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It is based on the classic 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. The central characters are Jim Hawkins, a young man in possession of a treasure map, and the mutinous pirate Long John Silver, who serves as a mentor and father-figure to the boy. The world premiere opened on November 27, 1985 [1] at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
Long John Silver has a parrot, named Captain Flint in honor—or mockery—of his former captain, [3] who generally perches on Silver's shoulder, and is known to chatter pirate or seafaring phrases like "Pieces of Eight", and "Stand by to go about". Silver uses the parrot as another means of gaining Jim's trust, by telling the boy all manner of ...
The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (Spanish: real de a ocho, dólar, peso duro, peso fuerte or peso), is a silver coin of approximately 38 mm (1.5 in) diameter worth eight Spanish reales. It was minted in the Spanish Empire following a monetary reform in 1497 with content 25.563 g (0.8219 ozt) fine silver.
Many authors have written prequels and sequels to Treasure Island. One such example is R. F. Delderfield's The Adventures of Ben Gunn (1956), in which Ben tells Jim Hawkins that the song is a reference to "an island of the Leewards" nicknamed "Dead Man's Chest" which "was little more than a long, high rock, shaped like a coffin." In Delderfield ...
After Jim gets captured by Silver after sneaking aboard his ship, Silver reveals that Livesey and Ben Gunn had already given him the treasure map (unaware that Ben Gunn had found the treasure and dug it out during his years alone on the island). Later, when the pirates go looking for treasure in accordance to the map, Livesey and the rest of ...
Lionel Stander plays the character in Treasure Island. Billy Bones is mentioned in the 1974 song "The Tomahawk Kid" by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band for their album The Impossible Dream. [2] He is the subject of the song "Billy Bones and the White Bird" (written by Bernie Taupin) on Elton John's 1975 Rock of the Westies album. [2]
Tyler Perry is spotlighting a lesser-known piece of World War II history in his new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight. Based on a WWII History Magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, the film, out ...
Pieces of Eight is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Styx, released in September 1978. [ 3 ] Like the band's previous album, The Grand Illusion (1977), it managed to achieve triple platinum certification, thanks to the hit singles " Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) " and " Renegade ".