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Mutual Admiration Society
"Mutual Admiration Society" can refer to: Literature * Mutual admiration society, a term referring to people who admire or flatter each other, originated in the 1800s but came into common use in the latter 1950s, popularized by the song of the same name. * ''The Westminster Review'', Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy (London), p. 400, "said members did accordingly resolve themselves into a little ''mutual admiration society'' for the entertainment and benefit of their visitors." (1824) * Virginia Woolf used the term in ''Night and Day'' (1919). * '' The Mutual Admiration Society (MAS)'' was a literary society of women who became friends at Somerville College, Oxford. Its members included Dorothy L. Sayers, Muriel St Clare Byrne, Charis Frankenburg, Dorothy Rowe, and Amphilis Throckmorton Middlemore, among others. Music * "Mutual Admiration Society (song) "Mutual Admiration Society" is a popular song published in 1956 from the Broadway musical '' Happy Hunting.'' The song's tune wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf (; ; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Woolf was born into an affluent household in South Kensington, London, the seventh child of Julia Prinsep Jackson and Leslie Stephen in a blended family of eight which included the modernist painter Vanessa Bell. She was home-schooled in English classics and Victorian literature from a young age. From 1897 to 1901, she attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of women's higher education and the women's rights movement. Encouraged by her father, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. After her father's death in 1904, the Stephen family moved from Kensington to the more bohemian Bloomsbury, where, in conjunction with the brothers' intellectual fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy Hodgkin, Iris Murdoch, Vera Brittain and Dorothy L. Sayers. It began admitting men in 1994. Its library is one of Oxford's largest college libraries. The college's liberal tone derives from its founding by social liberals, as Oxford's first non-denominational college for women, unlike the Anglican Lady Margaret Hall, the other to open that year. In 1964, it was among the first to cease locking up at night to stop students staying out late. No gowns are worn at formal halls. In 2021 it was recognised as a sanctuary campus by City of Sanctuary UK. It is one of three colleges to offer undergraduates on-site lodging throughout their course. It stands near the Science Area, University Parks, Oxford University Press, Jericho and Green Templeton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy L
Dorothy may refer to: * Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of it ..., protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character played by Sophie Aldred in ''Doctor Who'' *Dorothy, a goldfish on ''Sesame Street'' owned by Elmo *Dorothy the Dinosaur, a costumed green dinosaur who appears with '' The Wiggles'' * Dorothy (''MÄR''), a main character in ''MÄR'' *Dorothy Baxter, a main character on ''Hazel'' *Dorothy "Dottie" Turner, main character of '' Servant'' *Dorothy Michaels, Dustin Hoffman's character the movie '' Tootsie'' Film and television * ''Dorothy'' (TV series), 1979 American TV series * Dorothy Mills, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel St
Muriel may refer to: Places *Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain * Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement * Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada * Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada *Muriel Peak, a summit in California People *Muriel (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with this name *Alma Muriel (1951–2013), Mexican actress *Luis Muriel (born 1991), Colombian footballer Other uses * 2982 Muriel, an asteroid * Muriel (angel), in Christianity * '' Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour'' (''Muriel, or The Time of Return''), a 1963 French film * "Muriel", a song by Tom Waits on his 1977 album ''Foreign Affairs'' * ''Muriel'', a trawler built in 1907 * Cyclone Maggie/Muriel (1971), in the Indian Ocean * '' Muriel's Wedding,'' a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film See also * Murielle (given name) Murielle is a feminine given name. People with the name include: *Murielle Ahouré (born 1987), Ivorian sprinter *Murielle Celimene, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charis Frankenburg
Charis Ursula Frankenburg (née Barnett; 9 February 1892 – 5 April 1985) was a British author, one of the first women eligible for a degree from the University of Oxford, a founder of one of the first birth control clinics in England outside London, and a member of The Mutual Admiration Society. Early life and education Charis Barnett was born on 9 February 1892 in Isleworth, London, the daughter of British educator Percy Barnett and his wife, Annie (née Beeching). After attending Bedales School, near Petersfield, and St Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith, she began her studies at Somerville College, Oxford in 1912, where she met Dorothy L. Sayers, but was prevented from completing them by the outbreak of World War I. Instead she became a midwife and nurse, and worked in the maternity hospital of Châlons-sur-Marne. She was awarded a "war degree" from Oxford. Charity activities On 19 February 1918, she married Sydney Solomon Frankenburg (1881–1935), an army captain w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilis Throckmorton Middlemore
Amphilis Throckmorton Middlemore (14 April 1891 – 18 July 1931) was a British writer and teacher. With her friend Dorothy L Sayers, she founded '' The Mutual Admiration Society'' at Somerville College, Oxford, had some writing published, and was an English teacher at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, where she launched plays and acted in them. After Bryn Mawr she worked at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, teaching English from 1922 to 1928. Her distinctive first two names had become part of the family in the 15th century when a Richard and a Thomas Middlemore had both married into the Throckmorton family and a John Middlemore had married Amphillis Goodwin. She died on 18 July 1931, as reported by the college's newspaper, ''The Swarthmore Phoenix''. She was daughter of MP Sir John Middlemore, niece of Thomas Middlemore, and cousin of artist Emily Parker Groom Emily Parker Groom (1876–1975) was an American artist born in Wayland, Massachusetts. She remained an active pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutual Admiration Society (song)
"Mutual Admiration Society" is a popular song published in 1956 from the Broadway musical '' Happy Hunting.'' The song's tune was written by Harold Karr, the lyrics by Matt Dubey. Notable covers * 1956, duet by Ethel Merman and Virginia Gibson, original Broadway version * 1956, solo by Teresa Brewer, best-selling top-40 version * 1956, duet by Jaye P. Morgan and Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the '' Billboard'' c ..., reached no. 47 on the chart External links References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutual Admiration Society (song) 1956 songs Teresa Brewer songs Songs from musicals Vocal duets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutual Admiration Society - Joe Locke & David Hazeltine Quartet
Mutual may refer to: *Mutual organization, where as customers derive a right to profits and votes *Mutual information, the intersection of multiple information sets *Mutual insurance, where policyholders have certain "ownership" rights in the organization *Mutual fund, a professionally managed form of collective investments *Mutual Film, early American motion picture conglomerate, the producers of some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies *Mutual Base Ball Club (1857-1871), defunct early baseball team usually referred to as "Mutual" in the standings. *Mutual Broadcasting System, a defunct U.S. radio network * Mutual Improvement Association, the name of two youth programs run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *Mutual authentication, used in cryptography *"Mutual", a 2018 song by Shawn Mendes from ''Shawn Mendes'' ;Place names *Mutual, Maryland, a community in the United States *Mutual, Ohio, a village in the United States *Mutual, Oklahoma, a town in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutual Admiration Society (collaboration)
Mutual Admiration Society is a musical collaboration between singer/songwriter Glen Phillips and progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek. History The members of Nickel Creek were fans of Glen's band Toad the Wet Sprocket and a chance encounter with a friend of Glen's backstage at a festival led to Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins emailing Glen and Glen agreeing to sing the title song on Sean's debut solo album '' Let It Fall.'' Glen invited the band to perform with him at the Los Angeles nightclub Largo and they quickly became strong admirers of each other's music, leading to the name of the group. They got together in Glen's home studio in December 2000 and recorded the album in 3 days, though it took 3 years before it was finally released.Rubin, Steven"Grammys follow Nickel Creek as sound morphs" ''NC Times''. December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2008. Glen and Nickel Creek participated in a joint "Mutual Admiration Tour" in the fall of 2001, when they had initially exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
