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Mary Chase

Mary Chase: The Woman Behind “Harvey”

By Marsha Sorotick, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by 6 Comments

The story of playwright Mary Chase and how the classic comedy Harvey was influenced by her Irish heritage.  During summertime in cities and towns across the U.S., movies are screened outdoors. Scheduled for showing during the summer of 2016 at New York City’s Bryant Park Film Festival was a 1950 Academy Award-winning comedy based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play – Harvey, … [Read more...] about Mary Chase: The Woman Behind “Harvey”

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Historically known as Bloomsday, June 16, 1904 marks the day during which all of Joyce’s Ulysses takes place. Joyce chose the date as a way to commemorate his first date with Nora Barnacle. “Bloomsday” was not established until 1954, on the 50th anniversary of the book’s events. In Dublin, several people dress in costume and retrace Leopold Bloom’s route through Dublin. Landmarks, like Davey Byrne’s pub are visited. Readings of the book are also a common event of the day.

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