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There were dancing human bobbleheads of opera composers Verdi, Puccini and Rossini, as if they were mascots for Team Rigoletto, Team Tosca and Team William Tell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Finally, the film gets surrealistic and even incorporates the William Tell scene from Burroughs' own life.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024
She had written: “There’s a seething stillness to ‘The Card Counter,’ and to star Oscar Isaac’s character, William Tell.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
There is Rat Island, nothing more than a pile of rocks with a strange statue of the Swiss folk hero William Tell.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2021
Italian-born Gioachino Rossini, already famous, moved to Paris in 1824 and presented five operas there, including William Tell.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Said the Herald-American: "Tell William . . . and let William Tell."
From Time Magazine Archive
Tell William to make some strong coffee as soon as possible.
From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
"Tell William," said the doctor, "to drive round to the surgery before going on to Hamblyn Manor."
From The Squire's Daughter by Hocking, Silas K(itto)
Tell William to have the carriage at the door at a quarter past three; and do you pack my dressing case, and the few things I shall need for two or three days' absence.
From Sir Noel's Heir A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes
Tell William to drive as slowly as he likes.
From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert
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