Sunday, October 4, 2026
As if any additional evidence were required that James “Jimmy” Finlayson was one of the classic comedy greats, we’ve learned recently that he too, much like Charlie Chaplin, Buster Kea…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:05PM[SHARE]Friday, October 2, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for October 2, 2026 include ones on Nick Mohammed and Richard Hell. Earlier Travalanche posts for October 2 include ones on: Groucho Marx Bud Abbott Spanky Mc…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:55PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 29, 2026 include ones on a lost collaboration between Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Josef Von Sterberg; and the Marx Bothers musical Minni…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:15PM[SHARE]Happy Silent Movie Day! We hope you will take the occasion, if one were needed, as an opportunity to browse the over 1,600 Travalanche posts on silent film. As always, the search function on…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:50AM[SHARE]Saturday, September 12, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for September 12, 2026 is about animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams. Other Travalanche posts for September 12 include ones on: Chaplin’s A King in New York…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:30PM[SHARE]Monday, August 31, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for August 31, 2026 are on Dorothy and DuBose Heyward, and Itzhak Perlman. Previous August 31 posts include ones on: Fredric March Arthur Godfrey Buddy Hackett…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 27, 2026
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Smile: The Charlie Chaplin Story at Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome)
"Cole cut a fine Chaplinesque figure"
The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Smile: The Charlie Chaplin Stor…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 03:01PM[SHARE]Tom Wilson (1880-1965) was a key player in the ensembles of several major silent comedies by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks, and Lloyd Hamilton; was in both of D.W. Griffi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for August 11, 2026 are about representations of Cleopatra on stage and screen; and two timely bits of Marx Brothers news. Happy Hip Hop Celebration Day. Earl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:55PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 9, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for August 9, 2026 is about P.L. Travers and Mary Poppins. Earlier Travalanche posts for August 9 (in no particular order) include ones on: The Bank (Charlie C…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:50PM[SHARE]Friday, August 7, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for August 7, 2026 is about David Rasche and Sledge Hammer! Happy National Lighthouse Day (on lighthouse movies) Earlier Travalanche posts for August 7 (in no …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:05PM[SHARE]Friday, July 31, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for July 31, 2026 are about Little Billy Merchant and some new show biz book reccs! Earlier Travalanche posts for July 31 (in no particular order) include one…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:10PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 12, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for July 12, 2026 are about the movies of Milton Berle and early film fantasist Walter R. Booth. Earlier Travalanche posts for July 12 (in no particular order…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:05PM[SHARE]Friday, July 10, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for July 10, 2026 are about songwriter Jimmy McHugh and slapstick movie comedian Sammy Brooks. And, man oh man, what a great day for show biz birthdays and an…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:05PM[SHARE]Morrison allowed fans of himself and general supporters, musical theater people, to connect with one another--not through him, but through themselves. He started the evening with a few popul…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:51AM[SHARE]Friday, June 26, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for June 26, 2026 are about the Ross Sisters and Zion Meyers. Earlier Travalanche posts for June 26 (in no particular order) include ones on: The Gold Rush (C…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:40PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for June 17, 2026 are about Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie, and actor Ralph Bellamy. Also, Happy World Crocodile Day! And R.I.P. to Tom Dreesen of the comedy team…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:35PM[SHARE]Monday, June 15, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for June 15, 2026 are about Deney Terrio of Dance Fever, and the eminent hypnotist and magician Ormond McGill. Earlier Travalanche posts for June 15 (in no pa…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for June 11, 2026 is about a family of theatrical Cochlans. Earlier Travalanche posts for June 11 (in no particular order) include ones on: A Day at the Races …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:35PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche post for May 27, 2026 is about the Vanderbilts, partial inspiration for characters in The Gilded Age. Earlier Travalanche posts for May 27 (in no particular order) …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:40PM[SHARE]Monday, May 25, 2026
Synetic Theater’s 2026–27 season is one of pure celebration in every sense, marking our 25th anniversary alongside America’s 250th birthday with a lineup that honors the past while cha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:14PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 19, 2026 are about The Ramones and some tv shows sponsored by Buick. Earlier Travalanche posts for May 19 (in no particular order) include ones on: I�…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:40PM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 15, 2026 are about Eddy Arnold and twin playwrights Anthony and Peter Shaffer. Earlier Travalanche posts for May 15 (in no particular order) include o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:50PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 14, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for May 14, 2026 are about two recently passed individuals, both of whom will be mourned by subsets of the comedy community: Kitty Bruce and John Barbour. Ear…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:05PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
Today’s new Travalanche posts for April 27, 2026 are about Samuel F.B. Morse, pin-up artist George Petty, playwright/screenwriter and Don Mullally. Earlier Travalanche posts for April 27 (…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:45PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Swan theatre, Stratford-Upon-AvonGatiss is part Hitler, part Scrooge, part Trump in Seán Linnen’s circus-like production for the RSCBertolt Brecht’s comic grotesque parable for Hitler�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 16, 2026
Today's new Travalanche posts for April 16, 2026 are about Dusty Springfield, Johnny Silver, and Christy Cabanne. Earlier Travalanche posts for April 16 (in no particular order) include ones…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:18PM[SHARE]Early photos of movie director Christy Cabanne (1888-1950) resemble the famous electro-charlatan Dr. Walford Bodie. It happens that Charlie Chaplin had once done a music hall act that lampoo…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Today's new Travalanche posts for April 14, 2026 are ones celebrating the 100th birthday of Liz Renay and the 200th birthday of Burdette Johnson, founder of Palmolive (they sponsored radio s…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 12, 2026
Today's new Travalanche post for April 12, 2026 is about actress and tap dancer Eleanore Whitney. Earlier Travalanche posts for April 12 (in no particular order) include ones on: The Tramp (…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:36AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 4, 2026
Today's new Travalanche posts for April 4, 2026 are about Richard Coogan (Captain Video) and Laurie Beechman (The Laurie Beechman Theatre). Earlier Travalanche posts for April 4 (in no pa…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 2, 2026
Today's new Travalanche post for April 2, 2026 is about a couple of great solo shows at Under St. Marks starring Killy Dwyer and Nelly Reznik. Earlier Travalanche posts for April 2 (in no…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:36PM[SHARE]Monday, March 30, 2026
Today's new Travalanche post for March 30, 2026 is about an upcoming New York screening of Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush. ALSO: Today is National Doctors Day. I've created two previous …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PM[SHARE]New Yorkers and Near-New Yorkers! I am excited to report the news the my good friends of the Silent Comedy Film Series are presenting a centennial screening of Charlie Chaplin's great featur…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Today's new Travalanche posts for March 18, 2026 are about Susan Tyrrell, Charley Pride, and the launch of issue #2 of Slips Slips. Earlier Travalanche posts for March 18 (in no particular o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:02PM[SHARE]Monday, March 16, 2026
Today's new Travalanche posts for March 16, 2026 are about the Jerry Lewis Centennial, the Charles Halton Sesquicentennial, National Panda Day, and silent star Conrad Nagel. Earlier Travalan…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Today's new Travalanche post for March 11, 2026 is about songwriter and serial rapist Joseph Brooks. Earlier Travalanche posts for March 11 (in no particular order) include ones on: Buster K…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:18PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 26, 2026
Today's new Travalanche posts for February 26, 2026 are about quotes by me in today's Irish Echo, the origin of Kellogg's Cereal, Christopher Marlowe, and dancer Judy Landon (wife of Brian K…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:24PM[SHARE] 
