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A centaur style illustration, featuring a clown and a circus horse, adorn the cover of a programme for performances at Olympia, London..

A wild west show on water - the programme of Captain Boytons Worlds Water Show at Earls Court, London .

A dancing girl with tambourine and ribbons - the back cover of a programme for the Empire Theatre of Varieties, London. .

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This 2 CD set presents live recording of the 1979 concert, Lata Mangeshkar Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Wren Orchestra. These classic compositions with a full western orchestra, bring alive these old Lata favourites. This CD is a masterpiece for those die-hard Lata Mangeshkar fans.

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Wake up that sleeping kitty, because the beloved Broadway musical is on home video! Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony-winning adaptation of T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" follows a band of strutting, singing felines who turn their junkyard home into a dazzling stage for such memorable tunes as "Jellicle Cats," "Memory" and more. Recorded live at London's Adelphi Theatre, the stunning stage production stars Ken Page, Elaine Paige and John Mills. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround; "making of" featurette.

This pop-cultural phenomenon has been performed on stage for more than 50 million patrons in 26 countries for almost 18 years, churning more than $2 billion in ticket sales. Now that Cats has finally made it to the small screen, attention must be paid not just by fans of this critic-proof show, but also by those entertainment mavens who have somehow avoided Cats until now. The video version has been restaged but, alas, not really reconceived for its new medium. The video cast, assembled from London, Amsterdam, and New York productions, is competent. Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy, Jacob Brent as Mr. Mistoffelees, and Elaine Paige--the original London Grizabella, the Glamour Cat well past her prime--are a great deal more than that. Paige has toned down her theatrical belting of her big number, "Memory," and allowed the faded ruin of her character's soul to prevail in close-up. For all the "covers" of her signature song, Paige's version remains definitive. The video is, by definition, more intimate, not always a good thing: costumes are even more Halloweeny in garish close-up, the cats less cuddly without that all-important interaction, the stage's appropriately midnight lighting transmuted to a Las Vegas neon. And the chorus of cats in production numbers is even clunkier and more amorphous in two- and three-shots. The one complete newcomer to the cast is the 90-year-old icon among English actors John Mills, a delight as Gus the Theatrical Cat. Sir John and his character show the youngsters how it's done in close-up, largely behind the eyes, abetted by a heart-tugging delivery of his one song. Yet virtually all of the songs are lip-synched, further robbing the video Cats of its onstage seeming spontaneity. It's clearer than ever that Lloyd Webber's music is mostly twaddle, with the important exception of "Memory," which instantly and rightly became one of the genuine theater standards not dependent on context, in the vein of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns." On the plus side, most of the Cats characters and lyrics, from T.S. Eliot's 14-poem Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, are far better defined and understood from the video version. --Robert Windeler

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Photo Puzzle, La Revue du Bal Tabarin at the London Casino. Programme cover for La Revue du Bal Tabarin at the London Casino, London, 1939, produced by Clifford Fischer Date 1939. Chosen by Mary Evans. 10x14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5x7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is shipped from our American lab.

Photo Puzzle, WOMENS RIGHTS/PROGRAMME. Programme of the demonstration against Woman Suffrage. The event was held at the Royal Albert Hall, London. . Chosen by Mary Evans. 10x14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5x7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is shipped from our American lab.

Photo Puzzle, Programme cover for productions at the the Palladium Theatr. Programme cover for productions at the the Palladium Theatre, London (The Whirl of the World in 1924 and Life in 1923 amongst others) Date 1920s. Chosen by Mary Evans. 10x14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5x7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is

First the Hurt, Now the Healing... Millions identified with Melody Beattie in Codependent No More and gained inspiration from her in Beyond Codependency. Now she's back to help you discover how recovery programs work and to help you find the right one for you. Interpreting the famous Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Steps specifically for codependent issues for the very first time, this groundbreaking book combines Melody's expertise with the experience of other people to: • Explain each step and how you can apply it to your particular issues • Offer specific exercises and activities to use both in group settings and on your own • Provide a directory of the wide range of Twelve Step programs -- including Al-Anon, Codependents Anonymous, Codependents of Sex Addicts, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and more The uniquely warm and compassionate voice of Melody Beattie will inspire you to turn your life around -- one step at a time.

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