A funny-ish thing happened to comedy Oct 9, 2009
Granted, when the show improves after the first intermission, you realize that Hughes shouldn't bear the sole blame for its unpromising start: The act is one long exposition as George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber merely introduce their dozen or so characters ... Granted, when the show improves after the first intermission, you realize that Hughes shouldn't bear the sole blame for its unpromising start: The act is one long exposition as George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber merely introduce their dozen... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
New Plays Outnumber Revivals on Broadway Sep 9, 2009
Blue bloods of another sort - an acting dynasty vaguely modeled after the Barrymores - arrive next in "The Royal Family," the aptly named comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, first seen in New York in 1927. The always incandescent Rosemary Harris plays its matriarch and the cast also includes Ana Gasteyer, John Glover, Jan Maxwell and Tony Roberts. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Concord Council on Aging events Aug. 13 edition Aug 15, 2009
Another story, this time Giant, the Edna Ferber novel made into a movie in 1956. It has been called a near-legendary epic about two generations of Texans. (Concord Journal, MA)
Hotels hop on the handheld bandwagon Jun 19, 2009
Its Kindles are loaded with a variety of books, including some written by members of the venerable Algonquin Round Table, such as Edna Ferber and Robert Benchley. Posted. (USA Today -- Tech)
Presentation Will Provide Insight on Life of Civil Rights Leader May 30, 2009
" In 1953, the G.I. Forum published its own study on farm labor in South Texas, as well as having Lyndon Johnson speak at their statewide convention. In 1954, attorneys funded by the G.I. Forum and LULAC argued and won Hernandez v. Texas in the Supreme Court of the United States. The decision, one of the Warren court's first, threw out the plaintiff's murder conviction on the grounds that he had not had a jury of his peers. Court records showed that no one with a Spanish surname had served on a... (KWTX.com, TX)
James Dean in Giant Movie (1956) Apr 30, 2009
Edna Ferber's Giant Novel. Giant is based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber (1887-1968) ... Edna Ferber's 1952 novel is brought to life, with Giant tracking three generations in a rambling story revolving around cattle barons, oil wildcatters, strong women and Texas-style Jim Crow. (Suite101.com)
