“The general assumption in the past has tended to be that an overview of Scottish drama would not take very long. Between Sir David Lyndsay & James Bridie, what was there of any lasting importance?”
Edwin Morgan, “Scottish Drama: an overview” (1999)
Today, 27 March, is World Theatre Day
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https://asls.org.uk/scottish-drama-an-overview/
#Scottish #literature #drama #theatre #theater #plays #WorldTheatreDay #theatrehistory
A sound clip from our new episode!
Herbert J. Biberman, is famous in Hollywood history for being "One of the Hollywood Ten."
But his Philadelphia origin story - and his career in its theater world - is almost completely unknown . . . . because he wanted it that way.
(Link to our website, with all podcast episodes is in our Bio)
#HollywoodTen #hollywoodhistory #phillyhistory #theatrehistory #theaterhistory
"Ballet, ambition, and destiny collide as a family chases beauty across an era transformed by upheaval."
Excerpt: Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes 🩰✨🌍
#TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour #BalletHistory #BalletRusses #TheatreHistory #HistoricalFiction
@AnnaMHolmesWriter @thecoffeepotbookclub
👉 https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/dance-of-the-earth-by-anna-m-holmes
Sak's done it again! His updated interface to https://blplaybills.org is more mobile/tablet-friendly, and the different search options are clearer, plus his earlier OCR improvements. And checked that structured info for individual playbills!
Sak has updated the interface on his site for searching British Library playbills - it's more mobile/tablet friendly, and has all kinds of search options to play with!
https://blplaybills.org/
A quick audio preview of our next episode!
In the episode, we interview the writer, director and translator Carol Rocamora, who founded and ran the Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays during the 1980s and 90s.
Together in the Zoom room with us is Carol's former literary manager - the playwright Michael Hollinger.
Listen to our entire conversation wherever you get your podcasts - releasing tomorrow, Friday October 24th!
October 8th, 1900: "Ben-Hur" came to #philadelphia
The Chestnut Street Opera House hosted the tour of the biggest and most successful Broadway show of the era, starring the handsome star William Farnum.
The show was an adaptation of the 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Gen. Lew Wallace. It boasted a cast of 350 people.
The role of Jesus Christ was by a a 25,000 candle-power beam of light.
Have you checked out Sak Supple's https://blplaybills.org/ lately? He's been experimenting with semantic search, and improving OCR for British Library playbills.
A big boon for #TheaterHistory / #TheatreHistory!
Please let him or us know if you have feedback or ideas
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