Joe Orton

In the early 1960s Orton began to write plays. He wrote his last novel in 1961 (Head to Toe) and soon after had writing accepted. In 1963 the BBC paid £65 for the radio play The Boy Hairdresser, broadcast on August 31, 1964, as The Ruffian on the Stair. It was substantially rewritten for the stage in 1966. Orton revelled in his achievement and poured out new works. He had completed Entertaining Mr Sloane by the time The Ruffian on the Stair was broadcast. He sent a copy to the theatre agent Peggy Ra ...

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A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes urine and feces. In addition to this primary purpose, it is frequently used to dispose of other waste matter. The word toilet can be used to refer to the fixture itself or the room containing it; the latter predominates mainly in British and Commonwealth usage. Toilet - Etymology. The word toilet came to be used in English along with other French fashions (first noted 1681), and ...

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August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. August 9 - Events. 48 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. AD 378 - Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with 2/3 of his army. 681 - Bulgaria is founded as a ...

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Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire where topics and events normally treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, etc. – are treated in a humorous or satirical manner. Synonyms created to avoid possible racial overtones include dark comedy/humor, morbid comedy/humor and off-color humor (see also color metaphors for race.) A scene in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot demonstrates black comedy well: a man takes of ...

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January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did not specify that Janu ...

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1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1967 - Events. 1967 - January. January 2 - Charlie Chaplin opens his last film, A Countess From Hong Kong in England. January 4 - Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 - Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. January 10 - Segregationist Lester Maddo ...

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Entertaining Mr Sloane was revived as part of the 'Joe Orton Festival' at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on April 17, 1975, subsequently transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre. The cast was as follows: Kath: Beryl Reid Sloane: Malcolm McDowell Kemp: James Ottaway Ed: Ronald Fraser Directed by Roger Croucher Designed by John Gunter

Black comedy - Literature. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race by J.G. Ballard Candide by Voltaire Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk, and his other works. God's Other Son by Don Imus Jennifer Government by Max Barry The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh A Series of Unfortunate Events< ...

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Kenneth Williams was born near Euston station, London, the son of a hairdresser. He was educated at Lyulph Stanley School. His relationship with his parents (he hated his father and adored his mother) was key to the development of his personality. Williams apprenticed as a draughtsman and joined the army aged 18. He was part of the Royal Engineers survey section in Bombay when he had his first experience of ...

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List of suicides - A. Johnny Ace, (1954), singer George Washington Adams, (1829), son of John Quincy Adams, jumped off a boat Robert Adams Jr., (1906), congressman from Pennsylvania, shot self after heavy losses in stock speculation Stuart Adamson, (2001), lead singer of the Scottish bands Big Country and the Skids Chris Adkisson a.k.a. Chris von Erich, (1991), professional wrestler Kerry Adkisson a.k.a Kerry von Erich, (1993), professional wrestler Mike ...

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After leaving the Nazz in 1969, Rundgren consistently alternated production work with his career as a solo artist. His first solo project was 1970's Runt, which was shortly followed by two highly acclaimed albums, 1971's Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren and 1972's Something/Anything?. Of particular note is the fact that Rundgren wrote, played, sang and produced almost everything on the latter album, and he has often recorded in this way since then. His music during this period (later classified as an early form of power ...

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There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean oneself after using the toilet. A lot depends on national mores and local resources. The most common choice in the Western world is toilet paper, sometimes used in conjunction with the bidet; see toilet paper for a discussion of the many alternatives used through history and in different cultures. In most of Asia the custom is to use water rather than paper, traditionally the left hand is used for this for which reason that hand is considered impo ...

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List of suicides - A. Johnny Ace, (1954), singer George Washington Adams, (1829), son of John Quincy Adams, jumped off a boat Robert Adams Jr., (1906), congressman from Pennsylvania, shot self after heavy losses in stock speculation Stuart Adamson, (2001), lead singer of the Scottish bands Big Country and the Skids Chris Adkisson a.k.a. Chris von Erich, (1991), professional wrestler Kerry Adkisson a.k.a Kerry von Erich, (1993), professional wrestler Mike ...

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There are many different types of toilets around the world. There are also many different ways to clean oneself after using the toilet. A lot depends on national mores and local resources. The most common choice in the Western world is toilet paper, sometimes used in conjunction with the bidet; see toilet paper for a discussion of the many alternatives used through history and in different cultures. In most of Asia the custom is to use water rather than paper, traditionally the left hand is used for this for which reason that hand is considered impo ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Sex- or caste-based cleaning roles, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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1967 - January. January 2 - Charlie Chaplin opens his last film, A Countess From Hong Kong in England. January 4 - Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 - Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. January 10 - Segregationist Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia. January 13 - Military coup in Togo under the leadership of Etienne Eyadema. Janua ...

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The city is next to the M1 motorway, and is on the Midland Main Line between London and Sheffield. High-speed trains operated by Midland Mainline can reach London in just over an hour. It is also served by rail lines to Birmingham via Nuneaton, and to Peterborough. Major industries in Leicester today include food processing, hosiery, footwear, knitwear, engineering, electronics, printing and plastics. The city centre is mainly Victorian with some later developments, which have usually been integrated in smoothly. The heart of t ...

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As opposed to romantic comedies, farces usually do not contain a traditional plot involving frustrated young lovers who eventually surmount all obstacles. Rather, they frequently focus on a transgression or on a character's urge to hide something from the other characters, and the unforeseen chain reaction that results. In staged farce there is usually only one setting throughout the play, often the drawing room of a family home which has numerous doors (and possibly French windows) leading to bedrooms, the kitchen, cupboards, and the garden. Alternatively, the setting can be a hotel or hospital room or an office. Film farces are typically ...

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Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 2500 BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt and China. In Roman civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company. The invention of the flush toilet is credited to Sir John Harington in 1596, though it took improvements in the Victorian era (likely spearheaded by Alexander Cummings rather t ...

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1967 - January. January 2 - Tia Carrere, American actress January 5 - Joe Flanigan, American actor January 8 - Michelle Forbes, American actress January 9 - Steven Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth) January 9 - Dave Matthews, South African-born musician January 14 - Kerri Green, American actress January 22 - Olivi ...

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The word toilet came to be used in English along with other French fashions (first noted 1681), and originally referred to the whole complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered on a dressing table covered to the floor with cloth (toile) and lace, on which stood a dressing glass, which might also be draped in lace: the ensemble was a toilette. Alexander Pope in The Rape of the Lock (1717) described the intricacies of a lady's preparation: ‘And now, unveil'd, the toilet stands display'd Each silver ...

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Toilet, Toilet - Etymology, Toilet - Khazi, Toilet - Loo, Toilet - Types of toilets, Toilet - Toilets in private residences, Toilet - Public toilets, Toilet - High-tech toilets, Toilet - History, Toilet - Culture, Toilet - Disposal, Toilet - Graffiti, Toilet - Furtive sexual relations, Toilet - Social bonding, Toilet - Unusual uses, Toilet - The Great Equalizer, Toilet - Bibliography

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