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William Goldman liked to call himself a "storyteller", and he told them in almost every form: he wrote films and plays and musicals and novels and children's books and non-fiction; he wrote a very good insider's view of Hollywood (Adventures in the Screen Trade) and an even better one of Broadway (The Season). He was not equally partial to all these outlets. Goldman would have liked to have been a "great novelist", but seemed to intuit early on that it was not for him. He told me long ago in London, during a West End season that was an embarrassment of riches, that he steered clear of theatre because he strongly disliked theatre people - which is one reason his Broadway book is a better read than his Hollywood book. In return, theatre ... |
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"The war to end all wars" was also a bonanza for Tin Pan Alley. More songs were written for the First World War than for any other war before or since, and many of them resonate to this day... Topical TakeThe War That Made the World We Live In
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A Clubman's NotesBoxed In
Welcome to Part Nine of our latest Tale for Our Time, set in the turmoil of the French Revolution as conjured by Baroness Orczy in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Andrew, a Mark Steyn Club member and cruiser, writes: The Scarlet Pimpernel has long been one of my secret pleasures. I first saw an early black & white movie version, then read the book, and then re-read a Kindle book version. At first, I enjoyed the story for its derring-do, but have begun to appreciate the characters more, particularly how the characters negotiate conflicting loyalties: loyalty to abstract ideals versus loyalty to individual people. I also enjoy how Orczy interplays the grim seriousness of some characters with the joyful playfulness of others, and moves between ... A Clubman's NotesWaggish Tongues and Frigid Deference
Welcome to the eighth episode of our current Tale for Our Time: Baroness Orczy's classic tale of France during the Reign of Terror, and one Englishman's determination to resist it - The Scarlet Pimpernel... A Clubman's NotesThe Undeniably Living Eyes
It's time for Part Seven of our serialization of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. The best adventures need the best villains, and in tonight's episode we meet ours - Citizen Chauvelin... A Clubman's NotesThe Blood Tax of Utopia
Welcome to Part Six of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Baroness Orczy's thrilling adventure from France's Reign of Terror speaks to us still... A Clubman's NotesBillowy Frills and Tight Striped Breeches
Part Five of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy's tale of France's Reign of Terror, and timelier than ever in its view of revolutionary bloodletting and the urge to erase what went before... A Clubman's NotesA Humble Wayside Flower
Here we go with Part Four of our brand new Tale for Our Time - my serialization of Baroness Orczy's thrilling adventure The Scarlet Pimpernel... A Clubman's NotesThe Death of a Princess
In Part Three of The Scarlet Pimpernel, refugees from the terror on the Continent flee across the water... A Clubman's NotesA Bastion of Prejudiced Insularity
Welcome to Part Two of The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Mark Steyn Club's latest audio adventure in Tales for Our Time and a classic tale of honor, duty and romance by Baroness Orczy... A Clubman's NotesThe Lust of Vengeance
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Mark and his guests celebrate a great songwriter (and gazetteer) Steyn's Song of the WeekRoute 66
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