Beautiful girls
On this day in 1971 the musical Follies opened at Winter Garden Theater in New York for 524 performances.
On This Day
A million hearts beat quicker there
On this day in 1930 The Broadway Melody was named “Outstanding Picture” at the second annual Academy Awards ceremony.
The dawn of time
On this day in 1968 Stanley Kubrick‘s film 2001: A Space Odyssey was released.
Disenchanted April
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.
The Constantine Wife
On this day in 307, after divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine married Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Maximian.
Accolade
On this day in 1778, at the sixth performance of the play Irène, the audience crowned playwright Voltaire with a laurel wreath.
I kiss your hand, mademoiselle
Enough with the polite formalities, cher public, and on with the weekly discussion of off-topic and general interest subjects.
Deception
On this day in 1917 Puccini’s La Rondine premiered in Monte Carlo.
Metro opera
On this day in 1976 the Washington DC Metro opened.
Woodsman
On this day in 1955 “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” became the #1 record in the United States.
Curtain down! Kill the lights!
On this say in 1961 Gypsy closed at the Broadway Theater after 702 performances.
Olio
On this day in 1913 the Palace Theater opened at 1564 Broadway in New York City.
Upper crust
On this day in 1901 Dame Nellie Melba revealed the recipe for her eponymous toast.
“Madame Patti is up there on the stage, Cornelius!”
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.
Glorifier
Born on this day in 1867 American director and producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Off the Peg
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.
That special face
>Happy 100th birthday actress Patricia Morison.
Diegetic soda
On this day in 1963 the musical Tovarich opened at the Broadway Theater.
With crows
On this day in 1901 a showing of seventy-one Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, created a sensation.
Una vendetta in domino
On this day in 1792 King Gustav III of Sweden was shot by Count Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera.
Plunging
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.
Kitchen confidential
On this day in 1936 the first all-sound film version of Show Boat opened at Radio City Music Hall.
Corner of the sky
On this day 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus.
I been to college like everybody else
Happy 87th birthday playwright Edward Albee.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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