Category Archives: Stage

Bill Would Bar Japanese From Owning Land

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

April 10, 1913: The Times seems to be featuring a woman artist, but it’s difficult to make out her elaborate signature. Is it N. Tanaga? V. Tanaga? V. Kanaga? Aha! she was Neva Kanaga. Further research indicates she was Neva … Continue reading →

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LAPD Chief Wants More Police; Terrible Traffic – 1913

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

April 3, 1913: That is author L. Frank Baum and composer Louis F. Gottschalk, the team behind “The Tik-Tok Man of Oz,” which was a blockbuster in Los Angeles. The Times said it “is the reigning sensation of the local … Continue reading →

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Seals Juggle, Walk Rope, Plus Little Miss Manicure at the Pantages!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Jan. 23, 1913: Juggling, rope-walking seals! Little Miss Manicure and the Scarecrow Man! On the jump, a couple of juicy divorces and Carl Warr, the dynamiter.

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Coming Attractions: January – February 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

The March 1936 issue of Black Mask magazine includes Raymond Chandler’s “The Man Who Liked Dogs.” Jan. 19: “The Tall T,” part of the Autry museum’s What Is a Western? film series.  $11/$7/$5 1:30 p.m. Jan. 23: The Simple Art … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Polly Walters

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

A photo of Polly Walters that has been listed on EBay at $49.95.   Polly Walters My friend Mel Neuhaus and I have been singing the praises of the Say Girls lately—those wise-cracking dames who flourished in the pre-Code era … Continue reading →

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Stripper Discharged From Waacs Was Out of Uniform – and Everything Else

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Dec. 15, 1942: Some restaurants close for lack of butter, meat and sugar due to wartime food rationing. And people rush to the Pike amusement park in Long Beach after rumors that it had plenty of hamburger, which is scarce … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment – Nick Stewart’s Ebony Showcase Theater

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Nov. 28, 1982: Times staff writer John L. Mitchell profiles Horace “Nick” Stewart, who opened the Ebony Showcase Theater with his wife, Edna, in 1950. Stewart used the money from playing Lightnin’ in the 1950s TV series “The Amos n’ … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Charlotte Greenwood

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

  Charlotte Greenwood Usually I regale you with harrowing stories about people who die early, grisly deaths, but today we are going to put on our happy faces and talk about Charlotte Greenwood. You probably know her from the film … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Follies Burlesque

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

This photo of an unidentified dancer at the Follies Burlesque Theatre in Los Angeles has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $18.95.

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead: Bert Savoy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Photo: Bert Savoy via Confetta. Bert Savoy   1876 – 1923 Another book I will, frustratingly, never be able to write is about the Godfather of Camp, Bert Savoy—there is just not enough information on him to make a book … Continue reading →

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Playwright Clifford Odets Held for DUI

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Sept. 8, 1942:Playwright Clifford Odets of 8729 Lookout Mountain Ave. is arrested on charges of drunk driving and speeding on Roosevelt Highway (Pacific Coast Highway) at Topanga Canyon.  CHP officers say Odets refused to stop until they forced him off … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

A folk art carving of a hearse has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $64.99. Queen of the Dead – dateline August 13, 2012 •  I hate it when someone fascinating dies and I first hear about them through … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Follies Burlesque Theater

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

This photo of the Follies Burlesque on Main Street has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $22.99.

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Judge Cites ‘Right of Battle’ in Sentencing Conscientious Objector

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

June 16, 1942:  Robert Lee Allen is sentenced to five years in federal prison for refusing to enlist in the Army. Judge Jeremiah Neter, 80, noted that Allen had not used the available provisions to file for conscientious objector status … Continue reading →

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John Barrymore Dies at 60

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

May 30, 1942:  Actor John Barrymore, known as “the Great Profile,” dies at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital 10 days after collapsing during a rehearsal for Rudy Vallee’s radio program. He was 60 and was suffering from liver and kidney problems, plus … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

May 9, 1942: Allied forces fight the first what would be six major aircraft carrier battles with the Japanese, the next being the Battle of Midway. On the jump, a war map by Times artist Charles Owens, whom you may … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights — ‘Julius Caesar’

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Photo: Beachwood Canyon in a panorama from the Library of Congress. Throughout history, people have come together to communally celebrate.  From groups worshipping at Stonehenge, rejoicing in Times Square at the end of World War II, or experiencing the height … Continue reading →

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Housewife Writes Pulitzer-Nominated Novel While Raising Family, Remodeling Kitchen

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

March 22, 1942: Until this morning, I had never heard of Nellise Child (and I dare say most people haven’t) but I was immediately enchanted with her story: A former reporter (her husband didn’t want her to work), she raises … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – ‘Bert Williams: Son of Laughter’

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Note: This post has been corrected. A rather bedraggled copy of “Bert Williams: Son of Laughter,” a tribute to the  vaudeville entertainer,  has been listed on EBay at $300. Although that might seem high, this is a fairly rare edition … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Milton Sills

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Milton Sills, center, his daughter Dorothy, left, and wife, Doris Kenyon. Actor, writer, professor, horticulturist, activist, Milton Sills was the personification of a Renaissance man.  College educated and a teacher, Sills made everything he did a learning opportunity.  Virile yet … Continue reading →

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