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  Zola (entertainer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bonginkosi Dlamini, aka Zola, is a South African poet, actor, and kwaito musician.
Zola become well known for his role as the notorious gangster Papa Action in Yizo Yizo 2.
Zola resembled the previous performer, and his performance only increased the popularity of the role.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bonginkosi_Dlamini   (231 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Column by Steve Curry: Zola - one of the game's true entertainers
Zola is conscious, above all, of his need to please the public.
Zola has started in 11 Premiership matches this season and come on as a substitute in a further nine.
Zola's contract, signed last May, binds him to the club until the end of the 2002-3 season but he may extend his time at the Bridge by taking a coaching role, certainly if Ranieri stays as coach, because of his love affair with the country as well as club.
www.soccernet.com /columns/2002/0118/20020118featcurry.html   (633 words)

  
 CD Baby: ZOLA: hello baby
Zola's beautiful vocals bring you dreamy, contemporary lullabies and fun kidsongs enjoyed by all ages - even you.
ZOLA, born in South Africa, started performing on stage at age eight, began writing songs not long after that and was soon featured in Cape Town's leading general business bands.
ZOLA makes children shine with her enthusiasm and energy.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/zola?cdbaby=7ff0b891a2dba5c1a52e5cd9c3d56074   (569 words)

  
 Thérèse Raquin at Aurora Theatre Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Emile Zola (Playwright) Emile Zola was born in Paris in 1840, the son of an Italian immigrant engineer who died when Zola was seven years old, leaving the family in severe financial difficulty.
In 1858 Zola moved to Paris with his mother, where he befriended another young artist named Paul Cezanne and began to write short stories and farces heavily influenced by the romantics.
Zola was never able to find the success as a playwright that he achieved as a novelist.
www.auroratheatre.org /show_bios.php?prod_id=33   (1708 words)

  
 CD Baby: ZOLA: zola's jollypop stagecoach
ZOLA is a widely known, highly sought after, children's "favorite" entertainer who continues to enchant audiences of all ages.
Zola has extensive experience as a dedicated, well respected and much loved teacher of toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school children and she is the featured host of a children's video series in development where children explore the world of creative arts.
With natural skill ZOLA creates a unique blend of musical styles that result in a performance that is all her own.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/zola2   (687 words)

  
 Irish Examiner - 2002/01/18: Coaching role beckons for magician Zola as Ranieri admits his awe
Zola, 35, has 18 months left on his contract at Chelsea after being persuaded to sign an extension last season when he had appeared to be on the verge of returning to Italy.
That feeling is still there, however, and Zola is not prepared to compromise his desire to delight crowds, stressing - as only a handful of players, such as Paolo di Canio, could do - he is committed to being an entertainer.
Zola achieved both of those targets with his inspired performance against Norwich, setting up a fourth-round meeting against West Ham, whom Chelsea also face this weekend in the league.
archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/2002/01/18/story21340.asp   (555 words)

  
 My Football Forum - Your World Cup Forum - god retires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gianfranco Zola has today annouced his retirement from football.The blues legend who brought so much joy to Chelsea fans said he needed to do the things he neglected whilst enjoying an illustrious career.
Zola's retirement will be a huge blow to Cagliari as they prepare for the 2005/2006 season.
Wed 29th June 05 01:42 PM Zola is probably one of the most genuine footballers to have graced a football pitch, you can't say that about many Italians.
www.myfootballforum.com /printthread.php?t=20127   (695 words)

  
 FIRM - Excerpted from John Cones' book: Motion Picture Biographies
While military figures and gangsters would be honored equally with biopics, particularly during the 1950s, the era of the biopic of the statesman vanished with the close of the war." Custen reported that ".
The criminal/gangster/outlaw and entertainer biopics combined accounted for 40% of all occupations portrayed in Hollywood motion picture biographies covering an 82 year period.
Even though the mistress, entertainer, Royalty and nurse categories dominated among women in the later study, other occupational fields like writer, poet, intern, governess, athlete, orphanage founder, gangster, scientist, aviator, were included along with peasant girl, wife and groupie.
www.homevideo.net /FIRM/biopics.htm   (3117 words)

  
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The entertainer and vocalist is more associated with “Old Blue Eyes” (Frank Sinatra) than Monk.
He is renowned for his skill as a vocalist, but his passion for jazz piano and writing music has recently garnered him more attention in theatre and other venues.
No background is needed to enjoy and soak in engaging, entertaining music with a serious swing factor.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/review_print.php?id=12064   (361 words)

  
 Why Okocha's a winner for Sam - This Is Lancashire
The Chelsea veteran is arguably the most legendary foreigner ever to play in the Premiership but Allardyce believes Okocha is better, apart from one crucial department.
"Zola is a better goalscorer," said the Reebok manager.
One area of Okocha's game Allardyce believes is potentially negative is the showboating which opposition players might interpret as mocking.
archive.thisislancashire.co.uk /2003/04/11/556872.html   (596 words)

  
 Cityscape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Rita Hester's friends have different perceptions of what the 34-year-old was like, but they all agree on one thing: "The girl could dance!" Hester, they recall, was an incredible entertainer whose dance shows at Jacques Cabaret four years ago are still talked about.
What's really missing, says Zola, is the celebration of Rita Hester as a person who made the choice to live as a woman even if it contributed to her death.
On December 13, a benefit to help Hester's family pay for funeral expenses is being hosted by Jacques Cabaret, with bands such as Tree, the Deniros, and the Legend of Jesse Christos scheduled to play.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/features/98/12/10/CITYSCAPE.html   (1820 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Magazine | The political stage
Harold Pinter says he is to write no more plays in order to concentrate on political activism, making him the latest in a long line of artists and entertainers to seek a wider political role.
Pinter echoes many other members of the creative professions who have, over the years, sought to play their part in matters of state.
It was, perhaps, novelist Emile Zola who initially set the tone which Pinter seeks to emulate today.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/4315411.stm   (894 words)

  
 East Hampton Star - In the News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One of Allan Zola Kronzek's earliest memories is of seeing a magician transfer milk in a bottle to a glass via a thin red ribbon.
Small children, he said, who are just discovering the power of deception, are particularly fascinated by that part of magic - the camouflage and dissimulation, using the fake to hide the real.
He also had to develop a stage presence and the skills of an entertainer, which are quite different from the skills of a prestidigitator.
www.easthamptonstar.com /20030411/feat1.htm   (1139 words)

  
 John Culme's Footlight Notes Archive — Minor Player / Variety Act — Ludwig Amann (fl. late 1870s/early ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Amann, whose name is an abrupt contradiction of his entertainment, is the gentleman who undertook to bear the responsibilities of the entire globe on his shoulders.
You sat staring at Zola, to be staggered by the sudden appearance of his friend Dreyfus.
, are such widely diverse appearance as Napoleon Bonaparte, the Duke of Wellington, Dreyfus and Zola, Cecil Rhodes, Krüger, Bismarck, Lord Kitchener, the Prince of Wales, Gladstone, Beaconsfield, Doctor Jameson, and the Kaiser.
www.gabrielleray.150m.com /ArchiveTextA/LudwigAmann.html   (1698 words)

  
 Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf - Temple News
Beloved TBS friend Evelyn Zola passed away peacefully at her home in Concord in northern California on November 10 at the age of 79.
Evelyn is survived by her son, Fred Zola and his wife Nieves Vargas, daughter Sue Carol Zola, brother Ira Lipshutz; grandchildren Matthew Zola and Monica Varga and great grandchildren Kendal and Kamren Vargas.
It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of the passing of Evelyn Zola, a fixture and leader of the Jewish Deaf community, and the Deaf community in general, for many years.
www.tbsdeafjewish.org /dec2003news.htm   (1866 words)

  
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Zola Taylor with the original members of The Platters
From suggesting party ideas and entertainers within our budget to negotiating fees to the load in and performance...they handled it all!
turboproductions.org   (271 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Football Focus | Cult XI - forwards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He was a prodigiously gifted entertainer who, in the time-honoured role of a cult hero, wasn't appreciated fully by many in positions of power (the English managers in particular).
He was adored by football fans the world over for his ability to illuminate a match with a single touch, a deft pass or dribble.
His statistics show that he was not only an entertainer, but also an incredibly effective performer.
www42.thny.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/football_focus/4427786.stm   (2469 words)

  
 Funk Band Fresno, CA - Fresno, California Funk Music, Fresno Funk Bands
Al Zaid is the lead singer of Zola Taylor's Platters.
Zola Taylor (an original member of the Platters).
Gigmasters™ has been booking live entertainment, wedding music, DJs and party bands online since 1997.
www.gigmasters.com /Funk/FunkBand_Fresno_CA.asp   (866 words)

  
 The Amazing Vijay's Home Page
In fact, it is fun filled, wholesome entertainment for the entire family.
It will take a while and some patience to get it right, but when you finally start entertaining them, you will feel very happy indeed.
Those wild stories that you will tell, the magical gestures you make are all as important as the mechanics of the trick itself.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/1166   (710 words)

  
 European People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1898 Zola published an open letter in support of Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer falsely imprisoned for treason, and was obliged to flee to England for a time.
After becoming famous in the role of a dance-hall entertainer in the film The Blue Angel (1930), she went to Hollywood and made a number of films that established her glamorous image.
In the 1950s and 1960s she remained one of the best-known cabaret entertainers in the world.
www.honestitsnorthernireland.com /CATALOG1/newfile96.html   (2497 words)

  
 Monday Night Magic - Performer Biographies
But he does claim that his success in the psychic field is owed to 20 years of study and to his power of concentration and his use of the positive knowledge that lies in the field opened by that power.
Joe is self-described as a entertainer who performs "Comedy that uses magic as a medium." Having appeared in a myriad of venues in over 40 countries, there is very little that this multi-faceted performer hasn't done.
More than just an entertainer, Steve was selected to be Magical Consultant for the Broadway hit musical, "The Wiz." And, as recognition for his accomplishments as a fine magician, he was given the New York Stars of Magic award, a prestigious award given to him by his peers.
www.mondaynightmagic.com /bios.html   (17342 words)

  
 The Jewish Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
She was, it has been said, the Madonna of her day — an entertainer whose outrageous public conduct shocked polite society and helped redefine women’s social roles.
The playwright, also interviewed by phone, pointed out that Bernhardt, whose mother was a Dutch Jew, was raised as a Catholic and even went to convent school.
Word has it that Steven Spielberg is at work on a film about Bernhardt and Duse called “The Rivals.” (Nicole Kidman has been offered the Bernhardt role.) Bernhardt does seem to be a magnetic subject for both playwrights and filmmakers.
www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=8793&print=yes   (494 words)

  
 Aldo Colombini-Booking Info & Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Aldo will entertain you and your guests with his unique blend of comedy magic and Italian charm.
Trade show hospitality suite entertainment (in four languages) that will have you and your clients bewildered and rolling with laughter and...
His unique sense of humor is combined with a simple and direct approach to magic to give each group a very special experience.
www.mammamiamagic.com /booking_and_info.htm   (953 words)

  
 The Television Archives - Jonanthan Creek
Story: Jonathan and Mady investigate the death of elderly entertainer Jack Holiday who apparantly shot himself despite the fact that chronic Arthritis meant that he would not have been able to pick up the gun, let alone pull the trigger...
Story: Zola Zbzewski has written a book about the way her plastic surgeon and ex-lover treated her during their releationship.
Once installed in her spare room Maddy opens the wardrobe only for Zola's corpse to fall out of it.
tvarchives.tvheaven.com /creek1.html   (971 words)

  
 THEATRE ARTS 126: PROJECTS AND PAPERS
A detailed study of a particular entertainer or a form not given adequate coverage during the semester.
Popular entertainment for various ethnic groups in the U.S. Technical aspects of popular entertainment production (such as a study of patents for amusement park rides).
A detailed comparative study of a form of entertainment and its depiction in fiction or drama (e.g., Buffalo Bill and Kopit's Indians and Altman's film version; Sugar Babies or This was Burlesque, etc.).
www.brown.edu /Facilities/University_Library/courses/ta126/ta126project.html   (709 words)

  
 Evening at Pops 2004: Biographies: Harry Connick, Jr.
First reaching mass audiences as a pianist, singer, and bandleader, Harry Connick, Jr., has secured his place in the public eye as a renaissance man and versatile entertainer on stage and screen.
In this year's ABC television movie South Pacific, starring Glenn Close, he played Lieutenant Cable, a role that features such stirring musical performances as "Younger Than Springtime." Connick has also lent his voice-over talents to the film My Dog Skip and the animated feature The Iron Giant.
Recently Connick began a collaboration with Tony Award-winning choreographer and director Susan Stroman on Thou Shalt Not, a theatrical adaptation of Émile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin, set in Connick's hometown of New Orleans.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pops/background/bios/connick.html   (429 words)

  
 Pop Band Fresno, CA - Fresno, California Pop Music, Fresno Pop Bands
Here are the online press kits of 133 professional Fresno pop bands and pop bands who will travel to Fresno to perform at your event.
RadioActive is a High Energy Live Band that specializes in providing the best in Dance, R&B, Motown, Rock, Blues and Top 40 favorites for your party or corp event.
The Seventh Season's basic style might be named as classic rock, yet it is more complex and e...
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 Booking Agency for The Platters for your Party or Event
The original group in 1953 that signed a management contract with Buck Ram were, Herb Reed, David Lynch, Tony Williams, and Alex Hodge.
Early in 1954, Ram decided it would be a good idea to add a female to the group and as luck would have it, Zola Taylor was at Alex Hodge's house rehearsing with Cornell Gunther's sister, Shirley (a group called "The Queens").
Soon after, Zola became one of The Platters.
www.nationalacts.com /bands/the_platters.htm   (467 words)

  
 The City Paper - Smart, Fast, Free   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On Sunday, from 2 to 5 p.m., all of you Girl Scout cookie fanatics and addicts can gather together at The Factory in Franklin for the Second Annual Dream Dessert Cookie Challenge to taste new and delicious recipes created by top-caliber Nashville chefs.
Last year’s winning recipe, Do-si-do Banana Crunch Creamsicles, was created by Renee Kasman, pastry chef at Zola, and her Girl Scout apprentice, then eighth-grader Hannah Harris of Cookeville.
Attendees will have the chance to sample the desserts and cast their votes for the winning recipe with this year’s addition of a People’s Choice Award.
www.nashvillecitypaper.com /index.cfm?section_id=12&screen=news&news_id=20381   (434 words)

  
 Art:The Artist Quotes - Literary Quotes About Art:The Artist and Practically Everything Else   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
More commonly he has been a courtier, a part of the household of the prince, and entertainer, whose work was valued like that of any other entertainer, and whose function was to amuse more than to disquiet the audience.
Today the artist is neither a rebel nor an entertainer.
The entertainers have formed professional guilds in those many categories of public amusement from which the artist is now almost completely excluded.
quotes.prolix.nu /Art/The_Artist   (1226 words)

  
 All Occasion Performers - Holly Benner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Holly went on to co-produce "The Muses", an entertainment company which designed interactive party and special event décor.
She is currently active with "New Directions Intuitive Entertainment", an entertainment company based on the arts and crafts of fortune-telling developed from the brilliant minds of four talented women: Holly Benner, Katina Doran, Jacqueline North, and Laura Orange.
The culmination of all of Holly's accomplishments arises in her current work with Katrina and "New Directions" as they continue to create surprising, elegant and charming productions for special events, parties and trade shows.
www.alloccasionperformers.com /holly.html   (334 words)

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