It looks like there is a Parker show coming to town soon for three nights only. Dorothy Parker: Just a Little One will be at the Producer’s Club Theatre, 358 W 44th St, (Between 8th and 9th Aves), New York, NY 10036, (212) 315-4743, March 15 through 17 (at 7 p.m.). Written by Kelly Ellenwood,…
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Real Audio samples of Dottie
There are 20 new Parker audio clips on the Dot Audio page. Some of the all-time favorites now included here are Coda, Bohemia, They Part, Tombstones in the Starlight, The False Friends and Partial Comfort. It was a lot of fun to add these Real Audio samples of Dottie reading her work. As far as…
Books and Things
A used book vendor on Columbus and W. 68th Street was where I found the excellent book “21” about the famous bar/restaurant, The “21” Club. There is photo of Dottie and husband Alan Campbell together that I’ve never come across before. The book is helpful in my current research into Parker’s watering holes. I’m compiling…
Parker Fans in High Places Dept.
New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman delivered her sixth annual budgetmessage yesterday to the state Legislature, and quoted Dorothy Parker (born in West End, N.J., in 1893). Gov. Whitman announced the $19.2 billion budget plan includes the first installment of $1 billion in tax rebates over five years. She quoted Parker, who once said the most…
Audio Clips Coming Soon
A friend in Denver sent me a cassette of An Informal Hour With Dorothy Parker which I have sought for a long time. I want to put this online as soon as possible. It’s a nice tape, with Parker herself reading more than two dozen selections. It includes “Resume” and “One Perfect Rose” as well…
TV Dottie Coming Soon
Good news Dorothy Parker fans: A small-screen Mrs. Parker is coming soon. Bebe Neuwirth, Lilith from Cheers and Frasier, as well as a star in Chicago and Damn Yankees on Broadway, will portray Dottie. A&E;’s original movie Dash and Lilly is coming out sometime in 1999. Directed by Kathy Bates, it’s the story of the…