Travel by the Book TV is Duane & Rachel Andersen who are reading and traveling. They love to visit spots that are associated with their favorite books and authors. This is about the Algonquin Round Table and features many of … Read the rest
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Walking Tours Schedule for 2025Walking Tours Schedule for 2025
The Algonquin Round Table comes alive in the only New York walking tour devoted to the famed literary group. It met from 1919-1929 and is America’s most well-known group of writers.
Walk in the footsteps of the legendary wits Franklin … Read the rest
Lineup for Marx Brothers Festival AnnouncedLineup for Marx Brothers Festival Announced
The Marx Brothers Festival Marxfest returns in May in time to celebrate the centennial of their first Broadway hit, I’ll Say She Is. There will be activities over May 17-19 in Manhattan and May 24-26 in Coney Island. Tickets … Read the rest
Marx Brothers Festival Returns in May 2024Marx Brothers Festival Returns in May 2024
It is exciting to announce that the Marx Brothers Festival is returning in May 2024 exactly ten years after the first successful Marxfest in New York. This week, the Marxfest committee announced the festival dates (May 17-19 and May 24-26), … Read the rest
Last Day for the Doormen of the Algonquin HotelLast Day for the Doormen of the Algonquin Hotel
Visitors to the Algonquin Hotel will no longer see two of the legendary personalities greeting all visitors to the front door. On February 2, veteran doormen Peter Cruz and Kevin Wilkes retired on the same day together. At the Algonquin, … Read the rest
Sergeant Woollcott’s 1919 Postcard from FranceSergeant Woollcott’s 1919 Postcard from France
The legends of the Algonquin Round Table trace their roots not to Manhattan but to places such as the Chateau De Pierrefonds. Never heard of it? The Round Table was born in World War I. Half of the 30 … Read the rest
Franklin P. Adams DayFranklin P. Adams Day
Today is the natal day of Franklin P. Adams, born on this day in 1881 in Chicago. During his days in New York City, he famously had joint birthday parties with his pal and poker-playing friend, George S. Kaufman … Read the rest
Brock Pemberton, From Kansas to the Great White WayBrock Pemberton, From Kansas to the Great White Way
Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of the most overlooked members of the Algonquin Round Table, namely, Brock Pemberton. His brother, Murdock Pemberton, gets barely more attention than his far more successful sibling. Let’s take a short … Read the rest
Frank Sullivan of Saratoga SpringsFrank Sullivan of Saratoga Springs
After the demise of the New York World in 1931, Algonquin Round Table member Frank Sullivan moved home to Saratoga Springs and became the ultimate freelancer. In a small clapboard house shared with his sister at 135 Lincoln Avenue, he … Read the rest
Centennial of Abie’s Irish RoseCentennial of Abie’s Irish Rose
Today the New York Times published a very thorough and detailed account of the centennial of Abie’s Irish Rose, a hit show 100 years ago that the Algonquin Round Table by turns roasted and scorned. The article quotes Robert … Read the rest