Thursday, December 29, 2016
See this week’s Chelsea Now for my article on Theater for the New City’s community meeting this week in response to NYC’s announced Cultural Plan. It was interesting &#…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 28, 2016
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 …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:18PM[SHARE]Originally posted on NOCD-NY: The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Hester Street Collaborative have launched the development of New York City’s first-ever comprehensive cultural …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 27, 2016
I didn’t see La La Land yet, but Dr. Harriet Fields reports she spotted the mural containing her grandfather in the film. She says the mural is located “just off Hollywood Blv…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PM[SHARE]Filed under: Christmas, Indie Theatre, PLUGS Tagged: Glen Heroy, I Santa, LIC Bar
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:36AM[SHARE]Monday, December 26, 2016
C Fields Fest continues! Come see me and Dr. Harriet Fields (W.C.’s only granddaughter, a global health advocate) as we present the neglected 1935 WC Fields classic Man on the Flyin…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 25, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:04AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:04AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 24, 2016
I snapped this on the wall of the Lambs Club last month during Fields Fest. It’s by the pin-up artist Alberto Vargas, a favorite of both the Mad Marchioness and myself.Filed under: Art…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:12PM[SHARE]Today is the birthday of Ruth Chatterton (1892-1961). Born and raised in New York City, Chatterton was only a teenager when she secured her first professional stage work with a stock company…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:04AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:48AM[SHARE]Friday, December 23, 2016
Klondike Kate (Kathleen Eloise Rockwell, 1873-1957) was a real person! She was the toast of Dawson, Yukon during the Gold Rush, performing in saloons, the Savoy Theatrical Company, and the P…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06PM[SHARE]We had a quiet milestone earlier this week, and I was happy to get to share it with the people who were there. We presented a semi-staged reading of our holiday (play? radio play? screenplay…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:33AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 22, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:36AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 21, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 20, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:18AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AM[SHARE]Monday, December 19, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:04PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:18PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 18, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM[SHARE]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 …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 17, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM[SHARE]Friday, December 16, 2016
Filed under: Ballroom/ Big Band/ Swing, Christmas, Music, PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS Tagged: Holiday Tea at THree, Nighthawks, Park Avenue Plaza, Vince Giordano
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:04AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 15, 2016
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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:06AM[SHARE]Filed under: African American Interest, Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: benefit, Black Lives Matter, Bunny Buxon, burlesque, Golden Lady Burlesque, Parkside Lounge, Rabbit Hole …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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 …
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