11,887 stories by "Trav S.d."
I stumbled across this image the other day and got curious. I could only find a few facts: this troupe of little people was managed by German born Oscar Klinkhart (ca.1897-1975). They …
Filed under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS Tagged: Anna Copacabanna, Bingo-a-Go-Go, Ethyl's
As part of Fields Fest, on November 17, your humble correspondent appeared on Rachel Cleary’s “Hear and Now” show on Radio Free Brooklyn to talk about the festival and the …
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: FOOD & DRINK CULTURE, HOLIDAYS/ FESTIVALS/ MEMORIALS/ PARADES, PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS Tagged: New York City, Scotland, St. Andrew's Day
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…
Originally posted on cinematically insane: "What was the first movie?" my 9-year-old niece asked after a recent trip to the multiplex. I hate questions like that. Because I'm a "movie guy," …
Tomorrow on TCM, starting early and throughout the day, several films by Alfred Hitchcock (warning: we always include spoilers!) 6:00am (EST): Young and Innocent (1937) I'm astonished I'd…
Fields Fest continues this week into mid-December with three informative and entertaining talks shedding light into lesser known aspects of the early career of beloved screen comedian W.C. F…
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…
I’ve touched on this subject once before, and had originally intended to do more two weeks ago (November 13) for all sorts of reasons. In fact, I probably would have hit it in two post…
Today Turner Classic Movies is showing canine related films most of the day. As a digestif, they have also devoted Silent Sundays to the same theme. The fun starts at midnight. Love My Dog (…
“Stand clear, and keep your eye on this ball!” We’ll be blogging about comedian W.C. Fields all through November and December as part of our tribute to the comedian call…
Today is the birthday of Florence Lake (Florence Silverlake, 1904-1980). Lake started out in 1910 in a vaudeville act called “Family Affair” with her parents and her brother Arth…
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…
Tomorrow on Turner Classic Movies: Most of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies: 6:30am (EST): Roberta (1935) The original Broadway stage production (with songs by Jerome Kern and Ot…
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: Comedians, Comedy, Comedy Teams, HOLIDAYS/ FESTIVALS/ MEMORIALS/ PARADES, Laurel and Hardy, Thanksgiving, Three Stooges, W.C. Fields Tagged: Chester Conklin, Laurel and Hardy, p…
A magical time was had by all at last night’s Fields Fest screening of W.C. Fields’ The Bank Dick at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, L.I., introduced by special guest Dr. H…
I’ve been in Jack London head-space for months, initially because I was in UTC#61’s adaptation of The Iron Heel but secondarily because that experience spurred me on to read and …
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 Harpo Marx’s birthday (for more on the great silent clown, see my biographical post on the Marx Brothers). Today’s post has been germinating for a long time. It grew out…
My sister seems to be missing. Today is her birthday and I have no way to wish her a happy one. I haven’t heard from her in nine months. She has no phone; she has no computer. Her own …
