| 单词 | William Tell |
| 例句 | William Tell was a good shot and put an arrow through an apple on his son's head. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I think that as we listened to the William Tell Overture, we were supposed to be imagining the Lone Ranger and Tonto riding their horses through the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Conrad and William Tell, who met two years ago on a blind date, got married over the weekend in Santa Ynez, Calif. They'd been engaged since last October. Lauren Conrad shows off wedding dress: 'I am officially Lauren Tell' 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The train action gets more impressive toward the end, and it’s always a pleasure to hear the William Tell Overture — but it deserves a better movie. ‘The Lone Ranger’: a ho-hum hi-yo Silver 2013-07-01T22:34:04Z “No matter what stories people tell you about what music means,” he said of Rossini’s “William Tell” Overture on the first televised program, “forget them. Stories are not what music means. Music just is.” Brash, Confident and Democratic: How Leonard Bernstein Symbolized America 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Why place the “William Tell” Overture, traditionally a curtain-raiser, at the end of the concert? At Seattle Symphony: Elliott Carter premiere, rousing Rossini | Classical review 2013-02-08T17:56:18Z Players roll a red ball toward holes with the numbers 1, 2 and 3 next to them with the “William Tell Overture” playing in the background. Rehoboth Beach’s Funland: A timeless treasure 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Davies appeared in the television series “William Tell” as a teenager and then served in the Royal Navy. John Howard Davies, TV Comedy Producer, Dies at 72 2011-08-24T04:55:11Z As Rossinians might complain, the overture to William Tell has always been far more popular than the opera it precedes. Prom 2: William Tell - review 2011-07-17T11:22:29Z Ron initiates a William Tell act with his automatic. ‘Vacation Friends’ Review: Life Lessons Amid Chaos 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z So it's fitting that "William Tell" has become known as the unofficial national opera of - Switzerland. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z I enjoyed comedy rapper Doc Brown's orchestrated homage to David Attenborough's narrative skills and The Boy with Tape on His Face's mime routine to the William Tell overture, racing hand-held horses on sticks. Prom 40: BBC Concert Orchestra/Minchin/The Boy with Tape on His Face etc ? review 2011-08-14T12:27:59Z A film crew circled the stage, providing interior views to a pigeon homicide, a deadly game of William Tell and a feast where even the furniture is devoured. 10 Stages and Screens Where I Saw Connection 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Lauren Conrad and William Tell are now husband and wife following their Saturday wedding near the California coast. Lauren Conrad marries William Tell; bridesmaids wear her designs 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z William Tell Overture, Gioachino Rossini Rossini’s final opera was supposed to be a serious drama, but these days it’s mostly remembered for an overture used as the theme song to the “Lone Ranger.” 10 Pieces of Classical Music Your Toddler will Love 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Whenever William Tell goes to a new motel, he rearranges the room and covers every last piece of furniture in white sheets, meticulously draped and tied. The direct line from ‘Taxi Driver’ to ‘The Card Counter’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z First up is William Tell, Rossini's final and by some distance longest stage work, a panoramic and highly romanticised sweep through the history of medieval Switzerland, and its struggle against rule. This week's new live music 2011-07-15T23:06:53Z Cartier Williams, a young and emphatic virtuoso, represented solo tap, charming the crowd with a galloping allusion to the “William Tell” overture. Dance Review: New York City Tap Festival Climax at World Financial Center 2012-07-15T21:07:43Z Over time it became more common to perform only extracts of William Tell. A bite of William Tell 2011-07-15T22:55:03Z It’s been a year of milestones for Lauren Conrad – who wed William Tell on Sept. 13 – and Saturday was no different as the former Laguna Beach star attended her 10-year high school reunion. 'Laguna Beach' Co-Stars Gather for 10-Year High School Reunion 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z William Tell was Rossini's 39th opera and was first produced in Paris in 1929. A bite of William Tell 2011-07-15T22:55:03Z Plus footage of the modern mortadella factory goes well accompanied by the overture to William Tell. Rick Stein's Food of the Italian Opera 2010-06-02T07:00:00Z He added: “I’ve done the ‘William Tell Overture’ a thousand times on my live show. Glen Campbell, Whose Hit Songs Bridged Country and Pop, Dies at 81 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The pas de deux from “William Tell” was by August Bournonville, which means that the beseeching and demurring should be especially innocent and playful. Review: School of American Ballet Workshop Includes ‘Harlequinade’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z One of the heavily marketed scenic rail journeys, the William Tell Express, is now called the Gotthard Panorama Express. What’s new for 2018 in France and Switzerland 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Whole sumptuous realms of melody will be on offer next week when the Seattle Symphony performs Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, Schumann’s Piano Concerto and Rossini’s “William Tell” Overture. Composer Elliott Carter’s symphonic gift for the SSO 2013-01-31T23:01:18Z Next came lively, deftly colored interpretations of two orchestral favorites: Rossini’s vivacious “William Tell” Overture and Respighi’s evocative tone poem “Pines of Rome.” Music Review: Tanglewood?s Season Opens With Good Friends Like Verdi and Bellini 2011-07-10T21:36:09Z Noseda is still scheduled to lead the company’s winter North American tour of Rossini’s “William Tell,” which is scheduled to begin Dec. 3 at Chicago’s Harris Theater. Muti quits as Rome Opera conductor 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z In “The Card Counter” his man in the room is Oscar Isaac’s William Tell, an austere poker player who travels around backwater casinos, staying under the radar and making sure to never win too much. The direct line from ‘Taxi Driver’ to ‘The Card Counter’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z After reveling in Wagner and Verdi, he plans to fly back next year -- for Rossini's "William Tell". Opera lovers fly long distance to hear Royal Opera sing 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z This monumental opera, Rossini’s final masterpiece, spins a tale of the legendary Swiss folk hero William Tell, a renowned archer who fought to liberate his homeland from Austrian rule. Review: A New, Abstract ‘Guillaume Tell’ at the Met Opera 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z From the grand opening, through the witty off-kilter rhythms of the Postillions, to the William Tell giddy-up of the conclusion, Koopman filled the room with the vitality of this great compatriot of Bach and Handel. Review: Koopman, SSO go for Baroque 2011-05-14T17:08:05Z So when Haddish’s name came up for the role of La Linda, a gambling agent who gets entangled with Oscar Isaac’s mysterious card shark William Tell, he was intrigued. In ‘The Card Counter,’ Tiffany Haddish brings the light 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Three times a week on the radio, those words, juxtaposed with the galloping strains of Rossini’s “William Tell” overture, captivated generations of midcentury Americans. Fred Foy, ?Lone Ranger? Announcer, Dies at 89 2010-12-23T06:59:22Z Rossini, meanwhile, was represented by the William Tell Overture, and Stravinsky by The Firebird. BBC Philharmonic/Noseda/Ehnes – review 2013-02-24T18:00:05Z He ended with a soaring rendition of Sibelius’s “Finlandia,” followed by an encore: Rossini’s “William Tell” Overture, selected from two options offered to attendees, who voted via text messages. Critic?s Notebook: No More Silent Summers 2011-06-28T22:12:22Z One classical tune that can work is something like an organ version of the “William Tell Overture” during a rally segment. At Nationals Park in Washington, Van Hoose hits all the right notes 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Rossini was capable of tragic sublimity, as you can see from such works of his as "Moses in Egypt" and "William Tell." Review: Seattle Opera's 'Barber' really cuts it 2011-01-17T21:39:14Z The run was made by a streaker known only as the ‘Snake,’ who took off to the strains of the ‘William Tell’ overture.” Perspective | The naked truth about streaking at the University of Maryland 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Allen Ginsberg once said of Burroughs that he didn’t become a serious writer until after he shot and killed his common-law wife, Joan Vollmer, in a drunken attempt at performing a William Tell act. Where Have All the Artist-Addicts Gone? 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The former Marine now called William Tell has, since his release from prison, become a quiet, methodical poker player mechanically executing gambits, controlling his environment. How Paul Schrader deals with a national stain in 'The Card Counter' 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She had written: “There’s a seething stillness to ‘The Card Counter,’ and to star Oscar Isaac’s character, William Tell. We asked a computer program to imitate Gay Talese’s writing. Then we asked Talese what he thought. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z There is Rat Island, nothing more than a pile of rocks with a strange statue of the Swiss folk hero William Tell. Channeling Thoreau: 24 Hours on Pea Island 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z At the end of the film, William Tell is in prison and La Linda comes to visit him. Breaking down 'The Card Counter' ending: Here's what that final shot means to Paul Schrader 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z As the movie opens, Isaac’s character, William Tell, explains how he came to learn his trade: in military prison, where he’s been serving a sentence that only later comes fully into focus. Review | With ‘The Card Counter,’ Paul Shrader has, once again, crafted a haunting portrait of alienation 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z These images are long-ago memories that continue to haunt Isaac’s character — he’s the card counter of the title, a professional gambler who calls himself William Tell. Review: Oscar Isaac gives a one-of-a-kind performance in Paul Schrader's 'The Card Counter' 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Isaac’s character, William Tell, is, as the title declares, a professional gambler, a habitué of casinos, an expert at counting cards. ‘The Card Counter’ review: Oscar Isaac, with quiet intensity, is this film’s ace player 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z As the titular card counter, Isaac is a gambler who goes by the name William Tell. Tiffany Haddish and Oscar Isaac on sex scenes and COVID filming for 'The Card Counter' 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z His latest film “The Card Counter,” now playing in theaters, stars Oscar Isaac as William Tell, a gambler existing in something of a self-imposed purgatory, drifting between small-stakes casinos and anonymous motel rooms. Breaking down 'The Card Counter' ending: Here's what that final shot means to Paul Schrader 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The logo of Sherwood Country Club is Robin Hood, but considering their pinpoint accuracy, the vast majority of golfers Friday in the second round of the Zozo Championship were closer to William Tell. Justin Thomas leads Zozo Championship after another round of seven under 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Thus, the Sinfonia’s tortured-but-well-meaning accounts of “popular classics” such as Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Beethoven’s Fifth, Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto land somewhere between high camp and high art. Perspective | 5 fresh musical escapes that will fill an hour — or six 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z He wondered if it was an original piece of music written specifically for the show, and in his search, he learned it was the “William Tell Overture” composed by Gioachino Rossini. Man’s work with Owensboro Symphony Orchestra spans 47 years 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z But before that it was something even more venerable - the William Tell Overture, by a 19th-century Italian composer named Gioachino Rossini. In a globalized world, music fragments take unexpected roads 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The Lone Ranger’s single saving grace is, ironically, that overpriced train, the focal point of the third act’s thrilling action set piece, set to a wonderful Hans Zimmer arrangement of the “William Tell Overture.” Disney’s new Dumbo is a garish CGI mess 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Let's just say the fan-favorite illustration was not doing its best William Tell impersonation today. Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson Match: The best and worst from Shadow Creek - Golf Digest 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z The mob got its way and nothing showed on the night “William Tell” was due to run. German-American history, largely erased, has lessons for today’s anti-immigrant sentiment 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z It is supposed to play the “William Tell Overture” from Rossini’s opera when drivers hit 55 m.p.h. Dutch ‘Singing Road’ Silenced After Villagers Complain: ‘I’m Going Nuts’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Domestic Goods — and Bads: Lauren Conrad and William Tell welcomed a baby son. Did You Hear ...? Rob Kardashian goes rogue, Kesha comes back and more from the week in entertainment 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z On Sunday, law enforcement authorities did not yet name the powdery substance that stopped Rossini’s “William Tell” on Saturday afternoon. Police: Spectator who threw powder at Met may be from Texas 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z And it was here, in 1291, that farmers in three valleys banded together against the Hapsburgs, giving rise to the Swiss Confederacy and the legend of William Tell. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Noseda then led the Turin Opera on a successful U.S. tour, gaining critical praise for its performance of Rossini’s monumental last opera, “William Tell.” Gianandrea Noseda becomes new National Symphony Orchestra director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z That weekend Gross had plans to see a four-and-a-half-hour opera, Rossini’s ‘‘William Tell.’’ Terry Gross and the Art of Opening Up 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z If a Jackals player steals a base, he may be heralded with an excerpt from Rossini’s “William Tell Overture.” The New Jersey Jackals’ Trumpet Guy 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Those who have seen this William Tell seem entirely unconvinced that Michieletto came anywhere near achieving that. The Royal Opera House rape scene disgusted its audience. But it did not move them | Deborah Orr 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z “Dark Star” for a half hour, “Drums,” “The Eleven” – with the William Tell bridge and Bob Weir flubbing a line and, charmingly, winding up his hand for a perfectly executed do-over. Grateful Dead goodbye starts with parking lot busts, serious stage jams 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The Red Sox played a highlight of the Belmont Stakes on the center-field scoreboard during a pitching change in the eighth with the Lone Ranger’s theme song - “The William Tell Overture” - playing in the background. Athletics lose another close one, 4-2 to Red Sox 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z But this time it will be followed by the full opera “William Tell,” by Gioachino Rossini, a rarely heard masterpiece. Jets? Giants? Better Ways to Spend Your Sunday 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The name of Switzerland's most famous historical hero is, of course, William Tell. Unlikely heroes of Switzerland 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z On Monday night, Covent Garden booed again, this time in response to a staging of Rossini’s William Tell. The Royal Opera House rape scene disgusted its audience. But it did not move them | Deborah Orr 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Fortunately for the country of eight million, William Tell is everywhere. When Switzerland Needs a Hero, It Calls William Tell 2013-11-26T03:36:05Z If the clue was an apple, he continued, the person could be Sir Isaac Newton or William Tell. City Room: Revisiting History Through Objects, and a Long-Gone Game Show 2013-07-22T19:05:21Z Sunday, right about when Jets and Giants fans are first putting their heads in their hands in dismay, Teatro Regio Torino will strike up the first notes of the “William Tell” overture at Carnegie Hall. Jets? Giants? Better Ways to Spend Your Sunday 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z There was a silence as though the whole audience had been turned to stone, and Liszt, without any prelude, began the opening bars of the overture to William Tell. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Who cares that the writer of such dramas as “Virginius,” “William Tell,” and “The Hunchback,” was trained for a physician? The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z Altdorf, about 50 miles south of Zurich, also has a theater built in the 19th century that hosts performances of Friedrich Schiller's drama "William Tell." When Switzerland Needs a Hero, It Calls William Tell 2013-11-26T03:36:05Z But if a second clue was an arrow, “you know it’s William Tell.” City Room: Revisiting History Through Objects, and a Long-Gone Game Show 2013-07-22T19:05:21Z Even as the cherry tree was posthumously invented for Washington and, perhaps, the apple for William Tell and the egg for Columbus, so around Marie in after years sprang up countless tales of her youth. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He belongs to the race of William Tell, of the Wandering Jew, the Flying Dutchman, the Sphinx to whom he is so often compared, the mermaid, the sea-serpent, Byron's Corsair, and Thaddeus of Warsaw. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The Swiss loved and honored William Tell just as much as if he had not in these latter years been proved a myth. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z William Tell and son In periods of uncertainty and anxiety—like now—the Alpine country embraces the tale, which includes Tell shooting an apple from his son's head and rallying the Swiss against Austrian overlords. When Switzerland Needs a Hero, It Calls William Tell 2013-11-26T03:36:05Z Schiller's William Tell, though idealized, is a human hero with the hearty thoughts of a real man. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z The best of marksmen sometimes make blunders; all do not shoot with the continued accuracy of a William Tell. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z As we entered it was executing an air which my companions recognized as from "William Tell," and they pointed out to me the beautiful passages—those which imitated the Alpine horns, etc. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z "Yes, or William Tell, because I didn't take his away from him about a year ago; that would be just as sensible, you little Miezi," said Otto, as he playfully stroked her cheek. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z MOGELSBERG, Switzerland—For centuries, William Tell has been Switzerland's national hero. When Switzerland Needs a Hero, It Calls William Tell 2013-11-26T03:36:05Z The story of "William Tell," derived from Schiller's drama, is adapted to sixth and possibly to fifth grade. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Rossini was but thirty-seven when William Tell, his last work for the stage, and his last work of any importance with the exception of the Stabat Mater was brought out. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z He is in sight of Bannockburn, where Bruce drove back the English invader, and of other fields associated with Wallace, the hero of Scotland, as William Tell is of Switzerland. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z I went to town yesterday to a matin�e of William Tell; it was delightful and I slept all night after it too. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z Let them hear how steadily William Tell's little son stood, for his father to shoot through the apple. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z Switzerland and chivalry are almost synonymous since the days of William Tell. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Every one knows that after William Tell, Rossini wrote no more for the stage. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Frederic Schiller felt this, and became an historian, a "prophet of the past," and wrote the Revolt of the Netherlands, the Thirty Years' War, the Maid of Orleans, and William Tell. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Yet for the memorising and rehearsing of this, previous to its being put on the stage, they were given only eighteen days,—the same period as for that other lengthy work, "William Tell." Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z And a fat man wants "William Tell," and a lady with a powdered nose asks for "Bubbles." Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Schiller, for another, would have gained a swifter compactness for his play if he had left out the needless fifth act of his 'William Tell' and rolled his fourth act into his third. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z With the exception of Il Viaggio a Reims nothing that he wrote for Paris, until he undertook William Tell, was absolutely new. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z The memory of William Tell would not now be cherished by liberty-loving Swiss, were it not for the friendly crags of the Alps that sheltered him. The Mountains of Oregon 2011-07-17T02:00:38.297Z To have written The Barber of Seville and William Tell is indeed a most striking evidence of wit personified and also of a keen mind. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z See what time and romance have done for William Tell. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z A few minutes yet, and then, swift as the arrow of William Tell, we rush toward the Alps! Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Nor has Donizetti produced any work so full of melody as Semiramide, or so dramatic as William Tell. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Ned was the Black Prince, and clanked in tin armor, while little Billy was William Tell and William Wallace by turns. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z He seemed especially adapted to the r�le of "Arnold" in William Tell. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Now, I think that I can show that the story of William Tell is as fabulous as—what shall I say? any other historical event. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Will any one tell me that William Tell was not justified in all that he did against the tyrant of his country? The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z As a string band played, a crowd formed a gantlet to the door, clapping and cheering to the galloping tune of the William Tell Overture for the last-minute filers. At One Post Office, Tax Day Is a Reason to Dance and Sing 2011-04-19T03:03:04Z Consequently I did not patronise the theatre much, and found I did far better to study my favourite scores—Lulli's "Alcestis," Gluck's "Iphigenia," Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Rossini's "William Tell"—in my own rooms. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z The opera announced for the evening in question was William Tell. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The whole work is unquestionably Rossini's greatest opera, with the exception of William Tell. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He opened on January 14th in "Damon" to a packed house and played in quick succession the characters of "Richelieu," "Othello," "Richard," "William Tell," "Sir Giles Overreach," and Rolla in "Pizarro." The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z You may fancy the attempt to perform the overture to "William Tell" with such appliances. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z An' William Tell wanted the tree to cut down. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z I was, however, compelled to change the opera to Lucia di Lammermoor, as the lady who had undertaken to replace the prima donna in William Tell was in such a nervous state. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Gessler, who had been sent by Albert to subdue the refractory Alpine shepherds, so exasperated them by his atrocities that he was shot by William Tell. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z I made him something between William Tell and the Corsican brothers; and nervous people would n't have seen him, I ween, for worlds. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z The Americans, and that in every station of life, have almost always three names: one Christian name and two family ones: George Washington Smith, Benjamin Franklin Jones, William Tell Brown. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z An' William Tell made a law that any man come to cut the tree they must not 'cratch their 'kin or else they would lose the cow. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z A matin�e was given the next day of Il Trovatore, followed by a splendid performance the same evening of William Tell. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Tuesday: ‘William Tell’ Composer November 30 Wednesday: Born 12/1/1935 It was 75 years ago today. Wordplay: Numberplay: Scrambled Controls 2010-11-29T20:50:00Z Then there was the day we went into the town to see 'William Tell.' The Undying Past But Henry behaved himself so outrageously that we were obliged to get to land not far from the place where William Tell sprang on shore. The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century. Once there was a man who name William Tell, an' him have a lots of cow. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z The stories of Faust, Macbeth, King Lear, William Tell, Robert the Devil, and many others I might name, have but meagre facts for a starting point.” Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands His first great opera was Tancredi, and this was followed by others in a lighter vein, notably the Barber of Seville, bright and amusing, and later William Tell, his finest work, dignified and beautiful. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women Cromwell was not a born or trained general or ruler, nor was Washington, nor was William Tell. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Like William Tell, we had long carried the arrow of revolution in our bosoms, but when we sent it forth it missed the mark. Waldfried A Novel Schiller had never been in Switzerland, and had only heard and read about the country, when he wrote his "William Tell." Methods of Authors Fifteen years later he himself wrote his 'William Tell,' a higher work, but a work which was not young. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Here—so the story runs—William Tell sprang ashore, and escaped the tyrant Gessler. An American Girl Abroad The Metropolitan Opera House opened with “The Huguenots,” which was followed by “William Tell” and “Fidelio.” Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 I thought of Gessler's cap on the pole and William Tell. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Quite a difference between that name and Oscar William Tell, eh? The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France I think "Don Carlos," and "William Tell," and especially "Wallenstein," finer; the last, indeed, finest of them all. Records of Later Life All this valley is sacred to the memory of William Tell. An American Girl Abroad In Marcus Curtius, William Tell, Garibaldi, and our own loved Washington, it makes the cream of history and the highest poetry of nations. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 There he is, just where he was told not to be, and William Tell was not in fault that his arrow has stricken Mathew Mizzle breathless. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 “Bully for you!” cried Josh, as his hand closed upon the revolver which had been taken from the fraudulent Oscar William Tell. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France "William Tell" was a triumphant success, and may be said to have been the last leaf in his laurel wreath, for he was destined not to live long after this great triumph. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History We dashed by Altorf, where the family of Queen Victoria's husband originated, passing the open square in which William Tell shot the apple from the head of his son. An American Girl Abroad William Tell could not get along smoothly with Gesler, the tyrant who robbed the Swiss of their rights. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character I won't offer to come in, for William Tell may be knocking about. Hurricane Island I hear you are a famous shot, William Tell, and handle well the bow and arrow. Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades But the spirit which guided Schiller in the choice of William Tell for a hero was a stranger to Shakespeare's heart, and its promptings would have met with no response there. Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare But, probably in consequence of his supposed connection with the legend of William Tell, the bailie to whom the name of Gessler has been given stands out more prominently in Swiss history than any other. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 His feelings can be imagined when he finds that the peasants have no popular traditions and are not acquainted even with the name of William Tell. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 After his “William Tell” Schiller could feel that he no longer owed his place by the side of Goethe to favor and friendship, but to his own work and worth. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Deerfoot," said Jack, pinching his arm, "you could beat William Tell himself, if he were living, with the bow, but what's the use of talking? Footprints in the Forest Why, Lord love your heart, William Tell, times are changed since you lived at Altorf. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 The Tellsplatte is a memorial chapel, to which pilgrimages are made in honour of William Tell. Tartarin On The Alps But William Tell was present, and seeing that Baumgarten would soon be captured by the Austrians he ran with him to the ferryboat and pushed off just as the Austrians rode up to the shore. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. We owe to them, humanly speaking, the last years of Schiller's life, and with them the master-works of his genius, from “Wallenstein” to “William Tell.” Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities "A William Tell of the woods, so to speak!" said the heavy, gruff voice, sounding an incredulous note. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods Less known, but equally heroic, is William of Cloudeslee, the William Tell of England, whose fame is that of a good yeoman, a good archer, and a good patriot. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race It seemed to him that William Tell in person, still dripping with the waters of the lake, his crossbow and his arrows in hand, was about to open the door to him. Tartarin On The Alps All the time that these changes were taking place, William Tell went quietly about his affairs. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. In the spring of 1801 the “Maid of Orleans” appeared on the stage, to be followed in 1803 by the “Bride of Messina,” and in 1804 by his last great work, his “William Tell.” Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities I have no objection to William Tell or Wallenstein, but—— take away your pig.' Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Doubts have been thrown on Belisarius, William Tell, and even on the Cid, who has become, thanks to the latest discoveries, a common robber. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life From his earliest years, William Tell had been his type. Tartarin On The Alps And the ultimate result of the action of William Tell was in the end the freedom of the Swiss people from the oppression of Austria. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Lemierre, with some theatrical talent, wrote ill; as the love of spectacle grew, he permitted his William Tell to shoot the apple, and his widow of Malabar to die in flames upon the stage. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Why did William Tell shudder when he shot the apple from his son's head?—Because it was an arrow escape for his child. Games For All Occasions “I say, William Tell,” cried Saxe—in plain English now—“can’t you understand your own language?” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps The frescos, representing the principal episodes in the life of William Tell, were finished, all but one, namely: the scene of the apple in the market-place of Altorf. Tartarin On The Alps “There was William Tell's son,” ventured his brother again. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills "What a strange old man," mused H�l�ne, as she sat in a box that night at the Academy of Music and listened to an aria from "William Tell." The Music Master Novelized from the Play G. P. P. William Tell Legend.—Could any of your readers tell me the true origin of the William Tell apple story? Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. That hero of Switzerland, William Tell, left behind him a tradition that it meant much to him to waken each morning and find Mont Blanc standing firm in its place. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon "Yes, a virile mask, energetic, just what I wanted—inasmuch as nobody knows anything about William Tell, who probably never existed." Tartarin On The Alps The new work was "William Tell," which was first brought out in Paris in 1829. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers For Schiller's dramatic works we must have recourse to Coleridge, who has given us versions of both parts of the 'Wallenstein' and 'William Tell.' The Book-Hunter at Home With diagrams he shows full well that old-time tales are things to scorn; that such a man as William Tell, in liklihood, was never born. Rippling Rhymes One candidate believes "Hudibras" to be an early Saxon poem; another that "Victor Hugo's best known work is William Tell"; another that "Aesop's Fables is a famous allegory." A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The chapel is situated just five minutes' walk from the landing, at the edge of the lake, on the very rock to which William Tell sprang, during the tempest, from Gessler's boat. Tartarin On The Alps After the failure of "William Tell," Rossini abandoned opera-writing, though he had a contract with the Grand Opera at Paris for four more works, and contemplated taking up the subject of Faust. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers History records with affection the names of such men as Wallace, Bruce, William Tell, and Garibaldi, who sacrificed very much for the land they loved. Life and Conduct It was just about as close a shot as was William Tell’s at the apple. Memoirs On one occasion I heard it play the overture to "William Tell," and it managed the "Storm" very handily. On the Stairs It would make him lose a day, but he owed it to himself to render that homage to William Tell, for whom he had always felt a peculiar predilection. Tartarin On The Alps The task that King Gessler set William Tell, was child's play compared with this. Black Bruin The Biography of a Bear Looking over the rolls on top, she mumbled to herself: "Tannhauser, William Tell, Chopin." The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life We went a picnic to—I say, by the way, while I remember it, do you know it’s all a howling cram about William Tell? The Master of the Shell William Tell is a national hero of Switzerland. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically Her "Faust," a later work, met with a like favourable reception, although "Masaniello" and "William Tell" had already taught the Paris public to be exacting. Woman's Work in Music In 1867 Posh sold the old William Tell to be broken up. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" The operatic career of Rossini ended in 1829 with the production of his opera of "William Tell," at the Paris Académie, with a brilliant cast. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present I would not be of thine for the free fame Of William Tell; but whatsoe'er thine ill,40 It must be borne, and these wild starts are useless. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Uncle Tom at least has a good moral, and so has William Tell and Pizarro—indeed I do not remember of ever reading a play which had not. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) Why do you, who adore Schiller, and who praise William Tell's deed, blame the Serbian boy, Princip, who did the same thing in killing Franz Ferdinand, the tyrant of Bosnia, his fatherland? Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) The only objection which can be urged against it, is that it is found preserved in various countries, of very different individuals—a crowning objection also to the legend of William Tell. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art I guess I felt as nervous as William Tell when he was going to shoot the apple off his son's head. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder I went to the opera, and heard William Tell. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 We do not study nature's laws at first, but the beautiful, typical life forms in nature, the lily, the oak, Cinderella, and William Tell. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart Did not your greatest national poet, Schiller, glorify William Tell, who killed Gesler, the Austrian tyrannous ruler in Switzerland? Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) As late as 1766, a play on the subject of William Tell was given to an empty house; no one would go to see a republican hero. The French Revolution A Short History Again, it was an apple the patriot William Tell shot from the head of his own bright boy with one arrow, whilst reserving a second for the heart of a tyrant. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure But his historical sense was aroused to suspicion by the story of William Tell, which he boldly sets down as a fable. Gibbon William Tell in Schiller's play kindles our love for heroic deeds into an enthusiasm. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart When William Tell was played some years ago at Drury Lane—to mention one single item—the price of copying the parts from the full score, at 3d. a page, came to L.350. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 At the exhibition at the close of the year, either 1828 or 1829, the drama of 'William Tell' was performed by some of the students, and your father took the part of the tyrant Gessler. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers But there was one man, named William Tell, who would not do this. Fifty Famous Stories Retold A few minutes later, a bag of macaroons slipped over her shoulder, and a merry voice announced: "William Tell gives this to his br-rave, beloved child." Honey-Sweet A boy of ten will take more delight in the story of King Alfred or William Tell than in twenty Gladstones or Bismarcks. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart Neither does the "Trovatore miserere," nor the "William Tell" or "Poet and Peasant" overtures so delight him as once upon a time. The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future William Tell, and the battle of Morgarten, where Burgundy was slain. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals William Tell's home was among the mountains, and he was a famous hunter. Fifty Famous Stories Retold She doesn't want to be a William Tell's child or a Daniel in the lions' den. Honey-Sweet And then there is that famous story about William Tell. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy No melody displays the true character of the English horn better than the Ranz des Vaches in the overture to Rossini's "William Tell"—that lovely Alpine song which the flute embroiders with exquisite ornament. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art No operatic overture since "William Tell" has been produced by this school of music, worthy to be rendered in a concert-room. Great Italian and French Composers We are reluctant to believe that William Tell was a mythological marksman and Gessler a wholly impossible bailiff. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 I'll not make her a William Tell's child or a Daniel in the lions' den. Honey-Sweet I have the happiness to send you a copy of Captain Dixon's letter to Commodore Sir Thomas Troubridge, informing him of the capture of the William Tell. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 And William Tell, was he not a patriot? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 25th, 1920 He modified French music, and left great disciples on whom his influence was radical, though perhaps we may detect certain reflex influences in his last and greatest opera, "William Tell." Great Italian and French Composers But alas! there was no chance of that, for there are no Casinos, no gambling, in the land of William Tell. The Chink in the Armour Such is the far-famed story of William Tell. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German At this time, her running rigging much cut, and appeared very ungovernable; firing, occasionally, at the William Tell; which I was surprised to see was not returned by the enemy, as they were within gun-shot. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 The same thing he felt in William Tell. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas In response to an encore which Quincy originated, and dexterously led, Miss James played the overture to Rossini's "William Tell" without notes. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life He was essentially a writer of light opera, although “William Tell” has many elevated moments. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University We are now done with William Tell, and must return to the doings of the three confederates to whom fame ascribes the origin of the liberty of Switzerland. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German If it were otherwise," he said, "don't you suppose that we would have tried Schiller's 'William Tell'? A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century William Tell," said Arnold, "and the best shot in all Switzerland. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) He is going to take me to see the Lion of Lucerne, and to Altdorf, under the lime-tree, where William Tell shot the apple. The Little Colonel's Hero He was a great student of German literature, and began his own literary career by a translations of Schiller's "William Tell." McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader Rossini wrote for Paris only two new operas, "Le Comte Ory" and "William Tell,"—the latter his masterpiece in the serious style. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Revised Fifth Reader of this Series contains the portion of "William Tell" probably alluded to. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader William Tell loved his wife and his children very much, and they all lived happily together in a pretty little cottage at Bürglen. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) There is a William Tell chapel near there that the Major wants to show us, and he will go up the Rigi with us. The Little Colonel's Hero One of their great men was William Tell. Big People and Little People of Other Lands "La Juive," a grand opera in five acts, words by Scribe, originally written for Rossini and rejected in favor of "William Tell," was produced for the first time at the Académie, Paris, Feb. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers William Tell and the other Swiss Patriots holding their nightly meetings. The World's Fair He wouldn't think that a shortage of tobacco and clothing was a sufficient excuse for slighting William Tell and the Jungfrau. Mince Pie She was glad when they pushed away from the pier next morning, in the steamboat that was to take them across the lake to the William Tell chapel. The Little Colonel's Hero Dasent shows how legends, such as the Story of William Tell and Dog Gellert, which have appeared in many Aryan peoples were common in germ to the Aryan tribes before migration. A Study of Fairy Tales Laevsky made jests at his own expense, saying he hardly knew how to fire off a pistol, calling himself a royal archer and William Tell. The Duel and Other Stories William Tell and the other Swiss Patriots holding their nightly meetings. The World's Fair Between Lucerne and Zug, I observed a number of peasants practising with the ancient weapons of William Tell, which they appeared to use with great dexterity. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium There is some difference in William Tell, Bertha and Rudenz are more modest and more sparing with their sighs, tears, and premonitions. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Why did William Tell shudder when he shot the apple from his son's head? My Book of Indoor Games "I'm a regular William Tell, eh?" he asked looking about. The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers Or, On the Trail of the Border Bandits In a little poem of Coleridge's, "William Tell," are these two lines: "On wind and wave the boy would toss Was great, nor knew how great he was." Ralph Waldo Emerson I spent a night at lovely Lucerne, on the Lake of the Four Cantons, the body of water on which William Tell figured long ago. A Trip Abroad Unluckily, Sir Richard is a poetical figment, and the Beresford ghost is a myth, like William Tell: he may be traced back through various mediæval authorities almost to the date of the Norman Conquest. Cock Lane and Common-Sense The famous episode of William Tell, was momentous to the main plot of the emancipation of Switzerland in its issue. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 554, June 30, 1832 With the fish we had the overture to "William Tell." As Seen By Me Fürst, Walter, of Uri, a Swiss patriot, who, along with William Tell, contributed to establish the liberty and independence of Switzerland; d. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge One evening, at a lecture, the lesson turned upon a song from "William Tell:" "Be motionless, and to the ground Incline a suppliant knee." Delsarte System of Oratory It was like the Hudson, only less bold—no, it was like the lake of the Forest Cantons, in the picture of the Chapel of William Tell! Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest Now Herbert Spencer took her to hear William Tell or the Creation. Lives of Girls Who Became Famous Even in Germany he had traveled only in certain districts, while Switzerland, of which his William Tell contains such vivid descriptions, he had never seen. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Al`torf, an old town in the canton Uri, at the S. end of the Lake of Lucerne; associated with the story of William Tell; a place of transit trade. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In the trio from "William Tell," after the words, "has cut an old man's thread of life," Arnold feels that Gessler has had his father murdered. Delsarte System of Oratory Probably, for he next set to work on a play which should be popular in the best sense of the word—William Tell. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes I have also read several of Schiller's plays—William Tell and Don Carlos among the rest—and got a great deal more excited over them than I have over anything for a long while. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss We passed this glorious scene, almost the only green spot on the bleak mountain-side, and swept around the base of the Axenberg, at whose foot, in a rocky cave, stands the chapel of William Tell. Views a-foot The story was about William Tell, the famous hero of Switzerland. The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young Had the author of "William Tell" or "Aida" vexed him, he would have spoken of them as M. Rossini, M. Verdi! Delsarte System of Oratory The influence of his historical and critical studies and of this reading is evident in the dramas: Wallenstein, Maria Stuart, The Maid of Orleans, The Bride of Messina, William Tell. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes I know not if a republic like ours can count even now upon the certain friendship of any European power, unless it be the republic of William Tell. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Rossini's opera of William Tell was advertised, and as we had visited so lately the scene where that glorious historical drama was enacted, we went to see it represented in sound. Views a-foot And also in that day, if there shall remain a high-altitude peasant whose potato-patch hasn't a railroad through it, it would make him as conspicuous as William Tell. What Is Man? and Other Essays Who would not look with veneration upon the undoubted arrow of William Tell—the swords of Wallace or of Hampden—or the Bible whose leaves were turned by some stern old father of the faith? Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 But of these, William Tell stands apart in several ways. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes If no apple has ever been shot off a boy's head from the beginning of the world, it may be done tomorrow morning, and by somebody who has never heard of William Tell. Heretics A Norwich young man is construing with me Schiller’s William Tell, with a view of translating it for the press. Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest Schiller's last play, like his first, was inspired by the Goddess of Freedom, but what a difference between the wild-eyed bacchante of the earlier day and the decorous muse of 'William Tell'! The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Do you recollect her lines on William Tell? or do you know Coleridge's lines to her, beginning with O lady nursed in pomp and pleasure, Where learned you that heroic measure? The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 The theme of William Tell had been used as early as the sixteenth century in one of the early popular pageants with which the modern German drama begins. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The anecdotal story, the story of William Tell, is as I have said, popular, because it is peculiar. Heretics I'm the wife of William Tell; Oh, but to be a man!—to have an arm To fit a heart swelling with the sense of wrong! Sanders' Union Fourth Reader As for the love-story in 'William Tell', it is hardly of sufficient weight to merit extended discussion. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Oh, yes; or William Tell, because I did not take away his, year before last. Rico and Wiseli He uses masses of populace in William Tell as in no other of his plays except the Camp of the Wallenstein trilogy. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes There were struggles to cast off foreign control; but the story of William Tell, and other legends of the sort, are certainly fabulous. Outline of Universal History A Desperate Youth The second act of "William Tell" had ended at the Grand Opera House. Tales from Bohemia In the summer of 1797 Goethe had revisited Switzerland and brought back with him the idea of a narrative poem about William Tell. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller One is reminded by it of the William Tell episode between Goethe and Schiller, though it was in this case only the theme and nothing of material that was transferred. A Study of Hawthorne Professor of Comparative Literature, Leland Stanford University William Tell is the last complete drama written by Schiller, finished February 18, 1804, in the author's forty-fifth year and something over a year before his death. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes One evening, however, William Tell and his wife sat in front of their cottage, watching their son amusing himself amid the flocks, when the former grew more thoughtful and sad than usual. Ten Great Events in History Where glory waited, there you would always find Arnold Winkelreid at the bat, with William Tell on deck. Remarks This is the case that is presented in 'William Tell',—the most notable drama in modern literature upon the theme of national resistance to foreign tyranny. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Look up in an encyclopedia the story of William Tell and prepare an oral report upon it. Early European History Unlike the other dramas of Schiller's last period, William Tell has no plot in the technical dramatic sense. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes A leader only was needed to induce a general revolt, and this leader was found in the person of William Tell. Ten Great Events in History No, Auntie," said Quincy, "Tom and I will run over to Vienna, and if we don't find her we will push on to William Tell's republic. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks After the completion of 'William Tell' his tireless energy of production found its next theme in the story of Dmitri, the reputed son of Ivan the Terrible. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Just write if you want me—a postcard will do—and you will not find William Tell hanging back. William Tell Told Again The noun clause may be made prominent by separating it and inserting the independent clause between its parts, +Example+.—The story of William Tell, it is now believed, is a myth. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition By the soul of William Tell! should the unknown peasant dare--But he is a brave boy, and twice has he done the last service to my race! The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Your name recalls the name of William Tell. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) And really there is but cold comfort in 'William Tell' for those who, in the revolutionary epoch, were clamoring against princes as such. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Hurrah for William Tell!" roared the crowd, and, taking the time from Werner Stauffacher, they burst into the grand old Swiss chant which runs as follows: "For he's a jolly good fellow! William Tell Told Again Tom Orgreave and Alicia were filling the entire house with the stormy noise of a piano duet based upon Rossini's William Tell. Hilda Lessways Thus, in the two hundred fifth year after the deed of William Tell, the Confederacy of the Thirteen Cantons was completed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation To the early part of the contest belongs the legend of William Tell, which historical criticism now pronounces a myth, with nothing but the revolt as the nucleus of fact. General History for Colleges and High Schools The uppermost thought of Schiller, then, was to win sympathy for freedom and the rights of man; yet in 'William Tell' we have nothing to do with any species of cloud-born idealism. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller There is not much more of the story of William Tell. William Tell Told Again No wonder, then, that the generations of William Tell and Arnold Melchthal bequeathed a resolute purpose of resistance to their descendants. A Book of Golden Deeds If we call for an illustration of patriotism, you point us to some Horatius or Leonidas of the olden times; or to some William Tell, or Ulysses Grant, of these more modern days. The True Citizen, How to Become One Cinderella is approved of for her goodness, William Tell for his independence, Columbus for his boldness; Cinderella's sisters are condemned for their selfishness, and Gessler for his meanness. How to Study and Teaching How to Study Until not very long ago, it was universally believed that William Tell was a historical character. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? The opera was "William Tell," and Signorina Drog sang the part of the heroine in place of Miss Hill, indisposed. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Up to this point we had been in the heart of the William Tell region. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 05 Named after Pontius Pilate, you know, that shot the apple off of William Tell's head. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04 While I was first planning the music to Lohengrin, I was disturbed incessantly by the echoes of some of the airs in Rossini's William Tell, which was the last opera I had had to conduct. My Life — Volume 1 William Tell is a myth—not the name, but the man the name stands for. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? "La Muette de Portici," which was as good as new to the majority of the audience, acquired historical interest from close association with "William Tell." Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time "I'm going to tell 'bout William Tell 'cause he's in the Bible," said Jimmy. Miss Minerva and William Green Hill William Tell, a bold hunter and skillful boatman of Uri, passing by one day, with his little son, Walter, refused to bend his knee before the symbol of foreign oppression. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life It was a saying, "That William Tell knew how to handle the rudder as expertly as the bow." Heroes Every Child Should Know Yet all these arguments are not half so damaging to the William Tell story, as the silence of Josephus is to the Jesus story. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? William Tell never existed; he is a myth; a survival of the sun-god Apollo, Indra, who was worshipped on the altars of Atlantis. Atlantis : the antediluvian world One time they's a man name' William Tell and he had a little boy what's the cutest kid they is and the Devil come 'long and temp' him. Miss Minerva and William Green Hill William Tell was the hero of the hour, and ever since his name has been enshrined in the hearts of his countrymen as the watchword of their liberties. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life "Thy father's news is not for thy young ears, my boys," murmured William Tell, as the door closed after the unconscious children. Heroes Every Child Should Know In one of the Forest Cantons at this time lived a famous mountaineer named William Tell. Famous Men of the Middle Ages I can't bear these people who interfere with all your cherished ideas, and say that Columbus didn't discover America, and Shakespeare wasn't Shakespeare, and William Tell didn't shoot the apple.' A Summer in a Canyon This enthusiasm for freedom is well illustrated in "William Tell," the most widely popular of his plays. Wilhelm Tell Events were gradually shaping themselves for the appearance of William Tell on the scene. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life The next morning William Tell rose at an early hour, and proceeded to the fair at Altdorf, to sell his chamois skins. Heroes Every Child Should Know An order is issued for the performance three times a week of "republican tragedies, such as 'Brutus', 'William Tell', 'Caius Gracchus,' and other dramas suitable for the maintenance of the principles of equality and liberty." The French Revolution - Volume 3 William Tell would not have been one whit more likely to cleave the apple if he had known that his arrow would describe a parabola under the influence of the attraction of the earth. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Her one and only hero—William Tell—never, as we now know, existed. Yet Again Schiller, in his drama of "William Tell," adopts the latter version of the story. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life The next day William Tell took his thoughtless nephew with him, on a hunting excursion, since it was necessary he should find some better occupation than throwing stones. Heroes Every Child Should Know They dined together and went to hear "William Tell" at the Opera. The Education of Henry Adams The big boy had been playing the William Tell trick with him, and had hit his head instead of the apple. Adventures Among Books When the Man of Fact demolishes some pretty fallacy like William Tell and the apple, he should be required to substitute something equally delightful and more authentic. Penelope's Postscripts What schoolboy or schoolgirl is not familiar with those stirring lines from "William Tell's Address to His Native Mountains," by J. M. Knowles? Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life William Tell was born toward the close of the thirteenth century. Heroes Every Child Should Know The orchestra commenced with Rossini's Overture to "William Tell"—perhaps the finest piece of instrumental picture music since Haydn's Creation and the Pastoral Symphony of Beethoven. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum The Overture to William Tell is there as plainly as if it were noted down in full score. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring Zurich was congratulated on the possession of a Paragon of public virtue; and William Tell, in the character of benefactor to Switzerland, was compared disadvantageously with Mrs. Lecount. No Name And the story of William Tell,—is it not dear to every heart that loves liberty? Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life William Tell had been requested by his careful wife to purchase a variety of articles for the use of the family. Heroes Every Child Should Know He listened to the tender chorus that opens "William Tell"; and as the Latin psalm proceeded, pictures of the past rose between him and the altar. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories He listened to the tender chorus that opens William Tell; and, as the Latin psalm proceeded, pictures of the past rose between him and the altar. Padre Ignacio; or, the song of temptation Paris had given the apple to William Tell. Paul Kelver, a Novel William Tell! aim with my own crossbow at the head of my own offspring! Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life "William Tell!" said one of the soldiers; "why it was his kinsman who raised a rabble to insult the ducal bonnet the other night." Heroes Every Child Should Know The identification of William Tell with the sun becomes thoroughly intelligible; nor can we be longer surprised at the conception of the howling night-wind as a ravenous wolf. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology There was a painter and he painted well: He'd paint you Daniel in the lions' den, Beelzebub, Elaine, or William Tell. The Three Taverns FEW mediaeval heroes are so widely known as William Tell. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology He describes, with the loving minuteness of a contemporary, all the incidents of the Swiss revolution, but nowhere does he say a word about William Tell. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology One cold autumnal evening, the blaze of the cheerful fire which the wife of William Tell had kindled on the hearth, against her husband's return, gleamed through the rude latticed casements of their cottage window. Heroes Every Child Should Know Like all the solar heroes, from Herakles and Perseus to Sigurd and William Tell, he performs his marvellous deeds at the behest of others. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology After this, it is not surprising to find that no two authors who describe the deeds of William Tell agree in the details of topography and chronology. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology This conclusion essentially modifies our view of the origin and growth of a legend like that of William Tell. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology The earliest work which makes any allusion to the adventures of William Tell is the chronicle of the younger Melchior Russ, written in 1482. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology The first author of any celebrity who doubted the story of William Tell was Guillimann, in his work on Swiss Antiquities, published in 1598. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology THE following are some of the modern works most likely to be of use to the reader who is interested in the legend of William Tell. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology |
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