11,840 stories by "Trav S.D."
Today is the birthday of the late Kenneth Mars (1935-2011). In a rational world, his name would be much better known. He was one of the funniest and most talented comedy presences on screens…
Filed under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: Drom, Midnight Cabaret
Since we made such noise about it here and here we thought we’d let you know the other shoe has dropped and last night we finally realized one of our life’s ambitions, which was …
Today is the birthday of pioneering movie director Allan Dwan (Joseph Aloysius Dwan, 1885-1981). Much like Frank Capra, Dwan had trained to be an engineer, but found himself much intrigued b…
Originally posted on Vintage Blog:Valda Valkyrien (1895 " 1956) was a Danish prima ballerina and a silent film actress. Born Adele Eleonore Freed in ReykjavÃk, Iceland, under the stage na…
God forbid we should have any (showers, that is) but it is officially April now, and, well, they have a Tin Pan Alley Song for EVERYTHING. Buddy DeSylva and Louis Silvers wrote this song for…
 Today is the 100th anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin Esssanay Comedy A Jitney Elopement (1915). This is one of Chaplin’s first movies with a reasonable plo…
 As we’ve written about before, Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton were the consummate Dagwood and Blondie in adaptations of Chic Young’s comic strip  on radio and in films f…
In observation of April Fool’s Day, tomorrow morning and afternoon Turner Classic Movies will show several comedies starring the hilarious Joe E. Brown and the much less-hilarious team…
Today is the birthday of stage and screen actress Jobyna Howland (1880-1936) Her unusual name was adapted from that of her father, Joby “Happy” Howland, who’d gained fame a…
Friday April 3, 8pm, $10 suggested Donation Barbes, 376 9th Street, Park Slope Opera on Tap’s New Brew Series Presents: SEX! COMEDY! ECONOMICS!: AN EVENING WITH TRAV S.D. (AN…
Filed under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, Dixieland & Early Jazz, FOOD & DRINK CULTURE, Jazz (miscellaneous), Music, PLUGS Tagged: Avalon Jazz band, Gansevoort Park Rooftop, Prohib…
I canNOT contain my excitement. See those exclamation points in my header? Set your DVR — tomorrow morning at 4:30am (EST), Turner Classic Movies will be screening a real rarity……
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of my theatre company Mountebanks. Throughout the year, I’ll be unleashing several activities to celebrate the theme of theatrical charl…
 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of my theatre company Mountebanks. Throughout the year, I’ll be unleashing several activities to celebrate the theme of theatrical …
Filed under: PLUGS, Silent Film Tagged: San Francisco, The Great Nickelodeon Show, Vogue Theatre
March 27, 7pm & March 28, 11pm HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Avenue Money Lab: An Economic Vaudeville  This Friday and Saturday, Trav S.D. plays P.T. Barnum in The Art of Money Getti…
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of my theatre company Mountebanks. Throughout the year, I’ll be unleashing several activities to celebrate the theme of theatrical charl…
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of my theatre company Mountebanks. Throughout the year, I’ll be unleashing several activities to celebrate the theme of theatrical charl…
Today is the birthday of Sam Hardy (1883-1935). Like many a Broadway show, he was born in New Haven. At the age of 21, he was cast in his first Broadway show, the melodrama The Fortunes o…
Tomorrow on Turner Classic Movies, four westerns of the 50s through the 70s, with a comedy western as appetizer (Warning: we often include spoilers!): 10:30am (EST) Carry on Cowboy (19…
Originally posted on BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD:Victoria and Albert Museum, Portrait of Ernest Thesiger by Alexander Christie ?
Today on Turner Classic Movies at 1:15pm (EST) the one and only 42nd Street (1933). A good definition of a classic film is one that you keep coming back to for inspiration and replenis…
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of my theatre company Mountebanks. Throughout the year, I’ll be unleashing several activities to celebrate the theme of theatrical charl…
Filed under: Burlesk, PLUGS, Singers Tagged: burlesque, Metropolitan Room, Sultry Songbirds
