Sunday, May 31, 2026

The Ghost's Afoot!

 Well, I'm back in town and back in the theater.

While I was away the Stage West production of Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine was delayed a week... so I was able to watch the Designer Run yesterday.

Tomorrow I'll be hitting the discount fabric stores along Harry Hines looking for fabric for a seance tablecloth.

Nice to be home!

Public Domain image of a seance circa 1920


Friday, May 1, 2026

That Bard... At It Again



It's amazing to me that, whatever the situation, you can find a Shakespeare quote that fits.

Today's America?

O nation miserable,

With an untitled tyrant bloody-sceptered,

When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

And that ill-luck-to-name-it Thane's play is just too, too quotable nowadays:

It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

 

Brought to my attention by Ron Charles, former book critic for the murdered Washington Post. An interesting take on the recent shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.