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Anniversary Poem for John V.A. Weaver

Today is the birthday of John V.A. Weaver, a member of the Algonquin Round Table you probably never heard of, unless you read my book The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide. Weaver was born on this date in 1893 […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJuly 17, 2015July 17, 2015

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Jazz Age Lawn Party

It was the 10th anniversary of the Jazz Age Lawn Party, and I don’t see how it could get any more perfect. Once more, Michael Arenella has pulled off another fantastic weekend on Governors Island. The Brooklyn bandleader and his team produced a fantastic […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJune 16, 2015

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A Review of “Under The Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide”

I’m pretty sure this is the first time a review of one of my books referenced Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Pretty cool. This very flattering review comes from It’s just the booze dancing, a popular cocktail blog. An excerpt: Kevin C. Fitzpatrick’s book “Under The […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 8, 2015May 8, 2015

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New Book Will Explore Governors Island

I am very pleased to announce that my sixth book will be published by Globe Pequot Press: The Governors Island Explorer’s Guide. It will be part of the “Historical Tours” series and come out in about nine months. The book will be approximately 122 […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 7, 2015May 12, 2015

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Rudolph Carpos, the Clown of Vaudeville Days

Kensico Vaudeville Project #: 10 Name: Rudolph Carpos Act: Clown Born: 9 Sept 1875, Vienna, Austria Died: 4 Nov 1935, New York City There are two different gravestones for Rudolph Carpos, a professional clown who was beloved by vaudeville audiences. He was […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 30, 2015April 30, 2015

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Follies Girl and Sister Act, Showgirl Victorinne Coscia

Kensico Vaudeville Project #: 9 Name: Victorinne Coscia Act: Dancer Born: 18 April 1898, Pennsylvania Died: 8 May 1961, New York City This is the grave of a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl who was in two of the greatest casts ever assembled, the […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 23, 2015December 22, 2016

Exploring

Sig Mealey: From the Follies to Babe La Tour’s Bed

Kensico Vaudeville Project #: 8 Name: Sig Mealey Act: Acrobat Born: 20 June 1881, possibly Sweden Died: 1951 Sig Mealey was an accomplished acrobat who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1909, on the same bill with headliners Nora Bayes and Eva […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 16, 2015April 16, 2015

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Algonquin Round Table and National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. This is a good time to remember the poets who were members of the Vicious Circle: Franklin P. Adams, Dorothy Parker, and John V.A. Weaver. I thought about adding Frank Sullivan to the list, since he wrote […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 10, 2015April 9, 2015

Exploring

The Kid Acrobat James Bird

Kensico Vaudeville Project #: 7 Name: James Bird Act: Acrobat Born: About 1875 Died: 21 August 1935, New York City In 1890 James Bird’s name appeared in the New York Times, and it wasn’t in the theater department. The headline says it […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 9, 2015April 8, 2015

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The Mysterious Soldier, Andrew Joseph Basso

Kensico Vaudeville Project #: 6 Name: Andrew Joseph Basso Act: None Born: 16 November 1892, New York City Died: 22 March 1943, New York City There is only one gravestone in the National Vaudeville Association plot that was given by the Veterans […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 2, 2015April 2, 2015

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World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War

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Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide

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The Lost Algonquin Round Table

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The Governors Island Explorer's Guide

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The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide

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Dorothy Parker's New York

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Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923

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111 Places in the Bronx That You Must Not Miss

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Anniversary Poem for John V.A. Weaver

Jazz Age Lawn Party

A Review of “Under The Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide”

New Book Will Explore Governors Island

Rudolph Carpos, the Clown of Vaudeville Days

Follies Girl and Sister Act, Showgirl Victorinne Coscia

Sig Mealey: From the Follies to Babe La Tour’s Bed

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The Kid Acrobat James Bird

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