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The spring-jointed nutcracker was patented by Henry Quackenbush in 1913. [5] A ratchet design, similar to a car jack, that gradually increases pressure on the shell to avoid damaging the kernel inside is used by the Crackerjack, patented in 1947 by Cuthbert Leslie Rimes of Morley, Leeds and exhibited at the Festival of Britain.
The resulting organization was then renamed Texas Ballet Theater in 2003. [1] Texas Ballet Theater, currently under artistic director of Ben Stevenson, O.B.E. is a resident company of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth and the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas. [2]
The exteriors of the Classic and Petite Base Bags incorporated a silk and polyester blend in their hard-sided construction, while the Demi and Prima sizes were made of softer materials. Shell materials varied depending on the style, but were generally made from faux leather, canvas or cotton. The Miche line also included other specialty bags ...
For the tickets that are still available of that group, prices have dropped between 7% and 15% between Sept. 3 and Oct. 14. For example, a pair of floor tickets that once cost $12,741 in early ...
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
A nutcracker is a type of cocktail consisting of a mixture of hard liquor and sugary beverages such as fruit juice. [1] Nutcrackers originated and are typically made and sold in New York City. [2] Originally sold via word-of-mouth by street vendors, nutcrackers have also been offered as "to-go cocktails" by establishments such as bars and ...
The northern nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), previously known as spotted nutcracker and Eurasian nutcracker, is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae. It is slightly larger than the Eurasian jay but has a much larger bill and a slimmer looking head without any crest. The feathering over its body is predominantly chocolate brown ...
Body Bags (1993) with Jim Lang; In the Mouth of Madness (1994) with Jim Lang; Village of the Damned (1995) with Dave Davies; Escape from L.A. (1996) with Shirley Walker; Vampires (1998) Ghosts of Mars (2001) Shirley Walker. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) Escape from L.A. (1996) With John Carpenter; Alan Howarth. Escape from New York (1981 ...