by JACK KINDRED
One of the first things people ask each other is when you speak to them in Nawlins is “How did you make out with Katrina?” Aways a friendly city, its hard-hit residents have become even more polite and willing to help others in need.
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by MARIE MARICH
For approximately 162 people, Sardi’s was the only place to be on September 24, 2005. It was the celebration of the men and women—and the unique relationships—that made Sime’s Variety the greatest entertainment trade publication ever produced.
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by MURIEL PAGAN
How many of you remember Morris, Variety’s orange tabby cat? Morris was Variety’s mouser. He spent his nights on the fifth floor of 154 West 46th St., trying to do his job. He may even have caught an occasional mouse, such as the one that got away from Norma (see Keith Keller’s story on Simesite or in the Souvenir Album).
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“No Applause –Just Throw Money” by Trav S.D.
Faber and Faber, Inc., 2005.
328 pp. Hard cover.
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Joan and Syd Silverman headed West at the end of November to attend the 100th Anniversary party organized by the present management of Variety on December 2nd. The sheet had published a special Anni edition last October, with editorial pieces by Army Archerd and Liz Guider.
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