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The New Yorker featured two-part profile of the governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who unbeknownst to writer Milton MacKaye would soon become the next president of the United States. Two excerpts (not continuous)… * * * From Our Advertisers Ah yes, the first time I visited the...
Emil Jannings had star billing for the English language version of Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel, but it was Marlene Dietrich’s portrayal of cabaret singer Lola Lola that stole the show. (IMDB) I was surprised by Mosher’s somewhat tepid review of this landmark film, which was...
Adams contributed parodies (“The Mall” by White and “The Intent Caterpillar” by Franklin) of what Rogers cites as “two of Punch’s favorite forms of bad verse: the sticky-sentimental and the mechanically clever.” The New Yorker’s theatre critic Wolcott Gibbs joined the fun by penning...
Rockefeller; the headline FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT INAUGURATED TOMORROW featured Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover on their last day in the White House, portrayed by Leslie Adams and Helen Broderick; Ethel Waters singing Irving Berlin’s“Supper Time.” (New York Public Library) * * * A Final By...
BYE BYE…The Central Park Casino was not long for the world whenLois Longpaid an enjoyable visit in November 1934. Long also found a good time at the Place Piquale, which featured the “startling,” deep voice of cabaret singerEve Symington.(centralpark.org/Pinterest) ...
Klemperer also guest conducted a number of orchestras in the U.S., including the New York Philharmonic, where his larger than life presence caught the attention of “The Talk of the Town.” Excerpts: MAESTRO…Top left,Otto Klempererwith Czech composerLeoš Janáčekin 1927; at right, with...
Replacements,Not Ready for Prime Time: Live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, January 11, 1986(2LP) Ringo Starr,Crooked Boy(EP) Rolling Stones,The Rolling Stones(LP) Sleater-Kinney,This Time / Here Today(7-inch vinyl) Talking Heads,Live at WCOZ '77(2LP) ...
During the 1930s one out of every 200 window cleaners in New York City fell to their deaths annually. In the previous decade, more than 80 fell to their deaths. In another excerpt, Norris recalled one of those unfortunate deaths.
If you had the time but not the means to travel to Europe (it was the Depression, after all), you might have considered a trip to “Old Québec,” just 500 miles up the road from New York City, although in those days you likely took the train, or possibly a boat, since routes be...