We got a message from DPS officer Jennifer Wren about a new show she’s in that sounds like it is a great time. She writes: I’m in an amazing bio-mythographical 1920’s crime fantasia that I thought your peeps might enjoy. It’s called The Bobbed Haired Bandit and it’s based on the true story of Celia…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
I'm a writer and sightseeing guide. I'm the author and editor of seven books tied to New York history. I started the Dorothy Parker Society in 1999 with friends at the Algonquin Hotel.
Lou Reed a Parker Reader
In 1999 we had a passing Lou Reed reference to Dorothy Parker. Thanks to eagle-eye Wes, we got a tip to another and better quote from the rock icon today, from an old interview with music journalist Bruce Pollock from the June 1985 issue of Guitar magazine: And then we talked about prose. “Dorothy Parker…
Video Killed the Poetry Star
In our August e-newsletter (which has returned after a 7-month hiatus) this month, I included a video clip, on a whim, that I found charming. This is what I wrote: “Poem of the Month: This month, we have two: Unfortunate Coincidence and Theory. However, instead of reprinting them here (because you should own Complete Poems…
Parkerfest 2011 Dates Set
We have been holding the annual Parkerfest since 1999; we are going to be having a two-day affair this month. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Aug. 21, and head to Governors Island on the free ferry to the Jazz Age Lawn Party run by Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra. On Monday, Aug. 22, to…
Brazil Nightclub Salutes Parker Reputation
I just finished writing about a Dorothy Parker play in the Netherlands, when I was alerted to more international Parker news. This time it’s on the other side of the globe, in Brazil. It seems that the hottest new nightclub/disco is called Dorothy Parker, and caters to the upscale crowd in Sao Paulo. An English-language…
Parker Translates to Dutch in New Play
The Dorothy Parker Society is always thrilled to hear about foreign translations of her work, because it continues to show the universal appeal of her words. In the past few years Mrs. Parker’s work has been presented in Portuguese, French, German and Russian. There have been English-language adaptations of her work put into productions recently…