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May 15

Bengali font Microsoft Word

Is there a website that deals with Bengali fonts if I were to use them in Microsoft Word? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donmust90 (talk • contribs) 02:38, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

See this. Also pinging @Titodutta and Dwaipayanc: who may know more about the topic. Abecedare (talk) 03:07, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Hunchback

Is there any version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that actually follows the plot of the original fully or mostly? Almost all the movie adaptations (either theatrical or made-for-TV) tend to radically change the characters' personalities, important aspects of the plot, or even worse, scrapping the entire plot, like the lamentable version from Disney. I'd really like to know if there are any faithful adaptations, since I like the story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CD34:A4E0:59DB:6C1E:FF01:328 (talk) 11:45, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Director of the off-off-Broadway production of The Lion in Love (play)?

Hello, Reference desk/Humanities people.
According to The Village Voice, Ann Guidici was the director. I'm struggling to find internetty mentions of this person and/or the fate of "The Lion in Love" in its initial runs.
Could you possibly help me out with these things? Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 15:08, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

The Internet Off-Broadway Database says The Lion in Love lasted six performances.[1] Giuduci also directed Royal Gambit earlier in 1963; it made it to nine performances. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

When did the Cherokee Outlet become part of Oklahoma Territory?

According to our article and most sources, Oklahoma Territory included the Cherokee Outlet from the creation of the territory in 1890. However, some highly reputable sources disagree, and in fact the Organic Act appears to as well. It reads the territory includes various lands, "... except the unoccupied part of the Cherokee outlet", and furthermore, the borders of the territory are described as running until they "strike[s] the south line of the Cherokee outlet which it follows westward to the east line of the State of Texas," and then also includes the borders of the Public Land Strip as if they were non-contiguous [thanks to the Outlet], and finally, states that the outlet will be added to the territory at a later time. Most sources include it from the beginning, but some, most notably, well, the organic act itself, but also the Newberry County Maps Project, puts it as joining in 1893, following the proclamation of a treaty with the Cherokee. Might anyone know what's up? --Golbez (talk) 21:31, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

[2] might help; it says the Cherokees refused to sell the land to the government in August 1889, but a second offer "was accepted on December 19, 1891 and confirmed by Congress March 17, 1893". Way more detail in the link. 184.147.134.128 (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for this link, it's very helpful, and good to have sourcing closer to the time. So in that case it sounds like most maps of Oklahoma Territory are incorrect, since the Outlet wasn't included in it until 1893? --Golbez (talk) 15:23, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome. I couldn't find a source that explains the maps, alas. My guess is that the maps were made when there was an expectation that the area would be included? BTW, this [3] might be interesting to you as well. 184.147.134.128 (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2015 (UTC)