The band's popularity in the United States began to wane in 1956 – 57 as sexier, wilder acts such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard began to dominate the record charts ( although Haley's cover version of Little Richard's " Rip It Up "-which was released in direct competition-actually outsold the original ).

This was evident after the publication of part one of Little Women when girls wrote Alcott asking her “ who the little women marry .” The unresolved ending added to the popularity of Little Women.

Despite the popularity of some of his work, Little failed to launch Indigenous music in the country — from the 1970s onwards, groups such as Coloured Stone, Warumpi Band, and No Fixed Address would help improve the image of the genre.

American-born entrepreneur Lee Gordon, who arrived in Australia in 1953, played a key role in establishing the popularity of rock & roll with his famous " Big Show " tours, which brought to Australia many leading American rock ' n ' roll acts including Bill Haley & His Comets, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly & The Crickets and Jerry Lee Lewis.

A Fortune popularity poll in 1937 indicated Little Orphan Annie ranked number one and ahead of Popeye, Dick Tracy, Bringing Up Father, The Gumps, Blondie, Moon Mullins, Joe Palooka, Li ' l Abner and Tillie the Toiler.

That summer, commercial popularity heated up, as radio and MTV began playing " Little Miss Can't Be Wrong " and " Two Princes " directed by filmmaker Rich Murray ( who directed many of the band's videos ).

He achieved his greatest popularity in the U. S. in this role, becoming the subject of many parodies, including " Alistair Cookie " in Sesame Street & No. 39's " Monsterpiece Theater " (" Alistair Cookie " was also the name of a clay animated cookie-headed spoof character created by Will Vinton as the host of a video trailer for The Little Prince and Friends ); Alistair Quince, from The Carol Burnett Show, introducing the " The Family " sketches, which eventually became Mama's Family ; and, arguably, Leonard Pinth-Garnell, in Saturday Night Live & No. 39's " Bad Conceptual Theatre ".

While the Wilders were never wealthy until the " Little House " series of books began to achieve popularity, the farming operation and Wilder's income from writing and the Farm Loan Association provided a stable enough living for the Wilders to finally place themselves in Mansfield, Missouri's middle-class society.

His success at small or " low " comic roles such as Dazzle earned him the nickname " Little Johnny Brougham ," a moniker which he embraced and which boosted his popularity with working-class audiences.

" was the B-side of " Going Home to Mary Lou " and appeared on his 1961 album Neil Sedaka Sings " Little Devil " and His Other Hits ; and " All the Words in the World " was recorded but was kept in the RCA vaults until 1977, at the height of Sedaka's return to popularity, when it was released on the album Neil Sedaka: The ' 50s and ' 60s.

The band's popularity continued with the subsequent album, 1965's Introducing the Beau Brummels, and the Top 10 single " Just a Little.

During the height of his popularity in 1965, he recorded " Little Red Scooter ", which became a regional hit that he later performed on the Merv Griffin Show, among others.

Also notable are such shorter works as his March of the Little Lead Soldiers, which once enjoyed substantial popularity ( not only in France ) as an encore ; the comparably popular Marche des petits Faunes is from his ballet Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied.

The audition won him the job and in 1964, Little made his American television debut on CBS's The Judy Garland Show, where he imitated various male celebrities, including HJames Mason in A Star Is Born, and his popularity began to grow.

Little Brother's second album, The Minstrel Show, released in September 2005, saw increased success for the group due to their raised popularity and praise for the album from critics.

In 1963 the album was reissued under the title The Little Drummer Boy: A Christmas Festival, capitalizing on the single's popularity.

The popularity of the " The Little Drummer Boy " can be seen by the number of cover versions: a total of over 220 versions in seven languages are known, in all kinds of music genres:

Partly as a result of the immense popularity of this release, Columbia Masterworks published a series of soundtrack albums involving films that starred Dustin Hoffman, who had played the title character in The Graduate, including a spoken-word recording of excerpts from the soundtrack of Little Big Man.

Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series contributed to a rise in her popularity, as several of her singles (" Little Wish ~ lyrical step ~", " Spiritual Garden ", " Hoshizora no Spica ", " Beautiful Amulet ") were used as the ending themes for the franchise's anime adaptations.

By 1960, Little Audrey was the best known of Harvey's female characters due to her multi-media presence ( comic books, television / theatrical animation and-briefly-newspaper strips ), although her popularity was later eclipsed by the company's other female characters, Little Dot, Wendy the Good Little Witch and Little Lotta.

Feeling against Catholics, and especially against James, Duke of York, was running strongly ; the Exclusion Bill had been passed by the House of Commons, and the popularity of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, was very great.

Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity.

In 1763 he spoke against the unpopular tax on cider, imposed by his brother-in-law, George Grenville, and his opposition, though unsuccessful in the House, helped to keep alive his popularity with the country, which cordially hated the excise and all connected with it.

It also may have made an ultimate battle to the death between Margaret and the House of York inevitable by making manifest Richard's dangerous popularity with the Commons.

Calhoun believed that the outcome of the 1824 presidential election, in which the House made Adams President despite the greater popularity of Andrew Jackson, demonstrated that control of the federal government was subject to manipulation by Adams and Henry Clay.

Although a strong contributor to early Norwegian romanticism, Henrik Ibsen is perhaps best known as an influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the popularity of modern realistic drama in Europe, with plays like The Wild Duck and A Doll's House.

For a year the realm was ruled by Pelendur, Steward to King Ondoher, and then the crown was given to the victorious general Eärnil, who came from the House of Anárion and had gained popularity during the war.

' Chamberlain used his popularity and the cause of imperialism in the election to devastating effect, and with the Liberals split over the issue of the war, the Unionists won a huge majority in the House of Commons of 219.

Sutherland also had a small role as pot-smoking Professor Dave Jennings in National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978, making himself known to younger fans as a result of the movie's popularity.

The popularity of Noon House led to the building in 1814 of Jamaica House, which provided a convenient overnight spot for travelers at the midpoint between Manchester and Brattleboro.

On the wave of his growing popularity, Toombs won a seat to the United States House of Representatives ( 1844 – 1853 ), and joined his close friend and fellow representative Alexander H. Stephens from Crawfordville, Georgia.

Following the local popularity of the track " Slip Inside This House ", an edited 45 was released in early ' 68 and saw plenty of rotation on Houston radio.

During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, Ingrid, with her personal courage and integrity, influenced the Danish Royal House and its conduct in relation to the occupation forces, and won great popularity as a symbol of silent resistance and public patriotic moral.

At first the museum consisted of just five cars and a small collection of automobilia displayed in the front hall of Lord Montagu's ancestral home, Palace House, but such was the popularity of this small display that the collection soon outgrew its home and was transferred to wooden sheds in the grounds of the house.

In the 2002 Congressional midterm elections, Gephardt campaigned on the issues of the economy and Social Security, however the continuing resonance of the September 11 attacks, the momentum for military action against Iraq, and President George W. Bush's popularity lead to Republican gains, with the Democrats losing four House seats.

Because of the widespread longtime popularity of The Pilgrim's Progress, Christian's hazards — whether originally from Bunyan or borrowed by him from the Bible — the " Slough of Despond ", the " Hill Difficulty ", " Valley of the Shadow of Death ", " Doubting Castle ", and the " Enchanted Ground ", his temptations ( the wares of " Vanity Fair " and the pleasantness of " By-Path Meadow "), his foes (" Apollyon " and " Giant Despair "), and the helpful stopping places he visits ( the " House of the Interpreter ", the " House Beautiful ", the " Delectable Mountains ", and the " Land of Beulah ") have become commonly used phrases proverbial in English.

Some conventional dark rides have been converted to shooting dark rides to increase popularity, such as the case with Duel: The Haunted House Strikes Back!

As its popularity increased, theaters sprang up specifically for minstrel performance, often with names such as the Ethiopian Opera House and the like.

The White House was determined to unseat Wellstone, and felt Coleman, with his popularity in heavily Democratic St. Paul, offered the best chance of doing so.

Stephen Van Rensselaer's popularity remained high enough that he was able to make an ( unsuccessful ) attempt to unseat Daniel Tompkins as Governor of New York, and he later served in the United States House of Representatives.

Of increasing popularity among insurgent forces in Iraq is the HBIED or House Borne IED, coming out of the common military practice of clearing houses, insurgents will rig an entire house to detonate and collapse shortly after a clearing squad has entered.