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Title: An event at Greystone
Post by: D_Friedlander on June 26, 2006, 06:09:53 AM

An unusual drama recently premiered at Greystone in Beverly Hills (Collinwood in 1991 DS) which many of us visted last summer.  "THE MANOR" purports to tell, in fictionalized form, the tragic and scandalous story of the Doheny--Plunkett murder/suicide.   The audience moves along in the corridors of the mansion to follow the actors as they perform the different scenes.  Since the public is not usually permitted indoors, this is a rare treat indeed, and I envy anyone in that area who attends.  Information and reviews available at this site:

http://the-manor.tripod.com/

P.S., one of the pictures in the little slide show of the mansion interior on their homepage feaures the new Alec Newman/Barnabas portrait that would have been used in the 2004 DS.

Title: Re: An event at Greystone
Post by: Mary on June 26, 2006, 07:22:15 AM

Sounds like a cool eventl!  I wonder why the portrait is still in the house?

Title: Re: An event at Greystone
Post by: ClaudeNorth on June 26, 2006, 05:28:56 PM

How funny/cool that the portrait can be seen in that slideshow.

I noticed that one of the actors in the play is named Quentin. 

Title: Re: An event at Greystone
Post by: Midnite on June 26, 2006, 07:16:44 PM

Thanks, D_Friedlander!  Count me amused as well by the presence of the portrait.

Quote from: ClaudeNorth

I noticed that one of the actors in the play is named Quentin.

Jean Claude, you're a man after my own heart.  I just picked up The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl because I thought a book about the final days of EA Poe sounded fascinating enough and was tickled to learn that the young lawyer investigating his death is named (cue:  bum bum BUM) Quentin.   :P

Title: Re: An event at Greystone
Post by: Raineypark on June 26, 2006, 09:14:40 PM

Quote from: Midnite on June 26, 2006, 07:16:44 PM

I just picked up The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl because I thought a book about the final days of EA Poe sounded fascinating

Hmmmmm....GMTA!!!  My husband picked that book up yesterday!!  However, he has 6 other books to read before THAT one so I might read it first.... >:D

Title: Re: An event at Greystone
Post by: Midnite on June 26, 2006, 09:45:51 PM

Cool, Rainey!  BTW, I should've mentioned that it's historical fiction.

Title: Re: An event at Greystone
Post by: Gothick on June 26, 2006, 10:41:38 PM

How intriguing.  Have any other photographs of this Barnabas portrait been published?

It looks as if this incarnation would have been the most Byronic Barnabas yet... glad to see they finally got the hair and clothes right for the 1790s... (although I'm a huge fan of the actual series' OTT let's-go-rococo version of 1795).

Best, G.