Last Night’s “Fields Fest” Launch in Pictures!

Last Night’s launch of Fields Fest at the Lambs was a smash success. Thanks to all who helped us put it on and all who came! For information and updates about upcoming Fields Fest events, go here. 

A packed house

Glen Heroy as “W.C. Fields for President”. Photograph by Jonathan Smith

 

Lauren Milberger as Gracie Allen — also for President

 

R-L: Lauren Milberger, Trav S.D., Kita St. Cyr, and Glen Heroy. Photo by Noah Diamond

 

Heroy with the great clown Hilary Chaplain

 

Heroy with David Mulkins, President of the Bowery Residents Committee

 

Burlesque star Kita St. Cyr, with author Kevin Fitzpatrick, Lamb, and president of the Dorothy Parker Society among much else

 

Classic comedy mavens Bob Greenberg and Jonathan Smith

 

David Leopold, author of “The Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and His Age“; and Jon Reichman, W.C. Fields Productions

 

Lauren Milberger and Don Spiro of Wit’s End and Zelda Magazine. Nancy Reagan smiles down from above. (The Lambs shares quarters with the Women’s Republican Club)

 

Was thrilled to have Herbert Goldman there — he wrote terrific books on Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice, all of which I read when researching my book “No Applause”.