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	Porgy and Bess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Porgy and Bess is an opera with music by George Gershwin and libretto by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
		Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a crippled fl man living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina, and his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her pimp, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer.
		Porgy refuses, and is arrested for comtempt of court.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porgy_and_Bess (3988 words)

	Fishery Bulletin: Age, growth, mortality, and reproduction of red... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The red porgy, Pagrus pagrus, occurs in the eastern Atlantic from the British Isles south to Angola and in the western Atlantic from New York to Argentina (Manooch and Hassler, 1978; Randall and Vergara, 1978).
		Female red porgy begin to transform into males at 221 mm fork length; however, the length at which females begin to mature in the GOM is unknown because the smallest female sampled by Nelson (1988) was 272 mm fork length and all females that he examined were mature.
		Survivorship (standard error) of red porgy was estimated to be 0.42(0.001) from the headboat fishery data, 0.54(0.046) from the recreational fishery data and 0.58(0.014) from the commercial fishery data.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:70926502&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (6450 words)

	Porgy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Porgy is a novel written by DuBose Heyward in 1925, as well as a play Dorothy Heyward helped him to write which debuted in 1927.
		The novel tells the story of Porgy, a crippled street-beggar in the fl tenements of Charleston, South Carolina in the 1920s.
		Porgy debuted on Broadway at the Guild Theatre (today's Virginia Theatre on October 10, 1927 and ran for 367 performances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porgy (249 words)

	The Complicated Life of Porgy and Bess
		Porgy goes to jail, and Bess is enticed to New York by a flashy gambler, Sportin' Life.
		Porgy came at a time of upheaval for African Americans as they moved from south to north for jobs in the "Great Migration." As new northerners, they were adapting themselves and their rural culture to urban ways while endeavoring to keep pieces of their old society's structure.
		Because Porgy and Bess deals with Negro Life in America it brings to the operatic form elements that have never before appeared in the opera and I have adapted my method to utilize the drama, the humor, the superstition, the religious fervor, the dancing and the irrepressible high spirits of the race.
	www.neh.gov /news/humanities/1997-11/porgy.html (4136 words)

	TAMS - WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC.
		Bess' voice can be heard from Porgy's room, and it is evident that she is delirious; Serena, Porgy and other Row residents gather to pray for her recovery.
		Porgy waits patiently for some sign that Bess is better; soon she calls to him and comes out.
		Porgy is ecstatic, and learning that Bess has gone to New York, he asks where that is. He's told it's a thousand miles away.
	www.tams-witmark.com /musicals/amropera.html (2192 words)

	Living Arts Inc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Catfish Row community is opposed to the union, but Porgy and Bess make each other happy, and their happiness only increases when they take in a child orphaned by a hurricane.
		The language of “PORGY AND BESS”, the Gullah language, is a Creole blend of English and African languages.
		Porgy and Bess is available both nationally and internationally for 1 night engagements to long running engagements.
	www.livingartsnyc.com /links/attractions.htm (546 words)

	KNOBBED PORGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Knobbed Porgy are generally caught with other reef species such as Red Porgy, Whitebone Porgy, White Grunt, Gag, Scamp, and Red Grouper along the southeastern United States.
		Like other porgies studied in the region, Knobbed Porgy probably attain sexual maturity when they are 4 or 5 years old and lay thousands of pelagic eggs.
		Because they have large incisors and strong molars, Knobbed Porgy are able to crush and consume hard-bodied animals such as clams, snails, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, and barnacles.
	www.totalfishingadventures.com /fishpages/porgy.htm (330 words)

	porgy on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Porgies are found in warm and tropical coastal areas and are especially abundant in the Mediterranean and Red seas and in the West Indies.
		The jolthead porgy, named for its habit of butting shellfish loose from rocks and pilings, is the largest (up to 10 lb/4.5 kg) of the family.
		Porgies are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Sparidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/porgy.asp (650 words)

	Classical Net - Gershwin - Porgy and Bess
		Porgy and Bess tried out in Boston and opened In New York on October 10, 1935, for a disappointing run of 124 performances; it was years later before the show's backers got their money back, and more.
		Porgy warns him to stay away from Bess, who now tells Porgy that she will not leave him to go to the picnic, as he cannot go.
		She pleads to be allowed to remain with Porgy and to live a decent life, but Crown laughs and tells her that her living arrangement is temporary but permissible, and will cease the moment he comes back.
	www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/works/gershwin/porgy&bess.html (2328 words)

	Charleston
		Aspiration, whether in the case of the lawyer selling phony divorces or the seductive machinations of the so-called octoroon Sporting Life, is portrayed in ambiguous terms--as a subject for ridicule or the occasion for profound social dis-ease.
		Instead, Heyward concerns himself with the struggles of the poorest of the poor--or, indeed, the purest of the pure, "unadulterated Congo blood," as Porgy is described (13).
		The court itself was paved with large flag-stones, which even beneath the accumulated grime of a century, glimmered with faint and varying shades in the sunlight.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/PORGY/chas.html (918 words)

	Great Performances: Porgy and Bess - A Look at the Work
		"Porgy" is an opera, and a grand opera at that.
		It was not until 1985, the fiftieth anniversary of "Porgy"'s premiere, that it at last reached the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.
		Although it was premiered in 1935, the opera's roots extend to 1924 and a slim novel, "Porgy," by the Southern writer Edwin DuBose Heyward.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/porgy/html/work.html (927 words)

	Pacific Porgy
		The Pacific Porgy is reported to have a barred or blotched color pattern when hiding, but the pattern fades when it swims into the open.
		The Pacific Porgy is one of a limited number of similar porgies, also known as Mojarrones, of which only one species resides in Mexican waters.
		The porgies are characterized by their deep bodies and long faces, and they are similar to the grunts with the exception that they have heavy, very strong molariform teeth.
	www.mexfish.com /fish/prgy/prgy.htm (334 words)

	Red porgy - Discover The Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Red porgy are found between 57 degrees north latitude and 38 degrees south latitude.
		Young red porgy are typically found closer to the shore at a depth around 60 feet and are usually found in grass beds.
		Red porgy will often nibble and steal bait, but anglers can avoid having their bait stolen by using the smallest pieces possible on the hook.
	www.dto.com /swfishing/species/speciesnostate.jsp?speciesid=465 (540 words)

	Welcome to Viking Fleet
		Porgy fishing conditions were still a little uneasy but we are still fishing at Block Island and some of the fish caught were a nice size.
		Porgy fishing was ok today, a nice mix of fish- Joe Short took the pool with a nice 3 pound porgy, and scond place went to Don Mitchell with a 15lbs striper.
		Porgy fishing improved a lot and the pool was tied by Ron Burrus of NJ and Chui lee who both had 2 pound porgies.
	www.vikingfleet.com (10902 words)

	Porgy and Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		George Gershwin's "Porgy And Bess" was a break from traditional Broadway musicals of its time, and thus was revolutionary.
		"Porgy and Bess" also deals with racism, a pressing issue at the time (1935).
		When "Porgy and Bess" opened in 1935, it was a commercial failure, running only 124 performances.
	www.mapsites.net /gotham01/webpages/alisonhannah/porgyandbess.html (174 words)

	Porgy and Bess (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
		Porgy and Bess, an opera written by George Gershwin (1898-1937) in collaboration with DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) and Gershwin's brother Ira (1896-1983), is the one American opera to become fully established in the international opera repertory as well as in the popular musical imagination.
		Porgy and Bess is based on DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy and on the 1927 Broadway play of the same name by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward.
		The manuscript score-sketch of Porgy and Bess and the full orchestral-vocal score were given to the Library by Rose Gershwin, George and Ira Gershwin's mother, to whom George gave the manuscripts of all his major concert works after having them elegantly bound.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/treasures/tri008.html (257 words)

	Miles Davis \| Porgy and Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Miles was also enjoying a level of popularity normally not reserved for a jazz musician, reflecting a combination of reaping the benefits of recording for a major record label and the image he created of the ultra-cool, yet ultra-temperamental, take-no-crap artist.
		Any appreciation of Porgy and Bess would be sorely lacking without mentioning Evans’ recasting of “Gone, Gone, Gone” (itself a wonderful performance) into “Gone.” The tune is a showcase for drummer Philly Joe Jones, who performs some unbelievable drum fills in between statements by the orchestra.
		Porgy and Bess is just one of many great albums that Miles Davis recorded over his lifetime.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r0203_017.htm (527 words)

	INKPOT#61 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: GERSHWIN Centennial 1898-1998: Tribute via Porgy & Bess
		Porgy finds out about this and assures her with "Bess, you is my woman now".
		Porgy is arrested for the murder of Crown.
		Porgy and Bess is indeed one of the landmark works of Gershwin.
	inkpot.com /classical/gershporgy.html (1681 words)

	George Gershwin and His Opera Porgy and Bess
		In Porgy and Bess I realized I was writing an opera for the theater, and without songs, it could neither be of the theater nor entertaining from my viewpoint.
		It was not until February 6, 1985 that the curtains rose on Porgy and Bess at the MET.
		staged Porgy and Bess with the original score and orchestration, reviving it in 1987 and 1995.
	ffaire.com /gershwin/porgy.html (853 words)

	Porgy
		The fictional characters of Porgy, Bess, Black Maria, Sportin' Life, and the other Gullah denizens of Catfish Row have attained a mythic status and have become inextricably identified with Charleston.
		Heyward created Porgy with such sympathy, honesty, and insight that Porgy has ascended into the pantheon of the universal.
		Porgy, published in 1925, proved to be on the leading edge of the great southern renaissance, in which works by William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, and others would depict fl characters of increasing emotional and psychological complexity.
	www.upress.state.ms.us /catalog/spring2001/porgy.html (378 words)

	Experiencing Porgy and Bess
		Perhaps, more than a blending of opposites, Porgy and Bess is an intimation of something new, something that will be developed and refined by future generations--an artistic achievement that is profoundly democratic and popular in its orientation and at the same time uplifting and challenging.
		Prior to Porgy and Bess he collaborated in a series of shows of a broadly satirical and politically dissident character: Strike Up the Band, Of Thee I Sing, and Let 'Em Eat Cake.
		That he was concerned with the big political issues of the day is indicated by a letter he wrote to a friend during the summer of 1934 when he was on Folly Island gathering ideas and material for his opera.
	www.wsws.org /arts/1998/jun1998/pb-j11.shtml (2254 words)

	Porgy and Bess
		He died in 1937, at the age of 38, before Porgy and Bess became recognized as one of the great artistic accomplishments of American culture this century.
		Porgy and Bess, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
		Porgy and Bess, The Complete Opera (1993, directed by Trevor Nunn).
	www.riverwalk.org /proglist/showpromo/porgyandbess.htm (745 words)

	Opera Plans Free 'Porgy' Simulcast On the Mall
		WNO has never before staged "Porgy and Bess," which is far better known for its arias and duets -- some of which have been sung and recorded by hundreds of artists -- than in its entirety.
		'Porgy' is an opera that everybody should be able to relate to, with famous melodies and a good story.
		They'll be able to walk away when 'Porgy' is over humming the tunes, just as they might when leaving a Broadway show.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/13/AR2005101301929.html (870 words)

	Michigan Today, Fall 1997---Porgy and Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Porgy and Bess is about the best example of what he did...
		Porgy and Bess is a truth; it’s a human truth.
		We were taught to analyze the many positives and negatives of Porgy and Bess, to recognize how controversial the question is of whose culture does it reflect, and to why it is that our Black American culture is taken to the public by whites who presume to know how we think and even feel.
	www.umich.edu /~newsinfo/MT/97/Fal97/mt12f97.html (2156 words)

	PAUL SAVIDENT: Porgy & Bess, Spring Tour 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		GEORGE GERSHWIN's American masterpiece PORGY AND BESS will be touring the United Kingdom and Eire as part of their continuing World tour presented by Peter Klein and the Porgy Group Inc. Since 1992, this stunning and triumphant production has played to standing ovations and worldwide acclaim on five continents and in over 400 cities.
		PORGY AND BESS is based on the DuBose Heyward novel that tells the moving story of the cripple Porgy and the residents of Charleston's famed Catfish Row.
		He made his debut as Porgy with the Frankfurt Opera and has gone on to perform this and several other leading operatic roles in opera houses throughout the world.
	www.savident.com /CurrentProductions/porgyandbess.htm (623 words)

	Porgy and Bess Tickets - Porgy and Bess
		Porgy and Bess tickets are available along with other concerts, sports, and theatre.
		Porgy and Bess is one of the most exciting thing to do in Porgy and Bess.
		Porgy and Bess are available in the Porgy and Bess, Phillips Arena, Sanford Stadium, Chastain, and Atlanta.
	www.southerntickets.net /porgyandbess.htm (323 words)

	Knobbed porgy - Discover The Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Preferring to live in subtropical waters over reefs, ledges, wrecks and other hard bottom areas, knobbed porgy are generally found near the sea floor at depths of 23 to 300 feet, but usually deeper than 80 feet.
		While the knobbed porgy is valued by both the commercial and sport anglers, anglers pursuing grouper or snapper usually take these fish.
		Knobbed porgy are strong, but not particularly impressive fighters.
	www.dto.com /swfishing/species/speciesnostate.jsp?speciesid=449 (359 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Music: Porgy and Bess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Despite the numerous versions of Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" recorded by countless jazz legends, there is still only one recording that really matters and that is this fantastic CD by trumpeter Miles Davis' backed by an orchestra playing the sumptious arrangements of the great Gil Evans.
		Of their three "official" records, "Porgy & Bess" is the finest, yet this collaboration raised the standard of jazz to levels that had previously been unknown outside of Duke Ellington's orchestra and all the offerings must merit highest accolades.
		Of the handful of albums Miles made with the composer/arranger Gil Evans, Porgy and Bess may or may not be the best, but it’s in a class of its own.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000024F6M (1496 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Music: Gershwin: Porgy and Bess [Box set] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic...
		Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: You is a nice parcel of Christians!
		Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 1: Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted...
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002RX8 (1431 words)

	Today in History: September 2
		Many critics consider Porgy and Bess to be the first and finest American opera.
		Ruby Elzy as Serena, Todd Duncan, a Howard University music professor as Porgy, and vaudevillian John W. Bubbles as Sportin' Life.
		Thomson called Porgy and Bess "crooked folklore and half-way opera." In spite of these sour notes, the opera played to appreciative audiences in Boston and New York.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/sep02.html (1003 words)

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