Unless she was working from a photograph, this was probably painted sometime in 1935.
The movie playing at the Crown Theatre “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” (Gary Cooper / “High Noon” 17 years in the future) was released in that year.
Just distant cousins, I think. Max (if you can believe it) was on Death Row in a Tennessee dog pound just because he was a stray puppy. Fortunately for him and us, a local shelter called Love Handlers came by to save a lot of the dogs that day. I saw him on-line, got in touch with them, and he made the trip up to Massachusetts. He was only about 4 months old at the time.
(Max, in a GIF I made from 2 of his shelter on-line photos….the photos that stole my heart back in May, 2011.)
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How coincidental!
I’m going to see that tomorrow (today?) on my day off!
It captures so well, the long snout at the… um… heart of Cyrano’s story… so to speak.
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The human poster is so narrow… they didn’t need the width, cos the human, long-nosed as he may be, can’t match snouts with a basset hound...
so there’s much less room for soldiers and battle.
I know when this ran before, I told about reading it in fourth grade, and how it taught me that books can break your heart.
My teacher, to encourage my writing, sometimes lent me books and poems to read…. including a children’s translation of Cyrano de Basset.
She told me the hero wins the lady with his writing.
Ha! Some encouragement that turned out to be…
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Cyrano, for a “hero”, was an unlikable braggart and peacock…
I felt a little sad about his unrequited love… but couldn’t understand his helping his rival.
Though I could understand if it was because he wanted to be rid of Roxanne… she was spoiled and manipulative, and frivolously fickle.
But no…. he wanted her. A glutton for punishment.
…
It took forever to read… that was before I realised you didn’t have to finish every book you started.
At that age, I felt that you’d unleash, if not divine wrath, at least the scorn of every teacher and librarian, who could tell by looking at you that you were returning some unread chapters.
So I soldiered on… though I couldn’t follow the plot, with all its complications… mixed loyalties, levels of French nobility and soldiers… one betraying another… and endless boring battles.
And SURE… he wins the lady…. and immediately dies.
….
I have no idea why they even translated it for children… the parts I could follow were boring and heartbreaking … even in a presumably much-edited version.
I never had any desire to read the whole thing.
But as a play, and a film, with 87.3% of the plot and its subtleties removed, and a far more likeable hound at its center…
it’s a fun swashbuckler, and a lot more romantic.
…
Much as I like the basset version… and want to see it on this tour, of course…. I’m also tempted by this new human film.
Peter Dinklage is very handsome… no problem with his nose as all.
Nothing works like a full size theatre screen, but this is the full movie.
It will at least help you decide if you want to go out to see it at the movie theatre. CYRANO (2021)LINK As always, click through the clutter and go full screen.
PEANUT BUTTER: Discovered in Canada… LINK …and then marketed as a health food by John Kellogg.
There’s a very short video of the heated peanut butter grinding plates at the link (its narrative repeats the written article above it).
Mid to late afternoon, it’ll be more lively on Bourbon St. Right now, the crowds will mostly be on Canal St. for the two major day parades. At midnight, the police clear the streets and the Sanitation Dept. clears all the trash. Tomorrow, one would never know there was such a major celebration.
Sorry, StelBel. Tomorrow is “Trash Wednesday”. Streets will still be littered. A real mess under the grandstands. Hubby and I were there a couple years ago, arriving on a “Trash Wednesday” (flights and hotels were cheaper once Mardi Gras celebrations are over).
We had a great time, though. Breakfasts at Brennan’s, at Cafe du Monde, and at Ruby Slipper. Got so much walking in that we didn’t gain a pound despite all the Eggs Benedict variations, other rich food, and booze.
Want to do it again when COVID is less of a problem. (It probably won’t go away completely, unfortunately.)
Throughout the 80’s, I went to Mardi Gras every year, not to mention many trips to visit friends who lived there, the World’s Fair a couple of times, and our 2-week honeymoon there in 1990. Since then, I can only assume that budget cutbacks might be just one of the reasons they are unable to spruce the city up as quickly when Mardi Gras ends.
In other words, I probably should have clarified that those were my recollections of 40+ years ago. It seems like just yesterday…..
Being a people watcher, this is fun. We have friends that live there and get in full costurme and are in the parades. They usually post videos on Facebook. I see a lot of beads being thrown, but no flashing ~ maybe that’s later. When we were in New Orleans, I couldn’t believe how narrow those streets are.
[original human poster]
(BTW, the recently released film, “Cyrano”, starring Peter Dinklage is the reason that I’m rerunning the featured poster a bit ahead of schedule.
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I love that song.
It’s certainly not describing me, but i still love it. 🙂
Love Peggy Lee.
Beatrice Cuming, Saturday Night, New London, CT, 1938
Collection of the Lyman Allyn Museum
(Click on image to enlarge.)
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Unless she was working from a photograph, this was probably painted sometime in 1935.
The movie playing at the Crown Theatre “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” (Gary Cooper / “High Noon” 17 years in the future) was released in that year.
Here’s what the area looks like in modern times.
That area certainly looks like it has lost all its charm.
This is the best version of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak that I’ve heard….
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Is it Cyrano that has put you in a romantic frame of mind?
Seems like she must have a thing for either loooong nosed dogs or Peter Dinklage.
Dunno which.
Both!!!
I suppose it is! Hah!
I’ll take the little girl.
What? You couldn’t find any cute puppies?
I really tried…….
Max and littermates?
Just distant cousins, I think. Max (if you can believe it) was on Death Row in a Tennessee dog pound just because he was a stray puppy. Fortunately for him and us, a local shelter called Love Handlers came by to save a lot of the dogs that day. I saw him on-line, got in touch with them, and he made the trip up to Massachusetts. He was only about 4 months old at the time.
(Max, in a GIF I made from 2 of his shelter on-line photos….the photos that stole my heart back in May, 2011.)
How coincidental!
I’m going to see that tomorrow (today?) on my day off!
I don’t go to theaters yet… I’m starting to wonder how long it will be.
But I’d love to see it… whether you’re talking about the touring bassets or the new film.
Lucky you!
Let us know how you enjoyed it!
Poor Cyrano de Basset. Cursed with a snout like a ski jump. Could he not sniff out true love?
Well, you know what they say about dogs with big snouts…
I know that it’s the font to blame, but it looks like a piggy squeaking…
“a huge sueeess”
I’ve read a lot of books printed in Gothic font as a child:
Great artwork, as always.
I used to have an old German children’s book in a very complicated Gothic font…. late 19th century… and an even earlier Bible stories book.
I always wondered back then whether modern children ( in the 1970’s and 80’s) could still read them.
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Can they now?
At about seven, I felt proud just being able to read the English translations of the original (French) Babar books in cursive.
It seems quite a feat to read Gothic.
I taught myself reading before I went to school with Wilhelm Busch and Brehm (“Brehms Tierleben”)… all of them in Gothic font.
Thanks!
Very timely repost, Stel, and thanks for all those clips. I am anxious to see this!
Me, too!
Oooh…. I do remember this one…..
Beautiful work, Stel!
Once again, faithful to its times.
It captures so well, the long snout at the… um… heart of Cyrano’s story… so to speak.
…
The human poster is so narrow… they didn’t need the width, cos the human, long-nosed as he may be, can’t match snouts with a basset hound...
so there’s much less room for soldiers and battle.
I know when this ran before, I told about reading it in fourth grade, and how it taught me that books can break your heart.
My teacher, to encourage my writing, sometimes lent me books and poems to read…. including a children’s translation of Cyrano de Basset.
She told me the hero wins the lady with his writing.
Ha! Some encouragement that turned out to be…
…
Cyrano, for a “hero”, was an unlikable braggart and peacock…
I felt a little sad about his unrequited love… but couldn’t understand his helping his rival.
Though I could understand if it was because he wanted to be rid of Roxanne… she was spoiled and manipulative, and frivolously fickle.
But no…. he wanted her. A glutton for punishment.
…
It took forever to read… that was before I realised you didn’t have to finish every book you started.
At that age, I felt that you’d unleash, if not divine wrath, at least the scorn of every teacher and librarian, who could tell by looking at you that you were returning some unread chapters.
So I soldiered on… though I couldn’t follow the plot, with all its complications… mixed loyalties, levels of French nobility and soldiers… one betraying another… and endless boring battles.
And SURE… he wins the lady…. and immediately dies.
….
I have no idea why they even translated it for children… the parts I could follow were boring and heartbreaking … even in a presumably much-edited version.
I never had any desire to read the whole thing.
But as a play, and a film, with 87.3% of the plot and its subtleties removed, and a far more likeable hound at its center…
it’s a fun swashbuckler, and a lot more romantic.
…
Much as I like the basset version… and want to see it on this tour, of course…. I’m also tempted by this new human film.
Peter Dinklage is very handsome… no problem with his nose as all.
Why in the world does he fear rejection?
Nothing works like a full size theatre screen, but this is the full movie.
It will at least help you decide if you want to go out to see it at the movie theatre. CYRANO (2021) LINK As always, click through the clutter and go full screen.
The full movie is a hair over 2 hours long.
Thanks! I’ll check it out!
Seems like an odd choice for kids….
Thanks for your review, Susan!!!
pancakes
My grandmother’s pancake recipe at November 14, 2021. LINK Susan’s variations are right below, too.
Just in time for Maple season here in Western Massachusetts!
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PEANUT BUTTER: Discovered in Canada… LINK …and then marketed as a health food by John Kellogg.
There’s a very short video of the heated peanut butter grinding plates at the link (its narrative repeats the written article above it).
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Love this poster! Very well done. Big nose, or not, Cyrano is very handsome!
Isn’t he, though?
Thanks, PC!
When the play comes to Cleveland, count me in. Another fine performance I don’t need to sit in the scaredy-cat row.
Love deBasset’s ‘come hither eyes’. Sigh.
Join the club, ML! and, thanks!
Happy Mardi Gras!!
(live cam from New Orleans–hope it works in the comments…)
Mid to late afternoon, it’ll be more lively on Bourbon St. Right now, the crowds will mostly be on Canal St. for the two major day parades. At midnight, the police clear the streets and the Sanitation Dept. clears all the trash. Tomorrow, one would never know there was such a major celebration.
Sorry, StelBel. Tomorrow is “Trash Wednesday”. Streets will still be littered. A real mess under the grandstands. Hubby and I were there a couple years ago, arriving on a “Trash Wednesday” (flights and hotels were cheaper once Mardi Gras celebrations are over).
We had a great time, though. Breakfasts at Brennan’s, at Cafe du Monde, and at Ruby Slipper. Got so much walking in that we didn’t gain a pound despite all the Eggs Benedict variations, other rich food, and booze.
Want to do it again when COVID is less of a problem. (It probably won’t go away completely, unfortunately.)
Throughout the 80’s, I went to Mardi Gras every year, not to mention many trips to visit friends who lived there, the World’s Fair a couple of times, and our 2-week honeymoon there in 1990. Since then, I can only assume that budget cutbacks might be just one of the reasons they are unable to spruce the city up as quickly when Mardi Gras ends.
In other words, I probably should have clarified that those were my recollections of 40+ years ago. It seems like just yesterday…..
Thanks for setting me straight.
This is enjoyable. (Too many people for my taste, though.) But it’s fun to see the real thing.
Kölle Alaaf!
I had no idea that Karneval is celebrated in Germany, as well!
Bonbon/Süßigkeit!
Not really since last year…
Regarding costumes:
Unfortunately, your post is unavailable here.
What? Chris Mann? He’s American!
Well, here it is, 5 hours later, and mysteriously, that first video is now working!!! I have no idea why.
Maybe the version without the intro works:
Here’s his channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnBkqftMxYPr0ib_9cUA5xw
That works! Thanks!
They both worked for me.
Being a people watcher, this is fun. We have friends that live there and get in full costurme and are in the parades. They usually post videos on Facebook. I see a lot of beads being thrown, but no flashing ~ maybe that’s later. When we were in New Orleans, I couldn’t believe how narrow those streets are.
I enjoyed the people who blow kisses when they get beads. I did see one flasher.
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