The Algonquin Round Table will come alive again this spring to mark the 85th anniversary of the birth of the famed literary group. Walking tours and lunch at the Algonquin Hotel’s round table will begin Sunday, May 23, and continue monthly through August. All walking tours begin and end at the landmark Algonquin Hotel, 59…
Parker Gathering in NYC
Dorothy Parker is back on West 44th Street in a lecture entitled Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is this? Acclaimed biographer Marion Meade will speak about the life of Dorothy Parker on Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 from 6 to 7:30 pm., at The Small Press Center, The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, 20 West…
Marion Meade Upcoming Readings
Author Marion Meade has scheduled two readings/book signings to promote her new work Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin. The book, about Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Edna St. Vincent Millay during the Twenties, comes out May 18 from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. The first reading is Wednesday, May 19, 6 pm at The Corner…
New Addition: New Mexico
What the hell was Dorothy Parker doing in New Mexico? Getting married! Read about it here; with a dozen photos. Sorry for the long delays in site updates… www.dorothyparker.com
Parker Show for Charity
There is a show in New York that is a charity fundraiser, and Mrs. Parker’s works will be a part of it. Monday, April 12, 9 pm (still tickets available), West Bank Cafe, 407 W. 42nd Street. Tel: 212-868-4444 or smarttix.com. Tickets are $50. “Wit and Wisdom an Evening with Dorothy Parker and Friends” is…
Texans Tackle Parker
Rehearsing for WILD’s production of ‘Where in the Hell is Dorothy Parker’ are (standing) James P. Walsh (hotel manager), Carter Robinson (Alexander Woollcott), John Wilkins (Heywood Broun), (seated) Veronica Garcia (Mary Kennedy), Tencha Mata (Margalo Gillmore), Lisa Quintinilla (Mrs. Miller) and Debbie Laurel (Dorothy Parker). From a press release sent to us today: It is…