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Gloria Steinem 1965 Interview with Dorothy Parker Found

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

What is the best magazine interview–ever–that Dorothy Parker sat down for? This one. Journalist Gloria Steinem was 30 and Parker was 71 when they met in the winter of 1964-65 for a long chat that ended up as a 2,300 word article in the New York edition of The Ladies Home Journal. At the time…

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Algonquin Round Table Centennial Summer

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The Algonquin Hotel is not going to let the centennial of the first luncheon of the Algonquin Round Table pass without notice. The national literary landmark has planned an entire summer of events to celebrate the Vicious Circle, which began as a welcome home roast for critic Alexander Woollcott in June 1919. To mark the…

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Walking Tours Weekly for Spring 2018

Posted on January 24, 2018January 26, 2018 by admin

The first public walking tours of 2018 will be in January and February, and will continue into the spring weekly. The walks are led by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, author of The Algonquin Round Table New York and A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York. Algonquin Round Table Tour Mondays, meet at the Algonquin Hotel 10:45,…

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Los Angeles Vicious Circle Show A Smash, Gets Extension

Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Congratulations to playwright Steven Vlasak and the entire cast of his comedy Nights at the Algonquin Round Table. It has been a smash success in Los Angeles and audiences love it. The show has been extended after winning multiple awards. A message from Steven today, who also runs the Dorothy Parker Society Los Angeles Chapter:…

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Summer Weekly Walking Tours

Posted on June 20, 2016July 9, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

To answer the demand for walking tours, they are going to be held weekly in July and August this summer. Beginning July 11, there will be a Monday Dorothy Parker Upper West Side Tour weekly at Noon. Starting on July 15 will be the 3:00 PM “Robert Benchley-Dorothy Parker Summer Friday” every Friday. Advance tickets…

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Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour April 30

Posted on April 7, 2016April 12, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The first public walking tour of 2016 will be on April 30 at Noon at the Algonquin Hotel. The Algonquin Round Table comes alive in the only New York walking tour devoted to the famed literary group. The 2-hour walk celebrates Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman, Harpo Marx, Edna Ferber, Franklin P. Adams,…

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Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour Sept. 26

Posted on August 31, 2015May 3, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The next Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour will be on Saturday, Sept. 26, at noon. Advance tickets are onsale now, or buy them on the walk, $20 per person. The Algonquin Round Table comes alive in the only New York walking tour devoted to the famed literary group. The 2-hour walk celebrates Franklin P. Adams,…

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April is Algonquin Round Table Month at the New York Public Library

Posted on March 8, 2015April 28, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

We are really pleased to announce the New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch is going to be celebrating the Algonquin Round Table in April during its popular Story Time for Grown-Ups series. The location is 455 Fifth Avenue, corner of 40th Street. Love a good story? Sit back and relax as we read you a…

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Launch Party for the Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide

Posted on January 7, 2015May 11, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The launch party for The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, by Kevin Fitzpatrick, was held at the Algonquin Hotel. There were many VIP guests, the descendants of the Vicious Circle: the great-nieces of Dorothy Parker, the grand-daughter of Murdock Pemberton, the nephew of Arthur Sullivan, the grandson of Deems Taylor, and the…

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Rare 1952 Algonquin Hotel Radio Show Uncovered

Posted on November 10, 2014May 3, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

While researching my book The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, I uncovered a lost 1952 radio show recorded inside the Algonquin Hotel, The Tex and Jinx Show. Among the guests are owner Ben Bodne, Broadway librettist Alan Jay Lerner, and screenwriter-author Anita Loos. It’s an amazing time capsule of the hotel, at…

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