The next gathering of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York is Tuesday, October 26, 2004, 6pm to hear Bob Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker, at the Small Press Center. Right after his talk we’ll head to the Blue Bar of the Algonquin Hotel. All are welcome to attend; per our charter, you…
Month: October 2004
Parkerfest Photos Galore
Parkerfest 2004 was a smashing success! We finally have photo documentation of the festivities from the first Dorothy Parker Bathtub Gin Ball & Speakeasy Cruise. Thanks to all who sent in photos! Read the recap and see 100 pix. We can’t wait until 2005!
Painter Natalie Ascencios in LA
Natalie Ascencios, our favorite painter in the whole world since she did the beautiful Round Table painting that hangs in the Algonquin Hotel, is having a gallery show. If you live around Los Angeles, maybe you can attend the opening, which is Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7 pm. The show runs for three weeks and…
Chicago Parker Show is Nov. 7
Attention Chicagoland: The Chicago Humanities Festival is scheduled to present You Might As Well Live on Nov. 7, 2004. This one-woman musical play, featuring Broadway and cabaret star Karen Mason, uses Mrs. Parker’s poetry and one short story, “The Waltz,” as lyrics for a tuneful and jazzy score. In the play, a middle-aged Dorothy Parker…
Ladies Of The Corridor in LA
The Ladies Of The Corridor a staged reading of the 1953 Dorothy Parker stage classic. Part of the Theatre West Sunday Classics Reading Series. Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, in Los Angeles. This is between Universal Citywalk and the Hollywood Bowl. Sunday October 24, 2004 at 2 p.m. Info here. www.dorothyparker.com
Ladies of the Corridor in NYC on Nov. 18
The Peccadillo Theater Company is doing a staged reading of Dorothy Parker’s final Broadway play The Ladies of the Corridor on Thursday, November 18, at 8:00 pm at NYU’s Skirball Center. Tickets are $30 for the general public, $12 for NYU students, and $20 for seniors and non-NYU students. More info. www.dorothyparker.com