ROUND AND ROUND: A Look at the Roaring twenties and The Algonquin round table
At Vanity Fair, Dorothy Parker became New York's only female drama critic at the time. In the spring of 1919, she was invited to the Algonquin Hotel because of her connections at Vanity Fair and her reputation as a drama critic. This was the beginning of the famous Algonquin Round Table, a renowned intellectual literary circle that brought together such writers as Edna Ferber, Robert Benchley, Robert Sherwood, James Thurber, George Kaufman, (occasionally Tallulah Bankhead), and many others, who were the viperfish darlings of the “Roaring Twenties.” These three standalone lectures examine, illuminate, penetrate, celebrate, and at times, debunk, myths and magic of the Round Table Revelers.
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Lectures (three): 1. A look into the Roaring Twenties: The era of Babe Ruth and bathtub gin, the Charleston, Lucky Lindy and Rudolph Valentino. 2. Dramatis Personae: Introducing the men and women of the Algonquin Round Table. 3. Quips and Bon Mots: Without question, the members of the Round Table were among America's most captivating wits. What did they have to say? |