June 14, 1938 Tuesday. This is normally movie night. J. is working though. Again. She will go anyhow, with S. to see something she knows will be boring. She wishes it were Robin Hood, but that’s not in the theatres here yet. It’s in technicolor, with Errol Flynn...so handsome. "And so …
Dubious Taste
June 13, 1938 Monday. She is both shocked and horrified by the headline and the photograph. It's grotesque. This and the rising cost of the paper- she wants to phone and cancel their subscription tout suite. J. would never agree - he reads the paper with a zealot like enthusiasm. She sighs. …
Elsewhere Orson & Miro Cogitate
June 12, 1938 Sunday, June 12, 1938. Elsewhere—Orson Welles and John Houseman publish “The Summing Up” in the New York Times. …
A Bit Rogue
June 11, 1938 She espies the cover on her neighbour’s deck chair. The Rogue. She likes the title. She is feeling a little like a rogue pirate herself lately, primed for action. She is standing on the bridge, photographing all the cranes and machines and the water is rushing by. She gets a little …
Bliss
June 10, 1938 Transmission of entry delayed in transit. —————————— [Sidenote: All diary entries posted directly to the QR code as text may or may not reappear here ] …