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A woman plans to visit Milwaukee because of bratwurst and a brick. For many years, Jane Frances Cryan has lived in San Francisco, which, we all know, has its charm earthquakes, a so-called golden bridge that isn’t golden, and a fisherman’s wharf where entrepreneurs troll for tourists. However, San Francisco fails miserably in the most…
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In the autumn of 1973, Elia Kazan, legendary director of such classic films as Gentleman’s Agreement, A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, was honored by a two-week retrospective of his films at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. At the conclusion of the program, Mr. Kazan gave this timeless talk to students. This is the traditional instant for me to…
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Boxoffice Magazine, North Central Edition, March 27, 1967: Guessing Contest, Heart Fund Stunt Balloyhoo The Sand Pebbles in Buffalo A guessing contest arranged with station WEBR and the Maloney & O’Connor Travel Bureau accentuated promotion for the Buffalo engagement of The Sand Pebbles at the Colvin Theatre. A replica of a Chinese junk was set up in the travel bureau…
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Boxoffice Magazine, North Central Edition, March 27, 1967: Steps in the Right Direction –by Ben Shlyen, Editor in Chief and Publisher, The National Film Weekly Editors notes: By the 1920s films companies were pushing the limit of that which was acceptable in film. Risqué films and a series of off-screen scandals involving Hollywood stars became the norm.…
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“Hi, my name is Jamie Schwaba and I just read your recent Theatre News issue. First off, thanks for the fun articles and second of all, I think I have a newsworthy story. I am currently working for Milwaukee Youth Theatre as an office manager/theatre instructor. MYT is a small but wonderful organization that could use some press.…
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Motion Picture Herald Magazine, June 24, 1961: Managers Round Table by Sidney H. Rechetnik, Editor (Editors notes: The original Cimarron (1931, was based on Edna Ferber’s novel Cimarron picking up three Academy awards. Blacks, Jews, Indians: all hit to the stereotypes typical of the era. “Sabra Cravat refers to American Indians as “dirty, filthy savages” and refuses…
