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Irish America

Spring 2022

Constance Smith: A Hollywood Tragedy

By Rosemary Rogers

Spring 2022

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“Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.”   Maybe she had too many gifts:  she was a great beauty with a quick intellect; she could act, sing and, with little effort, was “discovered” and groomed for Hollywood stardom. In the early 1950s, she was a newcomer at 20th Century Fox, deemed so promising, she landed a plum showcase –  a presenter at the 1952 … [Read more...] about Constance Smith: A Hollywood Tragedy

Paradise Square

By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch

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"This is the most important musical of our times" go see Paradise Square for the best blending of Irish and African-American dance you’ve seen; the most inspiring, stand-up-and-cheer vocals you’ve heard; and a story about a part of American history you’ve never heard. “What really blows this show out of the park is its knockout dancing, and the brilliant choreography by … [Read more...] about Paradise Square