User talk:Tim riley

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Hello, Tim riley, and welcome to Wikipedia! This message is long overdue, and I have no idea why the welcoming committee has not gotten to you yet, so let me thank you for your wonderful contributions to Wikipedia. Here are a few good links for editors:

If you need help, post a question at the Help Desk or ask me on my talk page.

Again, a belated welcome! -- Ssilvers 21:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

1 Boyd Neel
2 Sullivan
3 Nash
4 The Princess (play)
5 Olympic
6 Globe Theatre
7 Royalty
8 Haymarket
9 DYK
10 Vanbrugh
11 Edit dispute
12 The Window (song cycle)
13 Pinter
14 The Wicked World and On Shore and Sea
15 Sargent
16 The Golden Legend (oratorio)

[edit] Boyd Neel

I had never heard of Neel before. What a wonderful addition to Wikipedia. I found a lot of bios for him on the web and took the liberty of adding them. I'll try to add some more info from them at the bottom under references and links. -- Ssilvers 20:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I've added what I thought was the most notable stuff from the other references. Please give it another look when you have a moment. Maybe you could put in a sentence or two about what his "most famous" recordings were. Great work! -- Ssilvers 21:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Do you know how to put the photo in the article (I reference it at the bottom, but I don't know how to upload images to WP and give the proper copyright info). If we did that, I bet we could get this quickl little piece of work designated a "Good Article". If you don't know, maybe you could get Adam Cuerden to help? -- Ssilvers 21:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sullivan

Hi, Tim. See the Sullivan talk page re: d'Albert. Do you have any info? -- Ssilvers 05:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, Harry Norris (conductor) is good, I think. -- Ssilvers 19:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Sold. Pray work your editorial magic. And perhaps a notice at the top of the Australian architect's page? - Tim riley 21:19, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Will do. BTW, thanks for your excellent edits on the G&S articles. I have never dug into the Patience synopsis, but it is too short and, basically, not very good. Care to give it a minor expansion job? Maybe just a little more detail, such as you added today? On another topic, I just put a band-aid on a conductor stub called Alberto Randegger. Do you know anything about him? Best regards, -- Ssilvers 21:40, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nash

Sure, Nash would be a great addition. You are rapidly filling in the WP coverage of DOC conductors! -- Ssilvers 04:58, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Princess (play)

Please take a look at this new article when you have a moment. Thanks! -- Ssilvers 06:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the second pair of eyes! Any interest in doing an article on the Olympic Theatre? Many of the Victorian drama articles refer to it. Apparently there was more than one theatre named Olymic at different times, so it may be a bit of a research job! Best regards, -- Ssilvers 18:49, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Olympic

Great job!! Go ahead and standardise Prince's at your leisure. Good catch. As to Cryptoconchoidsyphonostomata, there is an article for it (yours was missing an "o"), but with different authors. I would have said that perhaps it is a burlesque of the one you mentioned, but this one played earlier in 1875 with Trial by Jury, so it is hard to belive that there were two different plays of the same name produced in London within several months. Any thoughts? -- Ssilvers 13:19, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Globe Theatre

Feel like doing another super article on the Globe theatre (not Shakespeare's the Victorian one)? It hosted a number of famous works in its short life, and also an 1874 Gilbert farce called Committed For Trial (translated from Le Reveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy). See these references for a start.[1] and [2] and [3] (you'll also need to update Globe Theatre (disambiguation)). Just a few weeks ago, the London theatre articles were in terrible shape, and in the past few weeks, several people have been working on them, and we have made rapid progress!! Needless to say, I have focused on those with a G and/or S connection, but also worked on some others. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 18:50, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Now at Globe Theatre (Newcastle Street). Links changed, added to List of London venues. Kbthompson 11:38, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Royalty

OK, I did a copy-edit job. Please take another look. Thanks! -- Ssilvers 16:19, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Oops! Which Queen Adelaide should we be linking to in the article? -- Ssilvers 17:16, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Haymarket

You're on a roll, Tim! Next? It seems to me that such an historic theatre as the Haymarket deserves to have a bit more detail added to its article. I just put in all the Gilbert info, but many of the paragraphs cover a 50-year period with just the barest bones. Feel free to tell me to take a hike, though, if you are tired of theatre articles! Best regards, -- Ssilvers 05:11, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

I did a copy edit. This was deleted from the article (it used to be in the caption of the photo you deleted): "The first Haymarket Theatre, then known as the Queen's Theatre (later the King's Theatre), was designed by John Vanbrugh." Is it true? If so, it should go back in. Also, the years 1880 to 1994 still get only one little paragraph. Can you find any information for these years? Best regards, and thanks, as always! -- Ssilvers 12:31, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Wow! That must have been a lot of work. There are still some gaps in the article, but I think that you and I can say that we have done our share on it. It at least gives some idea of the history and significance of the theatre. Well done! -- Ssilvers 23:37, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 27 March 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Olympic Theatre, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Carabinieri 12:08, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Congrats on getting the DYK mention for your Olympic Theatre entry. Personally, I don't like the DYK mentions, because they usually attract a few vandals, but the vandals usually pass on by after a few days. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 14:18, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Heh, I found the picture! No, well done. Somebody must be reading these theatre articles.

It's the Goths I worry about, the Vandals pass on, but the Goths set up camp, steal your food, worry your wife and interfere with your sheep (or is it the other way round). Kbthompson 14:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Congrats - your first vandal - reverted. Kbthompson 15:21, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vanbrugh

Just a coincidence, I imagine, but is there any relationship between Irene Vanbrugh and your architect friend John Vanbrugh? -- Ssilvers 19:34, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

I have no information about this, but I doubt it, as the actress's name seems to have been a stage name. (Besides, her father was Dean of Exeter, and one can hardly imagine a respectable member of the dignified clergy being descended from an old rake like Van.) Tim riley 13:35, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edit dispute

Would you please weigh in with your opinion at Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story? Thanks for your opinion either way. -- Ssilvers 18:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Window (song cycle)

Please give this a once-over when you have time. Thanks! -- Ssilvers 22:41, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pinter

I took a quick look at your two Pinter sketches, adding a ref and some info to each. In the Pinter template, shouldn't Victoria Station be under "sketches" instead of "plays"? Best regards, -- Ssilvers 18:48, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

OK, fixed. -- Ssilvers 19:03, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Wicked World and On Shore and Sea

Would you kindly review/edit these new articles? Thanks for looking over The Window. It could use a "musical analysis" section. Have you seen anything that could be cited for that? Best regards, -- Ssilvers 15:06, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Best regards, -- Ssilvers 15:02, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sargent

Great work! Best regards, -- Ssilvers 15:14, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

I believe you could use it on that basis, but I am still ignorant as to how to do it. I did a copy-edit, and I also put up a notice on the biography project page suggesting to the folks there that this article might be ready to be upgraded to GA (if not FA) status if someone wants to help you with the technical stuff. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 05:04, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Golden Legend (oratorio)

Do you agree with the recent change re: cantata/oratorio? Please let me know. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 04:07, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

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