* 2002 – Moscow Theatre Siege: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.

Bruce Willis won the 1999 Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Actor for his performance ( as well as for Armageddon and The Siege ).

* Mary Saunderson was sometimes referred to as Ianthe throughout her life, due to her excellent performance of the character in The Siege of Rhodes.

The least profitable commercial performance of his career was In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which made barely $ 10 million worldwide at the box office on a $ 60 million budget.

A view of Rhodes, designed by Inigo Jones ' pupil John Webb ( architect ) | John Webb, to be painted on a backdrop for the first performance of Davenant's opera The Siege of Rhodes " in recitative music " in 1656.

Performances in grand private houses were not unusual, and could have quite elaborate sets, as can be seen from the extant drawings for the original performance of Davenant's opera The Siege of Rhodes ( 1656 ) at his home Rutland House.

Davenant had seen Italian opera sung in Paris ; this inspired him to conceive a cunning plan: as the Puritan government had no objection to music, only drama, he obtained permission to stage a performance of his opera The Siege of Rhodes, to be sung in " recitative music ".

A view of Rhodes, designed by Inigo Jones ' pupil John Webb ( architect ) | John Webb, to be painted on a backshutter for the first performance of Davenant's opera The Siege of Rhodes " in recitative music " in May 1656, at Rutland House.

** In 2002, Rick Yancey gained cult-like fame for his performance in " Siege of the Cafeteria ," performed during halftime of a Dulles vs. Elkins football game.

* 1929 – Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton ; he is the only player in history to have reached that plateau.

The 49ers ' spectacular performance led to their offensive coordinator, Mike Shanahan, and defensive coordinator, Ray Rhodes, leading to them earning head coaching positions in 1995 for the Denver Broncos and the Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.

Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract, and quickly recorded their first song for the label, Taylor's " Ain't Gonna Fight It " featuring ace sessionplayer Michael Omartian ( Steely Dan ) on Rhodes.

* Rhodes ' most recent solo performance prior to Ectofest ' 07 was at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia on January 29, 2005, where she sold out two shows in the same evening.

The film was met with positive reviews and Otto's performance was praised: Steve Rhodes of Internet Reviews felt that Otto's performance was " the most interesting and funniest " of the film.

In an appearance on Larry King Live following her departure from Air America, Rhodes explained that the reason for her suspension was not really about the stand-up performance, but rather a ploy to force Rhodes to renegotiate her contract.

According to Rhodes, it was Air America who issued the press release that called attention to the video of her performance in San Francisco simply as a way to gauge her audience loyalty and her value to the network.

Actress / dancer / singer Cynthia Rhodes, known for her performance as the character " Penny Johnson " in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, replaced Plane as female lead singer, and former solo artist / Device member Paul Engemann replaced Wadhams as the male lead for Animotion's second self-titled album, informally known as " Room to Move " ( due to the success of this song ) to distinguish it from their first LP.

He is listed well down the national averages and his overall performance bears moderate comparison with that of, for example, Wilfred Rhodes who took 213 wickets at 13. 15 with 5 ten-wicket matches.

However, Rhodes ' performance was not strong enough to earn him the job as a closer, and he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Mark Redman and cash for Jason Kendall and cash after one season with the Athletics.

At the end of the English Interregnum, Mohun was one of the men — George Jolly and John Rhodes were others — who attempted to re-start dramatic performance.

Although this is a modern picture, the pavilion is the same as it was when Rhodes played there. Reviewing the 1925 season, Wisden commented on Rhodes's age and reduced performance.

She rose to prominence for her roles in several Broadway musicals including her performance as Glinda in Wicked and her portrayal of Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical.

Since 1944 he has also conducted regularly at the San Francisco Opera, where he made his debut with a memorable performance of Verdi's Falstaff.

From an exercise involving merely raucous, rough-and-tumble comedy, in his hands the performance turned into a revel of wit and word play, indecent at times, but always learned, pointed, and carefully aimed at some individuals present, and at the whole assembly.

To do this successfully required great skill and a special talent for both solemn and ribald raillery, a talent not bestowed on many persons, but one with which Milton was marked as being endowed and in which, at least in this performance, he obviously reveled.

but even in that famous passage, Milton was aiming not at the theatricals as such but at their performance by ' persons either enter'd, or presently to enter into the ministry.

This project was started at a time when there was a critical need for a high-energy fuel to provide an extra margin of range for high performance aircraft, particularly our heavy bombers.

The same standards for admission, for eligibility to receive scholarships or grants-in-aid, and for scholastic performance at college apply to all students.

Those persons who were lucky enough to see and hear the performance of his work at the Brest-Silevniov Festival in August, 1916, will certainly welcome his return to public notice ; ;

As he leads the Neurenschatz Skolkau Orchestra, Schlek gives a tremendously inspired performance of both the Baslot and Rattzhenfuut concertos, including the controversial Tschilwyk cadenza, which was included at the conductor's insistence.

We would have preferred, however, to have had the rest of the orchestra refrain from laughing at this and other spots on the recording, since it mars an otherwise sober, if not lofty, performance.

Three specimens for each sample to be tested are required in order to arrive at a satisfactory average of performance.

The announcement that the city would sue for recovery on the performance bond was made by City Solicitor David Berger at a press conference following a meeting in the morning with Wagner and other officials of the city and the PTC as well as representatives of an engineering firm that was pulled off the El project before its completion in 1959.

I remember his beardown performance in a meaningless exhibition game at Bears Stadium Oct. 14, 1951, before a new record crowd for the period of 18,792.

Irina Kolpakova, the Princess Aurora of Friday's performance, would be a change for the better anywhere, at any time, no matter who had had the role before.

Each high note had the crowd in ecstasy so that it stopped the show midway in the `` Mad Scene '', but the real reason was a realization of the extraordinary performance unfolding at the moment.

The only performance which was too soft for me was that of Yvette Mimieux, but since someone had to become the victim of despoilers, just to emphasize that such things do happen at these fracases, I suppose this was the attitude the part called for.

Snow or no, the fans were present in force at the Metropolitan Opera last night for a performance of the Ponchielli work.

A brisk, satirical spoof of contemporary American mores entitled `` An American Journey '' was given its first New York performance at Hunter College Playhouse last night by the Helen Tamiris-Daniel Nagrin Dance Company.

And although there was plenty of vigor in the performance, the ensemble was at its best when the playing was soft and lyrical, yet full of the suppressed tension that is one of the hallmarks of Beethoven.

Alvin Ailey and Carmen De Lavallade appeared in the first New York performance of Mr. Ailey's `` Roots Of The Blues '', a work given its premiere three weeks ago at the Boston Arts Festival.

Charles ' recording is very commonly played at major sporting and entertainment events, such as the Super Bowl, and WrestleMania 2 ; Charles gave a live performance of the song prior to Super Bowl XXXV, the last Super Bowl played before the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as during Game 2 of the 2001 World Series after the attacks.

His passive defensive performance while positioning himself in a forward position at Bowling Green, spreading his forces too thinly, not concentrating his forces in the face of Union advances, and appointing or relying upon inadequate or incompetent subordinates subjected him to criticism at the time and by later historians.