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NEW YORK — Dorothy Parker fans young and old gathered in Manhattan for Parkerfest September 14th through 17th and participated in two “firsts” for the eighth annual festival: a burlesque show and a dog walk. The four-day affair was a big success. The events, sponsored by the Dorothy Parker Society, were different from those held…
This press release was sent to us today from The Acting Company: Four-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury makes a return to the Broadway stage heading the cast of This is on Me, An Evening of Dorothy Parker, a staged reading adapted by Tom Fontana to benefit The Acting Company on Sunday, November 5, 7…
If you get the newsletter (and if you do not, what is stopping you?) then you know that Tuesday night (8/22) we are celebrating Dottie’s birthday at the Algonquin. I just found out that is the same night the hotel is having a party for one of their bartenders, who is turning 90 on Wednesday….
The walking tour we had on July 22 at Mrs. Parker’s house in Bucks County was one of the greatest events we’ve had in the eight years the Dorothy Parker Society has been around. We had all the ingredients for a perfect day: – The location. It was the first time we all went inside…
Press Release Day, this was sent in about Monday, 7/31 talk and show… Reliving The Round Table: Cocktails and Culture at the Historic Algonquin Hotel. Ginny Reddington and Tom Dawes, authors of The Talk of the Town. Former Madison Avenue jingle writers Redington and Dawes describe their adventures in writing Talk of the Town, an…
Dorothy Parker only had one retreat during her writing career, a beautiful old stone farmhouse in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Now her former home is for sale, and will be the scene for a one-day open house and tour, sponsored by the Dorothy Parker Society. A small reception will be held at the twenty-acre estate in…