by Jordan R. Young | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Mikhailovsky Ballet in “Le Corsaire” “Le Corsaire,” a tale of romance between a pirate and a slave girl, is an age-old staple of the ballet repertoire. It was inspired not by the Verdi opera of the same name but a poem written by Lord Byron in 1814. The Mikhailovsky...
by Jordan R. Young | Nov 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Mabel Normand & Mack Sennett, with Edgar Kennedy (3rd row left), in a 1913 film. “The most important thing in my life was a girl,” film comedy pioneer Mack Sennett truthfully observed in his myth-filled autobiography. Sadly, the girl’s own legacy has been largely...
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