Charles XII, also Carl (Swedish: Karl XII; 17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), Latinized to Carolus Rex, was the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of Wittelsbach. Charles was the only surviving son of Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora the Elder. He assumed power, after a seven-month caretaker government, at the age of fifteen.
In 1700, a triple alliance of Denmark–Norway, Saxony–Poland–Lithuania and Russia launched a threefold attack on the Swedish protectorate of Swedish Holstein-Gottorp and provinces of Livonia and Ingria, aiming to draw advantage as Sweden was unaligned and ruled by a young and inexperienced king, thus initiating the Great Northern War. Leading the Swedish army against the alliance, by 1706 Charles had forced all of his foes into submission except Russia.
Charles' subsequent march on Moscow ended with the dismemberment of the Swedish army at Poltava and Perevolochna, and he spent the following years in exile in the Ottoman Empire before returning to lead an assault on Norway, trying to evict the Danish king from the war once more in order to aim all his forces at the Russians. Two failed campaigns concluded with his death at the Siege of Fredriksten in 1718. At the time, most of the Swedish Empire was under foreign military occupation, though Sweden itself was still free. This situation was later formalized, albeit moderated in the subsequent Treaty of Nystad. The close would see not only the end of the Swedish Empire but also of its effectively organized absolute monarchy and war machine, commencing a parliamentarian government unique for continental Europe, which would last for half a century until royal autocracy was restored by Gustav III.
The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre is the resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre.
The August Strindberg Repertory Theatre became the resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York City's East Village when it transferred its first production, Strindberg's Playing with Fire (co-produced by the Negro Ensemble Company), there in June 2012 after an initial run at the New School's theater in the West Village.Playing with Fire received three Audelco Award nominations, for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Best Revival and Best Costume Design. The cast consisted of Nathan James, Tocarra Cash, Elizabeth Flax, Jolie Garrett, Jaleesa Capri and James Edward Becton.
Its second production was a double bill of Casper's Fat Tuesday and The Stronger, and its third Easter.Casper's Fat Tuesday was co-produced by the Pink Pig Ballet and was an English-language premiere, translated by Jonathan Howard. In The Stronger Dina Rosenmeier played "Mrs. X" and Albert Bendix "Mr. Y". The Easter cast consisted of Chudney Sykes, Nathan James, DeSean Stokes, Carol Carter, Ley Smith, and Jolie Garrett. All first-season productions were directed by the company's artistic director, Robert Greer.
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
But it's alright
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, too
And all I've got inside me is lots of love for you, it's true
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
But it's alright
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
She's a wrong head, she's a walking-dead
I'm a living woman who's got a lots of plans it's true
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
But it's alright
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
Thank you, thank you for the letter
You made me feel better
Tee tah toe
That's the way it's gonna go, now
Curly Locks, two roads before you
Which one will be your choice
I really like to know, yeah
Curly Locks, your father is a poacher
And he don't want you dealing with me
Thank you, thank you for the letter
You made me feel better
Tee tah toe
That's the way it's gonna go, now
Curly Locks, two roads before you
Which one will be your choice
I really like to know, yeah
Curly Locks, your father is a poacher
And he don't want you dealing with me