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Grandpa's War - Part 2 - Everyone's welcome at the Dew Drop Inn!
Art Work done by Sgt. John Wheery “The buses won’t be here until after sunrise,” someone said. “Just have a seat and try to get some rest.” That I can do, I thought. Along with all my buddies, we dropped our bags and rucks in the sand. I sat down. Then with jet fighters screaming down the runway, helicopters flying overhead, and engines whining, we lay down and slept. The next morning was a…
You never think a mass shooting is going to happen in YOUR town. And then it does. And it’s surreal and unbelievable and you try to wrap your head around the fact that a “return to normalcy” amid a global pandemic (although that’s not where we are really, we are still far from normal and the normal we knew and took for granted may never return) is marked by the return of mass shootings.
I am safe. My family is safe. I am concerned for a friend of a friend, who works at the South Boulder King Soopers and who has yet to be located.
I debated whether or not to post this, maybe it’s a weird response to today. But I felt I should say SOMETHING, and tried to choose a picture that showed Tori’s empathy, the way she really SEES us when we talk to her, and since I don’t think I’ve ever posted anything Boulder related here, and constantly mourn the big fat cosmic joke that I had yet to find Tori when she played her only two shows in the auditorium where I had my grad school graduation, and the city I call my heart space, my home.
This picture is from Meredith from 10 November 1996.
We are a city in shock, in mourning. It will be days, weeks even, before all 10 victims are known. My heart is numb.
Lunch Anyone?
Living in a rural area where crowds are few and life’s pace is slower has its advantages. It’s the lifestyle I prefer, but there are tradeoffs. When you tire of listening to the corn grow or watching paint dry, finding entertainment options can be a challenge. Another sacrifice that comes with the territory is the sparse choice of upscale dining options although we have our fair share of nearby…
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Dancer on stage at the Dew Drop Inn, 1952
Heavy Breathing.
DEW DROP INN
May 17, 1923
Dew Drop Inn is a musical comedy in two acts with music by Alfred Goodman; Book by Walter De Leon and Edward Delaney Dunn; Lyrics by Cyrus Wood. It also featured songs by Rudolf Friml, J. Fred Coots and Jean Schwartz with lyrics by McElbert Moore. Ensemble music was by Sigmund Romberg. Staged by Fred G. Latham under the supervision of J.J. Shubert. Choreographed by Francis Weldon. It ran for 83 performances at the Astor Theatre. As was usual with New York theatres in summer (pre-air conditioning), the production went on hiatus for the month of July and re-opened on July 30, closing August 25th.
After closing on Broadway, the musical went on tour and played Brookyn’s Majestic Theatre.
The musical takes place on the terrace and in the Garden in the moonlight at a Hotel on the shore of a Southern California Seaside Resort.
CAST
The cast included James Barton, Alice Brady, Spencer Charters, Harry Clark, Danny Dare, William Holden, Marcella Swanson, and Mabel Withee.
James Barton (Ananias Washington) was born into a theatrical family on November 1, 1890 in Gloucester City, New Jersey. Barton began performing in minstrel shows and burlesque houses throughout the country in 1898. His years of experience working with African American performers led to his becoming one of the first jazz dancers in America. He made his Broadway debut in the musical revue The Passing Show of 1919 in a role originally intended for Ed Wynn. This was his fourth Broadway show in a career that last until 1957, including being a replacement in Tobacco Road and in the original company of Paint Your Wagon. He died in 1962.
VENUE
Astor Theatre (1537 Broadway at 45th Street; 1,600 seats) was built in 1906 by the producing team Wagenhals and Kemper. From 1912 to 1916, it was managed by George M. Cohan and Sam Harris. The Shuberts followed, managing the theatre until 1925, when it became a movie theater. In 1972, faulty air-conditioning forced it to close for good. It was demolished in 1982 (along with the Victoria, Helen Hayes, Morosco, and Bijou theatres). The Marriott Hotel, which houses the Marquis Theatre, was built on the site.
Among the plays that debuted at the Astor were Cohan's Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913) and Why Marry? (1917) by Jesse Lynch Williams, the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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