Heade of the Class

I stumbled upon this post the other night while doing some research on authors and artists...

What a fun post.

J. Kingston Pierce writes in the web publication, "Limbo - The web site that's neither here or there," about book covers for crime detective novels. http://welcometolimbo.blogspot.com/

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Heade of the Class

Readers of this page probably know what a fan I am of ... vintage novels that were ... well, up-front in their commercial enticements. U.S. illustrator Robert McGinnis is a particular favorite of mine (see a gallery of his work here).

But I’ve also developed a fondness for R.A. Maguire and Walter Popp, as well as some of the artists currently working for Hard Case Crime (notably Greg Manchess, who did the front of Gil Brewer’s The Vengeful Virgin, and Glen Orbik, responsible for George Axelrod’s Blackmailer). Oh, and I can’t forget to mention Richie Fahey, who created the jacket of Megan Abbott’s The Song Is You, chosen by Rap Sheet visitors as one of the best covers of 2007.But somebody I’ve said less about is Reginald Heade, who’s been described as “probably the best British ‘girlie’ paperback cover artist of the 1950s.”

According to a quite wonderful site called Vintage Paperbacks: Good Girl Art,

"[Heade] was born in 1902 or 1903--there is no record of his birth in England. He died in 1957, leaving no children, no will and no evidence of his existence other than his signatures on those gorgeous covers he produced. And in 1954, he even stopped signing his work, when the publisher of the books he illustrated went to jail on obscenity charges. Heade produced over 300 covers, most of them impossible to find. He is not listed in any British standard artist references--no one even recalls meeting him. A true man of mystery.

He’s hardly been forgotten, though. Independent Crime’s Nathan Cain has showcased several of Heade’s pulp jackets as part of his “book porn” series. And there’s an abundance of his lurid work on the Web. There was also, apparently, a digest-size book published in 1991--Reginald Heade: England’s Greatest Artist, by Steve Chibnall--that contains “[a] biography of this prolific artist, plus a complete checklist of his work.” It’s long been out of print, but I have given serious thought to buying one of the last-remaining used copies, even if it’s at a premium.

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If, when I sat down to write this post, I was intrigued by Reginald Heade, I now find myself still more curious about him and his work. In our modern age, it’s hard to imagine a publisher producing a title such as The Filly Wore a Rod, much less hiring an illustrator to give it a cover that is at once compelling and sexy as all hell. Heade remains a standout. Guess I’ll have to Steve Chibnall biography after all.

posted by J. Kingston Pierce at 4:54 PM Read the entire post here: Heade of the Class Lots of links and the images from the book covers are lots of fun.

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This week in The Tentacle for Wednesday April 29 2009

This week in The Tentacle

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Mockingbird’s Song
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The reclusive and enigmatic childhood friend of Truman Capote, Harper Lee, celebrated a birthday yesterday. She was born Nelle Harper Lee on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama.

Malaysian Wedding – Part 3
Tom McLaughlin
Seremban, Malaysia – I returned to the groom’s home after a refreshing sleep. To my surprise, a ceremony was in progress. I thought I had it down about Malay weddings, but this part was not in my file.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Overwhelming Majority
Roy Meachum
At the end of his first 100 days on the job, a significant poll indicates President Barack Obama receives approval from an overwhelming majority of his fellow Americans. Sixty-three percent voted in his favor, 36 percent did not, in a survey paid for by The Washington Post and ABC-TV.

Advice from The Voice of Experience – Part 3
Nick Diaz
Alas, my third installment on buying a used motorcycle, one of my favorite activities. Buying a used motorcycle, as I’ve mentioned before, is much more fun than selling one.

Monday, April 27, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 12-Part 2
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Last week, we started a review of the fallout from the just completed General Assembly session. Let's pick up where we left off.

While you were out…
Steven R. Berryman
If you blinked at the wrong moment over the last few weeks, and rely solely on one part of the media paradigm for your news, you may have missed any of these following items. Not necessarily because of media-bias, but simply because we only have so much time and tolerance for added information in our lives:

Friday, April 24, 2009
"Turtle" Jennifer
Roy Meachum
Aside from her declaration on City Hall steps, ex-mayor Jennifer Dougherty seems to have disappeared. What a difference from her recent campaigns!

If you ain’t the lead dog…
Joe Charlebois
President George W. Bush led. President William Jefferson Clinton led. Presidents George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan led. No matter what your opinion of our last four presidents in regard to their policies, they were leaders.

Thursday, April 23, 2009
George Santayana was correct…
Chris Cavey
Maryland’s political landscape is showing the pre-revolutionary signs of change. Just over a week ago, thousands of voting citizens took to the streets in the cold damp April rain to show their disgust in government’s rampant spending and to exercise their right to assemble in protest.

You’ve Found Your Voice. Use it!
Joan McIntyre
I’m guessing that by the time this article makes it to print there will others already out there about the Tea Party. I also suspect there will be as many different angles to that day as there will be stories.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
‘Smiling Faces…’
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Monday a smiling President Barack Obama stopped by CIA headquarters for the first time since taking office. It was a charm offensive to give the agency a pep talk to help stave off low morale issues.

In the Face of Tragedy…
Michael Kurtianyk
On Sunday morning, I heard the church bells ring as I went to get the morning papers. I wanted to make sure that I picked them up before my 7-year-old daughters got to them. I knew what the headlines were going to be, and I didn’t want daughters to read the headlines before my wife and I had a chance to talk and prepare for that conversation.

A Malay Wedding – Part Two
Tom McLaughlin
Seremban, Malaysia – It’s the day before the celebration. Nazir’s son picked me up at the airport and I feigned I knew him, faking it most of the way. The marble finally dropped into the correct location in the brain and I realized who he was and could participate in the conversation instead of stupidly nodding my head.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Selling Newspapers?
Roy Meachum
"State of Play" opened this weekend; the film will be discussed with Bob Miller on his WFMD "Morning Express" Friday. Its’ message about modern newspapering burns in my mind and cannot wait another three days.

A Call to Arms…
Farrell Keough
I had the privilege of attending the Frederick County Tea Party. While neither man will accept the credit, great thanks goes out to Blaine Young and Bob Miller of WFMD radio, 930 A.M. That attendance on such an awful day to be outside was remarkable!

Monday, April 20, 2009
General Assembly Journal 2009 – Volume 12
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The General Assembly Department of Legislative Services produces a document each year summarizing the legislative session. This year, I thought I’d produce my own right here on The Tentacle.

Because Hope is not a Method
Steven R. Berryman
My name is Steve, and I’m a “right-wing extremist.” That’s how I would start an “AA” meeting if those letters stood for “activists anonymous!”

20090429 This week in The Tentacle

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Carole King “It’s Too Late” released April 1971

Carole King “It’s Too Late” released April 1971

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPeVbEg1DHE



This version here is from the 1971 album… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q8884GxUIU

The song came up in my April 29, 2009 The Tentacle column, “The Mockingbird’s Song”

The reclusive and enigmatic childhood friend of Truman Capote, Harper Lee, celebrated a birthday yesterday. She was born Nelle Harper Lee on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama…


Carole King

Album: Tapestry

Song's name: It's Too Late

Song info: Lyrics and Music: Toni Stern and Carole King feat. Dina Carroll

Lyrics:

Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There's something wrong here
There can be no denying
One of us is changing
Or maybe we've just stopped trying

And it's too late baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it

It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy
And I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy
And I feel like a fool

And it's too late baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died
and I can't hide it
And I just can't fake it

There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together
Don't you feel it too
Still I'm glad for what we had
And how I once loved you

But it's too late baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it

Don't you know that I...
I just can't fake it
Oh it's too late my baby
Too late my baby
You know
It's too late my baby

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19710400 Carole King Its Too Late released April 1971

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Annual Random House Carroll Community College Book Fair article by Bob Allen

New chapter for books, community college By Bob Allen

Random House Book Fair also includes movies

Posted on http://explorecarroll.com on 3/04/09

Steven Wantz, executive director of the Carroll Community College Foundation, describes the Random House Book Fair, held on the Westminster college campus for the past 11 years, as both a fund-raising and a friend-raising event.

"Over the past 12 years, it has raised over $200,000," Wantz said of the fair, which takes place Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7.

Proceeds from the two-day fair provide scholarships and financial aid to the college's students. In recent years, the fair has drawn about 3,500 people to the campus.

"It's an opportunity for people who have never been on our campus -- or who don't get here very often — to come out and get a peek at an institution that our county commissioners have described as 'the gem of Carroll County,' " Wantz said.

"People can come out and see what's changed and what's new here," he added. "Elements of the book fair (see related article "Books are back in town" for full schedule) are spread throughout the campus, so they get to see what's going on around the college."

Wantz said that in the past five or six years, he and his colleagues at the foundation have gone to great lengths to make the fair a family-oriented event. The Saturday schedule, for example, features a children's activities area ($2), and free events including story times, science presentations and even free children's books, while supplies last.

The emphasis, he said, is "creating a passion for reading in young people."

"There are so many activities this year for young families that you'll need at least a couple of hours to experience the whole thing," he added.

"We're hoping that at this point of the winter, people are fed up with being stuck at home and will come spend the day with us," Wantz said.

In recent years, one of the fair's most successful draws is the Friday night movie at the college's Scott Theater. This year, the Walt Disney movie "Bolt," will be featured — twice.

"We actually sold out and had to turn people away from the movie for the past two years," Wantz recalled. "So this year, we're having two showings, one at 4 p.m. and another at 7 p.m.

"Also, 'Bolt' isn't out yet on DVD, so you can come out to the college and still see it on the big screen," he added.

Wantz said it's yet another barometer of the book fair's appeal that many authors and vendors return year after year.

One of these is John Hoffert, a Hanover, Pa., resident who has written several thrillers, including "The Zero Factor," "Aphrodite's Redemption" and "The Time of Reckoning" — part of what he calls "The Lion" Series.

Hoffert has rented a table and been selling and signing copies of his books at the fair every year for the past five, and he'll be back again this year.

"It's a really good venue, and ... they don't charge vendors an exorbitant up-front fee," said Hoffert, who hopes to finish the latest novel in the Lion Series, "Pyrrhic Victory: The Lion's Wrath," later this year. (For an excerpt, visit www.JohnHoffert.com.)

"As book fairs go, it's just the right size," he added. "I was at a really big book fair in Philadelphia not too long ago, and there were hoards of people, but most of them had come to see the big-name writers. Independents like me really did get lost in the shuffle.

"It's definitely much friendlier — and much more manageable," he said.

20090304 Random House Book Fair article by Bob Allen

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Blaming History by Michael Tomasky, The American Prospect

Blaming History by Michael Tomasky, The American Prospect

Hat Tip: Truthout

Blaming History Friday 19 December 2008

Michael Tomasky explains how Milan Kundera's The Joke changed his view of politics.

So the assignment is "a book that changed my view of politics." Harder than it sounds. I will confess that when I was a younger man, I was far more likely to think of records, as we used to call them, as life-changing, and if pressed, I could probably to this day defend the proposition that The Basement Tapes taught me as much about America as did, say, either John Steinbeck or V.O. Key.

I could name something predictable by Schlesinger or Hofstadter, or one of those seminal works on the 1960s or Watergate that I and most other American liberal males of my generation display on our shelves and in select cases have actually read to completion. But the idea of "life changing" led me to reach into the memory hole for those rare occasions when reading a book so fired my mind that, while I was immersed in it, I could think of nothing else. You know the feeling: You can't wait for work or class to finish so you can plow back into the book; as you near the end, you actually slow down because you don't want it to stop and can't imagine not being able to read it anymore.

It turns out that it's a novel, Milan Kundera's The Joke, that met for me the above criteria: The book is quite political and contains within its pages lessons about how people adapt to the larger political contexts in which they live. These are lessons that were and are more universal than one might assume - given that Kundera was assaying totalitarian society - about what can happen when the stirrings of the soul are thwarted by the imperatives of the state.

Read the entire essay here: Blaming History by Michael Tomasky, The American Prospect

20081219 Blaming History by Michael Tomasky for The American Propsect

Westminster's sacred places are shrines of community life

My Sunday Carroll Eagle column is up…

Westminster's sacred places are shrines of community life

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on www.explorecarroll.com on 7/25/08

Since this is a Sunday column, I do hope it's fitting to talk about sacred places.

Not necessarily houses of worship, mind you, though those are most often considered sacred places.

I'm thinking of the sacred public places as described in a 1981 book by Dr. Ira Zepp [pictured here in a 1996 file photo] and Marty Lanham, "Sacred Spaces of Westminster."

I thought of the book as I sat in a recent Common Council meeting at Westminster City Hall -- a building that many consider one of the true sacred places in Carroll County.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Tom Ferguson read a proclamation recognizing July as Recreation and Parks Month, and paid tribute to the city's recreation and parks director Ron Schroers, as well as other employees who work tirelessly for our benefit.

One of the recreational facilities that Schroers oversees is the popular Westminster playground in the heart of the city.

The playground is one the first pictures, taken by Lanham, in that 1981 book.

Moreover, toward the end of the book, the authors discuss one of the overlooked sacred landmarks in Westminster: the Memorial Gateway to the Westminster playground off of Center Street.

Zepp and Lanham explain that the "gateway was given to the city by H. Peyton Gorsuch in 1937. Its primary purpose was to acknowledge the community's debt to Carroll Countians who had served in the nation's wars."

The book goes on to highlight public places such as Belle Grove Square, various other parks, gardens, memorials and monuments.

Read the entire column here: Westminster's sacred places are shrines of community life

When he is not watching the ducks at the Westminster Community Pond, Kevin Dayhoff can be reached at kdayhoff@carr.org. Please don't feed the ducks ... or the Dayhoff.

20080725 Westminster's sacred places are shrines of community life

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20080709 This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

The Path of History
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Hidden away in plain sight, in a storybook setting in northern Frederick County’s Catoctin Mountains, sits Eyler’s Valley Chapel, like a silent stone tribute to a Ralph Waldo Emerson essay.

Writing a Book
Tom McLaughlin
Everybody wants to write a book, including me. A recent survey revealed that 87% of all Americans want to take pen in hand or fingers to keyboard. There are three reasons experts have cited; and they include a person having a message to share, ego and money.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Ike Was the Man!
Roy Meachum
No one gets bored faster with the nitty-gritty of politics. My frequently criticized "impatience" comes into play. Once a candidate captures my approval, the game is over. There was one exception I recall.

Christmas in the Summertime
Nick Diaz
I just rode home from Lewiston, Maine, on my new Yamaha Venture. Rode Amtrak to Portland and met the seller at the station. A half hour later we were at the seller’s place, where the Venture was waiting for me.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Political Street Gossip – The Final Chapter
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
In an effort to run the table, and to affirm that I really have no idea what I'm talking about, I thought I'd weigh in on the 2010 gubernatorial race.

Firearms Clutching in Maryland
Steven R. Berryman
Having grown up with guns, little did I know that the politics surrounding them packed more energy than a .44 Magnum “wheel-gun.” Of course, that was when television came in over an antenna, was black and white, and afforded four stations of programming.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Enjoy the Fireworks!
Roy Meachum
Frederick's Fourth of July festival ends with cascading fireworks over Baker Park. People's awe and sighs complete the package. No more sparklers and individual acts of setting off banging are out.

Modifying Lady Liberty’s Invitation
Steven R. Berryman
In search of straight talk about immigration law reform, happenstance found me at yet another “Maryland Thursday Meeting” in Annapolis. Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center For Immigration Studies (CIS) was the headline speaker.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Behind The Celebrations
Chris Cavey
This week is prime vacation time for many citizens, me included. Doubtfully many people will take the time to read a political junkie website this week, especially the day before summer’s biggest holiday; however, for you few, here are some thoughts.

Hail and Farewell…
Joan McIntyre
What do I say? I’m done; finished, doing a Happy Dance. Nope, not at all, I want to thank this county for the honor of serving on our Planning Commission for the past 10 years.

Recycling’s Flip Side – Part 3
Farrell Keough
Recycling is not the simple toss-it-in- the-blue-in-and-save-the-planet activity that we generally believed. While it has value, we have seen that it is not the panacea generally ascribed. Today we will consider a few of the existing situations which strip away the benefits attributed to recycling.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

The Lords of Annapolis
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Happy 4th of July. One of the main reasons we sought our independence from England was taxes. The only thing is – that this long after we won our independence – we are still fighting over taxes.

Speculation on Tar and Feathers
Tom McLaughlin
The main focus of the oil crisis has now shifted to people called speculators and fund managers. As a liberal Democrat, who reads the Wall Street Journal (now there’s an oxymoron), I have endeavored to learn how they fit into the equation.

Recyclying’s Flip Side – Part 2
Farrell Keough
In yesterday’s column we reviewed some basic information on recycling. We determined that while tossing our plastics in the blue recycling bin may make us feel as if we are saving the planet, it may be we are using substantial resources to produce products we buy back which are no longer recyclable.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Blaine Young Rumors
Roy Meachum
Saturday mornings around my house normally are rest times. The three newspapers stuck through my door receive careful perusal. There are mornings when Pushkin receives pushing onto the patio and we both pile back in the sack. I listened to Blaine Young's Frederick’s Forum only now and then.

Recycling’s Flip Side – Part 1
Farrell Keough
Is recycling a misnomer? In other words, do we actually recycle our waste and containers; or do we just transport them to someone else and feel good about our actions?

Monday, June 30, 2008

From The Desk of the Publisher!
John W. Ashbury
Rick Weldon, whose column normally appears in this space every Monday, is suffering from a major malady of the modern era. His computer crashed; and, like most of us, he was unable to fix it himself. Unfortunately for all who enjoy his work, particularly his political commentary, his column on the governor’s race in 2010 is still locked inside his computer. It will appear next week if the stars align correctly.

A NAC for Social Progress
Steven R. Berryman
Last Thursday The Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) Area 5 meeting for the residents surrounding the West End of Frederick, known as the “Golden Mile, headlined an appearance by the sheriff of Frederick County, “Chuck” Jenkins.

20080208 WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast - Wynn Rousuck reviews Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead at Centerstage

WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast - Wynn Rousuck reviews Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead at Centerstage

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

http://www.wypr.org/MD_MORNING.html

Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast on WYPR

Friday, February 8, 2008

LISTEN

J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Tom Stoppard's play, at Centerstage in Baltimore through March 9th.

External Link: http://www.centerstage.org/index.php

20080208 WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast - Wynn Rousuck reviews Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead at Centerstage

20080121 That is the Question: The Ultimate Shakespeare Quiz Book by Tom Delise

That is the Question: The Ultimate Shakespeare Quiz Book (Paperback)

by Thomas Delise

Publisher: Career Press, Incorporated

Pub. Date: April 2004

ISBN-13: 9781564147349

283pp

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

Section I Quoting Shakespeare 17

Quiz 1 This Is the True Beginning: Identify the Play by the Opening Lines 19

Quiz 2 What Do You Call the Play?: Identify the Play by a Quote 21

Quiz 3 I Would My Horse Had the Speed of Your Tongue: Identify the Play by an Insult Used 23

Quiz 4 Thus Men May Grow Wiser Every Day: Identify the Play by a Wise Quote 25

Quiz 5 This Bud of Love: Identify the Play by a Love Quote 26

Quiz 6 Will You Rhyme Upon't?: Complete the Play's Rhyming Couplet 28

Quiz 7 Say But the Word: Complete the Play's Quote 31

Quiz 8 Why, How Now, Hamlet!: Complete the Hamlet Quote 33

Quiz 9 To Be, or Not To Be: Complete the Hamlet Soliloquy 34

Quiz 10 All the World's a Stage: Complete the As You Like It Soliloquy 36

Quiz 11 Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent: Complete the Richard III Soliloquy 37

Quiz 12 Here Is Part of My Rhyme: Complete the Sonnet Rhyme 38

Quiz 13 'Tis Well Said Again: Identify the Play Where a Famous Phrase May Be Found 40

Quiz 14 Our Revels Now Are Ended: Identify the Play by the Ending Lines 42

Section II Shakespeare's Characters 45

Quiz 15 Have We Not Affections?: Identify the Significant Others 47

Quiz 16 Lord, What Fools: Identify the Fool 48

Quiz 17 Where Are My Children?: Identify the Parent and Child 49

Quiz 18 O, Odious Is the Name: Identify the Character With the Unusual Name 50

Quiz 19 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: Multiple Use of Character Names 51

Quiz 20 This Title Honors Me and Mine: Identify Characters by Their Title 52

Quiz 21 Our Parts So Poor: Identify the Play in Which a Minor Character Appears 53

Quiz 22 We Were the First, Part I: Identify the Female Character by Her First Words 54

Quiz 23 We Were the First, Part II: Identify the Male Character by His First Words 56

Quiz 24 A Woman Is a Dish for the Gods: Identify the Female Character From a Quote 58

Quiz 25 What a Piece of Work Is a Man!: Identify the Male Character From a Quote 60

Quiz 26 A Long Farewell to All My Greatness: Identify the Characters by Their Dying Words 63

Quiz 27 Which Is the Villain?: Identify the Villain by the Quote 65

Quiz 28 What Art Thou That Talk'st of Kings and Queens?: Identify the Kings and Queens in the Plays 68

Quiz 29 We Shall Speak of You: Identify the Character Mentioned or Addressed 70

Section III Shakespeare's Infinite Variety 73

Quiz 30 To Peruse Him by Items: Identify the Play by the Item in It 75

Quiz 31 Particular Additions: Identify the Play by a Description 76

Quiz 32 The Game's Afoot: Identify the Play by the Opening Situation 78

Quiz 33 A Pretty Plot, Well Chosen To Build Upon: Identify the Play by Plot Development 80

Quiz 34 It Is a Sweet Comedy: Questions on the Comedies 81

Quiz 35 The Complot of This Timeless Tragedy: Questions on the Tragedies 84

Quiz 36 Is Not This Something More Than Fantasy?: Questions on the Romances 87

Quiz 37 It Is a Kind of History: Questions on the Histories 89

Quiz 38 At First and Last the Hearty Welcome: Firsts and Lasts Associated With Shakespeare 92

Quiz 39 O, Horrible, O, Horrible, Most Horrible!: Identify the Play Where the Horrible Event Can Be Found 95

Quiz 40 This Supernatural Soliciting: Identify the Play Where the Supernatural Occurs 96

Quiz 41 All the Places That the Eye of Heaven Visits: Identify the Play by the Setting 98

Quiz 42 Away, the Gentles Are at Their Game: Games and Sports in the Plays 99

Quiz 43 How Many Goodly Creatures Are There Here!: Creatures in the Plays 101

Quiz 44 Sir, 'Tis My Occupation: The World of Work in Shakespeare 103

Quiz 45 Tales of Woeful Ages Long Ago: Mythological References in the Plays 104

Quiz 46 I'll Tell You My Dream: Dream References in Shakespeare 106

Quiz 47 He Hath Songs for Man or Woman: Songs in Shakespeare 108

Quiz 48 Doctor, Cast the Water of My Land, Find Her Disease: Shakespeare and the World of Medicine 109

Section IV Film, Stage, and Literature 113

Quiz 49 This Wide and Universal Theatre: Shakespeare in Film 115

Quiz 50 You Precious Winners All: Academy Awards for Shakespeare 118

Quiz 51 The Best Actors in the World, Part I: Actors in Shakespearean Film 121

Quiz 52 The Best Actors in the World, Part II: Actors in Shakespearean Film 124

Quiz 53 Let Her Shine as Gloriously, Part I: Actresses in Shakespearean Film 126

Quiz 54 Let Her Shine as Gloriously, Part II: Actresses in Shakespearean Film 129

Quiz 55 Derived From Honorable Loins: Shakespearean Film Offshoots 132

Quiz 56 The Two Hours' Traffic of Our Stage: Shakespeare on the Stage 134

Quiz 57 Stars Give Light to Thy Fair Way!: Shakespeare and Star Trek 137

Quiz 58 O, for a Muse of Fire: Titles of Other Works Derived From Shakespeare 140

Quiz 59 An Advocate for an Imposter!: Is the Quote Shakespeare or Someone Else? 142

Quiz 60 It May Be You Have Mistaken Him: Is It Shakespeare or the Bible? 144

Quiz 61 Forgive the Comment That My Passion Made: Other Writers' Comments About Shakespeare 145

Quiz 62 All the Peers Are Here at Hand: Theatrical and Literary Contemporaries of Shakespeare 147

Quiz 63 Art Thou Base, Common and Popular?: Shakespeare in Pop Culture 149

Section V Individual Plays 153

Quiz 64 We Have Kiss'd Away Kingdoms and Provinces: The Play Antony and Cleopatra 155

Quiz 65 O Wonderful, Wonderful, Most Wonderful: The Play As You Like It 157

Quiz 66 Pardon's the Word to All: The Play Cymbeline 159

Quiz 67 Now Cracks a Noble Heart: The Play Hamlet 161

Quiz 68 Company, Villainous Company: The Play Henry IV, Part One 163

Quiz 69 A Little Touch of Harry in the Night: The Play Henry V 165

Quiz 70 This Was the Most Unkindest Cut of All: The Play Julius Caesar 168

Quiz 71 Nothing Will Come of Nothing: The Play King Lear 170

Quiz 72 This Dead Butcher and His Fiend-like Queen: The Play Macbeth 172

Quiz 73 I Like Not Fair Terms and Villain's Mind: The Play The Merchant of Venice 176

Quiz 74 If We Shadows Have Offended: The Play A Midsummer Night's Dream 177

Quiz 75 A Kind of Merry War: The Play Much Ado About Nothing 179

Quiz 76 O! Beware My Lord of Jealousy: The Play Othello 181

Quiz 77 Cheated of Feature by Dissembling Nature: The Play Richard III 183

Quiz 78 For Never Was a Story of More Woe: The Play Romeo and Juliet 185

Quiz 79 Pluck My Magic Garment From Me: The Play The Tempest 187

Quiz 80 Laugh Yourself Into Stitches: The Play Twelfth Night 189

Quiz 81 A Sad Tale's Best for Winter: The Play The Winter's Tale 191

Section VI Just for Fun 195

Quiz 82 Wild and Whirling Words: Shakespearean Vocabulary 197

Quiz 83 I Smell a Device: Literary Features and Terms Used by Shakespeare 199

Quiz 84 The Articles Collected From His Life: Biography of William Shakespeare 201

Quiz 85 I Have a Sonnet Will Serve the Turn: Sonnets and Other Poetry 203

Quiz 86 The Numbers True: Statistical Shakespeare 206

Quiz 87 This Wooden O: The Theater of Shakespeare 208

Quiz 88 Behold the Poor Remains, Part I: Shakespearean Odds and Ends 210

Quiz 89 Behold the Poor Remains, Part II: Shakespearean Odds and Ends 213

Quiz 90 Let's Set Our Men in Order: Put Kings in Chronological Order 216

Quiz 91 Mince Not the General Tongue: Unscramble the Play Titles 216

Quiz 92 What's in a Name?, Part I: Unscramble Female Character Names 217

Quiz 93 What's in a Name?, Part II: Unscramble Male Character Names 218

Quiz 94 My Nearest Dearest Enemy: Find the Rivals Word Search 219

Quiz 95 I of These Will Wrest an Alphabet: Shakespeare A-Z Crossword Puzzle 220

Answer Key 223

Grading Scales 225

Bibliography 281

About the Author 283

20080125 The Shakespeare Factory's Distracted Globe Players in partnership with Carroll Community College presents Romeo and Juliet

The Shakespeare Factory's Distracted Globe Players in partnership with Carroll Community College presents:

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers at the

Scott Center for the Performing Arts,

Carroll Community College,

1601 Washington Rd, Westminster.

Friday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 26 at

3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 26 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door at $12 for adults or $8 for students and seniors.

www.theshakespearefactory.com

20080108 Romeo and Juliet by Ford Madox Brown

Romeo and Juliet by Ford Madox Brown (April 16, 1821 – October 6, 1893)

Earlier this Tuesday evening, I was helping a colleague develop some ad copy for an upcoming production of “Romeo and Juliet” by The Shakespeare Factory’s Distracted Globe Players later this month at Carroll Community College. I ran across this painting and liked it…

For more information on The Shakespeare Factory:

www.theshakespearefactory.com

The Shakespeare Factory

P.O. Box 484

Sykesville, Maryland 21784

Phone: 410-218-1479

e-mail: info AT theshakespearefactory.com

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20071206 Rude Mechanicals stage the bard’s comedy with a contemporary twist By Charles Schelle

Sweet ‘Midsummer Night’s’ dreams are made of this

Rude Mechanicals stage the bard’s comedy with a contemporary twist

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 By Charles Schelle | Gazette Staff Writer

If Shakespeare could make a mix tape, it might have included Eurythmics’ ”Sweet Dreams” and Michael Jackson’s ‘‘Thriller.”

The Rude Mechanicals’ staging of the bard’s ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream” features songs from those musicians and even a dance-off, but the story remains the same, said Tom Delise, Shakespeare Factory’s executive director.

The play opens tonight at 7 p.m. and runs through Saturday at Century High School, 355 Ronsdale Road, Eldersburg. Tickets are $6 and are available at the door.

The Rude Mechanicals (named after a troupe in ‘‘Midsummer Night’s Dream”) is composed of Century High School students.

Read the rest of the article here: Sweet ‘Midsummer Night’s’ dreams are made of this

If you go

‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday

Century High School auditorium,

355 Ronsdale Road, Eldersburg

Cost: $6 at the door

For more information, call 410-386-4400.

20070312 Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac March 12 1922

Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac

March 12, 1922

H/t: Biography.com

I’m not sure I know where my copy of “On the Road” is…

"… nobody knows what’s going to happen to anybody besides the forlorn rags of growing old…"

Of course one of the amusing things about Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road,” is that I had long understood that he did not know how to drive a car. Although Wikipedia says that he did not learn “to drive until 1956 (at age 34) and he never had a driver's license.”

Whatever.

Baltimore Colt fans will not be amused to know that Mr. Kerouac typed “On the Road” –

“on one long scroll of teletype paper, which Kerouac called "the roll."[1] The roll does exist — it was purchased in 2001 by Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, for $2.4 million — and it was indeed typed in a blazing three weeks, with no margins, singlespaced, and no paragraph breaks.

But the myth of the story overlooks some of the finer points of the novel's composition. Much of the book was actually written as it happened, over the seven years of Kerouac's travels, in the tiny notebooks that he always carried with him and wrote in during his spare time.

The myth also overlooks the tedious organization and preparation that came before Kerouac's creative explosion, as well as the fact that Kerouac revised the novel several times before Malcolm Cowley of Viking Press agreed to publish it.

Owing to Irsay's ownership of the scroll, it was on display in sections at Indiana University's Lilly Library in mid-2003.

In January 2004, the roll began a 13-stop, four-year national tour of museums and libraries, starting at the Orange County History Centre in Orlando, Florida. From January through March 2006 it was on display at the San Francisco Public Library with the first 30 feet unrolled. It will spend three months on display at the New York Public Library in 2007, and in the spring of 2008 will be on view at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Of course, for those of us who are writers, we can understand, “He tended to write constantly, carrying a notebook with him everywhere.”

And – “At the time of his death in 1969, Kerouac's estate was worth little more than ninety-one dollars, but by 2004 had grown to an estimated $20 million.” Is an inspiration for all of us… In a perverse kind of way.

What none of us wants to emulate is that he died at age 47 from complications of a life of chronic alcoholism.

I had always heard about this quote from Truman Capote and found it in the Wikipedia entry…

“Some believed that at times Kerouac's writing technique did not produce lively or energetic prose. Truman Capote famously said about Kerouac's work,

‘That's not writing, it's typing.’”

Despite such criticism, it should be kept in mind that what Kerouac said about writing and how he wrote are sometimes seen to be separate. According to Carolyn Cassady and other people who knew him he rewrote and rewrote.”

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"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars."
—from On the Road, which demonstrates Kerouac's use of imagery in a beat style.

Writer, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. He studied at Columbia University (1940–2), and served in the merchant marine (1942–3) and the navy (1943). Later he studied at the New School for Social Research (1948–9). He lived with his mother in Lowell, held a variety of jobs, and traveled throughout the USA and...

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There is another more comprehensive biography over at Wikipedia.