Did you ever want to know exactly where Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley worked? Wanted to walk in the footsteps of George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly? Well try the Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour. The 2010 schedule is posted now. The first walk is Saturday, Jan. 30, and each walk is on the last…
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4th Annual Parker Day A Big Success
Long Branch, NJ – “Long Branch, a town that may not know who Bob Dylan is, but certainly knows who Dorothy Parker was,” said Kevin Fitzpatrick, founder and president of the National Dorothy Parker Society and co-editor of The Lost Algonquin Round Table, in reference to the recent failure to recognize the music legend by…
New Parker Show Debuts in South Africa
Over the years we have heard of Dorothy Parker’s work being adapted around the world: France, Ireland, Sweden, Wales, and more. For the first time, we have learned of a show in South Africa. The performance is written and performed by Emily Child in Cape Town. “Gone Dottie” is a one woman show, and the…
Governors Island New Destination For 1920s Fun and Frolic
NEW YORK — A Roaring Twenties lawn party on historic and beautiful Governors Island was the destination for a two-part Parkerfest this year. The amazing scenery and lush grass, combined with hot jazz, made for a memorable pair of weekends for the Dorothy Parker Society in June and September 2008. It was the first Dorothy…
Parkerfest 2008 Plans: Island Bound
The Dorothy Parker Society started the annual Parkerfest in 1999. For 2008, it is doing something extra special: taking part in the Jazz-Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. It is Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th, from 11:00 am to 5 pm. Admission is free and open to the public; all ages are invited….
New Parker Book Out April 29, Launch Party May 14
One of Dorothy Parker’s most overlooked pieces of writing is coming back to print on April 29. The Ladies of the Corridor is a 1953 Broadway drama she co-wrote with Arnaud d’Usseau, a Hollywood and Broadway veteran. Today we launched new section of the web site with information about the book and play:* An overview…