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Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Lecture Series

Starts: 7:00 pm

Ends: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 - 8:30 pm

Location: Alameda Elks Lodge 2255 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, United States

Description:
The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty
Presented by Richard Schwartz. As the Statue of Liberty stood unlit and unloved by American politicians in 1886, one of her saviors was creating a theatrical sensation at New York’s Fourteenth Street Theatre. Actor M.B. Curtis, who had achieved overnight success in Sam’l of Posen, a groundbreaking play that transcended the common stereotypes of Jewish characters current at the time, was basking in public accolades at every curtain call when he came to Lady Liberty’s aid. Curtis’s rise to the top of his profession and his resulting fall from grace is a dramatic arc that rivals anything created for the stage.

Richard Schwartz is a historian and the author. 'The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty' is his fifth book and was recently selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library to be included in their collection. It just won the Bronze Medal for Biography by the 2018 Independent Publishers Book Awards.

Lectures held at the Elk's Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave at 7:00PM. Parking Available in the back! Admission is free for Museum Members, and $10 at the door for others. Doors open at 6:30PM

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