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She begins seeing the ghosts of the deceased valet, Peter Quint, and the equally deceased former governess, Miss Jessel--both of whom likely molested the children.
Marc Porter Zasada: Opera: Brilliant Turn of the Screw Ends L.A. Season Marc Porter Zasada 2011
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Soprano Tamara Wilson, emerging from her drowning or does she? in the lake, was equally effective as Miss Jessel--a haunted and haunting ghost you definitely would not want appearing suddenly in the bed beside your little girl.
Marc Porter Zasada: Opera: Brilliant Turn of the Screw Ends L.A. Season Marc Porter Zasada 2011
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* In fact, the jaunty march, originally known as “The Parade of the Tin Soldiers,” was composed by Leon Jessel in 1905.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The comic actor George Jessel claimed he invented the drink one groggy morning at his home in Palm Beach.
The Bloody Mary Makeover Steve Garbarino 2011
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* In fact, the jaunty march, originally known as “The Parade of the Tin Soldiers,” was composed by Leon Jessel in 1905.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Giselle Allen and Benjamin Hulett were precisely sphinx-like as Quint and Jessel.
The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida Fiona Maddocks 2010
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How the director chooses to portray Peter Quint and Miss Jessel tends to define the production – its style, if not its enactment.
The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida Fiona Maddocks 2010
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Implacable Susan Bickley sings the housekeeper Mrs Grose, Giselle Allen chills as the ghostly Miss Jessel and lovely Joanna Songi reprises her role as knowing, not-so-little Flora.
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The child's puppet dolls are miniatures of herself and Miss Jessel, dangled menacingly over the canopy of the big four-poster bed where the virginal new governess endures her fevered nightmares.
The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida Fiona Maddocks 2010
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LB Jessel Curry — He's one of the lowest touted prospects in Auburn's banner recruiting class, but he is already on campus and has a legitimate shot of receiving real playing time this season.
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