"While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free." -- Eugene V. Debs
Gershwin's title 'Rhapsody in Blue' was suggested by Whistler's similarly named paintings such as 'Arrangement in Grey and Black, no. 2' and 'Nocturne in Black and Gold.' The Great Conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsbc
Today marks the 106th anniversary of the first English language production of Shaw's Pygmalion. It was, of course, first performed IN GERMAN in Vienna in October 1913. It was also performed, again IN GERMAN, in NYC in March of 1914. England didn't get to meet Eliza and Higgins until April.
Did you know that in Mark Twain's The Diary of Adam and Eve, when they are forced to leave the Garden of Eden they move to Tonawanda, New York? True story.
