Comments for 41 Love Letters http://41loveletters.com R. H. Swinney to Ruth Erlanger, 1934 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 07:42:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Letter 16 by Steven Joseph Small http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/25/letter-16/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Steven Joseph Small Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:42:14 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/25/letter-16/#comment-70 Dear Sir, Joseph Erlanger was my Great Uncle on my fathers side. My Great Grandmother was Julia Erlanger who was his sister. I think I have some old photographs that I could copy and email to you. Let me know if this would interest you and go with your letters. Respectfully, Steven Small Dear Sir,
Joseph Erlanger was my Great Uncle on my fathers side. My Great Grandmother was Julia Erlanger who was his sister. I think I have some old photographs that I could copy and email to you. Let me know if this would interest you and go with your letters.
Respectfully, Steven Small

]]> Comment on Letter 16 by The Curator http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/25/letter-16/comment-page-1/#comment-68 The Curator Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/25/letter-16/#comment-68 Verify that "usually reserved my most persons" isn't a typo ("my" should be "by"?) Verify that “usually reserved my most persons” isn’t a typo (“my” should be “by”?)

]]> Comment on Letter 25 by C. http://41loveletters.com/1934/09/03/letter-25/comment-page-1/#comment-47 C. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:45:20 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/09/03/letter-25/#comment-47 Have a look at this envelope when you get the stack back -- it's cancelled on the <em>back</em> at 10:30, and on the front, over the stamps, at 11pm... not clear whether it's more important to indicate when the stamps were cancelled or when Harold visited the PO. If the latter, then the time should be set back to 10:30. Have a look at this envelope when you get the stack back — it’s cancelled on the back at 10:30, and on the front, over the stamps, at 11pm… not clear whether it’s more important to indicate when the stamps were cancelled or when Harold visited the PO. If the latter, then the time should be set back to 10:30.

]]> Comment on Letter 13 by The Curator http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/comment-page-1/#comment-38 The Curator Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/#comment-38 I'll need to research a bit more, but it appears that "The Lonesome Road" was written specifically for a 1928 (1929?) film version of Show Boat. Music and lyrics by Nathaniel Shilkret and Gene Austin. So, that'd explain why it was absent from the stage production. I’ll need to research a bit more, but it appears that “The Lonesome Road” was written specifically for a 1928 (1929?) film version of Show Boat. Music and lyrics by Nathaniel Shilkret and Gene Austin. So, that’d explain why it was absent from the stage production.

]]> Comment on Letter 13 by C http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/comment-page-1/#comment-37 C Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:55:21 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/#comment-37 http://www.jazz-on-line.com/ has several versions of "The Lonesome Road" as well. Though he doesn't cite lyrics, that Harold says it's his favorite song (from Showboat? or all-time?) makes it worth including, I should think. http://www.jazz-on-line.com/ has several versions of “The Lonesome Road” as well. Though he doesn’t cite lyrics, that Harold says it’s his favorite song (from Showboat? or all-time?) makes it worth including, I should think.

]]> Comment on Letter 38 by C http://41loveletters.com/1934/09/15/letter-38/comment-page-1/#comment-36 C Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:21:01 +0000 http://43loveletters.com/1934/09/15/letter-38/#comment-36 Nice poster in the Library of Congress collection <a href="http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/images/bh0063A_4s.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a>. More charitably than Harold, they opine that: <blockquote>Even though the script was ruthlessly edited by the censorship board, West managed to maintain her signature innuendo.</blockquote> Similarly, in the Sept. 22, 1934 <i>New York Times</i>, reviewer Andre Sennwald writes: <blockquote>Although Mae West has graciously permitted the New York censors to make an honest woman of her in her new picture, she has not adopted the emblematic blue-nose [...] it immediately takes its place among the best screen comedies of the year.</blockquote> Nice poster in the Library of Congress collection here.

More charitably than Harold, they opine that:

Even though the script was ruthlessly edited by the censorship board, West managed to maintain her signature innuendo.

Similarly, in the Sept. 22, 1934 New York Times, reviewer Andre Sennwald writes:

Although Mae West has graciously permitted the New York censors to make an honest woman of her in her new picture, she has not adopted the emblematic blue-nose [...] it immediately takes its place among the best screen comedies of the year.

]]> Comment on Letter 12 by C http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/21/letter-12/comment-page-1/#comment-35 C Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:17:55 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/21/letter-12/#comment-35 Gosh. A copy of the 1934 Spring/Summer Montgomery Wards catalog goes for $95 <a href="http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailsgg.asp?b=008948&m=1163" rel="nofollow">here</a>. There don't seem to be any on eBay at the moment. Gosh. A copy of the 1934 Spring/Summer Montgomery Wards catalog goes for $95 here. There don’t seem to be any on eBay at the moment.

]]> Comment on Letter 12 by C http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/21/letter-12/comment-page-1/#comment-34 C Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:24:05 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/21/letter-12/#comment-34 Ms. Case's new car is a Cadillac. Only 1000 convertible coupes were produced that year. <a href="http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_txt/Las1931.htm" rel="nofollow">Photos, illustrations and specs</a> Ms. Case’s new car is a Cadillac. Only 1000 convertible coupes were produced that year. Photos, illustrations and specs

]]> Comment on Letter 13 by C http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/comment-page-1/#comment-33 C Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:15:17 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/#comment-33 Oh, and the Muny did <em>Show Boat</em> in 1934, so that's quite likely where he saw it. Can't find a playbill for it, though :( Oh, and the Muny did Show Boat in 1934, so that’s quite likely where he saw it. Can’t find a playbill for it, though :(

]]> Comment on Letter 13 by C http://41loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/comment-page-1/#comment-32 C Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:08:39 +0000 http://www.43loveletters.com/1934/08/22/letter-13/#comment-32 You probably have a copy of "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" (well, I <i>know</i> you have Björk doing it). Check the Cat for Bud Freeman's 1928 version. You probably have a copy of “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man” (well, I know you have Björk doing it). Check the Cat for Bud Freeman’s 1928 version.

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