Shouts and Murmurs - Echoes of a Thousand and One First Nights (Paperback)

1922. The Algonquin Round Table was an informal group of famous New York writers who lunched together at the Algonquin Hotel in the 1920s and '30s. The self-appointed leader of the group was Alexander Woollcott. A large, stout man, he was an author, critic and actor noted for his sharp, cruel wit. Contents: Behind the Scenes; The Knock at the Stage-door; Gunpowder Plots; Capsule Criticism; For the Kiddies; Bitter Memories; The Terrible Translation; Another Foreign Author; The Celebrated Decline of the Drama; Presenting Fogg's Ferry; Eugene O'Neill; Deburau, Pere, and Guitry, Fils; The Legend of Peter Pan; It Was Trilby; Palmy Days; Mr. Tinney; The Chauve-Souris; Zowie; or, The Curse of an Akins Heart.