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We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We got a badly needed lift yesterday, as well as a much overdue dose of Christmas spirit, and a highly welcome injection of “red sauce” directly into our veins, at Cristina Fonta…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
Today is the birthday of George Kirke Spoor (1872-1953). Starting in 1894, Chicago-based Spoor was among the very earliest of motion picture exhibitors in the world. His first device, the…
This new series of posts came out of the stunning realization that I have family in all 50 U.S. states. My ancestors lived in 14 of them, all on the eastern seaboard or adjacent, and I have …
Wednesday, December 21, 7pm  at the Kraine Theatre: $10 GLEN HEROY is SANTA CLAUS by way of W.C. FIELDS! NOAH DIAMOND & MATT ROPER as MARX BROTHERS! JENNIFER HARDER does MAE WEST as K…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
Filed under: Ballroom/ Big Band/ Swing, Christmas, Music, PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS Tagged: Holiday Tea at THree, Nighthawks, Park Avenue Plaza, Vince Giordano
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
Filed under: African American Interest, Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: benefit, Black Lives Matter, Bunny Buxon, burlesque, Golden Lady Burlesque, Parkside Lounge, Rabbit Hole …
This new series of posts came out of the stunning realization that I have family in all 50 U.S. states. My ancestors lived in 14 of them, all on the eastern seaboard or adjacent, and I have …
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
In the midst of darkness, light persists — Gandhi We are exceedingly glad to get word of this wonderful sounding holiday event. As someone who spent a good part of his adult life in Pr…
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fi…
A little post occasioned by the fact (blogged about earlier) that today is the birthday of Pennsylvania. A you may have noticed, we have been intensely focused of late on a certain famous Pe…
Today is the birthday of Max Terhune (1891-1973). Originally from Indiana, Terhune was a ventriloquist, whistler, animal imitator, juggler and magician in the last days of vaudeville (early …
We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian called Fields Fest.  For a full list upcoming live Fields Fe…
This new series of posts came out of the stunning realization that I have family in all 50 U.S. states. My ancestors lived in 14 of them, all on the eastern seaboard or adjacent, and I have …
Three Christmas Cheers for Dreamland Diva Mink Stole! We had the great good fortune to see her Holiday Cabaret It’s Merry Christmas, Dammit at the Cutting Room last night and want t…
