#mark swan

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Nickel has also been thinking about opening his own little tattoo studio.... for creative outlet purposes and definitely not money laundering.

Who better to practice on than cousin Mark.

Mark: NO. No way!

Nickel: Don't be so dramatic. Get on the table.

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SHE WALKED IN HER SLEEP

1918

She Walked in Her Sleep is a three-act farce by Mark Swan. It was originally produced by George Broadhurst. 

Swan was sometimes billed as “America’s Foremost Distiller of Fun.”  

The play takes place in an apartment on a high floor of the Hotel Cavendish in New York City. There a young chemist has been charged with taking care of a government secret - a test tube of highly explosive material. An attractive young somnambulist who lives in the building stumbles into the scene and the test tube is thought to be stolen. The sleepwalking young woman spurs lots of confusion and mistaken identities. 

The play premiered on April 8, 1918 at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City NJ. 

"George Broadhurst's new farce a big hit; Rattling good comedy and snappy action put it across. It is a well built story, logical in every respect. The plot is double barreled and shoots around unexpected corners.” ~ ATLANTIC CITY PRESS

"George Broadhurst's play makes terrific hit the opening night. Undoubtedly the best farce that has reached the local stage rolled its laughter across the foot-lights and kept a crowded house in constant good humor.” ~ ATLANTIC CITY GAZETTE REVIEW

The play was also seen at the Jersey shore at the Savoy in Asbury Park and the Broadway in Long Branch. In July, just before honing in on the Main Stem, actress Elise Bartlett withdrew from the cast due to illness. 

The play opened on Broadway at the Playhouse Theatre (137 West 48th Street) on August 12, 1918 and ran for 80 performances. The Playhouse opened its doors in April 1911 and was razed in 1969, making way for Rockefeller Center.

As she states above, Roundtable wit Dorothy Parker was not impressed. 

On November 25, 1918, the play found its way back to Manhattan, albeit uptown, at the Standard Theatre (Broadway and 90th Street). 

This theatre opened in 1914, and became a movie house in 1919. The name of the theatre was changed at that time from the Standard Theatre to the Stoddard Theatre. It was Brandt’s Stoddard Theatre when it closed in 1956. The former theatre was converted into a supermarket, and was demolished in 1986. 

By December, the play had moved even further north, to Loewe’s 7th Avenue Theatre on 125th Street. Primarily a motion picture venue, it opened in 1910 and succumbed to the depression in 1934. By the end of the year, the play had decamped to Chicago, where it played the Shubert. 

After its post-Broadway tour, on December 15, 1919, the play returned to Nixon’s Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City, billing itself as “The Most Beautifully Gowned Show in America”.  Night gowns?

[animatedfilmoftheday]

Today’s animated film is: “The Princess and the Pea” (2002)

“After King Heath’s daughter is born, his evil brother, Laird, switches her with his own newborn daughter and sends her away to live with pig farmers as vengeance for not inheriting the crown.”

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Dom: There's nothing here. It's giving sadness and lies.

Ruth: Hey chill, maybe it's just the wrong night.

Dom: Yeah....or maybe it's just the wrong legacy. All this freaking build-up for nothing.

Mark: Really just so happy to be here.

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Dom: What do you mean this is it?? It's a dump!

Nickel: Well... technically it's a glen

Dom: Whatever that is...

Ruth: 😕

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Nickel: Sooo, this should be it... I think.

Ruth: But where's the spooky stuff?

Dom: Wait, this can't be it???

Mark: Just so happy to be included, man.

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With everyone dressed in darker shades, it's time to explore Ravenwood.

Nickel: Come on, it's this way

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Mark: How'd I do?

Nickel: Honestly... not so bad. There might be hope for you after all.

Mark: Is that shade again?

Nickel: Possibly. Now let's go!