Readers Respond With Walter Brooks Pix
Every picture tells a story, but a caption helps
Tom Thumb Wedding Still Inspires Mock Marriages
Costumed children exchange vows in creepy fundraisers
“Lewd Amusements” in Downtown Portsmouth
Theater gets a rocky start in 18th-century Portsmouth
On the Trail of Tom Thumb’s Carriage
How did Charles Stratton’s mini-coach end up at UNH?
Seeking Photos of Walter Brooks
The man who kept two movie houses alive for decades
Before TV, There Was Tableaux Vivant
Real people doing nothing for your entertainment
Facing up to American Minstrelsy
Minstrel acts were the most popular shows in town in the 1890s
How Aristotle Came to Portsmouth
The spirit of public education blossomed in the American lyceum era.
Celebrating Writers on a New England Stage
I didn't make it to the big stage, but I wrote about the people who did
A Love Song from”Lost Boundaries”
William Greaves sings "Guess I'm Thru with Love" in the 11949 race film
Almost Famous (not) in a Sixties Cover Band
In the turbulent Sixties, a band was the safest place to be.
Actor Scott Weintraub Returns after 37 Years in LA
You can come home again, but only for three performances