Balladeer’s Blog takes another look at the surviving fragments of an ancient Greek comedian, in this case Crates. CRATES – Crates’ career spanned from approximately the 450s B.C. to the 430s B.C. We have fragments from nine or ten comedies from an unknown total output. From other sources we know that comedies as stage productions began sometime around 500 B.C. […]
—¿Te duele? —le preguntó a su reflejo en el espejo. El espejo y el silencio le devolvieron la mirada. Nunca respondían. Quizás porque sabían que ella ya conocía la respuesta —¿Y crees que es justo el precio a pagar? —volvió a preguntarse. El reflejo no contestó. Solo sonrió tímidamente. —Entonces págalo —dijo—, sigue adelante y […]
THE SCARECROW (1972) – Gene Wilder, Blythe Danner, Nina Foch, Pete Duel and Will Geer starred in this Hollywood Television Theatre production that first aired January 10th, 1972. Long time readers of Balladeer’s Blog may recall my remarks on previous Halloweens about how underused I feel scarecrows still are in Halloween movies. The Scarecrow, from […]
