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  I Puritani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His daughter, Elvira, has been promised in marriage to Sir Richard Forth by Lord Walton but, when he finds she is in love with Lord Arthur Talbot, a cavalier, he relents and arranges for her marriage with him.
Tullio Serafin (conductor), Maria Callas (Elvira), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Arturo), Rolando Panerai (Riccardo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Giorgio), Angelo Mercuriali (Bruno), Carlo Forti (Gualtiero Valton), Aurora Cattelani (Enrichetta), Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Naxos 8.110259-60 or EMI 5856472 or EMI 5562752
Riccardo Muti (conductor), Montserrat Caballé (Elvira), Alfredo Kraus (Arturo), Matteo Manuguerra (Riccardo), Agostino Ferrin (Giorgio) (EMI)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/I_Puritani   (377 words)

  
 Elvira's Haunted Hills
Elvira (played by Elvira AKA Cassandra Peterson), is an entertainer who is traveling with her servant Zou Zou (Mary Jo Smith).
As Elvira begins to investigate the castle, she realizes that things may be even weirder than they appear on the surface.
It soon becomes obvious that Lady Elura is seeking vengeance from beyond the grave, and Elvira is meant to be a key-player in that scheme.
www.dvdmaniacs.net /Reviews/E-H/elvira.html   (1056 words)

  
 Claypool Comics: Claypool Clarion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elvira's raising public-TV funds is usually fun, but not when the demon Ka'ashkow is summoned and everyone has to give...till it hurts, in "Wanted, Pledge or Alive!" by Strom, Smith, and Lachance.
Elvira's drafted into planning the annual Monsters' Ball -- but her selfless efforts are hampered by the zealot Captain Creature, enemy of all monsters, in "Party Monster!" by Strom, Sutton, and Anderson.
Elvira's pal Gardenia's stage musical is threatened until a spell enables Elvira to give the lead role her own spin, in "Broadway Sorcery of 2004!" by Howell, Cool, and Wiacek.
www.claypoolcomics.com /clarion.html   (634 words)

  
 dj elvira interview
DJ Elvira: Well, my name is Elvira Dominguez and I was raised for most of my early childhood in Caracas, Venezuela, which was where I was born.
DJ Elvira: One of the main issues is that many club owners and promoters simply don't realize or want to accept the importance of the role of the DJ in their establishment.
Elvira Dominguez was invited to host a radio program, as a special guest, at a local New York Radio Station.
www.salsaweb.com /ny/djelvirainterview2.htm   (2676 words)

  
 1967 Cadillac Superior Royale Tiara Limousine Funeral Coach "Elvira"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elvira (body no. 923 and model no. 604) is one of 256 end-loaders built in 1967.
She is actually a step up from the base model, in that instead of being a Royale, she is a Royale Tiara Limousine (note the tiara molding at the D pillar) and cost $11,360.
Since being converted to a limousine in 2001, Elvira has been seen every night cruising the dark, lonely and forgotten streets of Sydney doing her Weird Sydney Ghost and History Tours, and has gained quite a reputation for being the world's most haunted hearse.
hearse67.tripod.com   (510 words)

  
 CBUB Fights: Vampirella vs. Elvira
Anyone seen "Orgy of the Dead?" Elvira is no petty hostess, she is the newest incarnation of the demon Ghoulita, who delights in devouring flesh and..
Elvira is the true mistress of darkness, with thighs creamier than cottage cheese.
Elvira is up first, and she has a big screen TV with her.
www.electricferret.com /fights/elvamp.htm   (2386 words)

  
 The Elvira Show TV Show - The Elvira Show Television Show - TV.com
The Elvira Show was a hilarious situation comedy based on the still popular character of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Elvira and her Aunt Minerva (Katherine Helmond of "Soap" and "Who's The Boss" fame) have settled into small town Manhattan Kansas.
The Elvira Show is a teenager that helps her detective father solve cases, while attending highschool.
www.tv.com /the-elvira-show/show/6439/summary.html   (220 words)

  
 Manor Macabre The Unofficial Elvira Mistress of the Dark Fan Site
Continuing to prove she is a vamp for all seasons December 5th Elvira appeared and performed at the KIIS FM's 7th Cracked XMAS event to benefit the Trevor Project Honoring Megan Mulally and Debrah Messing.
Elvira's 2004 Calendar is available for purchase through her Official website at www.elvira.com and might still be available at some of your local bookstores or calendar shops.
Elvira herself was in perfect form, and the rest of the cast and presentation was hilarious.
www.tangibledreams.net /elvira/news.html   (5181 words)

  
 Elvira
The main goal of the project was the construction of an environment that serve, on the one hand, as a benchwork for the investigation of new methods and algorithms of probabilistic reasoning and, on the other hand, as a tool for the implementation of Bayesian expert systems.
Elvira is written and compiled in Java, which allows the program to run on different platforms and operating systems: linux, MS-DOS/Windows, Solaris, etc.
The main shortcoming of Elvira is that the pursuit of short-term research objective led its programmers to neglect some of the principles of software engineering.
www.ia.uned.es /investig/proyectos/elvira/index-en.html   (423 words)

  
 Shithouse rat
Some of you may not be familiar with this horror film hostess of yore, but she resembles a rather sexy vampire chick with long fl hair and very big boobs.
X, being ladylike and modest, does not promote herself, and only a few folks near and dear to her know she has a blog, or even that she is a writer.
But come to think of it, Elvira is not really a "fake." She merely represents a different side of me--the writer's side.
elvirablack.blogspot.com   (3913 words)

  
 Elvira Costume for Halloween or Mardi Gras
Her 3-d movie segment was so highly rated and the sales of the 3-d glasses were so hot that Cassandra herself stated that she wished she had been able to make money on that venture.
Elvira's show from set to concept, very closely resembled Vampira's show although the writing content was indeed different.
On Elvira's first season she had one of 1970's LA Horror Host Seymour writers doing scripts for Elvira.
www.eveningelegance.com /costumes/elvira/index.shtml   (501 words)

  
 Tucson Restaurants on DoTucson.com
Elvira's restaurant and their English speaking staff have been serving meals to American tourists since the Monroy family opened it in 1927.
When Universal Studios came to Nogales to film their Academy Award winner Traffic, Elvira's was chosen to supply the food.
Getting to Elvira's is easy once you cross the border on foot, immediately turn right.
www.dotucson.com /restaurant.asp?qry=1205   (227 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: DVD: James Signorelli,Cassandra Peterson,William Morgan Sheppard,Daniel ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark," Cassandra reprises her legendary TV horror hostess role as the character comes to a turning point in her career.
Unfortunately, once Elvira arrives in the small Rockwellian town to which she has been summoned, she discovers that she has only inherited a house, a book, and a dog, none of which she has any use for.
At the uncle's urging Elvira is convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to being burned at the stake.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004Y6BX?v=glance   (2135 words)

  
 Pinball Archive Rule Sheet: Elvira and the Party Monsters
If you are unfamiliar with Elvira, she is the alter-ego of Cassandra Peterson, who rose to fame as a TV hostess of grade-B monster movies on a local American TV station.
ELVIRA is in one on the left (Chief Cook) and DRACULA is in the one on the right (Chief Kook).
Elvira is shown on the backglass, holding a Hot Dog on a large fork.
www.pinball.org /rules/elvira.html   (4530 words)

  
 ELVIRA®: Pick Her Up!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elvira faces the most crazed cast of contenders ever seen in comics, including: a bingo-crazed gypsy witch; a teen-age fan who's also a werewolf; a scheming child-version knock-off named Suspira, the extra-dimensional villain Skelloween; and Rosalind Wyck, her own vengeful gorgon of a station manager at KWHA?-TV.
She's sassy, bold, and provocative, but Cassandra (Elvira) Peterson and editor Richard Howell make sure the character will never be one of the Bad Girls.
ELVIRA® and MISTRESS OF THE DARK™ are the trademarks of Oueen B Productions.
www.claypoolcomics.com /elvira.html   (155 words)

  
 Elvira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, knew that after years of struggle she had finally arrived in the world of show biz.
Elvira, the popular hostess who has introduced hundreds of B horror movies to late-night television fans, was in town to promote the Darkness Haunted Theme Park.
Her Elvira character has become a part of American pop culture.
www.siue.edu /ALESTLE/library/fall1998/sept.22.98/elvira.html   (656 words)

  
 Cult Sirens: Elvira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As she ridiculed the many lousy grade-Z pictures that she hosted, Elvira didn't shy away to use self-parody, with many subtle and unsubtle play on words, raunchy jokes and allusions to her personal life (and her prodigious physique).
Elvira Day was held on March 9, 1984, in Los Angeles, as announced by Mayor Tom Bradley.
She appeared sans Elvira disguise in ALLAN QUARTERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD in 1987, playing the princess of the title city, under her real face, that of a gorgeous redhead with contagious smile.
www.cultsirens.com /elvira/elvira.htm   (1405 words)

  
 Elvira
Elvira first appeared on KHJ-TV (now KCAL) in 1981 and was on in the LA area until the early 1990's.
Unfortunately, Coors Light dropped her as their "Queen of Halloween" a couple of years ago (she was offered a deal to start up a home brew product with the company but it didn't pan out), and Elvira hasn't been heard from on a nationwide basis in awhile (though she makes plenty of live appearances).
Her alter ego is Cassandra Peterson, an actress/comic who got her start as a Vegas showgirl and in The Groundlings improv troope in L.A. (where she worked with Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Reubens).
www.geocities.com /TelevisionCity/3257/elvir.html   (167 words)

  
 Buzz's Elvira Site
A new and exclusive interview with Richard Howell, editor, and sometimes writer and artist for the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark comic.
An exclusive interview with Frank Strom, current writer for the "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" comic.
Attention Elvira Fans, if you have any original art you would like to share, I'd be happy to post it on my pages.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Hills/5268   (160 words)

  
 The Comics Get Serious--Review of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
For those of you who don't know or don't remember, Elvira (nee Cassandra Peterson from the horror-city that is Colorado Springs) is a TV host famous for showing and commenting upon bad horror movies.
Rosalind thus attempts to make Elvira look foolish by forcing her to host a variety of inappropriate shows, including a cooking show and a kid's show.
But by doing her trademark schtick, Elvira is a hit in each venue, and Rosalind is ultimately carted off to the funny farm.
www.rationalmagic.com /Comics/Elvira.html   (705 words)

  
 Elvira pictures, posters, photos, interviews and wallpapers.
Cassandra Peterson, Elvira's alter ego, was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Film and television appearances such as "Cheech And Chong's Next Movie" and others followed, but Cassandra was just the typical struggling actress and spent years wondering where her next meal was coming from.
It was the fall of 1981, with the birth of her character, Elvira, that it all changed.
www.perfectpeople.net /biopage.php3/cid=670   (329 words)

  
 Destiny Tours - Elvira the Haunted Hearse
Elvira was the first ex-hearse licensed by the NSW Ministry of Transport as a tourist vehicle!
Whatever the occasion, Elvira enjoys being the centre of attention whenever she's on the road, and she never fails to turn heads.
Pictures of Elvira when she was still a hearse here.
www.destinytours.com.au /elvira.htm   (782 words)

  
 Elvira looks at The Human Duplicators while Joe Bob looks at Elvira
The late-night movie hostess with the two enormous talents stars as a simple young girl whose ambition in life is to paste whirlybirds on her breasts and do the double-windmill flying-tassel bouncing-bazooma Vegas showgirl routine popularized by Virginia Bell, the finest stripper in the history of Cincinnati, in the late fifties.
ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS, an independent feature, starring Cassandra Peterson as Elvira and Richard O'Brien (writer/creator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show) as Vladimere Hellsubus was filmed entirely on location over a two month period in Transylvania and at Mediapro Studios in Romania.
Film is produced by Mark Pierson ("Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark"), directed by Sam Irvin (director of "Guilty As Charged" and co-executive producer of "Gods And Monsters") and written by Cassandra Peterson and John Paragon (both writers of "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark").
www.angelfire.com /mn/nn/HumanDuplicators.html   (2158 words)

  
 Cassandra Peterson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cassandra Peterson, Elvira's alter ego, was born in Manhattan, Kansas...
Playboy: Hef's Halloween Spooktacular (2005) (V) (as Elvira)....
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) (V) (as Elvira)....
www.imdb.com /name/nm0005308   (330 words)

  
 The Celebrity Collector - Cassandra Peterson "Elvira"
Being Elvira has accorded Peterson the luxury of traveling the world, both for pleasure and to make professional appearances.
When the TV show ended in the mid-'80s, Peterson took to the screen in "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark." It was released internationally and shown on TV.
Cassandra Peterson has spent the last twenty-plus years playing "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark." Her collection, perhaps not surprisingly, is of ghoulish and macabre items.
www.go-star.com /antiquing/elvira.htm   (1467 words)

  
 IOWA WOMEN'S ARCHIVES - Elvira Houston Papers
The Elvira Houston papers» (donor no. 167) were donated by Alyce Houston Schavone in 1998.
  Though Elvira Houston died in 1981, her daughter Alyce Schavone continued to maintain an account book from 1982 to 1984 to comfort her father, Clifford Houston until his death.
  In addition to the account books, the Elvira Houston papers also contain bank notes and Tama County tax receipts for the years 1928 to 1932, and the assessment roll for the years 1929 to 1933, 1940 and 1941.
sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu /iwa/findingaids/html/HoustonElvira.htm   (456 words)

  
 Elvira Kurt in the National Post
Elvira came out professionally and personally at the same time, eight years ago, after being a comedian for six years.
In the past, this is how Elvira has described Gay Pride Day; "Millions of people with one thing in common: A mother who’s miserable.” This is what Elvira had to say about Ellen DeGeneres coming out: "What a big stretch for Ellen to play a lesbian.
Though Elvira is most definitely comfortable as a lesbian today, and though her press material promotes her as Canada"s most prominent lesbian comedian, she says she"s a comedian first and foremost.
www.elvirakurt.com /press/NationalPost.html   (776 words)

  
 Elvira's nightmare haunted house at spooky world 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Elvira Haunted House is now a 5 skull rated attraction.
Are the living dead members of Elvira's troubled ancestors and their equally undead victims trying to reap your soul?
Elvira's Nightmare revolves around her inheritance, and old family mansion once belonging to Morgana Talbot.
www.spookyworld.com /html/elvirasnightmare.htm   (555 words)

  
 Elvira
I never put Elvira through her paces on the race course.
Elvira and I would jazz down the street in 3rd, and as we passed our challenger of the moment, I'd pop her into 4th, and wave goodbye.
I still miss Elvira and the wonderful roar we'd make, barreling down the roads in the early dew of the mornings, when the speed limits were in the 70's and the roads were wide open, empty and endless.
www.bronxace.homestead.com /Elvira.html   (423 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Elvira's Haunted Hills: DVD: Cassandra Peterson,Richard O'Brien,Sam Irvin,Mary Scheer,Scott ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The last group apparently includes Cassandra Peterson, the comedian who dreamed up Elvira; her fondness for vaudeville one-liners is either groan-worthy or infectious, depending on your tolerance for such things.
It's 1851, and Elvira is en route to "gay Paree" to star in the revue "Yes I Can-Can." As bad luck would have it, she stops for the night at the Carpathian castle of Lord Vladimere Hellsubus (O'Brien), whose late wife - now a vengeful ghost - is a literal "dead" ringer for Elvira.
They wanted to make a joke about dubbed movies (and coincidentally the actor did not speak a word of English) so he spoke all of his lines in his native Romanian tongue and while it was funny in the first scene they had together, I got frustrated with it by the end of the movie.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006D28U?v=glance   (2942 words)

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