The Fitzgerald, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 2007, photo © 2007
by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserved.
Last April, I went to see Galway Kinnell at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. As my friend and I left the theater after a magnificent night of interviews and poetry, I turned and snapped this shot.
I am fortunate to live in the Twin Cities, a place that is a big supporter of writers and the arts (including funding). The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest existing stage venue in the city of St. Paul and the home of American Public Media’s, A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.
When I interviewed my 8th grade English teacher in Pennsylvania in June (after having not seen her for almost 40 years), she told me she loved A Prairie Home Companion and had visited the Fitzgerald Theater in Minnesota. She didn’t know at the time that I lived here. I instantly felt a renewed connection. Memoir research leads down many vibrant roads.
Liz was perusing the City Pages at dinner the other night and informed me that on Monday, September 24th, the St. Paul Central Library is sponsoring a celebration of the birthday of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was born September 24th, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and did you know he was named for his famous relative, Francis Scott Key?
You can find everything Fitzgerald at the Princeton site, F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers — 1897-1944 (Co187). And there’s more information at All About F. Scott Fitzgerald and the University of South Carolina’s, A Brief Life of Fitzgerald.
I saw The Great Gatsby at the Guthrie last year with Liz and her Mom. It was fun to see the play; I learned a lot about Fitzgerald. But I’m almost equally fascinated by his wife, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald , a writer and artist with a privileged and tragic life. The intimate dance of love between F. Scott and Zelda seems complicated and dark.
Details of the celebration of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday at the St. Paul Central Library are below. There will be readings of his work by Michael-jon Pease. And Lynn Deichart’s Jazz Quartet will play.
The Jazz Age of the 1920’s had a big impact on Fitzgerald’s life, the period when he became famous for The Great Gatsby and friends with Hemingway. I wonder if they ever bumped into Mabel Dodge?
Celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthday
Monday, September 24th, 7p.m.
St. Paul Central Library
90 West 4th St.
St. Paul, Minnesota
For more information call: 651-222-3242.
-posted on red Ravine, Sunday, September 16th, 2007
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QM,
Thanks for this post, the gorgeous photo, and all the interesting links. The second best thing to reading great literature is learning about the lives of the writers who penned their words. This summer I read (for the first time) The Great Gatsby. The copy I had included letters that Fitzgerald had written during three periods in the book’s life: right before it went to print, immediately after it came out, and several months later…when it was painfully clear to F. Scott that it was going to be a financial flop. In the letters I was able to watch the progression from bold arrogance to doubt to utter despair about his writing life. I think he really lost his footing after that, never able to recover and keep moving. It taught me a lesson about healthy humility, and how a life can spin out of control if that doesn’t accompany a writer.
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Teri, thanks for the background on the publishing of Gatsby. I have not read the book but enjoyed the play last year. Healthy humility – that’s a good way to put it. It seems like there is a long legacy of despair and suicide among writers.
And many times, enough distance goes by that the truth is revealed about the complexity of a writer’s life, including the unhappiness of (and with) their partners and families. I’m reminded of the John Cheever work we read last year in Taos and the book his daughter wrote.
I went to see a young singer/songwriter at Amazon Bookstore in Minneapolis on Friday night, and one of the songs she had written was about the relationship between Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. I thought it was wise that in her early 20’s she was reading, not only Plath’s work, but about her life.
From the song she had written, I could tell Plath’s life had a big impact on her. And she found some grounding in that. The lives of other writers have a lot to teach us.
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Another clear, vibrant night shot. Something about it feels so urban and cultured. It’s great!
I, too, am intrigued by Zelda. And by their union.
And Teri, I am becoming deeply envious of your book-reading. And I think you should write an essay about your experience/progress so that I can live vicariously through you!
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I looked up Sylvia Plath on the internet. She died at 30. Fitzgerald died at 44. So many of these giants of literature accomplished such tremendous writing at young ages. It’s really quite amazing…not only to write what they did, but to have had someone take them seriously and publish their work.
ybonesy, the book reading has been a serious gift. Sometimes I think I’m not retaining enough of what I’ve read, but then I’ll remember a tidbit like the one I shared about Fitzgerald. I’m taking a break from Mr. Schminda’s list now to focus on my reading for Taos. I already miss that list of classics.
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Teri, it seems good to take a break from the list. You know, give it room to breathe, hold it inside. Intense reading needs space. There will be another spurt of reading somewhere in your future, I am sure of it. You’ve got the bug!
BTW, what books are you reading for Taos? Our readers might want to join in.
I had forgotten that Plath was only 30 when she died. Hers is a sad story. It’s amazing how writers’ lives evolve. Sometimes it’s hard to read. But we’ve got to learn to hold everything – the difficult and the joyous.
That’s what I found so cool about seeing that musician in her 20’s reading Plath, then being inspired to write a song. Plath lives on through her.
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Happy to share the assigned reading for the December ’07 retreat in Taos:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Chabon)
Zen Howl (Goldberg)
A Path With Heart (Kornfield)
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Suzuki)
Crooked Cucumber (Chadwick)
One Dharma (Goldstein)
Meetings With Remarkable Women (Friedman)
Being Black: The Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace (Williams)
Bones of the Master (Crane)
At Hell’s Gate (Thomas)
Dharma, Color and Culture (Baldoquin)
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Speaking of writers and their influence…
Yesterday I attended a luncheon where the guest speaker was a writer. She has recently been named the recipient of a fabulous book award: a coveted, prestigious honor. I watched on the sidelines as she was introduced; I couldn’t wait to hear what she’d say.
Her presentation lasted 45 minutes, and with each moment that passed I felt gloom descending upon me like a toxic cloud. She talked about the book and its characters, how she got the award, her future plans. She read a few pages from the novel, did a little Q & A at the end. By the time I left the only option that seemed reasonable was to go home, find all my writing, put it in a stack, and light it with kerosene and a match. I had a gut-knot for hours; I was only relieved much later when the air conditioning where I work out was broken. I sweat her out of me.
What was it? I have thought of her for 24 hours, and I can’t yet pinpoint it. It was something about the grind of it all. The joyless chore of pushing her boulder up the mountain…the book she wrote. The way she unhappily toiled with characters. The way her book seemed like a snake in her hands, not something she loved.
But who am I to judge? She is famous now, a really big deal. What do I know about how it really is? And yet….and yet….
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Teri, thanks for sharing the booklist for December. Most look familiar to me. The one that sticks out at the moment is Crane’s Bones of the Master. I had to read it for one of the retreats, too. And I loved it. Have you read it yet? I kind of want to reread it now that I see it on your list. To see if I like it as much the second time. I rarely reread books.
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Sinclair, that’s a fascinating commentary on the author you saw. The heaviness of it – makes me feel heavy just reading it. I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever had that experience. It’s been a long time. So many of the authors I tend to go to now seem to love their work and writing – even though it’s sometimes a struggle and takes a lot out of them.
I do remember a few authors I saw in my twenties. They were heavy hitters at the time and very serious about their craft. There seemed to be no joy they could share. Not that they were intentionally putting writing down. It just seemed that they thought they were above the likes of the audience.
Your situation seems different. Like somehow the very energy of the person was too heavy for the audience to hold. Did you notice anyone else’s reaction to the author?
I wondered if there was any animation at all in the audience – if anyone was glad they had come. Maybe we’ll hear from other writers out there on this one. I’d be curious to know what people think.
I also wondered – did this writer share any of their favorite books or writers? Did they have anyone who inspired them?
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This speaker did not share any favorite books or writers. I couldn’t tell what moved her to write, or why she chose to be an author. There seemed to be no appealing passion or hunger, just the grim task of facing editors and revisions and late nights. The person I attended the luncheon with (a non-writer) could tell there was something amiss, but wasn’t terribly bothered by it. The people leaving the building didn’t appear particularly heavy-hearted; it had been interesting enough for $9.00. Maybe it was just me. Or, maybe it would have been helpful to attend with another writer. Debriefing, you know?
Yes, QM, I hope we hear from other people about this.
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Happy Birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald. If my math is right, you are 111 years old today. But then, math, well, check out the Road Warrior Math (LINK) post. Today I’m celebrating writers.
I hope some locals can get down to the St. Paul Central Library for the celebration. Libraries are great places to experience a little culture for free. We have beautiful libraries here in Minnesota. I only wish we’d fund the nuts and bolts more so that they have longer hours.
September 24th, I think that makes F. Scott a Libra doesn’t it? Whatever the stars say, Happy Birthday. And wherever you are, I hope you’re still writing away.
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I just spend a lovely evening at the Fitzgerald Theater–author Judy Blume was interviewed, read from her books, and took questions from the audience. The first great thing: at least one-third of the audience were children. During the Q & A session, elementary age children fearlessly asked sophisticated questions about her characters and illustrations. Clearly, they had read her books cover-to-cover. There were many mother-daughter sets, and I half expected ybonesy to round the corner with Em and Dee.
Judy is one of the most banned children’s authors, so I think I expected her to be sort of harsh, angry, and in-your-face. Hardly. She radiated light. She was warm, funny, gracious. It was such an unexpected treat. She said when she was a child, she longed to read books that talked about the real things that were happening to her. She never forgot how that felt. So when she grew up, it was the most natural thing in the world to write about bullying, feeling isolated, racism, puberty, sexuality.
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Teri, so great to hear about the Judy Blume talk at the Fitzgerald last night. It’s thrilling and hopeful that 1/3 of the audience were kids. And it’s always a good sign to hear someone positive – who hasn’t been jaded by criticism of her work or her personal life.
I’ve never seen or read Judy Blumes’s books. As a teacher, did you have any first-hand experience with her books or the kids that were reading them?
BTW, did you say Hi to the Fitz for me? How are the ghosts doing? 8)
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I’ve read the most popular of the Judy Blume books–there are about 5-6 titles that she is particularly known for.
During the Q & A session, most of the questions were fielded by children. When an adult got their hand on a microphone, their questions all sounded like they were trying to be oh-so-literate-and-complex. The children’s questions were untarnished and real. Though Judy was gracious to all, I thought she may have been thinking “Oh, brother!” when the adults were trying to move the world with their analogies. Pretty funny.
Ghosts? Sorry, QM. No sightings.
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I was at a St. Paul library today, and picked up a 30-minute documentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald. When they flashed on one of his homes in St. Paul, I could see it had a historical marker. My interest piqued, I did some digging. There is a walking tour of Fitzgerald homes, schools, and other landmarks. For some reason, it has never occurred to me to consider finding his birthplace. Now I can’t wait for the walking tour–when the weather is more favorable, that is.
I’m also (after watching the DVD), inspired to read This Side of Paradise. It was Fitzgerald’s first big success, and written before his life begin to spin out of control with excesses of all varieties.
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Teri, you know it’s odd, but I never thought about looking up Fitzgerald’s birth home either. Which street in St. Paul did he live as a child? I’m always interested in people’s childhood homes and on up to about age 10 or 11. It just seems like that’s when so much of who we are is formed.
I’d love to do that Fitzgerald walking tour when Spring hits, or at least when the weather is a little less sub-zero. I’d be curious to learn more about the walking tour, too. Like who sponsors it and if there is a website you can visit.
Thanks for reviving this post. This photograph and a few other Fitzgerald shots I’ve posted are some of my favorites. I love the contrast, light, and shadows of night photography. Keep us posted on This Side of Paradise.
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There are several stops on the walking tour: where he was born, where he went to school, where he took dancing lessons, etc. They are all on streets like Summit, Dale, and Laurel. The Blair Arcade (where Garrison Keillor’s bookstore is located), is one of the buildings…I believe one of F. Scott’s family lived in an apartment there. I’ve heard Garrison talk about Fitzgerald’s haunts in the neighborhood, but I’ve never connected the dots until I saw the walking tour.
I know the coffee shop above Keillor’s bookstore is called Nina’s–after a famous “madam” in St. Paul. Garrison lives in the neighborhood, too.
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Teri, I bet you are quite fond of the Blair Arcade. 8) It’s a cool building. I didn’t realize Fitzgerald’s family lived in an apartment in that building. Makes it even cooler. I like the area of town around Dale, Laurel, Summit. I don’t make it over that way as often as I used to. Summit in particular has some amazing homes. The walking tour sounds great. Thanks for letting us know about it. I’ve been to Nina’s a few times. Sat on the sidewalk and had coffee. It was quite a bit warmer than it is now.
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I discovered yesterday that the new movie, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is based on one of Fitzgerald’s short stories. I Googled “benjamin button fitzgerald,” and the first entry is the full story online.
I read the piece in one sitting, and now can’t wait to see the movie!
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Teri, Liz and I watched a review of the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night and it’s one of the movies I want to see for sure. I also heard a review on NPR that made me want to see it.
Did you end up seeing Doubt? I want to see that one, too. And Milk. We are thinking of a movie perhaps Saturday, a matinee. Maybe we should all consider going.
I Googled “benjamin button fitzgerald” as you suggested and found the link to the story. I’ll make time to read it over the next few days, a good primer to the movie. Happy New Year!
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QM,
Yes, I saw Doubt. It is good, and unsettling, and doesn’t wrap up the story in a neat bow like you (as the viewer) want it to. I found out later that the writer was befriended by a priest when he was a child, and then found out years later the same priest had sexually assaulted other boys.
The movie does an excellent job holding those two realities–good and evil in one person. I will definitely see it again when it comes to the dollar theater.
Benjamin Button is the story of a man who is born being 70 years old, and becomes younger as he ages. Very clever, F. Scott!
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I went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button today. If I had bought popcorn, I would have started pitching it at the screen. At the end, they flash on the screen: “Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.” I wanted to scream, “No! No! You’ve ruined it!” You couldn’t pay me to watch it again.
I’m still reading This Side of Paradise. On page 46. I’ll check when I’m done.
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Teri, I’m seriously bummed about this recent development. The movie was really that bad? Was it that the movie was bad or that it didn’t follow Fitzgerald’s story close enough (or both)? We still haven’t made it to a theater the last month. And I was planning on seeing this one in the theater but maybe I’ll wait for a TV release. Looking forward to hearing more about it.
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The short story “Benjamin Button” is fast-paced and clever. The movie is a *full* three hours long…it drags on and on and on. It becomes a tedious bore. They’ve set it in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and I had the distinct feeling I was being manipulated by some political statement they are attempting to make. In the short story, the strain on Benjamin of aging in reverse is a central problem for him and the people who want to love him. In the movie, it’s sort of a sweet adventure.
I could keep going, but I want to forget this movie as soon as possible.
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I’m really glad to have this warning, Teri. I, too, was considering this one for the theaters. In fact, on Sunday, it was between this, Slumdog Millionare, and Rachel Getting Married. I’m so glad I didn’t pick Button.
I really only wanted to see it for the story and who wrote it. Except for a brief moment after he came out in Thelma & Louise, Brad Pitt has never been a draw for me. On the contrary. He is so over-saturated, mostly because of his love life, and it’s sometimes hard to watch someone that known and suspend belief that he is someone else. BTW, how was that aspect? Was Pitt believeable? If not, would anyone else have been?
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I wonder if Slumdog Millionare is the movie you chose on Sunday. Now *there’s* a movie worth seeing! I went last weekend with a niece who recently returned from India; we loved it.
Brad plays “Benjamin” very steady, very even. The despair the real character felt doesn’t show up in the movie. Perhaps I’m being too hard on the flick, but I feel protective of our classic writers. I don’t appreciate watered-down versions of good writing. Remember when Demi Moore played Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter? “Button” isn’t as bad as that was, but…
In the movie, when Benjamin figures out sex, he has quite a lot of it with many women. Brad did quite well with that part of his role.
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Nope, I went with Rachel Getting Married. I really like it, was more in the mood for a family drama, dysfunctional family drama. Great visuals, and Anne Hathaway, who played a junkie (very different role than the usual naive and/or silly she seems to have played in other movies) was fabulous. It was also very sad, and I was in the mood to be melancholy all day long.
But, Slumdog is still on my list. Glad to hear you loved it. And didn’t it win the Best Picture Golden Globe award?
I don’t remember seeing Demi (I call her by her first name on account of having had a drink with her once 20 years ago) play in The Scarlet Letter, but yeah, that wouldn’t jibe either.
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BTW, your comment about the movie Doubt hadn’t registered when I first read it because I’d heard nothing about the movie. But the morning I was trying to decide on a movie to see, I watched the trailer. It looked very good but also pretty heavy, when you think about all the implications. I’d like to see it though.
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I read This Side of Paradise. I looked the book up on Wikipedia today, and the illustration on the original cover (the protagonist Amory) looks just like the photo on top of the Fitzgerald Theater!
This book was published when F. Scott was 23, and he became an overnight sensation. I liked reading it, know the trajectory Fitzgerald was on.
The skill of the writing aside, I’ll have to say I didn’t care about the characters with their prep school/debutante ball problems. This makes me think that when it came out in 1920, maybe only the upper classes were reading. Who else would be able to relate? Or maybe in those days, the middle and lower classes liked to spend time fascinating about the lives of the privileged on the East Coast. And I wonder if the books we read now (gritting memoirs, haunting fiction of lonely people in crowded cities, recounts of addiction and recovery) will leave people 90 years in the future shaking their heads and saying, “Who read this stuff?”
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I wondered about that, too, Teri (who read this stuff back then?), but I do think there is and always has been a fascination with the rich. Amory was just so callous, too, or at least he seemed to be at the beginning of the book. Does he become someone you can have compassion for?
Well, since I last checked in, I saw Slumdog Millionaire. It was masterful, suspenseful, entertaining, beautifully shot. I loved it.
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Teri, that’s cool about the photograph on top of the Fitz matching that illustration. I’ll have to check that out. I’m looking forward to being back at the Fitzgerald for Nikki Giovanni. 8)
I agree with yb that there’s always been a fascination in this country with the famous, rich, and privileged. (And not just those from this country who are rich and famous. I have a friend who loves to follow the Royals in England. You might say she’s obsessed with them.) I tell you though, I wouldn’t really want to trade places with most I read about! I’ll take my humble life.
I love the question you pose:
And I wonder if the books we read now (gritting memoirs, haunting fiction of lonely people in crowded cities, recounts of addiction and recovery) will leave people 90 years in the future shaking their heads and saying, “Who read this stuff?”
Through hindsight, I’m sure people will be looking at our time and judging us for all the choices we’ve made over time, including what we write and read about. I do think this is one of those times in particular that will be remembered. It’s like the worst of times, the best of times. Charles Dickens would have loved it!
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I can’t believe he didn’t win any awards…
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Mary, yes it is. I had to go back into a couple of the links in the post to refresh my memory. I’m not sure that he did. I’m no expert, but from what I’ve read about Fitzgerald, he seems to be one of the most misunderstood writers of his time. He seems like the guy everyone loves to hate.
The tendency seems to be to label and dismiss him. Yet his work came to be revived at the beginning by Stephen Vincent Benét’s December 1941 review of Fitzgerald’s unfinished Hollywood novel, a trend that continued through 1960 when he became more well-known for his ability to write a classic American novel.
I’m kind of curious to read F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli, 1994. I don’t know if I will get to it, but I’m becoming more and more interested in the letters of writers and artists.
The middle and end of his life seems tragic and dark though. This excerpt is from an essay of the same (link in the post above):
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Oh, a few more Fitzgerald links in addition to the Princeton link in the post (C0187). I’m dropping them in here so I can keep track of them;
Arthur Mizener Papers on F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1941-1982 (bulk 1947-1951) at Princeton Manuscripts Division (C0634) – (LINK)
F. Scott Fitzgerald Additional Papers (C0188): 1909-1978 – (LINK) – “Bookends” of Fitzgerald’s writing career: The Triangle Club at Princeton (1913-1917) and Hollywood (1937-1940)
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I went to Stillwater today, a river town on the St. Croix River. On one side: Minnesota, on the other: Wisconsin.
After lunch, we bought tickets for the historic trolley ride. Stillwater was a booming lumber town in the early 1900’s, with one lumber baron house after another. One of the houses had a second, equally large house on the same property that has a ballroom, swimming pool, and bowling alley. It was used for the lavish parties the baron would throw. Our guide told us two of the frequent party guests were F. Scott and his wife Zelda.
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Teri, the trip to Stillwater sounds heavenly. I used to drive up that way when I needed to get away. Long drives up around Deer Lake, then circle around back through Stillwater. So pleasant. Cool about F. Scott and Zelda. That property with the ballroom, swimming pool, and bowling alley sounds amazing. So it’s still in operation in Stillwater as a historic destination? Maybe we’ll do the trolley ride sometime.
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I listened to a great broadcast of author Patricia Hampl present the original production, “The Big Time: F. Scott Fitzgerald.” It’s a staged storytelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s vision of making it big. And to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, one of my favorite places to go and hear writers speak about their craft.
The performance is a staged essay created by Hampl and music director Dan Choinard, and features singer Blake Hazard, who is Fitzgerald’s great-granddaughter (pretty cool).
A couple of things that struck me were the lists that Fitzgerald made, the way he treated the women in his life, the odd way he died, and how his life changed dramtically during the down period known as the Crack Up:
Here’s the link if you want to listen to Patricia Hampl at the Fitz. Zelda makes an appearance through letters and the live performance brings all the characters to life. Don’t miss it.
Author Patricia Hampl marks 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald Theater (LINK) – on MPR Midday
Also adding a link to the event on Patricia Hampl's website:
The Big Time: F Scott Fitzgerald—a staged essay with music at the Fitzgerald (LINK)
And one last note. I took the F. Scott Fitzgerald Walking Tour in St. Paul, Minnesota with my Poetry Group last summer. I write about it along with Scott’s short story “A Night at the Fair” in this MN State Fair post: F. Scott Fitzgerald – A Night At The Fair (LINK).
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