15 Saturday Aug 2015
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Actors Equity Association, C. Haddon Chambers, Charles Frohman, Ethel Barrymore, George V. Hobart, J.M. Barrie, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, The Laughing Lady, The National Red Cross Pageant, W. Somerset Maugham
Ethel Barrymore, 1937
Next up in the series profiling major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Ethel Barrymore, the grande dame of America’s greatest theatrical dynasty. Continue reading
07 Friday Aug 2015
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Billie Burke, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, The Ace of Hearts, The Mind-the-Paint Girl, Ziegfeld Follies
In the first of a new series, I look at some of the major figures featured in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed. First up is Billie Burke: star of Broadway, wife of legendary producer Florenz Ziegfeld, she is perhaps best-known today for her role as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz. Back in 1912, Billie was starring in The Mind-the-Paint Girl, a play by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, with Jeanne Eagels in a supporting role. Continue reading
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