December 14, 2025
Tag: Welcome to the Monkey HOuse
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Welcome to the Monkey House
Enrico Caruso and the
First Celebrity Trial
of the 20th Century2 Comments
In the first decade of the 20th century, Enrico Caruso was by all accounts the most popular singer in the world – both an internationally renowned performer and a standard bearer for the phonograph industry. He was, in fact one whose celebrity grew out of a mass media, but he also depended on his charisma,…
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July 11, 2024 6 Comments
In the 1930s, if your name was in the Hollywood phonebook the Langshaw Postcard Company, Los Angeles, or the Curt Teich Company, Chicago, made a postcard of your home. Yes, this is an exaggeration but there are many to choose from if you want to collect movie star homes. They are historic and great fun when you compare the many versions.