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From Samuel French to Dramatists Play Service: Concord’s Musical Marketing Machine Leaves Classic Plays Like Life With Father Dead When Life With Father opened at the Empire Theatre on November 8, 1939, nobody could have predicted what was coming. The play, adapted by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse from Clarence ... Read More »

Life With Father ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks, becoming the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway, a record it still holds. The play toured the US for three years, was revived on Broadway, and enjoyed thousands of productions in stock, amature, university, and school productions. The play was adapted ... Read More »

Alberto Dodero is a completely forgotten name in today’s world, but in the mid-20th century, he was the major shipping tycoon in South America. Having the advantage of Argentina being neutral, His fortune greatly expanded during World War II with his cargo ships alone bringing a $5,600,000 profit (almost $100 ... Read More »

Cruise Line History: DOES MADONNA KNOW THAT EVITA (EVA PERON) HAD TWO CRUISE SHIPS NAMED AFTER HER? The Argentine liners were called the SS EVITA and the SS EVA PERON. They were similar in design to the SS JUAN PERON. The ships ran from Argentina (South America) to Europe and ... Read More »

Cruise Line History: DOES MADONNA KNOW THAT EVITA (EVA PERON) HAD TWO CRUISE SHIPS NAMED AFTER HER? The Argentine liners were called the SS EVITA and the SS EVA PERON. They were similar in design to the SS JUAN PERON. The ships ran from Argentina (South America) to Europe and ... Read More »

The Argentine liners were called the SS EVITA and the SS EVA PERON. They were similar in design to the SS JUAN PERON. The ships ran from Argentina (South America) to Europe and the USA. Eva Peron “Mother of Argentina, the SS EVITA and SS EVA PERON” Argentina was the ... Read More »