Jerome Kern

Film Adaptations: Romeo and Juliet (1968) and West Side Story (1961) Many films have been created based on novels and play scripts. Plays have transitioned from performances on stage to the big cinema screens. Since many legendary play scripts were created before our century, American film directors had to ask themselves, “How can an older piece of work interest the audience of today?”. Directors found it challenging to express an original piece of work while attempting to interest the minds…

One day in June, I can’t quite remember the exact date, but it was June 2015. As I was scrolling down my Facebook newsfeed one particular post caught my attention. The post consisted of a photo heading in big bold, all caps, red letters: BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR [MADE] and underneath read: Los Angeles Staple Center Oct 3, 2015. I couldn’t believe what I was reading that I had to reread a few times. I knew they were on a world tour but there was no news on them coming to the United States. My…

Many dancers now are turned away because they are simply taller than the mandated height, sometimes they will be turned away based on their body types, yet having a thin body was a recent development by the famous George Balanchine. Commonly referred to as the ‘Balanchine Body’, this ideal body type that first began in the 1900’s shapes what we see as the perfect ballet body yet what is said and done in whispers behind closed theater doors, dressing rooms, and practice rooms, is often nowhere…

With frozen meat lasting longer, we can survive winter and not worry about the risk of starvation. Every year, we move further South until we reached the Sequoia National Forest. From there, we travel down the Sierra Nevada mountain and followed the Kern River. After camping at Lake Isabella for a few years, we manage to build a wagon and hook up the two horses left. At the bottom of the mountain, we decide where to travel…

At the moment of the creation of West Side Story there were many incidents about gangs’ rivalry and high incidents in which gangs of opposite races where either injured or loss their lives. As expressed by one of the creators of the musical, Jerome Robbins, he reported that he would go and speak with the gang leaders to see which ideas he can gather for the musical, he reports that he refused to believe that he was documenting on gangs and their behavior and practices. (Herrera). Based on…

Baker County is a rural county located in Eastern Oregon. It’s total population size is around 16,000 people and is 3,000 square miles. A majority of the county’s land is considered farmland. Farming attributes to a large number of Baker County’s employment. Due to recessions and the advancement of technology we have seen fluctuations and shifts throughout Oregon and especially Baker County. These fluctuations and shifts are seen in population, employment, job industry’s, and housing. I…

Tulelake is a city in the Northeastern Siskiyou County of California and has a population of 1010. Tulelake was named after Tule Lake, which is a picturesque 7,400 acre local lake that is remote and self-sustained by farming. Sadly, 72 years ago, Tule Lake was home to a segregation center that began the wholesale imprisonment of Japanese American's. The Tule Lake Concentration Camp was one of the most infamous of all the internment camps as the No'No Boys refused to participate in the…

operetta achieved an enormous popularity, this achievement provided a robust background for the formation of new musicals. New talents that had a Jewish formation emerged at this time, exponents such as the Gershwin brothers, Richard Rodgers and Jerome Kern gave new insights to the musicals. In contrast, the following decade led to a country who faced an economic depression. This situation had a negative impact on the musicals industry reflected by a decrease in the shows performances. Besides…

1350-01 1. How did the wave of Immigrants coming into New York influence the kind of entertainment being created? In the beginning of the 19th century there were many forms of entertainment that were created from all the different ethnic groups that flowed through New York. All of the different ethnic neighborhoods that housed the immigrants had their own special form of entertainment, whether it was watching a musician play at a pub, or on the street. As the different ethnic groups began to mix…

With the post-war economic spike after World War I, many Americans had extra money to spend, and they turned to entertainers to spend that money. During this time broadway had reached an all-time high in the 1920’s with playwrights like Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein making a ton of great showcases like "An American in Paris" and "Show Boat”. The radio airwaves saw a big increase in popularity as well. By the end of the decade, nearly half of all homes contained a radio. The…