On this day in 1938, Lillian Hellman‘s play The Little Foxes opened at the National Theatre to run 410 performances.
No documentation, alas, of Tallulah Bankhead’s performance!
Happy 72nd birthday composer John Adams.“I was lonely when I was young”
On this day in 1938, Lillian Hellman’s play The Little Foxes opened at the National Theatre to run 410 performances.
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Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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