Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Life of Georgian Theatre 1737-1784 16 April to 18 September 2007 Dr Johnson’s House is pleased to announce that our new...
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Exclusive tour of the Garrick Club Tuesday 5 June 2007, 10am As part of the ‘Behind the Scenes’ exhibition event programme, Dr Johnson’s House are...
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May 9, 2007 3:10 pm
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Exclusive tour of the Garrick Club Tuesday 5 June 2007, 10am As part of the ‘Behind the Scenes’ exhibition event programme, Dr Johnson’s House are...
Stephanie Pickford
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May 9, 2007 3:11 pm
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Exclusive tour of the Garrick Club Tuesday 5 June 2007, 10am As part of the ‘Behind the Scenes’ exhibition event programme, Dr Johnson’s House are...
Stephanie Pickford
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May 9, 2007 3:13 pm
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I've been snake bit by a project at work... It was handed to me by someone who takes pride in having many fingers in many pots at once. There hasn't been much...
This email contains information about three forthcoming events at Dr Johnson’s House: Curator’s lunchtime talk A Literary Boat Trip <> ‘Off...
Stephanie Pickford
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Jun 7, 2007 3:29 pm
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Family Workshop ‘Lords and Ladies at the Masquerade’ Saturday 4 August, 2007 2-4pm This family workshop looks at eighteenth-century makeup, clothes and ...
Stephanie Pickford
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Jul 25, 2007 5:25 pm
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United Press International has reported that a painting of Samuel Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds has been vandalized. Go to the address below for dtails. ...
later bulletin indicated tht the painting can be repaired. August 10th, 2007 Just hours ago at the National Portrait Gallery, a man apparently put a hammer...
Spectacular Flirtations The Actress in Late Eighteenth Century Art and Theatre A lecture by Prof. Gill Perry Thursday 13 September 2007, 7:30pm During the...
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Aug 28, 2007 11:45 pm
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Anyone read any good books on the Bard of late? Any thing new out there to be talked about? (wink wink, nudge nudge - - I imagine a writer venturing into the...
Frank Lynch writes: Anyone read any good books on the Bard of late? Who, moi? So Jack: toot your horn! Tell us! and provide the ISBN... Thankee kindly for the...
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Aug 29, 2007 2:06 am
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I was very intrigued - - I mean, in the intellectually curious way, since I'm not sure I'll read it because of all the cliches which Shakespeare uses in his...
Hi Frank, First of all sorry for the slow response. PW problems, I developed a foolproof system for remembering my various passwords, but it wasn't proof...
Hi Frank, Good to hear it. Best Wishes Mike. ... From: lynch_frank <frank.lynch2@...> To: Johnsonian@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007...
Hi Jack, This shows the regard in which Johnson was held. He was the one who put Shakespeare at the top of the tree. Regards, Mike. ... From: Jack Lynch...
For people with an open and thus genuinely scholarly mind, I recommend the following: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Another-Name-Edward-Oxford/dp/159240 ...
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SJ's birthday, of course (and the tricentennial is two years away)! Don't just sound erudite as you mention this around the water cooler, sound REALLY erudite...
How about "It is better to live rich than to die rich." Easy to remember and good advice to follow Jessica in Washington,D.C. where it is lovely and cool...
... And sadly - probably not a day has passed since these words were uttered that it has not been very true and very applicable! [Non-text portions of this...
I like to quote: "...men more frequently require to be reminded than informed." It gives me a good excuse for repeating myself! Walter, in Calgary, Alberta...
My favourite, as a semi-retired hack journalist is: "No man but a blockhead, ever wrote except for money.! It hangs, framed, above my work station, clearly in...
From the BBC web site: "Unmasking the English Andrew Marr presents a series exploring English character traits in the past and the present, using examples both...
I am delighted to have found this discussion group. I am currently developing a project in Lichfield to create 3 monumental sculptures for the Tercentenary of...
