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algonquin: keeping the demons at bay

The high spirits of the 1920’s. A circle of young, exuberant wits ( Robert Sherwood, Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker among them ) regaled Dry-Era America from around a hotel table and Algonquin Hotel and they were branded the “vicious … Continue reading

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algonquin follies

From 1919 on, a circle of young exuberant wits, the twenty-somethings, regaled Dry-Era America from around a hotel table at the Algonquin. Nothing quite like them has been seen since… Since 1914 Robert benchley had been contributing to Vanity Fair … Continue reading

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fast company: the algonquin crowd

The high spirits of the 1920’s. A circle of young exuberant wits regaled Dry-Era America from around a hotel table. Nothing quite like them has been seen since… Frank Crowninshield, the editor of Vanity Fair, possessed charm and a flair … Continue reading

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