Folly

Dead Man’s Folly Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience a murder? In Dead Man’s Folly this is the question that Ariadne Oliver has brought to Nasse House in Devon. Mrs. Oliver calls Hercule Poirot, a well-known detective and says he needs to get on the next train to Devon due to an urgent matter. Out of curiosity, he decides to go. When M. Poirot gets to Nasse House, he is greeted by Mrs. Oliver, and she informs him that she is hosting a murder hunt. All of the people that live

Ultimately, I chose something from Stephen Sondheim’s catalogue, a song called “I’m Still Here” from the musical Follies. Though it isn’t my favorite song of all time, it evokes the feeling of survivalism and a sense that you can weather through anything. The more I listen to this song over time, the more it gets more poignant. The song “I’m Still Here” came from the musical, Follies, written by Stephen Sondheim. Though it tells a story of two middle-aged couple, coming to the theater where they

Similar to Facebook and Twitter, he was ridiculed in his early years. In fact, many business geniuses are ridiculed prior to demonstrated success. For instance, the press doubted that Disneyland had a chance of survival, and referred to it as "Disney's Folly". Funny huh? I wonder who got the last laugh. Just know that if you have an idea which goes against conventional thinking, expect people to put that idea down. Just think back to the year 1996. You are excited because you have determined that you

Northerners and Southerners alike. Both parties clung to myths that African Americans had been irresponsible with the freedoms provided to them by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Amendments to the Constitutional. Despite common perceptions of black folly and Reconstruction failure, the era proved to be an invaluable period which laid the ground work for African American victories during the Civil Rights Movement. The documentary addressed the circumstances

“God Bless America” is one of Irving Berlin’s best known songs. We hear it at ceremonies, at sporting events, all over across the United States. It was originally composed by Berlin in 1918 while he was serving in the U.S. Army. He set the song aside for a while and didn’t pick it back up until he later revised the piece in 1938. The most famous version of this song was recorded by Kate Smith. It is even considered her signature song. The songs genre is considered to be an American patriotic song

Egbert Austin Williams better known as Bert, was an African American performer during the late 19th and early 20th century. He was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874. He was the child of Frederick, who was a sailor and his mother Julia. When Williams was 11 he and his family moved to Riverside in southern California. While in Nassau, Williams encountered very little racism, southern California however was a much different story which troubled him deeply throughout his lustrous career. Although

In 1936, Josephine attempted a return to the United States to star in the Ziegfield Follies. Due to the still prevalent racism in the United States, she was greeted with negative reviews. Americans were not yet ready to embrace a black woman as sophisticated and powerful, despite her success in Europe (About). Just a few

The Vaudeville Era was an incredibly influential time for American musical theatre. It’s existence gave rise to several performers from classic vaudeville acts to Ziegfeld Follies performers, and burlesque dancers. From (and contributing to) it’s death sprang popular new mediums of performance and entertainment (Revue, Radio, Talkies, and Burlesque). There is little surprise that nostalgia for vaudeville began closely after its “death” and continues to influence many forms of American entertainment

Erasmus in The Praise of Folly did something that was very different from writers before him and created a piece that was written differently, free thinking, and went against the authorities of the time. Erasmus created a piece that is truly modern and inspires other free minded individuals to write freely and express their own beliefs. In The Praise of Folly, Erasmus created a piece very different and very innovative for the time. Erasmus may have been the author of this piece, but he was not the

Musical was about one of the most famous female vaudevillian comediennes that was famous for her character “Baby Snooks”, a naughty mischievous little girl in a forty each old woman’s body. “Baby Snooks” made tons of appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1910, 1921 and the radio. She not only was able to make people laugh but her songs such as “My Man” and “I’d Rather Be Blue” could make a person cry. Brice was such a well-rounded performer yet suffered a lot of heartbreak in her life with three