of income, so that they could entertain people, however, at the same time earn an income. During the process of this, these singers used their art to entertain their crowd. This meant that the private, segregated events they performed at, such as cabarets, they used the dirty version of rai to entertain the audience, while clean rai was used at more sacred events, such as weddings. We have to keep in mind the difference between clean and dirty rai. Clean rai talks more about spirituality and…
1) Millbrook opened for the 1963 summer season on July 2nd, Finished 52 years at the end of 2015. (Dark in 1998) 2) Through conversations among Dan Reinhold, Peter Gstalder (Williamsport artist), and Kelly Yeaton (PSU professor of theatre, the idea of using the abandoned barn as a summer stock theatre was born. Reinhold ran with the idea initially and organized a corp group which volunteered both time and money to get the theatre opened. 3) Always called Millbrook Playhouse. 4) Only…
The rise of Adolf Hitler was a calculated, and cunning set of plans that brought with it a period in history that won’t be forgotten. However to fully understand his impact on the world you must understand that he started before he became Fuhrer of Germany in August 1934. When Hitler became leader of the Nazi party in June 1921 he brought with it a radical set of ideological ideas; these ideas would later be known as Nazism, when he became Fuhrer of Germany. The interesting thing about Adolf…
[“Ain’t MisBehavin’”]. The five all sing about the joy for fidelity but then they tell that it can’t get hard waiting for love [“Lookin’ Good, But Feelin’ Bad”]. Nell and Ken are talking about going to church on Sunday and then, after that, go to the cabaret on Monday [“T’Ain’t nobody’s Biz-ness if I Do”]. They then sing about their love [“Honeysuckle Rose”] and Armelia sings about her dad [“Squeeze me”]. The five singers then perform a song about piano [“Handful of keys]”. Nell then softly…
Cheers to Michael Lerner's brilliant delve into Prohibition in New York City! Dry Manhattan gives a riveting taste of how it was in 1920s Prohibition-`dry' (or not so dry indeed) NYC.Dry Manhattan takes us along through the beginning of Prohibition to it's repeal, catching us up in the Roaring Twenties along the way, but even more notably bringing out the undercurrents -the lead-up to and the backdrop of the `dry', speakeasy-nightclub-bootlegging-flapper-filled scene. Dry Manhattan offers a…
It is Paris, October 27, 1927 and the young industrialist, Albert Champion, has returned to his birth home to receive an award for his company's part in Charles Lindbergh's historic flight across the Atlantic. It is the roaring twenties and in his short life, Albert Champion has become an international celebrity. Albert is the former bicycle racing champion of France, who went to America and became the very successful spark plug industrialist of the new automobile age. This night as the…
describing the actions of a general populous to her. She uses descriptive diction with phrases like “lowdown dirty deal,” “sharpening my oyster knife,” and “ brown specter.” She changes tones closing in on a memory in a Jazz club called “The New World Cabaret” where she relies heavily on imagery, “great blobs or purple and red emotion,” personification,”rears on its hind legs,” and similes, “pulse is throbbing like a war drum.” She describes how she no longer feels defined by race a “cosmic…
some of his symbols. Many famous artworks created during the Surrealism art movement are still famous to this day. Salvador Dali has numerous famous works of art. For example, The Persistence of Memory, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, and Cabaret Scene. However, many other artists have created beautiful works of art. For example, Rene Magritte painted a series of…
Question 5 Provide an historical overview of the main periods in your dance genre's history, including the composers and dancers most noteworthy during each period. During the 1600 – 1700’s was a particularly hard time for the African Slaves. They struggled through inhumane conditions to survive, but they still wanted to express their feelings through dancing during this time. This was the birth of jazz dance and only the start. The style was a collaboration of European dance that highlighted…
Albert is a millionaire many times over and quickly recovers from the divorce and is off to France where he meets the beautiful and popular cabaret singer, Edna Crawford. After a whirlwind courtship, they marry and the roller-coaster marriage begins. Albert is an egocentric, jealous man, quick to go to the fists to defend what he believes is his. Edna is accustom to the attention of men and…