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DeWolf Hopper gave the poem's first stage recitation on August 14, 1888, at New York's Wallack Theatre as part of the comic opera Prinz Methusalem in the presence of the Chicago White Stockings and New York Giants baseball teams; August 14, 1888 was also Thayer's 25th birthday. Hopper became known as an orator of the poem, and recited it more ...
Barbara Bel Geddes as Maggie in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955). A family in the American South is in crisis, especially the husband and wife, Brick and Margaret (usually called Maggie or "Maggie the Cat"), and the crisis unspools with Brick's family over the course of one evening's gathering at the family plantation in Mississippi.
Folk. Americana. Length. 199:08. Label. Smithsonian Folkways. Producer. Jeff Place, Robert Santelli. Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection is a 150-page large-format book with three CDs containing 57 tracks, including Woody Guthrie 's most important recordings such as the complete version of " This Land Is Your Land ," "Pretty ...
Earl Perry New Orleans, Tennessee Williams' adopted hometown, will pull out all the stops for the centennial celebration of the playwright's birth and the 25th anniversary of its literary festival ...
1887–1995. 107. American stage actor, director, playwright, screenwriter and producer [ 1] Rosa Albach-Retty. 1874–1980. 105. Austrian film and stage actress [ 2] Jenny Alpha. 1910–2010.
The former president, who entered hospice care 16 months ago, may make it to his 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Some are making plans to mark the occasion. ... James Madison, 1751-1836 (85 years, 3 ...
The Old 100th psalm tune. An audio example of the tune. " Old 100th " or " Old Hundredth " (also known as " Old Hundred ") is a hymn tune in long metre, from the second edition of the Genevan Psalter. It is one of the best known melodies in many occidental Christian musical traditions. The tune is usually attributed to the French composer Louis ...
Ella Jenkins, "First Lady of Children's Music," celebrating 100th birthday. Jim Williams, Adam Harrington, Zak Spector. Updated August 9, 2024 at 5:59 PM. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green.