Relax, enjoy a steaming cup of java and celebrate Sunday with a discussion of off-topic and general interest subjects.
On this day in 1971 the musical Follies opened at Winter Garden Theater in New York for 524 performances.
On this day in 1930 The Broadway Melody was named “Outstanding Picture” at the second annual Academy Awards ceremony.
On this day in 1968 Stanley Kubrick‘s film 2001: A Space Odyssey was released.
On this day in 2015 editorial doyenne La Cieca booked premium seats for a theater party to see the waggish comedy bombshell Living on Love.
On this day in 307, after divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine married Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Maximian.
On this day in 1778, at the sixth performance of the play Irène, the audience crowned playwright Voltaire with a laurel wreath.
Enough with the polite formalities, cher public, and on with the weekly discussion of off-topic and general interest subjects.
On this day in 1917 Puccini’s La Rondine premiered in Monte Carlo.
On this day in 1976 the Washington DC Metro opened.
On this day in 1955 “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” became the #1 record in the United States.
On this say in 1961 Gypsy closed at the Broadway Theater after 702 performances.
On this day in 1913 the Palace Theater opened at 1564 Broadway in New York City.
On this day in 1901 Dame Nellie Melba revealed the recipe for her eponymous toast.
If you can tear yourself away adrming from the scenery long enough, cher public, now’s the time for conversations on general interest and off-topic subjects.
Born on this day in 1867 American director and producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
On this day in 1991, the Los Angeles County Superior Court awarded singer Peggy Lee $3.83 million in her lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company.
>Happy 100th birthday actress Patricia Morison.
On this day in 1963 the musical Tovarich opened at the Broadway Theater.
On this day in 1901 a showing of seventy-one Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, created a sensation.
On this day in 1792 King Gustav III of Sweden was shot by Count Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera.
Never mind the décolletage, cher public, but rather discuss off-topic and general interest topics. For starters, take a look at today’s birthday greetings, after the jump.
On this day in 1936 the first all-sound film version of Show Boat opened at Radio City Music Hall.
On this day 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus.
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
