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# Bijou Theatre (Boston)

The Bijou Theatre (1882–1943) in Boston, Massachusetts, occupied the second floor of 545 Washington Street near today's Theatre District. Architect George Wetherell designed the space, described by a contemporary reviewer as "dainty." Proprietors included Edward Hastings, George Tyler, and B.F. Keith. Around the 1900s, it featured a "staircase of heavy glass under which flowed an illuminated waterfall." The Bijou "closed 31 December 1943 and was razed in 1951." The building's facade still exists. It is currently a pending Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

## Background

The building was constructed in 1836 as The Lion Theatre, and in 1839 was renamed The Melodeon. In 1878, the name was changed to The Gaiety. It was also named The Mechanics Institute, Melodeon Varieties, and the New Melodeon. The Gaiety was purchased by George H. Tyler (who also ran The Park Theatre) and by Frederick Vokes, who had renovated the Gaiety, and wanted to rename it the Bijou Theatre. Vokes would relinquish his share, and Tyler would replace him with E.H. and T.N. Hastings. The Bijou officially opened on December 11, 1882.

## The Bijou

The new theatre opened on December 11, 1882 with the Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert (Gilbert and Sullivan) comic opera Iolanthe. By September 27, 1886, the theatre became owned by B.F. Keith and George R. Batcheller. On March 24, 1894, Keith opened a theatre next the Bijou named "B.F. Keith’s Theatre". In 1901, it was renamed the "Bijou Opera House". The Bijou would later be named "Bijou Dream" when it became a movie house in 1927, and also became known as Intown sometime after that.
The Bijou was a distinct theatre for a couple of reasons. The Bijou was the first theatre in the United States to be elementarily lighted by electricity, which Thomas Edison personally installed and supervised. It also was unique for the fact that it did not have a traditional exit to the outside. Since it was on the second floor, the exits led to the lobbies of the two surrounding theatres, the B.F. Keith Theatre (later the Normandie and Laffmovie) and the newer Keith Memorial (later known as the Savoy and is now the Boston Opera House). After the tragic 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire (492 deaths), Boston heavily enforced new fire laws, and since the Bijou did not have adequate exits, it was forced to close.
The Bijou was razed to the orchestra and stage floors, which became the roof of the stores below. Most of what remained of the Bijou building was demolished in 2008, but Emerson College bought the property and plans to make the Bijou and Paramount Theatre into theatres and dormitories.

## Images

* Detail of 1886 map of Boston, showing the Bijou adjacent to the Boston Theatre
* Film projection room, 1911
* Advertisement, 1915, for Frank Keenan, Marie Tempest, Bijou String Quartet
* Facade of former Bijou in 2011; between Paramount Theatre (at left), and Boston Opera House (at right)

## Variant names

* Bijou Opera House
* Bijou Dream Theatre
* B.F. Keith's Bijou Theatre
* RKO Bijou Theatre
* Intown Theatre
# Bison (sculpture)

Bison is an outdoor c. 1960 stone sculpture of an American bison by an unknown artist, installed at the west entrance to the courtyard of Lawrence Hall on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

## Description and history

The Bison measures approximately 22.5 inches (0.57 m) long, 16 inches (0.41 m) wide, and 28 inches (0.71 m) tall. The statue rests on a brick base that measures approximately 15 inches (0.38 m) wide, 20.5 metres (67 ft) long, and 42 inches (1.1 m) tall. The work was surveyed and deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994. It is administered by the University of Oregon.
# Olson Paul

Olson Paul (born 13 January 1952) is an Antiguan cricketer who played in one first-class match for the Leeward Islands in 1976/77.
# Russ Parker

Russ Parker (born 3 August 1952) is an Australian cricketer. He played in nine first-class matches for South Australia between 1974 and 1979.
# Zurich Opera

Zurich Opera (Opernhaus Zürich) is a Swiss opera company based in Zurich. The company gives performances in the Zurich Opera House.

## History

The first performance at the current theatre occurred on 30 September 1891, with a production of Wagner's Lohengrin. Wilhelm Furtwängler began his career there, and in 1913 Richard Wagner’s Parsifal was given its first performance outside Bayreuth. Ferruccio Busoni, Paul Hindemith, Richard Strauss, Othmar Schoeck, Arthur Honegger, Frank Martin and other famous composers all left their mark on the development of Zürich's musical theatre. Zurich Opera House has been the setting for numerous world premières, such as Alban Berg’s Lulu, Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler, Arnold Schönberg’s Moses und Aron, and Rudolf Kelterborn's Der Kirschgarten. Works by Heinrich Sutermeister and Giselher Klebe were also performed there for the first time.
From 1975 to 1986, Claus Helmut Drese was artistic director of the company. His artistic standards led the company to gain international recognition, through the presentation of the Monteverdi cycle, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt as conductor and Jean-Pierre Ponnelle as director and set designer.
In the 1991/1992 season, Alexander Pereira became Intendant (general director) of the company. His tenure opened with Lohengrin in a production by Robert Wilson. He has placed great emphasis on promoting promising young artists and new types of performances. Pereira initiated the Zurich Festival in the autumn of 1996, with the first festival held in the summer of 1997.
The current Intendant of the company is Andreas Homoki, since 2012. During Homoki's tenure, Fabio Luisi served as Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the company. In July 2018, Zurich Opera announced simultaneously the extension of Homoki's contract as Intendant through 2025, the scheduled conclusion of Luisi's tenure as GMD after the 2020/2021 season, and the appointment of Gianandrea Noseda as the next GMD of the company, effective in 2021. In October 2022, the company announced an extension of Noseda's contract as GMD with the company through the 2027-2028 season.

## Conductors in leadership positions (partial list)

* Nello Santi (GMD, 1958–1969)
* Ferdinand Leitner ('Musikalischer Oberleiter', 1969–1984)
* Ralf Weikert (chief conductor, 1985–1992)
* Franz Welser-Möst (chief conductor, 1995–2005; GMD, 2005–2008).
* Daniele Gatti (chief conductor, 2009–2012)
* Fabio Luisi (GMD, 2012–2021)
* Gianandrea Noseda (GMD, 2021–present)
# Naomi André

Naomi André is an American scholar of music. She is the David G. Frey Distinguished Professor in Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also the first scholar-in-residence of the Seattle Opera and the Des Moines Metro Opera.

## Biography

André grew up the only child of a single mother. Her mother sang high coloratura soprano and studied operatic singing at the Juilliard School. She received her B.A. from Barnard College in 1989. She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University’s department of music in 1996.
André taught at the University of Michigan, first at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, then at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts until 2022, when she joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her scholarship focuses on 19th century Italian Opera as well as the issues of race, representation and gender in Opera with an expertise in the works of composer Giuseppe Verdi.
In 2020, André was named the inaugural scholar-in-residence of the Seattle Opera, where she acts as an adviser to help the opera company become more inclusive, both for contemporary audiences and behind the scenes, such as improving racial and gender representation in the company's internal operations. In 2022, she was also named the inaugural scholar-in-residence of the Des Moines Metro Opera for the 2022 festival season.
# Diarmuid Murtagh

Diarmuid Murtagh (born 1994 or 1995) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Faithleach's and the Roscommon county team.
He played with Roscommon in the 2014 All-Ireland U21 Football Championship, scoring 0-10 in the All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Cork and 2-03 in the final loss to Dublin.
He made his championship debut for the Roscommon county football team in 2014, coming on as a substitute to score 0-02 as they overcame Leitrim in the first round of the 2014 Connacht Senior Football Championship.
He is all-time top scorer since 2025.

## Career statistics

As of match played 29 June 2024
| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Connacht | Connacht | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Roscommon | 2014 | Division 3 | | | 2 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-10 | 4 | 0-15 |
| Roscommon | 2015 | Division 2 | | | 2 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-05 |
| Roscommon | 2016 | Division 1 | | | 2 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-05 |
| Roscommon | 2017 | Division 1 | | | 2 | 0-12 | 2 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-18 |
| Roscommon | 2018 | Division 2 | | | 2 | 0-10 | 4 | 0-19 | 6 | 0-29 |
| Roscommon | 2019 | Division 1 | | | 2 | 1-12 | 3 | 0-05 | 5 | 1-17 |
| Roscommon | 2020 | Division 2 | | | 1 | 0-02 | - | - | 1 | 0-02 |
| Roscommon | 2021 | Division 1 | | | 1 | 0-01 | - | - | 1 | 0-01 |
| Roscommon | 2022 | Division 2 | | | 2 | 1-02 | 1 | 1-02 | 3 | 2-04 |
| Roscommon | 2023 | Division 1 | | | 2 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-16 | 6 | 0-22 |
| Roscommon | 2024 | Division 1 | | | 1 | 0-05 | 5 | 1-18 | 6 | 1-23 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | | | 19 | 2-61 | 23 | 2-80 | 42 | 4-141 |
# WCF

WCF may refer to:

## Organizations

* Washington Commonwealth Federation (1934–1948), a political organization in the American state of Washington
* Western Conference Finals (disambiguation), the finals of the western conference playoff in the NBA (National Basketball Association) or NHL (National Hockey League)
* World Capoeira Federation, an international organization for the sport of capoeira
* World Cat Federation, an international association of cat clubs
* World Cocoa Foundation
* World Congress of Families, a Christian conservative organization
* World Croquet Federation, and organization that encourages, promotes and develops the recognised versions of the game of croquet internationally
* World Curling Federation, the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland

## Information technology

* Windows Communication Foundation, a framework for building service-oriented application software.
** WCF Data Services, a data service framework released as a complement to WCF.

## Other uses

* Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area, a statistical area in Iowa
* Westcliff railway station, Essex, England (National Rail station code WCF)
* Westminster Confession of Faith, a 1646 doctrinal statement from a branch of Protestant Christianity
* William Coles Finch, English author who signed his sketches "W.C.F."
* Winchester rifle, known as Winchester Center Fire
* World Cinema Fund, a fund associated with the Berlin International Film Festival which assists film projects in poorer countries
* World Cultural Festival, a festival held in New Delhi, India, in 2016
# Combrand

Combrand (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
# Spivey Building

The Spivey Building is a 12-story skyscraper located at 417 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. Built in 1927 by newspaper owner Allen Spivey, the building is the only skyscraper ever constructed in East St. Louis. Architect Albert B. Frankel designed the building in the Commercial style. The building's design features terra cotta spandrels separating its windows vertically and brick pier dividing its window bays. The asymmetrical entrance is surrounded by decorative marble piers, and the first two stories are separated from the rest of the building by a cornice and sill. The top of the building features a two-story parapet with terra cotta surrounds at each window and seven capitals at its peak, of which only five remain fully intact. During the height of East St. Louis' prosperity through the 1950s, the building housed the offices of professionals in many fields who were considered among the best in the city. However, the building became a victim of the city's steep economic decline and has been abandoned for several decades. The building’s last tenant moved out around 1980.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2002.
# Edward Thebaud

Edward Thebaud (June 1798–1884) was an American merchant.
Edward Thebaud was born in Beekman Street, New York City, in June, 1798 the son of Joseph Thebaud who was an agent of the French East India Company. When very young he was sent to the Moravian College, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for his education. Upon attaining his majority he found an ample fortune awaiting him. Being, however, of industrial habits, and wishing to lead a mercantile life, he entered as clerk in G.G.&S. Howland, the leading commercial house in Pennsylvania. He made several voyages as supercargo; and upon severing this connection formed a partnership with his father's old clerk, under the firm name Bouchaud & Thebaud, later Thebaud Brothers which continued in great prosperity for many years. In 1826 he withdrew from the house, retiring to his estate near Morristown.
In 1823 Thebaud married Emma Van Shwalkwyck de Boisaubin, the daughter of the exiled French nobleman, Vincent Boisaubin, who came to the United States to escape the guillotine during the French Revolution, and gave his name to the Boisaubin Manor. They had twelve children by this marriage, including Leo G. Thebaud, a founding student and instructor of Seton Hall University. Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1834, Thebaud moved to New York, having purchased a mansion known as LeRoy Place in Bleecker Street, where he lived for many years, though he retained a country seat at Morristown. He resumed business with his old partner, which continued until the retirement of the former in 1850. In this year he admitted his eldest son as partner, the firm now being Edward Thebaud & Son. Thebaud retired from mercantile life in 1858, leaving his interests in the hands of his two sons (another son having in the meantime been received as partner), the firm name being changed to that of Edward Thebaud's Sons.
Soon after his retirement, Thebaud with his wife and daughter visited numerous relatives in Europe. Upon his return he occupied his mansion situated at Madison, later known as Thebaud Place. He died in his eighty-sixth year at his homestead and was buried in St. Vincent's cemetery. He was much respected by his fellow citizens, who attended his funeral in large numbers and caused the town flag to be lowered in this honor. He was the grand father of Leo Hewlett Thebaud and Louis A. Thebaud. .
# TVPlayer

TVPlayer is a United Kingdom Internet television service owned by international digital distribution company Alchimie. It provides access to free live television channel streams using a web browser or application software made for mobile devices.

## History

TVPlayer was launched as an Android and Apple iOS smartphone app on 19 December 2013. Compatible apps for Android tablet computers and the Apple iPad were released on 30 January 2014. As of January 2017, the applications had been downloaded 2.5 million times and had over one million active viewers.
On 30 January 2017, TVPlayer announced it had launched compatibility for all Windows 10 devices.
On 26 November 2020, TVPlayer's licensing agreement with Discovery expired. As a result, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, TLC and Discovery Home & Health were no longer available on TVPlayer's Premium service and Quest, Quest Red, Really, DMAX, Food Network and HGTV were removed from the free service.

## Compatible devices

Devices and operating systems that can be used to watch TVPlayer television content:
* Laptops and desktop computers
** Microsoft Windows 10 or later (Microsoft Store app)
** Operating system with Adobe Flash Player enabled web browser
* Tablet computers and smartphones
** Microsoft Windows 10 or later (Microsoft Store app)
** Google Android 4.2 or later
** Apple iOS 11.0 or later
** Microsoft Windows 10 Mobile or later (Microsoft Store app)
** Amazon Fire Tablet
* Video game consoles
** Xbox One
** PlayStation 5
** Nintendo Switch
* Set-top box / streaming devices
** EE TV (Premium Channels Only)
** Freesat (Premium Channels Only)
** Freeview (Premium Channels Only)
** Apple TV
** Roku
** Amazon Fire TV
** Chromecast
** Android TV
** Samsung TV
** Humax H3 espresso
# Fordbridge
## Fordbridge

Fordbridge is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 8,749. It lies within the historic county of Warwickshire. The town is encompassed within the electoral ward Kingshurst & Fordbridge.
The village of Kingshurst borders the town at the western point of Cooks Lane. A significant part of the town borders the City of Birmingham district to the east. The River Cole, West Midlands shapes the border between Fordbridge and neighbouring Chelmsley Wood to the south and west.

## Etymology

Fordbridge gets its name from the crossing over the River Cole on Cooks Lane, which was referred to as "Ford Bridge" on 19th century OS maps. This name suggests this site was previously a ford, but eventually a bridge was built on the site of that ford, thus giving the bridge and ultimately the civil parish its name.

## Transport

The closest railway station to the town is Marston Green.
# Basin Palace of Culture

The Basin Palace of Culture (Polish: Pałac Kultury Zagłębia), formerly known as the Basin House of Culture (Polish: Dom Kultury Zagłębia), and the Dąbrowa Palace of Culture (Polish: Dąbrowski Pałac Kultury), is a public building constructed between 1951 and 1958 according to the design of Zbigniew Rzepecki in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland. The building is listed as a heritage site in the register of monuments in the Silesian Voivodeship (registration number A/690/2020).

## History

The concept of building the Palace of Culture of the Zagłębie originated in 1945. It was initiated by Aleksander Zawadzki, then the Silesian-Dąbrowski Voivode and later Deputy Prime Minister. In 1949, the Committee for the Construction of the Cultural Center was established, chaired by Marian Kuzior. The design was created by Polish architect Zbigniew Rzepecki. Construction began in May 1951, led by Zjednoczenie Budownictwa Miejskiego in Sosnowiec. After seven years, the Palace was officially opened on January 11, 1958. The first administrator of the building was the Department of Culture of the Presidium of the Provincial National Council in Katowice.
In 1979, it became the first of its kind in Poland to be entered into the monument register under number A/1240/79. In 2020, it was relisted under number A/690/2020.
Between 2011 and 2014, the building underwent a comprehensive renovation. The facility reopened officially on October 11, 2014.

## Architecture

The Palace of Culture of the Zagłębie, designed by Zbigniew Rzepecki, is a monumental example of Socialist realism. The building features rich ornamentation, marble finishes, spacious halls with massive columns, hand-painted majolica tiles, and grand mirrors.
Located in the city center, the building spans three floors with a red brick and sandstone facade. Its distinctive central tower features decorative attics and a crown-shaped roof. The facility encompasses 38,000 m³ of volume and 10,600 m² of usable space, including 1,900 m² for majestic halls.
The main theater hall has 588 seats, a revolving stage with an 11-meter diameter, and advanced lighting and sound systems. Additional facilities include:
* Theater Cellar (90 seats)
* Two Conference Rooms (100 and 50 seats)
* Banquet Hall connected to a catering area (150 seats)
* Chamber Hall with a grand piano (100 seats)
* Cinema Hall (88 seats)

## Cultural Activities

The Palace of Culture of the Zagłębie has been a hub for cultural events, including concerts, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and workshops. It organizes several annual events, such as the International Michał Spisak Music Competition and the "Seven Deadly Sins" art and poetry contest. The facility also hosts educational programs for children, youth, and seniors.

## External Links

* Official Website
* Media related to 1 Wolności Square in Dąbrowa Górnicza at Wikimedia Commons
# 100-Flat Building

The 100-Flat Building (The Stokvartirny House, Russian: Стоквартирный дом) is an eight-floor residential building in Novosibirsk, Russia, located at Krasny Prospekt, 16. It is a historical and cultural monument of federal significance in Russia. The building was created in 1934–1937 by prominent Russian architects Andrey Kryachkov and Vitaly Maslennikov.

## History

The building was originally conceived as a high-profile residential complex for the Soviet elite and arranged for 100 well-appointed apartments (hence the name). The initial project included 10 five-bedroom suites, 30 four-bedroom suites, 40 three-bedroom flats, and 20 two-bedroom flats. The flats have a well-designed layout, large living and utility rooms; some suites had small rooms for maids.
Construction of the house began in 1934. The initial exterior design was substantially complicated in the process, for architect Maslennikov added facade elements themed after the works of French architect Auguste Perret.
At the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris on December 11, 1937, the project, along with other works by Kryachkov, was awarded the 1st degree diploma, a gold medal, and a Grand Prix.
Currently, there are 110 apartments in the building, not 100. In 2008, a monument to Kryachkov was erected in front of the building.

## Notable residents

In various years there lived Gersh Budker (physicist), Eugeny Meshalkin (cardiologist), Vladimir Mysh (surgeon), Alexander Tikhonov (biathlete), Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor), Nikolai Cherkasov (actor), Nikolai Simonov (actor), Vasili Merkuryev (actor). Kryachkov himself, contrary to the popular opinion, never lived in the building.

## Gallery

* The Grand Prix Diploma of the project (December 11, 1937)
* Facade view of the building, with the monument to Kryachkov