21 MARCHÂ 1926: J spent at least part of 1926 starring in a touring production of Sigmund Romberg and Dorothy Donnelly's The Student Prince. March 21 saw her opening the operetta in yet another city. It ran Sunday-Wednesday, with a matinee offered on the final day. Then it was on to the next town, hotel, … Continue reading J On This Day: 21 March 1926
Tag: Reading
[Book Review] A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis
*Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all book reviews on Alternative Muses are for volumes Iâve read as part of my J biography research. I hesitated to use the word review, as this series heavily focuses on WHY I chose to read a book and what I got out of it research-wise. As a compromise, Iâll end each post … Continue reading [Book Review] A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis
Oscar Wilde on the True Mystery of the World
[Research Notes] Setting Up Google Alerts
Researching J also means looking into the lives and careers of her producer-musician husband, R, and his first two wives (both singer-actresses). They're all links in the same chain, after all. Although I'm not to the point where supporting players in her life are the focus of my work, when that time comes I don't … Continue reading [Research Notes] Setting Up Google Alerts
J Having a Ball
This is another image of J from my archives. I don't know what production this photo is from, but I hope to figure it out in time. I'm not sure about the circumstances of this performance, but my instincts tell me that this was likely from a local Memphis amateur production in the years leading … Continue reading J Having a Ball
Just for Fun
Having fun with my girl, J. Sometimes you just need to take a break from research and go wild.
[Book Review] Hard Times
*Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all book reviews on Alternative Muses are for volumes Iâve read as part of my J biography research. I hesitated to use the word review, as this series heavily focuses on WHY I chose to read a book and what I got out of it research-wise. As a compromise, Iâll end each post … Continue reading [Book Review] Hard Times
Lytton Strachey on Human Beings
(The painting is by Dora Carrington.)
Begin Anywhere
And so I did... Let's back up. I've been cataloging the contents of J's main scrapbook for nearly a month. It's slow going and hard on the eyes, so it's not an everyday thing. Far from it, actually. There are plenty of other related tasks to do, meaning I'm almost always busy. New things crop … Continue reading Begin Anywhere
Reading for Pleasure?
Stop the presses! Earlier this week, I read a book for pleasure for the first time since I started my research. For those of you not keeping track, I've been working on my bio of J for around three and a half months. After reading three books in just over 24 hours, I got on … Continue reading Reading for Pleasure?
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