At the age of nineteen,
I dream of being with Shakespeare in Stratford-Upon-Avon...
I would be his favorite actress
F. Scott Fitzgerald The Evil Eye Princeton 1916 |
As beautiful as
I am handsome
The prose
that flows
in my
veins
Shall burst
upon the
page
But now
the stage...
Where boys
are boys
And girls
and girls
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Footnotes
One hundred years ago, Scott Fitzgerald co-authored
a college theatrical production at an all-boys
school in New Jersey.
By the time The Evil Eye was ready for presentation,
his academic grades at Princeton had sunk so low,
he was not permitted to perform in the show.
However, when Scott posed for this publicity still on January 2, 1916,
the New York Times called him "The most beautiful girl" in the show.
The next Fitzgerald page is here.
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What a pretty face conceals
ReplyDeleteWhat a host it veils
Pretty makes perfect
The world's respect
Oh, no it can't be real.