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James Wilson was the founder of the Orange Institution, also known as the Orange Order.. After a disturbance in Benburb on 24 June 1794, in which Protestant homes were attacked, Wilson appealed to the Freemasons, of which he was a member, [1] to organise themselves in defence of the Protestant population.
The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants. It also has lodges in England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, as well as in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States. [1] [2] [3]
Madison Theater (1919–1931, 400 seats) 1333–1335 W. Chew Street Theater opened shortly after World War I, adjacent to West End Hotel and Bar on corner of Madison and Chew Streets. Was a silent film theater, closed with the advent of "talkies" in 1931. Building remains intact with original front facade.
The Orange Order proper was founded in Loughgall in County Armagh 21 September 1795 in the aftermath of this Battle of the Diamond. [20] Many of the Orange Order's terms and language are derived from Freemasonry (e.g. lodge, grand master, [18] and degrees.) The two movements have since grown apart; today the highest bodies in Freemasonry ...
Happy Madison Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler, [1] [2] [3] which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Billy Madison: Juanita 1998 Dangerous Proposition: Grace Home Fries: Mrs. Vaughan Final film role released posthumously Television Year Title Role Notes 1969 J.T. Mama Meley Television movie 1973 The Furst Family of Washington: Eloise "Mama" Furst Television movie 1974–1975 That's My Mama: Eloise "Mama" Curtis 39 episodes 1975 Police Story ...
Tamiment, first known as Camp Tamiment, was an American resort located in the Pocono Mountains of Pike County, Pennsylvania, which existed from 1921 through 2005. Originally established by the Rand School of Social Science in New York City as a Socialist camp and summer school, Tamiment developed into a regular resort and later fell under ...
Some of her other credits are Stepping Out, Harriet the Spy, Billy Madison, Matrix, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. [2] O'Connor played a cranky but kind farm woman in Fly Away Home (1996). Her last role came in 1998 when she played Mavis in the television movie The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon. [3]