Alphabet Associations - III

[Petrushka]

Albert was a dummy who took the place of a prisoner who was, for whatever reason, not present for roll-call. Albert is your first H, and also the furthest south.

Has everyone given up?

[LMcD]

Has everyone given up?

I do hope not. You have solved what I would say is the hardest of the three clues and come up with Albert, which is by far the biggest of the three H's.

[vinteuil]

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Albert, Bridgwater, Usher - all Halls....

neat little puzzle, that


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[LMcD]

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Albert, Bridgwater, Usher - all Halls....

neat little puzzle, that


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Halls possibly visited - in person or via the BBC - by Forumistas.
Albert RN was the dummy in the film of the same name, Bridgewater is in Somerset and the House of Usher came to a violent end.
Over to you, I think!

[vinteuil]

Over to you, I think!

... where might an opera by Smetana, stage music by Engelbert Humperdinck, and an overture by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco take you?

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[french frank]

Bridgewater is in Somerset

Minor correction: Bridgwater is in Somerset; Bridgewater derives from an earlier spelling of the name connected with the title of Earl of Bridgewater, created originally in 1538, the hall being named after, I believe, the third Duke of Bridgewater.

[LMcD]

Minor correction: Bridgwater is in Somerset; Bridgewater derives from an earlier spelling of the name connected with the title of Earl of Bridgewater, created originally in 1538, the hall being named after, I believe, the third Duke of Bridgewater.

Minor correction duly noted. All I can say in my defence is that they're both pronounced the same way.

[french frank]

Minor correction duly noted. All I can say in my defence is that they're both pronounced the same way.

Like vinteuil I thought it an elegant solution. Bravo! - and so back to vinteuil's Interesting I ...

[AuntDaisy]

... where might an opera by Smetana, stage music by Engelbert Humperdinck, and an overture by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco take you?

Illyria? Smetana's "Viola" (after "Twelfth Night")
Venice? "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" & "Il Mercante di Venezia" for Humperdinck & Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
[Castelnuovo-Tedesco's "Sea-Murmurs" an adaption of "Arise" from Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" - does that refer to Illyrians?]

Like vinteuil I thought it an elegant solution. Bravo! - and so back to vinteuil's Interesting I ...

Yes, The Hall clues were fiendishly clever & very satisfying when revealed by vinteuil.

[Petrushka]

Illyria? Smetana's "Viola" (after "Twelfth Night")
Venice? "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" & "Il Mercante di Venezia" for Humperdinck & Castelnuovo-Tedesco.



Yes, The Hall clues were fiendishly clever & very satisfying when revealed by vinteuil.

Italy???

Yes, the Hall clues were good but having got one I failed to follow through.

[AuntDaisy]

Italy???
Yes, the Hall clues were good but having got one I failed to follow through.

.. and I failed to think of the Country

[vinteuil]

Illyria? Smetana's "Viola" (after "Twelfth Night")

... o well done, so speedy.

Illyria it is, Smetana's unfinished opera Viola after Twelfth Night

It would be nice to have the Twelfth Night stuff from Humperdinck and Castelnuovo-Tedesco

And then you can Jump in ...

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[AuntDaisy]

... o well done, so speedy.

Illyria it is, Smetana's unfinished opera Viola after Twelfth Night

It would be nice to have the Twelfth Night stuff from Humperdinck and Castelnuovo-Tedesco

And then you can Jump in ...

I'd completely missed "Was ihr wollt" & "La dodecissima notte". (Too many links to the other Humperdinck's drove me away... )

[AuntDaisy]

Which J links:
A lunatic traveller (without a Tardis), a comic cartoon character (not Mickey Mouse), and a youthful character with twelve points (who's done it à la Bea Clissold).

[vinteuil]

who's done it à la Bea Clissold...

... many times. Many times. Many many times. Many many many times...



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