(May 1894: Abraham B. Tappen (President), Nathan Straus, George C. Clausen, Edward Bell (the entire board of commissioners was replaced by David H. King, Augustus D. Juilliard, George G. Haven and ...

-- Music patron Augustus Juilliard in 1836-- Actor Hugh O'Brian in 1925-- Actor Jayne Mansfield in 1933-- Actor Dudley Moore in 1935-- Actor Elinor Donahue in 1937 (age 88) ...

April 19 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- Statesman Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, in 1721 -- First ...

As Augustus Juilliard grew old he tired of making money and opera became his interest. Nearly every night he was to be seen in Box No. 2, where in 1919 he was seized with his fatal illness.

A rich man's ghost walked the faded red corridors of Manhattan's Metropolitan Opera House last week. Singers backstage talked of little else. Board members held consultations over it.

Oberlin’s 2025 celebration of Black History Month focused on the theme of “Art, History, and Resistance,” wrapping up with a guest lecture by Assistant Professor of Violin at The University of Texas ...

Oscar — who attended Juilliard at the same time as Jessica —filmed his message in the halls of the school. "For 23 years you’ve been an inspiration to me, as an artist, as an actor, as a ...

These questions and many, many more besides are asked in Dan McCabe’s play about cultural ownership and prejudice, which premiered to acclaim in Boston in 2019, two years after he graduated from ...

The California native made the majority of her money through her 30-year acting career. The star has a shocking 50 acting credits, including hits like 2011’s The Help, 2012’s Zero Dark Thirty ...

On a walk through Woodlawn, you’ll definitely see names you recognize: Augustus D. Juilliard, Fiorello La Guardia, Angelica Van Buren, Herman Melville, Celia Cruz, ...