Here’s an interesting read, published in 1967 by Little, Brown. Corey Ford’s The Time Of Laughter: A Sentimental Chronicle of the Twenties — The Humor and the Humorists. Ford will be forever remembered (I hope!) as the fellow who gave name to the New Yorker‘s top hatted butterfly inspecting dandy, Eustace Tilley. Here’s Ford talking about naming Tilley: “The New
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The Making Of A Magazine: A Potted History
Mention The New Yorker and it’s highly likely the image, or one of the first images, that pops into one’s mind is of Rea Irvin’s Eustace Tilley, the magazine’s mascot. He appeared on the inaugural issue of the magazine dated February 21, 1925, and on every anniversary issue until Tina Brown broke the streak in 1994 by publishing R. Crumb’s
Read moreIn the House: Curtain Calls of 1926
This wonderful book arrived in today’s mail. I was very lucky to find it for the price of a couple of slices of pizza (with toppings). According to an online bookseller’s listing there were 40 copies produced. It’s a small book, 8 1/2″ high, 6″ wide. I’d only seen one before, years ago in a museum case. If I’ve had
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