Dodonaea viscosa, also known as the broadleaf hopbush, is a species of in the (hopbush) genus that has a in , and warm regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and . Dodonaea is part of , the soapberry family. This species is notable for its extremely wide distribution, which it achieved only over the last 2 million years (from its region of origin in ) via . Harrington and Gadek (2009) referred to D. viscosa as having "a distribution equal to some world’s greatest transoceanic dispersers".

Dodonaea viscosa can be grown from seeds. However, pre-treatment of the seed in very hot water may be needed. The plant can also be cultivated by taking cuttings. Sometimes this method is also used to obtain female plants with their winged fruits for the aesthetic value. Hopbush can survive long dry periods and is easily cultivated without heavy feeding.

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Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan)

Introduction

The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an parish church located at 1 , between and s in the neighborhood of , . The congregation was founded in 1848 by and worshiped in a home at 48 East 29th Street until the church was built and consecrated in 1849. The church was designed in the early English style; the architect has not been identified. The sanctuary is set back from the street behind a garden which creates a facsimile of the countryside and which has long been an oasis for New Yorkers, who relax in the garden, pray in the chapel, or enjoy free weekday concerts in the main church. The complex has grown somewhat haphazardly over the years, and for this reason it is sometimes called the "Holy Cucumber Vine". The sanctuary had a guildhall, transepts, and a tower added to it in 1852, and the , designed by , was built in 1896. Chapels were added in 1906 (lady chapel) and 1908 (mortuary chapel). The memorial stained glass window (1898) is by . Other stained glass windows are by . In 1967, the church was designated a , and it was listed on the in 1973.

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Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan)

Early years

The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an parish church located at 1 , between and s in the neighborhood of , . The congregation was founded in 1848 by and worshiped in a home at 48 East 29th Street until the church was built and consecrated in 1849. The church was designed in the early English style; the architect has not been identified. The sanctuary is set back from the street behind a garden which creates a facsimile of the countryside and which has long been an oasis for New Yorkers, who relax in the garden, pray in the chapel, or enjoy free weekday concerts in the main church. The complex has grown somewhat haphazardly over the years, and for this reason it is sometimes called the "Holy Cucumber Vine". The sanctuary had a guildhall, transepts, and a tower added to it in 1852, and the , designed by , was built in 1896. Chapels were added in 1906 (lady chapel) and 1908 (mortuary chapel). The memorial stained glass window (1898) is by . Other stained glass windows are by . In 1967, the church was designated a , and it was listed on the in 1973.

The church has been a leader of the movement within the Church from its founding. While this movement is often associated with elaborate worship, it also has stressed service to the poor and oppressed from its earliest days. In 1863, during the , Houghton gave sanctuary to who were under attack, filling up the church's sanctuary, schoolroom, library and vestry. When rioters showed up at the church, Houghton turned them away and dispersed them by saying, "You white devils, you! Do you know nothing of the spirit of Christ?"

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Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan)

Ties to the theater

The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an parish church located at 1 , between and s in the neighborhood of , . The congregation was founded in 1848 by and worshiped in a home at 48 East 29th Street until the church was built and consecrated in 1849. The church was designed in the early English style; the architect has not been identified. The sanctuary is set back from the street behind a garden which creates a facsimile of the countryside and which has long been an oasis for New Yorkers, who relax in the garden, pray in the chapel, or enjoy free weekday concerts in the main church. The complex has grown somewhat haphazardly over the years, and for this reason it is sometimes called the "Holy Cucumber Vine". The sanctuary had a guildhall, transepts, and a tower added to it in 1852, and the , designed by , was built in 1896. Chapels were added in 1906 (lady chapel) and 1908 (mortuary chapel). The memorial stained glass window (1898) is by . Other stained glass windows are by . In 1967, the church was designated a , and it was listed on the in 1973.

Actors were among the social outcasts whom Houghton befriended. In 1870, , the rector of the nearby Church of the Atonement, which is no longer extant, refused to conduct funeral services for an actor named , suggesting, "I believe there is a little church around the corner where they do that sort of thing." , a fellow actor who was trying to arrange Holland's burial, exclaimed, "If that be so, God bless the little church around the corner!" and the church began a longstanding association with the theater. , when living in as a young writer of novels and lyrics for musicals, married his wife Ethel at the Little Church in September 1914. Subsequently, Wodehouse would set most of his fictionalized weddings at the church; and the hit musical that he wrote with and ended with the company singing, in tribute to the congregation: "Dear little, dear little Church 'Round the Corner / Where so many lives have begun, / Where folks without money see nothing that's funny / In two living cheaper than one." In 1923, the Episcopal Actors' Guild held its first meeting at Transfiguration. Such theatrical greats as , , , , , , and have served as officers or council members of the guild. The Little Church's association with the theatre continued in the 1970s, when it hosted the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Company, which gave starts to actors such as , , and . As well as being a guild officer, Sir was memorialized at the church upon his death in 1990. , , and Harrison's sons, and , spoke at the service.

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Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan)

Recent history

The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an parish church located at 1 , between and s in the neighborhood of , . The congregation was founded in 1848 by and worshiped in a home at 48 East 29th Street until the church was built and consecrated in 1849. The church was designed in the early English style; the architect has not been identified. The sanctuary is set back from the street behind a garden which creates a facsimile of the countryside and which has long been an oasis for New Yorkers, who relax in the garden, pray in the chapel, or enjoy free weekday concerts in the main church. The complex has grown somewhat haphazardly over the years, and for this reason it is sometimes called the "Holy Cucumber Vine". The sanctuary had a guildhall, transepts, and a tower added to it in 1852, and the , designed by , was built in 1896. Chapels were added in 1906 (lady chapel) and 1908 (mortuary chapel). The memorial stained glass window (1898) is by . Other stained glass windows are by . In 1967, the church was designated a , and it was listed on the in 1973.

The Little Church Around the Corner is known for the long service of its rectors: in the 150 years from its founding to 1998, there were only five. The Reverend Jackson Harvelle Randolph Ray (June 11, 1886 – June 1963), for instance, was rector from 1923 to 1963. The parish is currently under the rectorate of Father John David van Dooren, who was called as in 2017.

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Music program

The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an parish church located at 1 , between and s in the neighborhood of , . The congregation was founded in 1848 by and worshiped in a home at 48 East 29th Street until the church was built and consecrated in 1849. The church was designed in the early English style; the architect has not been identified. The sanctuary is set back from the street behind a garden which creates a facsimile of the countryside and which has long been an oasis for New Yorkers, who relax in the garden, pray in the chapel, or enjoy free weekday concerts in the main church. The complex has grown somewhat haphazardly over the years, and for this reason it is sometimes called the "Holy Cucumber Vine". The sanctuary had a guildhall, transepts, and a tower added to it in 1852, and the , designed by , was built in 1896. Chapels were added in 1906 (lady chapel) and 1908 (mortuary chapel). The memorial stained glass window (1898) is by . Other stained glass windows are by . In 1967, the church was designated a , and it was listed on the in 1973.

The church has long been associated with a program of free music performances. The tradition of a men's and boys' choir has been maintained with special music for concerts and summer services provided by a choir of mixed voices. In 1988, the Arnold Schwartz Memorial organ, a new , was built and installed at the church by C. B. Fisk, Inc.

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Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan)

In popular culture

The Church of the Transfiguration, also known as the Little Church Around the Corner, is an parish church located at 1 , between and s in the neighborhood of , . The congregation was founded in 1848 by and worshiped in a home at 48 East 29th Street until the church was built and consecrated in 1849. The church was designed in the early English style; the architect has not been identified. The sanctuary is set back from the street behind a garden which creates a facsimile of the countryside and which has long been an oasis for New Yorkers, who relax in the garden, pray in the chapel, or enjoy free weekday concerts in the main church. The complex has grown somewhat haphazardly over the years, and for this reason it is sometimes called the "Holy Cucumber Vine". The sanctuary had a guildhall, transepts, and a tower added to it in 1852, and the , designed by , was built in 1896. Chapels were added in 1906 (lady chapel) and 1908 (mortuary chapel). The memorial stained glass window (1898) is by . Other stained glass windows are by . In 1967, the church was designated a , and it was listed on the in 1973.

A key scene—a wedding between characters played by and —in the 1925 –directed silent film was shot at the church. The church is alluded to at least twice in 's , as "tin choorch round the coroner" (67.13) and "ye litel church rond ye corner" (533.23–4). In 1986, the church was featured in an episode of titled "Shades of Darkness". In 's , Allen attends a concert in the main sanctuary while attempting to convert to Catholicism.

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List of highest-income urban areas in the United States

Introduction

The following is a list of the highest-income urban areas in the United States. The defines two types of s. They are listed below, along with their Census definitions. Urbanized Area (UA), an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area that together have a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people. The Census Bureau uses published criteria to determine the qualification and boundaries of UAs. Urban Cluster (UC), a densely settled territory that has at least 2,500 people but fewer than 50,000.

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List of highest-income urban areas in the United States

Sources

The following is a list of the highest-income urban areas in the United States. The defines two types of s. They are listed below, along with their Census definitions. Urbanized Area (UA), an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area that together have a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people. The Census Bureau uses published criteria to determine the qualification and boundaries of UAs. Urban Cluster (UC), a densely settled territory that has at least 2,500 people but fewer than 50,000.

Statistics derived from data; , , Survey of Current Business; and DataQuick Information Systems, a public records database company located in .