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The article explores the life and career of actor Clark Gable, dubbed the King of Hollywood in the 1930s. Topics discussed include one reason his performance in the movie "Gone With the Wind" stands out, similarities between Gable and actor John Wayne, and family background of the actor. It also mentions films of the actor which includes "It Happened One Night," and "The Misfits."

The author reflects on the life and career of singer Nat King Cole. Topics discussed include the reputation of Cole, his career background in music, the story of Cole's life as told in the biography "Straighten Up and Fly Right," by Will Friedwald, and the health condition of Cole as his career as a pop superstar declined.

The article informs about works and life of Cary Grant, a comic actor in the history of sound era American film, and the drama critic of the Wall Street Journal. Topics include worked as actor in the history of the cinema with a judgment that is categorical James Stewart romantic-comedy roles; and grown in a working-class neighborhood apprenticing acrobats marrying five women with interior turmoil, reflect aspects of Archie Leach and Cary Grant.

The article explores how Isaac Stern, an American Violinist failed in making his career in classical music with information on his life and work. Topics include rarefied art of classical violin, in the process making himself the best-known American classical instrumentalist; and played with Chinese musicians with their Western counterparts in the Cultural Revolution with Fritz Kreisler or Bruno Walter, who converted to Catholicism.

The article focuses on film music composer Max Steiner. Topics discussed include an original score for Gregory La Cava's Symphony of Six Million, Steiner scored 300-odd feature films including Michael Curtiz's Casablanca and Mildred Pierce; and Steven C. Smith's Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood's Most Influential Composer.

In this article, author talks about his wife Hilary's passing. It mentions that a double-lung transplant recipient is put into a medically induced coma after surgery in order to recover from the trauma of the procedure. It also mentions that the transplant came too late, wherein she started to fail a week later, suffering a stroke that was followed by kidney failure and a bacterial infection.

The article offers information on Alfred Cortot, genius and collaborator of music. Topics include reports that he played chamber music with Pablo Casals and Jacques Thibaud, making a series of duo and trio recordings with the two men that have remained in print ever since their original release in the 1920s and 1930s; and examines that interest in Wagner in particular and German music in general shaped Cortot's playing style and interpretative approach.

The article offers information on broadway musicals opened between Oklahoma in 1943 and Fiddler on the Roof in 1964. Topics include focuses on the West Side Story that is in certain crucial ways uncharacteristic of the theatrical genre to which it belongs; and reports that growing belief in theatrical circles that West Side Story is in need of renovation for reasons other than its politics.

The article presents the shows reflecting the fast-growing social complexities of modern American culture. Topics include first Broadway musical whose defining quality being neither satire nor sentiment, but irony; certainty of romantic closure and Sondheim refusing in giving; and each number arises directly from and being integrated into its dramatic context with a subtlety and thoroughness.

The article presents the author's views on the need for movie theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic. He believes watching great movies in theaters is a unique but not indispensable experience. The filmmakers in the United States are making films intended for release via streaming video. He, however, feels that streaming video will remain central and dominant even after the pandemic, and the classic movies missed by not going to theaters will be possible to watch afterward by streaming.

The article discusses the Met produced "Fire Shut Up" that in my bones that was produced to the advocacy that was of the Black Lives Matter. Topics discussed include American opera stages for black vocalists, white conductors who championed their work, and classical-music organizations that reach out to Blacks.

The article offers information on the film noir genre in the U.S. Topics discussed include the role of the 1944 film "Double Indemnity" by Billy Wilder in the emergence of the genre, attribution of the slow recognition of the genre to its difference from the 21st-century model of having an urban setting and photographed in a high-contrast style, and the popularity of films noir that focus on the dark crosscurrents of middle-class life in the U.S. and individual responsibility.

The article discusses about the female lyricists Dorothy Fields and Carolyn Leigh who gained success in writing musical comedy scores, songs for movies, and free-standing pop hits. Topics of discussion includes Fields also wrote the books for Broadway shows with her brother Herbert while Leigh only wrote lyrics for her pop songs, written with the jazz pianist-composer Cy Coleman.

The article offers information about the American screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz and the American film director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It discusses the works of the Mankiewicz for the growth of the American film industry. It mentions the "The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics," book by Sydney Ladensohn Stern.

The article discusses precious little of the English poetry written in the 20th century which has passed into the common stock of universally recognized literary reference. It mentions that Auden's understanding of the world around him was outstripped at first by the uncanny virtuosity with which he was able to depict it. It mentions that Eliot's letter was written in 1930, the year in which Faber published Auden's first official volume of poetry.

The article offers information on the American choreographer Jerome Robbins. Topics discussed include the biggest secrets Robbins about his sexuality; "Jerome Robbins, by Himself: Selections from His Letters, Journals, Drawings, Photographs, and an Unfinished Memoir" autobiography by Robbins; and also mentions about the relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Robbins.

A biography of Belgian jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt is presented. Topics covered include his guitar-playing technique which he reconstructed after permanently damaging the fourth and fifth fngers of his left hand in a 1928 fire, his achievements as a jazz instrumentalist, and his evolving stylistic inclinations as shown in his performances.

The article discusses the partnership of the two music writers namely Betty Comden and Adolph Green lasting long for six decades and their love for each other. Topics include insertion of the characters into their screenplay together for 1953's The Band Wagon; writing of the nine screenplays along with their work on 18 broadway musicals; and keeping no secrets about their romantic invovment with each other from the people.

The article focuses on a postmodern Belgian stage director Ivo van Hove. His works include the musical revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" and "The Crucible." It also mentions the success of a stage adaptation titled "Network" written by Paddy Chayefsky and starring Bryan Cranston.

A biography of Hollywood actor Rock Hudson whose original name was Roy Scherer Jr., is presented. Topics discussed include the disclosure of his sexuality, details on his early life and the occurrence of his death due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) disease. It outlines details on his film career and depicts him to be a person whom women found extremely attractive on screen but was actually shy in his real life.

The article reviews a theatrical production by Henrik Ibsen named as "A Doll's House, Part 2" which is a sequel of Henrik Ibsen's classic 1879 drama about Nora Helmer, a frustrated mother of three. Topic includes the commercial success of the production due to the fact its impeccably progressive lineage; historic significance of the production; and Ibsen's impression of dramatizing the effects of political concepts such as feminism and capitalism.

The article analyzes several films based on the genre of robbing by bandits on horseback of a passenger train including "The Great Train Robbery," directed by Edwin S. Porter, "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen and "Stagecoach," directed by John Ford. Topics include "Stagecoach," set the tone for Western filmmaking from 1939 to the end of World War II and the film "The Great Train Robbery," was a silent film that portrayed the robbing by bandits.

The article talks about music composer Fryderyk Chopin and his works. Topics discussed include the piano sonatas composed by Chopin; the works of composers such as Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Wagner; and the book "Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times" by Alan Walker. Also mentioned is the musical romanticism in Chopin's work.

The article offers information related to Nelson Riddle, song arranger of the postwar era. Topics discussed include his education and career development, his association with singer Frank Sinatra, reasons for which he was unable to establish himself as a songwriter and a solo artist and style of Riddle as documented in the albums he recorded with Sinatra which is universally acknowledged as the high-water mark of postwar vocal arranging.

The author offers insights on the fame of Tom Stoppard, who is regarded as the English-speaking world's greatest living playwright. Topics discussed include characterization of his plays, Stoppard's opposition to totalitarianism as shown in his plays, a personal background of Stoppard, and the low number of regional revivals of Stoppard's plays.

The article discusses the work and life of American film director and actor John Huston. Topics covered include Huston's successful career in films that lasted from 1941 until his death in 1987, his reckless gambling, and the similarities between him and author Ernest Hemingway. Also discussed are some of Huston's remarkable films, including "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," "The Asphalt Jungle," and "The Man Who Would Be King."

The article presents a detailed information about William Walton. Topics include Walton composed four works which was widely acclaimed, and then during World War II, he started scoring for propaganda films; there are two biographies written on him after his death, Portrait of Walton (1989) and William Walton: Muse of Fire (2001), which gives clear picture of his life; and Walton got married and settled on an Italian island to become tax exile and composed songs from there.

The article discusses the achievements of Mike Nicholas an American film and theater director, comedian. Topics popularity of his stand-up comedy featuring weakness of middle class Americans in the Eisenhower era; getting success in directed films such as "Who 's Afraid Virginia Woolf", "Working Girl" and about his play "Death Of a Salesman".

The article offers information about two films, Double Indemnity and the Chinatown. It discusses the works of the director Billy Wilder and the mystery novelist, Raymond Chandler for the film, Double Indemnity. It mentions the American films of the 20th century, along with information on the Sam Wasson's book, The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood.

The article offers information on the evolution of Broadway live theater in the New York City. Topics discussed include the book "Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America" by Laurence Maslon; Charles Hoyt and Percy Gaunt wrote a musical comedy "A Trip to Chinatown" that ran in New York for two years; and theatrical activity in the U.S.

The article offers information about Bing Crosby, who has become the forgotten giant of American popular culture as he is barely even a name among millennials even though he was reportedly the most successful and influential pop singer during the first half of the 20th century. Information about jazz critic and author Gary Giddins' "Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940– 1946" is presented.

The article discusses whether American opera is in terminal condition. Topics include role of Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera in setting the tone for opera in America, staged repertoire that often included new operas, written by American composers, and low-to-medium-budget shows in the Metropolitan Opera House.

The author discusses the advancement of photography as an art form by referring to the achievements of photographers Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Diane Arbus. Topics discussed include the popularity of portrait photographer Richard Avedon, specialization of photographer Arthur Fellig, known by the pseudonym "Weegee," in shooting crime scenes, and the book "Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous" by Christoper Bonanos.

The article discusses the work of Oscar Hammerstein II, an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in the musical theater including Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949). It mentions his work relation with Richard Rodgers and a musical version of Green Grow the Lilacs, a 1930 play by Lynn Riggs. It also mentions the information on Hammerstein's chief contribution to the American musical.

The reviews the theatrical production "Angels in America" directed by Marianne Elliott at Broadway theatre in New York.

The article describes the work of a theater director. Topics discussed include the director's role in casting, the things he does during rehearsals, and his task of figuring out what the show will look like on stage. Also mentioned is the vast significance of a director's work, despite his invisibility to the audience.

The article reviews theatrical "Chicago" by director Bob Fosse, performed at Broadway theatre, New York.

The article focuses on the impact of classical-music industry was surprised by accusations that the music director emeritus of the Metropolitan Opera had molested teenagers. It mentions scandal regarding actors, producers, directors and comedians and exposure of film producer Harvey Weinstein as a serial abuser and charge of being a sexual predator. It also mentions the way Balanchine treated his female dancers.

The article discusses the theatrical activity of plays and productions in U.S. emulating or dressed like U.S. President Donald Trump. It states New York's Public Theater in June 2017 performed "Julius Caesar" play in a modern-dress production directed by Oskar Eustis wherein leading characters Julius Caesar and his wife impersonated and looked like Donald and Melania Trump and similar incidents were reported. It mentions artistic effects and future of theater are unfavorable.

The article discusses the art of comedy underwent two radical transformations in the first half of the 20th century. It mentions that 1926 of network radio, vaudeville comedians who had previously performed their selfwritten routines. It also mentions the popularity of television program "The Jack Benny Program."

The article reviews the biography on Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini, "Toscanini: Musician of Conscience" by Harvey Sachs. Topics discussed are being well known not only for his conducting perfection even without a score but also for his attitude against Fascist leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, and Toscanini's decision not to conduct in Germany due to his solidarity towards Jews who were oppressed by the then ruling Nazi power.

The article offers information about orchestras and Nazis in the Western countries and highlights the European classical music under the Third Reic. It discusses the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, noted to be Europe’s two greatest orchestras, as well as the management of the Berlin Philharmonic and Jewish players.

The article offers information on the life of writer Zelda Fitzgerald. Topics discussed include book titled "Zelda: A Biography" by Nancy Milford feature Fitzgerald as something other than Scott's glamorous but mad spouse; Milford quarried Zelda's life and work for inspiration was no secret; and Zelda's work such as books short stories would see print only twice more in her lifetime.

A biography of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Milton Hart is presented. He was born in Harlem, New York, who became obsessed with theater and developed his interest in William Shakespeare. He has fascinations from the musicals of Jerome Kern, P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton or the Kern-Wodehouse- Bolton shows in which a writing partnership was launched, he believes on the potential of the musical as a dramatic art form and the storytelling power of dance.

The article features concert pianist Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. who won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, Russia and considered the most famous American classical musician. Topics discussed include the book "Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story: How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War," by Nigel Cliff, performance and technique of Cliburn, and impression of Russians on Cliburn.