I’d rather be burned as a witch
On this day in 1953, Arthur Miller‘s drama The Crucible opened at the Martin Beck Theatre, to run 197 performances.
WindyCityOperaman
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.
Don’t buy much but make sure that what you buy is good
Born on this day in 1905 couturier Christian Dior.
The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography
Born on this day in 1920 film director and screenwriter Federico Fellin.
Even I want to be Cary Grant
Born on this day in 1904 actor Cary Grant.
On this good day
Happy 95th birthday actress Betty White.
A damned exasperating woman
On this day in 1964 Hello, Dolly! opened at the St. James Theater, to run 2,844 performances.
He who placed me in this seat will keep me here
On this day in 1559 the coronation of Elizabeth I of England took place.
What it says on the tin
On this day in 1925 Alban Berg‘s Wozzeck premiered in Berlin.
The key to longevity: keep breathing!
Born on this day in 1887 singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality Sophie Tucker.
Keep on using vibrato
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Innovators are inevitably controversial
Born on this day in 1899 actress, producer, director, translator, writer and teacher Eva Le Gallienne.
Faster, higher, stronger
Happy 66th birthday tenor Rockwell Blake.
Kunstdiva
Happy 60th birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier.
Ever ever ever
Happy 80th birthday songstress and diva Dame Shirley Bassey.
‘Mid pleasures and palaces
On this day in 1893 Hermann Sudermann‘s Heimat premiered in Berlin.
I used to think I needed a man to define myself
Born on this day in 1928 actress and model Capucine.
“Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it”
Born on this day in 1863 theatre and opera producer Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky.
Pedal to the metal
Happy 80th birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry.
I come from old Hong Kong, but now I’m a Hollywood star
Born on this day in 1905 actress Anna May Wong.
A refusal of nature as a model is a tradition that goes right back to Oscar Wilde
Happy 55th birthday film director, screenwriter, and producer Todd Haynes.
Vamp until ready
Born on this day in 1894 actress Pola Negri.
As though tiny fish are swimming in your veins
On this day in 1954 the Harold Arlen–Truman Capote musical House of Flowers opened on Broadway.
She knows the routine
Happy 80th birthday actress Mary Tyler Moore.