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In York, Playter worked as a tavern-keeper, farmer, and militia officer. He participated in the War of 1812 including the siege of York. [2] Following the war he was elected to the 9th Parliament of Upper Canada, defeating William Warren Baldwin in 1824. [3] Playter moved with his family sometime around 1826 to Pekin, Niagara County, New York. [4]
On October 6, 1796, Gadsby leased the City Hotel from John Wise, now the site of Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Alexandria. [3] The tavern quickly became the center for community events, from the George Washington birthnight ball to dancing assemblies to meetings of local clubs, particularly the Alexandria Jockey Club of which Gadsby was a benefactor. [4]
The Twenty-Sided Tavern is the venue where people gather to tell and retell stories set in a fantasy world. Though some story elements are set, much of the plot is revealed by audience choice, random dice rolls, or improvised parts. Because of these elements, no two stories told at The Twenty-Sided Tavern are ever the same.
At the time of the 720p launch, the YouTube player was changed from a 4:3 aspect ratio to a widescreen 16:9. [34] With this new feature, YouTube began a switchover to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC as its default video compression format. In November 2009, 1080p HD support was added.
Books on Tape (sometimes abbreviated BoT) is an audiobook publishing imprint of Random House which emphasizes unabridged audiobook recordings for schools and libraries. [1] It was previously an independent California-based company before its acquisition by Random House, in 2001.
His great-grandfather was a tavern keeper, his grandfather worked as a purveyor of wines, and his father, John Chaucer, rose to become an important wine merchant with a royal appointment. [7] Several previous generations of Geoffrey Chaucer's family had been vintners [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and merchants in Ipswich .
Mistress Quickly has a friendship of long standing with Doll Tearsheet, a prostitute who frequents the tavern, and protects her against aggressive men she calls "swaggerers". [7] At the end of that play, Mistress Quickly and Doll Tearsheet are arrested in connection with the beating to death of a man by Ancient Pistol .
The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (shortened to The Fearless Vampire Killers; originally released in the United Kingdom as Dance of the Vampires) is a 1967 comedy horror [1] film directed by Roman Polanski, written by Gérard Brach and Polanski, produced by Gene Gutowski and starring Polanski with his future wife Sharon Tate, along with Jack MacGowran ...