Nov. 30, 2017: “Fair Game” theater show at Northwestern University

An interactive theater show opening soon at Northwestern University will allow audience members to walk through the magic (and menace) of the 1893 World’s Fair. “Fair Game: A Chicago Spectacle” by Sit and Spin Productions explores Chicago in the years 1891 to 1893, as the city builds and then hosts the Columbian Exposition. Written and directed by Eli Newell, the choose-your-own-adventure “FAIR GAME” is described this way: As the 1890s commence and the new century beckons, Chicago is a [...]

Carter Harrison Played His Part, October 1892

An excerpt from The Illustrated World's Fair Vol. 3, No. 16, October 1892, p. 330: EX-MAYOR CARTER H. HARRISON ON CHICAGO AN ARTICLE BY THE BEST-KNOWN CHICAGOAN. In the middle of an elegant street, well toward the heart of the city of Chicago, stands a dead cottonwood tree. Trunk and branches are bare of bark. It is gnarled and white. Should one cut a cross-section of the trunk he would probably not be able to count a hundred annual [...]

By Scott|2018-03-11T10:16:50-05:00October 28th, 2017|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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