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Мат Уилямс: Докато не се координира създаването на таланти, американското ръгби ще продължи да чака своя слънчев ден

Мат Уилямс: Докато не се координира създаването на таланти, американското ръгби ще продължи да чака своя слънчев ден Съединените щати вече щяха да са доминиращата сила в ръгбито в света, ако не беше намесата на президента

Matt Williams Съединените щати вече щяха да са доминиращата сила в ръгбито в света, ако не беше намесата на президента Нейт Огспъргер от САЩ спринтира напред по пътя си към есето срещу Нова Зеландия в Мериленд през 2021 г. All Blacks спечелиха със 104:14 След 8 години всички ще се подготвяме за историческото Световно първенство по ръгби за мъже през 2031 г. То ще бъде първото в, както поетично…

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OUT OF THE 'RAIN’

June 15, 1944

In his Behind the Scenes: Hollywood column on June 15, 1944, Harrison Carroll reported that Lucille Ball was close to signing to play the lead in the Broadway musical based on the play Rain. 

The play version of Rain was written by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, based on the short story “Sadie Thompson” by W. Somerset Maugham. It opened on Broadway in November 1922.  It took the summer of 1924 off and re-opened at another theatre racking up more than 700 performances. There were Broadway revivals in 1926 and 1935. 

The first actress to play Sadie Thompson in 1922 (as well as in the 1926 revival) was Jeanne Eagels, a former Ziegfeld Girl. Eagels went on to great fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She posthumously was nominated for an Academy Award after dying suddenly in 1929 at the age of 39.  

The 1935 revival featured Tallulah Bankhead as Sadie Thompson.  Bankhead teamed with Lucille Ball in a December 1957 episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” and was mentioned on “I Love Lucy.” 

Rain is one of the titles of plays and films that Ethel Mae blurts out when she is serving dinner at the Ricardos. 

When Rain was filmed in 1932, the prized role of Sadie Thompson went to Joan Crawford. 

Crawford teamed with Lucille Ball in a 1968 episode of “The Lucy Show” and was twice mentioned on “I Love Lucy.” 

Prior to that there was another adaptation of the Maugham short story, the 1928 silent film Sadie Thompson, starring Gloria Swanson.  This version featured Charles Lane, who often appeared on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.”  Swanson and Lucille Ball both appeared in the 1960 special “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood.” Coincidentally, Swanson was intended to star on “The Lucy Show” in the episode that eventually featured Joan Crawford. 

In 1946, just two years after this news item was published, the story was used as the basis for an all-black version titled Dirty Gertie from Harlem USA.  Francine Everett played the lead. Francine appeared in the most important films of Black Cinema.  

Unfortunately, for whatever reasons, Lucille Ball did not play Sadie Thompson in the musical version of Rain, although the project forged ahead without her.  It was titled Sadie Thompson, and featured music by Vernon Duke and lyrics by Howard Dietz. Billed as a ‘play with music’ it opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on November 16, 1944, and ran for 60 performances, closing on January 6, 1945.  

Ethel Merman was originally cast to play the role of Sadie Thompson. On September 29, 1944, a week and a half into rehearsals, she withdrew from the production. The role of  went to June Havoc. Broadway lovers may remember that she was later the inspiration for Gypsy Rose Lee’s sister, Baby June, in the 1959 musical Gypsy, which would star... Ethel Merman.  Ralph Dumke (the husband of the nervous new tenant in “Lucy and Superman”) was in the ensemble of Sadie Thompson.  Also in the cast was John (aka Jack) Cassidy, who would become a big Broadway star and even appear on a 1965 episode of “The Lucy Show” with a Hello, Dolly / spy theme. 

In 1953, when Lucille Ball was already two years into “I Love Lucy,” Rita Hayworth took on the character in the feature film remake Miss Sadie Thompson.  Robert Osborne, a protégé of Lucille Ball’s and the host of Turner Classic Movies, considered Hayworth to be "the definitive" Sadie Thompson. The film was initially released in 3-D!  It inserted several of the songs from the failed Broadway musical. 

It is no wonder that the character of Sadie had allure for Lucille Ball. She thought herself every bit as good a dramatic actress as Bankhead, Swanson, and Crawford. She was also continually looking for a vehicle to bring her back to Broadway, a venue denied her in her early career. Coincidentally, when she finally got to Broadway in a new musical also based on a hit play, it would be at the very same theatre that had briefly hosted Sadie Thompson. Lucy would just have to wait sixteen years to occupy the Alvin’s star dressing room, finally on the marquee in December 1960 with Wildcat.   

In 1997, the story was turned into an opera by Richard Owen. It was produced in New York City in 2003 and recorded. 

Sadie Thompson was not the only musical version of Rain. In 2016, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego premiered a new musical version adapted by Sybille Pearson with music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa. It starred Broadway powerhouse Eden Espinosa as Sadie Thompson. 

So what kept Lucille Ball from playing the role?  Perhaps she decided (like Merman) that the script or score were not good enough?  We already know that she was not a confident singer and was often dubbed in films.  Perhaps despite the allure, she was just not ready to play a gritty prostitute?  Or it might have been pressing radio and film commitments that kept her on the West Coast. Broadway runs are generally a six month commitment. We will never know for sure. But it sure would have been fascinating!

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Kanadische Behörden nehmen den Zusammenbruch von Celsius unter die Lupe

Langsam scheinen die Probleme bei Celsius zuzunehmen, da die kanadischen Aufsichtsbehörden Untersuchungen eingeleitet haben. Die Probleme mit dem Zusammenbruch der Krypto-Lending-Plattform Celsius scheinen sich weiter zuzuspitzen, nachdem bekannt wurde, dass die kanadischen Aufsichtsbehörden mit internationalen Partnern zusammenarbeiten, um das bankrotte Unternehmen unter die Lupe zu nehmen. Mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Quellen sagen, dass die kanadischen Aufsichtsbehörden seit Juni mit Kollegen aus den Vereinigten Staaten zusammenarbeiten, um die jüngsten Vorfälle bei Celsius näher zu klären, wie die Financial Post am 9. August berichtet. Die Untersuchung wurde unmittelbar nachdem eingeleitet, nachdem Ceslius die Abhebungen gestoppt hatte, bevor das Unternehmen Insolvenz anmeldete. Laut den Quellen sind Behörden aufgrund Quebecs größten Rentenverwalter, die Caisse de dépôt et Placement du Québec (CPDQ) an dem Fall dran, da der Verwalter rund 150 Millionen USD in Celsius investiert hat. Die Investition fand im Oktober 2021 statt und trug maßgeblich dazu bei, Celsius auf über 3 Milliarden USD zu treiben. Die Untersuchungen werden sich darauf konzentrieren, ob die Nutzer von Quebec ihr Geld in Celsius gesperrt haben, und es soll auch der genaue Betrag herausgefunden werden. Dies folgt vor allem auch darauf, als Investoren von Celsius ihre Lebensersparnisse verloren hatten. Insbesondere Sylvain Théberge, Leiter der Medienarbeit der AMF hat die Ermittlungen zu Celsius weder bestätigt noch dementiert. An anderer Stelle leitet die Ontario Security Commission Berichten zufolge eine ähnliche Untersuchung ein. In letzter Zeit hat die Agentur zunehmend daran gearbeitet, gegen unregulierte Krypto-Unternehmen in Ontario vorzugehen. Celsius ist trotz der Überprüfungen durch die kanadischen Behörden bei keiner kanadischen Behörde registriert. Dies ist ein Grund, warum die Provinzen eng mit der United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) zusammenarbeiten. Celsius wird auch von verschiedenen US-Bundesstaaten näher beleuchtet, darunter Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey und Washington. Neben der behördlichen Untersuchung von Celsius muss sich das Unternehmen auch mehreren Klagen von Kunden stellen. Insbesondere die in den USA ansässige Anwaltskanzlei Braga Eagel & Squire, P.C. reichte eine Sammelklage gegen Celsius Network und dessen CEO Alexander Mashinsky ein. Die Klage wurde im Namen aller Personen und Organisationen eingereicht, die in Celsius investiert hatten. Ceslius kämpft auch gegen eine weitere Sammelklage, in der das Unternehmen beschuldigt wird, nicht registrierte Wertpapiere in einem Ponzi-ähnlichen System verkauft zu haben, während es Investoren davon überzeugt hat, seine Finanzprodukte zu überhöhten Preisen zu kaufen. Die Klage wurden vom ehemaligen Investmentmanager von Celsius, Jason Stone eingereicht, der das Unternehmen auch beschuldigte, an der Manipulation des Kryptomarktes beteiligt zu sein. Bildquelle: Pixabay Read the full article

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Лос Анджелис и Остин напускат MLR, а ръгбито в САЩ е изправено пред допълнителна несигурност

Лос Анджелис и Остин напускат MLR, а ръгбито в САЩ е изправено пред допълнителна несигурност Отборите, притежавани от австралийския предприемач Адам Гилкрист и кръстени на него, ��яма да участват в състезанията, но през 2022 г. ще има отбор в нов град

Отборите, притежавани от австралийския предприемач Адам Гилкрист и кръстени на него, няма да участват в състезанията, но през 2022 г. ще има отбор в нов град Крис Матина от Austin Gilgronis се опитва да пробие срещу Los Angeles Giltinis на стадион Los Angeles Coliseum през май Мейджър Лийг Ръгби, професионалното състезание по ръгби за мъже в САЩ, ще има 12 отбора през следващия сезон, което е…