90th Anniversary of the Famed Algonquin Round Table
When
Nov 16, 2009 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Monday)
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What
Participants: Joel Stein, Paula Froelich, Michael Musto, Morgan Spurlock and Jane Green
Moderated by Nat Benchley,
Author and Grandson Of Original Algonquin Round Table Member, Rob...
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Event details: 90th Anniversary of the Famed Algonquin Round Table
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Participants: Joel Stein, Paula Froelich, Michael Musto, Morgan Spurlock and Jane Green
Moderated by Nat Benchley,
Author and Grandson Of Original Algonquin Round Table Member, Robert Benchley
Join us for a Commemorative Symposium of Wit and Wisdom -- Complimentary Cocktails, and Distinctive Conversation Provided
Book tickets: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9233437
On November 16, 2009, The Algonquin Hotel Commemorates the 90th Anniversary of the famed Algonquin Round Table, a celebrated group of New York writers, critics, actors and, most memorably, incredible wits, who met nearly every day for lunch at The Algonquin Hotel from 1919-1929. Often referred to as “The Ten Year Lunch”, the group’s charter members included Robert Benchley, Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman, Alexander Woollcott, Heyward Broun, Franklin P. Adams, Robert Sherwood, Frank Case and, most famously, Dorothy Parker. These great minds thrived on witty repartee and incisive criticism, which is why they are often also referred to as the “Vicious Circle”. www.algonquinhotel.com
Portion of the proceeds will benefit FIRST BOOK (www.firstbook.org)
Moderated by Nat Benchley,
Author and Grandson Of Original Algonquin Round Table Member, Robert Benchley
Join us for a Commemorative Symposium of Wit and Wisdom -- Complimentary Cocktails, and Distinctive Conversation Provided
Book tickets: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9233437
On November 16, 2009, The Algonquin Hotel Commemorates the 90th Anniversary of the famed Algonquin Round Table, a celebrated group of New York writers, critics, actors and, most memorably, incredible wits, who met nearly every day for lunch at The Algonquin Hotel from 1919-1929. Often referred to as “The Ten Year Lunch”, the group’s charter members included Robert Benchley, Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman, Alexander Woollcott, Heyward Broun, Franklin P. Adams, Robert Sherwood, Frank Case and, most famously, Dorothy Parker. These great minds thrived on witty repartee and incisive criticism, which is why they are often also referred to as the “Vicious Circle”. www.algonquinhotel.com
Portion of the proceeds will benefit FIRST BOOK (www.firstbook.org)
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Payment required. $100More about Oak Room at the Algonquin
Oak Room at the Algonquin
The Oak Room cabaret tradition began when friends begged owner Frank Case to open the room to an after theatre crowd that wished to continue its merry making until the wee hours of the morning. One of those friends was a charming Viennese chanteuse named Greta Keller, darling of such dashing chaps as the Prince of Wales and King Carol of Romania. Greta, who had starred with Peter Lorre and Marlena Dietrich in Vienna and who reportedly taught the latter how to sing became the first Oak Room cabaret star in November of 1939, to great acclaim.Links
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