The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 06:50, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
... that Micheline Legendre organized Canada's first puppetry festival (pictured) in conjunction with the
1967 World Expo in Montreal? Source: "organized the first international puppetry festival in Canada during Expo 67." (
Canadian Museum of History)
ALT1 ... that puppeteer Micheline Legendre originally trained as a violinist and created marionette shows with by the
New York Philharmonic and other orchestras? Source: "She collaborated on several musical productions, notably with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic." (
World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts) and “Legendre est violoniste” (and descriptions of where and under whom she studied) (
Société d’histoire d’Outremont)
Overall: A great profile of a unique artist. The article is long enough (4212 characters), and
Earwig checks out.
Joofjoof (
talk) 23:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you! As a note to promoter, if “in conjunction with” in ALT0 is too wordy, we could accurately say “as part of the 1967...” or something like it—I have found additional sources (
e.g.) confirming it was in the Youth Pavilion of Expo 67, rather than an ancillary event.
Innisfree987 (
talk) 15:58, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 06:50, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
... that Micheline Legendre organized Canada's first puppetry festival (pictured) in conjunction with the
1967 World Expo in Montreal? Source: "organized the first international puppetry festival in Canada during Expo 67." (
Canadian Museum of History)
ALT1 ... that puppeteer Micheline Legendre originally trained as a violinist and created marionette shows with by the
New York Philharmonic and other orchestras? Source: "She collaborated on several musical productions, notably with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic." (
World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts) and “Legendre est violoniste” (and descriptions of where and under whom she studied) (
Société d’histoire d’Outremont)
Overall: A great profile of a unique artist. The article is long enough (4212 characters), and
Earwig checks out.
Joofjoof (
talk) 23:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you! As a note to promoter, if “in conjunction with” in ALT0 is too wordy, we could accurately say “as part of the 1967...” or something like it—I have found additional sources (
e.g.) confirming it was in the Youth Pavilion of Expo 67, rather than an ancillary event.
Innisfree987 (
talk) 15:58, 24 January 2021 (UTC)