Lew Wallace

...between the oppressed titular hero and Messala, his buddy-turned-imperial enemy. There are additional gladiatorial dust-ups too (drawing on Lew Wallace's original 1880 novel). Thursday's world premiere transformed the vast O2 arena into a...

In this article: Ben Hur, Terence Rattigan, Iain Glen, Stewart Copeland, Charlton Heston, and Judgment Day

...Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince who becomes a galley slave through a miscarriage of justice and, subsequently, a champion charioteer. Lewis Wallace, an American Civil War general, wrote the original novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in...

In this article: London, Ben Hur, Cash cow, Bankruptcy, American Civil War, Lewis Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Charlton Heston

...rolled and flew into London for the first time. The show, which Abraham described as "opera for God" and based on US Civil War General Lew Wallace's best-selling book, appeared at the O2 Arena as part of a tour expected to cost GBP19m. The...

In this article: Ben Hur, God, Psychologically, Anglican, MGM, and Charlton Heston

...Sunday and what has been pitched as the most exciting chariot race since the fall of Rome. The show is based on the 1880 novel by Lewis Wallace, a US civil war general who wrapped up his Christian message in a thrilling adventure yarn to help...

In this article: Ben Hur, Charlton Heston, Chicken, Vulture, Palm Sunday, Oscars, US Civil War, Gone with the Wind, and Lewis Wallace

...falcons, two eagles, two vultures and two donkeys. Welcome to Ben Hur Live. The stage extravaganza - based on the 1880 novel by Lewis Wallace which in turn engendered the Charlton Heston screen epic - arrives in London on 17 September with...

In this article: Ben Hur, Charlton Heston, London, Oscars, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of Oz

...wind and pyrotechnic effects in a show performed in the round, like an ancient arena." The show is an adaptation of US author Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ", the story of first-century Jewish prince Judah...

In this article: Ben Hur, London, Oscars, Jesus Christ, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Charlton Heston, and Stewart Copeland

...the German director, Franz Abraham, who is hoping to emulate the success of the Hollywood film. The 1959 film was based on Lew Wallace's bestseller, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of...

In this article: Europe, Oscars, London, Shaun McKenna, Ben Hur, and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

...they shouted, and the blent voices of the many rolled overwhelmingly against the consular stand. ' Ever since General Lew Wallace published his 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, from which the above quotation comes, the blent...

In this article: Ben-Hur, William Wyler, Christianity, Oscars, Antioch, and Kalem Company

...was being held in the Santa Fe jail at the time he wrote the letter. The letter, which was written to the state''s governor Lew Wallace, is polite, articulate and to the point, and begins by saying: "Dear Sir. I wish you would come down to...

In this article: Billy the Kid, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Lincoln County, Lincoln County War, and Pat Garrett

...Sir," begins the missive. "I wish you would come down to the jail and see me." The sender of the letter to territorial governor Lew Wallace was none other than Billy the Kid, the legendary gunslinger who was being held in the Santa Fe jail...

In this article: Billy the Kid, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Lincoln County War, All rights reserved, and Pat Garrett