Official Dorothy Parker Site Since 1998
On Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, for Parkerfest, the Dorothy Parker Society held a staged reading of “Close Harmony” at UrbanStages Theatre, 259 W. 30th Street. It was written in 1924 by Dorothy Parker and Elmer Rice. We believed it had not seen the light of day since. The DPS booked the actors and theatre to…
Parkerfest started in 1999 in New York, and this annual party looks to be among the most ambitious ones the Dorothy Parker Society has ever put on. It will be four days long, Aug. 26-29, with fun activities spread out from Gramercy Park to Governors Island. Here is the complete schedule: Parkerfest 2010 Schedule Thursday,…
We know how Mrs. Parker loathed her life in the City Angels, but something kept her there for 30 years. Money, perhaps? But the LA Chapter of the DPS is busy and having a gathering in August: Parkerfest LA on Dorothy’s actual birthday on Sunday, August 22nd. Let’s have an informal picnic at Coldwater Canyon…
The Dorothy Parker Society is heating up June with two big nights of fun, live music and cocktails. The Last Thursday Series in the Borsalino Room is Thursday, June 24, at Flute Gramercy. Two nights later, the monthly Wit’s End bash will be at Flute Midtown on Saturday, June 26 for the “Beyond the Silvery…
Adrienne Crew, the coolest woman in Hollywood and president of the LA Chapter of the Dorothy Parker Society, sent us this message today. If you want to attend these events, shoot her an email: Adrienne [at sign] dorothyparker [dot] com The LA Chapter of the Dorothy Parker Society is back with an event for May….
Wit’s End and the Dorothy Parker Society are proud to present you with this special fete to celebrate the launch of the second issue of Zelda: The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau! Zelda’s cover feature is an interview with the incomparable Doris Eaton Travis, the last living Ziegfeld girl, and in her honor, we offer…