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Athens, Georgia native Madeline Adams was in her mid-teens when she started singing and writing songs in the early 2000s. Adams, who plays guitar and piano, makes music that echoes singer/songwriters ranging from Sarah McLachlan, Jenny Lewis, and Natalie Merchant to Joni Mitchell and Janis Ian. Just 15 when she started writing songs and performing them live, Adams (who uses only her first name professionally) was 17 when she put out her debut album, Kissing & Dancing, in 2002. The album had been available for a few months when it was picked up for distribution by Plan-It-X Records. Subsequently, Adams signed with the local Orange Twin label, recording her second full-length album, The Slow Bang, in 2005 and 2006. An intimate acoustic effort, The Slow Bang was produced by Mathew Houck (of Phosphorescent fame) and was recorded at his home in Athens and released by Orange Twin in early 2007. For her next album, 2009's White Flag, Adams didn't go the minimalist route -- she had a whole band backing her this time -- and the producer was Jason Robira, known in Athens circles for his contributions to the folk-rock band the Ginger Envelope and a former member of Louisiana outfit the Urbosleeks. Adams recorded her kaleidoscopic fourth album, 2011's Black Velvet, in a spontaneous fashion inspired by live shows and Neil Young's On the Beach and Tonight's the Night.
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Madeline is a children's book series written by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series and also into a live action feature film. The adaptations are famous for having the closing line, first uttered by actress Ethel Barrymore in a play: "That's all there is; there isn't any more." The first book in the series, Madeline, was published in 1939. It proved to be a success, and Bemelmans wrote many sequels to the original during the 1940s and 1950s. The series continues to this day, written by Bemelmans' grandson John Bemelmans-Marciano.
Books
The story takes place in a Catholic boarding school in Paris. Contrary to popular belief, the girls are not orphans. In the first book in the series, Madeline's "papa" sends her a dollhouse when she is ill. Also, the girls all go to visit their parents in the Christmas book.
The books all start with the line "In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines ...". The story is written entirely in rhyme, and the simple themes of daily life appeal to children.
The original series of Madeline books written by Ludwig Bemelmans has six books:
Madeline - Madeline gets appendicitis and must go to the hospital to have her appendix removedMadeline's Rescue - Madeline falls off a bridge and is rescued by a stray dog who joins her school. Winner of the 1954 Caldecott MedalMadeline and the Bad Hat - The Spanish Ambassador moves in next door, and Madeline assumes his son Pepito is mean and spoiledMadeline in London - Madeline and Pepito travel around the city of LondonMadeline and the Gypsies - Madeline and Pepito run away to join a group of traveling gypsiesMadeline's Christmas - Madeline celebrates Christmas with her friendsThe new series of Madeline books are written by John Bemelmans-Marciano, they are:
Madeline in America - Madeline travels to Texas in AmericaMadeline Loves Animals - Madeline travels to the zoo and meets the animals there Madeline Says Merci - Madeline learns how to be politeMadeline and the Cats of Rome - Madeline and her class travel to Rome in Spring.Madeline at the White House - Madeline and her class visit the White House in Washington, DCFilm
The earliest appearance of Madeline in the cinema was in the 1952 animated short Madeline, produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and directed by Bobe Cannon. The film was nominated for the 1952 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), but lost to Tom and Jerry's 7th and final award winning cartoon Johann Mouse.
In 1959, William L. Snyder's Rembrandt Films produced animated adaptations of Madeline's Rescue, Madeline and the Bad Hat and Madeline and the Gypsies for the educational film market. The latter two were featured, along with other similar adaptations of children's books, in Snyder and Gene Deitch's 1966 theatrical feature Alice of Wonderland in Paris.
A live-action feature adaptation of Madeline, produced in France by Jaffilms but shot in English, was released in 1998 by Tri-Star Pictures. It starred Hatty Jones as the title character, Frances McDormand as Miss Clavel and a supporting cast with British actors Ben Daniels and Nigel Hawthorne. Its script encompassed the plots of four of the books. Original music for the film was provided by Michel Legrand and has Carly Simon singing the theme song "In Two Straight Lines". It was directed by Daisy Mayer.
Television
In 1960, the Madeline stories were adapted to a one-hour color episode for the NBC anthology series The Shirley Temple Show. Madeline was played by Gina Gillespie, child actor Michel Petit played Pepito, and Imogene Coca portrayed Miss Clavel. It was Madeline's first appearance on television. The episode has been released to DVD.
In 1989, DiC Entertainment adapted the first Madeline book into an animated television special for HBO. The show's teleplay was written by Judy Rothman, who would serve as a writer, lyricist and story editor for nearly all subsequent Madeline animated projects. The special was narrated by Christopher Plummer, and featured original music and songs by Joe Raposo (who died four months before the special aired), with lyrics by Judy Rothman. The special was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Animated Program (One Hour or Less). In 1989 it was released on video by Hi-Tops Video.
In 1991, Cinar produced animated adaptations of the other five Madeline books for The Family Channel, with Christopher Plummer returning as narrator and Marsha Moreau returning to voice Madeline. Each special featured new songs, with lyrics by Judy Rothman and music by composer Jeffrey Zahn, who replaced the late Joe Raposo. In addition, "I'm Madeline," Madeline's theme song from the original special, was reprised in the new specials. The specials were released on video by Golden Book Video.
In 1993, DIC produced a Madeline cartoon series, which also aired on the Family Channel. A total of twenty episodes were produced for the first series. Christopher Plummer reprised his role as narrator again and "I'm Madeline" was used as the series' theme song. The series was later rerun on the Disney Channel and Toon Disney in the U.S. It features new songs with music by Andy Street (who replaced Jeffrey Zahn) and lyrics by Judy Rothman.
In 1995, an additional 13 episodes were produced by DiC for ABC, under the title The New Adventures of Madeline. The new episodes featured a new theme song, "Hats Off to Madeline", music by Andy Street with lyrics by Judy Rothman. ABC cancelled the series after 7 weeks, so 6 episodes did not air in the U.S. until the series was rerun on the Disney Channel beginning in 1997.
In 2000, DIC produced another new batch of 26 episodes for the Disney Channel. The theme song was once again changed, this time to "Oh, Madeline!" (although overseas airings of the episodes still had "Hats Off to Madeline" as the opening theme instead). In addition, Christopher Gaze succeeded Christopher Plummer as narrator of the series. The show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program. The New Adventures of Madeline was shown on KOL's Secret Slumber Party between Fall 2006 and 2007.
DiC also produced two animated telefilms. Madeline: Lost in Paris, which was released in 1999, featured Madeline being drawn into a scam by her supposed "Uncle" Horst and finding out the true meaning to the word "family". Andrea Libman voiced Madeline. The second cartoon film, entitled My Fair Madeline, was released in 2002 and the title character was voiced by Chantal Strand. The plot revolved around Madeline being placed in a London finishing school as punishment for trouble she had supposedly caused while trying to stop two thieves from robbing the Louvre. When she finds out that the thieves are in London, Madeline does everything she can to stop them from stealing the Crown Jewels.
Broadcast and home video rights to all of the DiC/Cinar Madeline episodes/specials/telefilms are currently owned by Cookie Jar Entertainment.
Original Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Characters
Main
Madeline: The smallest of the girls and the title character. She is about 7–8 years old, and is the only redhead. She had her appendix removed in the first story. She is known for being the bravest and most outgoing of the girls.Miss Clavel: Madeline's teacher and commonly believed to be a nun, but her dress in Bemelman's illustrations is actually that of a nurse. The fact that she is not a nun is also evidenced by the fact that she is not called Sister Clavel or Mother Clavel. Miss Clavel is always trying to keep Madeline out of trouble.Pepito: The Spanish Ambassador's arrogant son. He lives next door to the girls; used to be extremely naughty, but Madeline influenced him to change his ways. Due to his bratty nature and the distinctive hat that he constantly wore, he was called "the Bad Hat" by the girls. He stopped wearing the hat after he befriended the girls. He might have a crush on Madeline.Lord Cucuface (known in the movie as Lord Covington): Chairman of the school's board of trustees, had a change of heart after receiving one of Genevieve's puppies.Genevieve: The girls' dog. Extremely intelligent, possessing various skills such as juggling, arithmetic, etc. She was a stray until she saved Madeline from drowning.Peers
Chloe: Long orange hair (originally light brown until season 1)Nicole: Short light brown hair/dirty blonde.Danielle: Curly brown hair.Yvette: Very short Blonde hair (originally light orange until Madeline: Lost in Paris)Nona: Long black Hair and dark skin (light skin until season 2)Lulu: short black hair and Medium skin (Maroon hair and Light skin in season 1 and Madeline: Lost in Paris)Anne: long brown wavy hair and Medium skin (light skin and dark brown hair until season 2)Monique: Long brown hair (appears to be a shade of pink hair until season 3)Ellie (Called Simone in Madeline and the Science Project) black hair and dark skin (originally olive green hair until season 2)Amy: Dark brown curly hair and medium skin (Originally Blonde hair and light skin until season 3)until season 3, only Chloe, Nicole, and Danielle, were known (besides Madeline) the other girls remained nameless, and had barely any lines.
Peers (live-action film)
Aggie: Madeline's best friend in the movie who is always with Madeline and wants to do the same things she does.Vicki: Bossy and snobbish, who is horrible to Madeline, but they become friends in the end.Chantal: The girl with glasses.Multimedia
Audio
Madeline audiobooks have been appearing since the early 1970s in the form of vinyl records. The record typically consists of a mixture of stories and songs.
The first soundtrack for the TV series was Madeline's Favorite Songs, released in 1995. It contains 16 tracks of music composed by Joe Raposo or Jeffrey Zahn with lyrics by Judy Rothman from the DIC and Cinar specials. The second soundtrack, Hats off to Madeline, was released in 1996. It contained 17 tracks of music from the 1993 and 1995 episodes of the show. In 2002, the latest Madeline soundtrack to date, Sing-A-Long With Madeline, was released, featuring 27 tracks of music from the 2001 episodes.
Interactive
Madeline CD-ROMs started appearing in the early 1990s, in time with the TV show. The CDs were compatible with both Microsoft Windows-based PCs and Macs. They were published by Creative Wonders.
Toys
Madeline toys were initially produced by Eden Toys LLC. After the acquisition of Eden by Learning Curve, Learning Curve now produces Madeline toys. Most popular during the 1990s was a Madeline rag doll, with a signature half-smile and scar from the appendectomy that corresponds with the story from the book.
DVD releases
Films
Television Series
Madeline will return to 24/7 Disney Junior channel on March 23, 2012.