Lizzie Borden Society Forum

Dear Friends, current and former posters and future posters all,

You are hereby cordially invited to a virtual Halloween Costume Bash, here on the Forum!

Time: Starting now
Guests: Attend as yourself or anyone from the past/present/future; anyone may accompany you
Bring: Your choice of edibles! (If food includes poison ingredients, please also bring clean-up materials as may be needed)
Attire: Costumes and/or masks requested; may include clues or appropriate concealed weaponry
Taste Level: Questionable is cheerfully accepted

Please do attend! “The Bash” consists of your postings to this thread. ALL are most welcome, including spectral presences, etc.

***No disrespect to historical victims is intended. This event is entirely tongue-in-cheek.

--I'm coming as an 1892 version of Lead Prosecutor Hosea Knowlton.
--My costume is that of a merciful but avenging "Spirit of Consequences." I'm wearing white, flowing robes, and have in one hand the heavy scales of Justice. I'm masking my real identity with a British court wig of long white curls, but keeping my mournful expression (clear of Halloween makeup), as I feel this is the most appropriate attitude toward this 'heart-wrenching case.'
--I'm bringing Irish whiskey to tempt Bridget with so that she will testify in line with the prosecution. I've also brought a helpful reminder card for her, printed with the words "I could not tell you."
--I'm also bringing some morphine for myself in case the defense decides to have Lizzie testify at trial (I can't go through what I did at the Inquest without chemical help).

Or, I might be attending as my own descendant of the year 3021. I'm bringing a then-current version of a computer laptop. You see, it will require actual proof to get those present to believe my ancestor spent hours on a forum discussing Hatchets vs Blood Spatters (thanks to Kat for the inspiration here).

Lizzie and Emma RSVP

Kat, you even got my husband chuckling! Those Lizzie eyes They always look creepy to me. Funny thing is how much the hound actually reminds one of Emma. Really appreciate your double attendance. Looks like this may be a very small, exclusive affair…

Oh, wait, wait, Bridget has just showed up, which makes me, in my Knowlton version, very happy. She seems older, and has a guilty look on her face…she looks quite ill, and is mumbling something about having a confession to make. I think I spy a wedding ring! Yes, it’s on the hand clutching a very large crucifix in front of her. But whom is she protecting herself against? There are no vampire party guests, yet. Just as I, Knowlton, lumber over, offering a glass of whiskey, a fierce canine lunges—that must be Lizzie! for who could mistake those eyes? Snarling and snapping, she catches a mass of my white wig curls in her teeth. Over in the corner I see the Emma-dog, wringing her paws…

Lizzie has brought presents for everyone!from Tilden-Thurber!save your receipts!

Ok....that was super funny!!

Receipts

The Jury is Coming! The Jury is coming! (in disguise...)

Quick! Take our picture! We're attached at the hip and are moving en masse to another party..!
(Just call us The Traveling Wilburs!)

Yes, we understand this jury wouldn’t want to spend too much time on just any old thing, like our shindig, or, oh, say, deliberations…

They look like quite a shady crew, anyway—let’s get out of the way and let them just go, shall we?

Kat -- noticed how you cleverly said "brought" and not "bought".

I don't know why she keeps trying to buy our affection...?

Lets keep the cat...a black cat out on Halloween- not a good idea!

RSVP. guess who...?

Andrew, Abby and Andrew's illegitimate son, are stopping by...

What a lovely-looking lady has come to our soirée—even if she might need to trim those bushy black brows a bit—but, hmmm, she resembles one of those sexist, paternalistic jurors, so I don’t know about her…

Why, isn’t he being so gallant to our Lizzie, inviting her to come “dancing to the jail-house rock!”

And that darn black cat. Abby must have brought it in with her. It has become annoying, opening doors into other threads where Lizzie likes to hang out. Where did it go to now? What’s that, Lizzie? Why, her spin with young William must have put her into a good mood, for I see a gleam in her eye, and she’s offering to show Abby where she can find her cat

Reasonwhy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:05 pm Why, isn’t he being so gallant to our Lizzie, inviting her to come “dancing to the jail-house rock!”

I would l o v e to see that, yeah!

Reasonwhy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:00 pm What a lovely-looking lady has come to our soirée—even if she might need to trim those bushy black brows a bit—but, hmmm, she resembles one of those sexist, paternalistic jurors, so I don’t know about her…

just call me Wilbur, ma'm

Hey! Those actress ladies are here!

That Uncle Morse is finally happy! I think he likes the actresses!

Brought my wife...just kidding honey!



One of my favorite actresses...Does anyone know her connection to Lizzie Borden?

Is that Bewitched (Elizabeth Montgomery) tv show mother?

camgarsky4 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:22 am Is that Bewitched (Elizabeth Montgomery) tv show mother?

Yes! Agnes Moorehead. A much under-appreciated actress. What is her tie to Lizzie??

?

Does anyone else hazard a guess? I'll give you a clue: There is one fairly obvious Agnes Moorehead tie to Lizzie and one less obvious tie.

Is it that Elizabeth is a ~6th cousin to Lizzie?

Did Agnes play Lizzie in something? (I’m being good and not looking this up)

So nice to have you join the party, Possum

I'll come as Dr. Bowen holding the stove lid ajar for any scraps of evidence.

Welcome to the party, Steveads2004! I see Lizzie-dog is licking your hand. Maybe she wants you to take her out for a walk to church?
Or it could be she’s over-excited from finding Abby’s cat…say, have you got any bromo-caffeine kibble in your bag?

camgarsky4 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:31 am Is it that Elizabeth is a ~6th cousin to Lizzie?

Partly but I'll give you the first answer: Agnes Moorehead played the mother of Elizabeth Montgomery in "Bewitched" and Elizabeth Montgomery played Lizzie Borden in the movie "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" BTW Elizabeth Montgomery was a sixth cousin once removed, of Lizzie Borden in real life!!!!

Agnes has another tie to Lizzie Borden though...

Harry sends his best!

oooopps! Was our earlier Guest really Lizzie...Or is this the real Lizzie....?

Just from my reading of Harry’s posts, I found Harry was usually right Happy Halloween, Kat. Thanks for being so much fun.

Thanks for the party!
Did you know there are only "2 degrees of separation" between Lizzie and Jack the Ripper?
Lizzie was friends with Nance O'Neil whose husband was Alfred Hickman, and Hickman hung out with Henry Irving (theatre folk) who was friends with Walter Sikkert who is Patricia Cornell's Ripper suspect!

Okay, then, Possum, is your picture of Agnes Moorehead really Jack the Ripper in drag?

(Well, the invitation did say questionable taste was cheerfully accepted…)

Yes that was a great picture, glad Agnes could come! Am also awaiting the last tie betwixt the ladies!

(Oh BTW: did anyone get the "Wilbur" double pun?)I love puns!

Ok, I brought a present to the party. Agnes Moorehead was a great radio actress before she entered TV, here is a performance on the radio show "Suspense" where she plays Lizzie Borden. I know--some facts are wrong but it is worth a listen. I LOVE old-time radio and have a collection of hundreds of episodes of Suspense, Escape, Lights Out, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OakicLZPoNM

Thank you!
I haven't been there yet, but that is a cool fact!

Kat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:01 am Yes that was a great picture, glad Agnes could come! Am also awaiting the last tie betwixt the ladies!

(Oh BTW: did anyone get the "Wilbur" double pun?)I love puns!

I have one part of your pun! Thought I remembered this, but looked it up in my Rebello (yes, Kat, I have one—got it for a mere song of $100 on Amazon in 2015). Two jurors with the last name of Wilbur:
—John Wilbur
—Lemuel Keith Wilbur

Possum, I’ve just started to listen, but it’s sounding like a real “treat.” Thanks. By the way, what role is Agnes playing in the photo? Reminds me of Edward Scissorhands.

Reasonwhy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:58 pm Possum, I’ve just started to listen, but it’s sounding like a real “treat.” Thanks. By the way, what role is Agnes playing in the photo? Reminds me of Edward Scissorhands.

Old radio shows are wonderful. You must use your imagination, they were suspenseful and entertaining without using profanity, an all-around great medium of entertainment. I don't know what role Agnes played in my picture...I just Googled Agnes Moorehead and found one I liked.
There are no more ties between her and Lizzie-1. Agnes played Elizabeth Montgomery's mother on Bewitched and Elizabeth played Lizzie in the movie, Lizzie was a second cousin to Elizabeth Mongomery, and 2. Agnes played Lizzie on the "Suspense" radio show. There was a second "Suspense" episode called "Goodbye miss Lizzie Borden" starring Paula Winslowe done in 1955 if you look that one up on YouTube. The Agnes Moorehead one was performed in 1952, a mere 60 years after the murders.

Reasonwhy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:55 pm

Kat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:01 am Yes that was a great picture, glad Agnes could come! Am also awaiting the last tie betwixt the ladies!

(Oh BTW: did anyone get the "Wilbur" double pun?)I love puns!

I have one part of your pun! Thought I remembered this, but looked it up in my Rebello (yes, Kat, I have one—got it for a mere song of $100 on Amazon in 2015). Two jurors with the last name of Wilbur:
—John Wilbur
—Lemuel Keith Wilbur

I've got 3 Wilburs on the jury, including Frederick...good job spotting the two!...you win the pear!
The second part of my pun was the "Traveling Wilburs" named after the Traveling Wilburys (Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty etc..).

When I look at old radios I wish they played the era of music and entertainment they represent!

I loved the Traveling Wilburys and each of their members’ groups. Still listen to them often. And really enjoy 30s and 20s music, too.

Now how did I miss that third juror…

Lee-ann's last name was Wilbur, but since I wasn't able to photoshop her face as a juror, I had to leave her out! That would be 3 puns, but I didn't get greedy. She's on the jury now, here "in spirit" as it were....I like to think...

Kat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 6:46 pm When I look at old radios I wish they played the era of music and entertainment they represent!

Here are two nice oldies for a Monday evening:

—one from the 1920’s
https://youtu.be/j2MUy2uOesw

—and one from the 1930’s
https://youtu.be/_IFgC7JhVrM

Thanks!
You mean Tuesday night listening pleasure.. Monday night is Football!