"Flee with me 'cross sea, Raise brood in woods as I tour." 'Free Love's true meaning. The penultimate day of Actor Week features Junius Brutus Booth, father of Edwin and John Wilkes. Junius was born in 1796 in London to a lawyer who was a total George Washington fanboy. He started acting at 17 and … Continue reading Junius Brutus Booth Haiku
Tag: Shakespearean actors
Astor Place Riot Haiku
Chill out, drama geeks. Find calming play, like football Or Monopoly. Actor Week continues with the American Edwin Forrest and the British William Charles Macready - or rather, what happened when shit got real between the two. May 10, 1849. Forrest and Macready were performing in rival productions of Macbeth at the Broadway Theater and … Continue reading Astor Place Riot Haiku
Fanny Kemble Haiku
If wife leaves your ass, Writes tell-all of slavery, Rethink sorry life. Actor Week continues with a request from my mother and damnit, she gets what she wants. Fanny Kemble was born in 1809 to a family that was a pretty big deal, having more artistic types than you can shake a stick at. As … Continue reading Fanny Kemble Haiku
Richard Burbage Haiku
Chill dark of winter Hamlet and bros strike out to Snatch back theater Let's continue with Actor Week! This is actually the fourth actor in a row, so fuck it, I'm keeping this going 'til Saturday. Today's subject is Richard Burbage, who was not just a famous Shakespearean actor, but the first, and a damned … Continue reading Richard Burbage Haiku
Edwin Booth Haiku
Family - can't live With 'em, can't crawl in hole when They shoot President. Poor Edwin Booth. Tried so hard to get past his shit childhood, hone his acting skills, and become the greatest Shakespearean actor of his generation, only to have his efforts thrown in an outhouse when his little prick of a brother … Continue reading Edwin Booth Haiku
Kelsey Ehler, AKA The Great Kelsini 