Mondo Lizzie Borden

From The New York Times, June 3, 1927.

The Devena Theatre Company is once again presenting Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks at a library in Massachusetts. Mark your calendars. The performance is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, at the Robbins Melorial Library in Arlington, MA.

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The Devena Theatre Company will be presenting “Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks” at the Robbins Memorial Library, 700 Mass. Ave. on Wednesday, June 4, at 7 p.m.

An edutainment production, written by Fran Baron and directed by Joseph Zamparelli, Jr., will feature both Lynne Moulton and Joseph Zamparelli, Jr. in multiple roles depicting the story of the infamous Fall River native, Lizzie Borden, who was acquitted of the ax murders of her parents in August of 1892. The audience will have the opportunity to participate in the production by way of a mock trial with the ability to question Lizzie, decide if she is innocent or guilty and agree on a sentence if necessary. Will history repeat itself or will the audience feel differently in 2008?

Lynne Moulton has performed several roles for Delvena Theatre including her IRNE nominated Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Sissy in Piece of My Heart” and also for numerous other theatre companies in the New England area. She received her acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art under the direction of Sir Robert Palmer and at Trinity Rep Conservatory.

Joseph Zamparelli, Jr., is a professional actor, director and producer. A graduate of Boston College (Psychology/Theater Arts) he went on to the professional training program at Circle in the Square Theater School in NYC. In addition to commercial film and television work, he is producing/artistic director of BostonAlive.

The Delvena Theatre Company was founded in 1992 and has performed at various venues, most often at the Boston Center for the Arts. The company was nominated for five Independent Reviewers of New England awards. Its production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” was on Theatre Mirror’s best list for acting, directing and production. Presentations of “Anna Weiss” and “Beyond Therapy” were included on Theatre Mirror’s best play list and “Blue Heart” was placed on Aisle Say’s best list.

Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks is offered free to the public and is supported in part by a grant from the Arlington Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency and The Friends of the Robbins Memorial Library. It is recommended for ages 12 and older. For more information, contact the library at 781-316-3200.

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MonsterQuest recently visited the Lizzie Borden B&B and shot an episode on the supposed hauntings and happenings there. The show has been scheduled to air on the History Channel on the following dates:

Wednesday, June 11
09:00 PM
Thursday, June 12
01:00 AM

Visit one of the most haunted houses in America, the Lizzie Borden house, scene of the famous 19th century double murder. Watch as paranormal expert’s record bizarre goings on in this house with eight cameras rolling, including the highest resolution infrared camera ever used in a paranormal investigation. Will science and technology finally prove the existence of ghosts?

After much proofing, the May/June issue (#22) of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History is available for sale through LuLu.com.

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The May 2008 issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure! This issue is a full 86 pages in length and contains some more surprising discoveries.

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When I interviewed the late Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) for LizzieAndrewBorden.com, I found him gracious and entirely accessible. I simply emailed him and asked for his thoughts and he wrote me right back and was perfectly wonderful in giving me his full attention. The interview I did with him is still online here.

A video interview with Hunter regarding his book about Lizzie Borden was placed on YouTube recently. Enjoy!

Noted forensic criminologist and professor at the University of Maryland will be appearing on CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood on May 4th.

Tomm was the featured interview in the last issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History-—-having served as an expert on the most recent documentary on the case for Discovery Channel: Lizzie Borden Had an Axe.

Says Tomm,

The show is on from 9:00 to 1030 AM. I thought you might find it interesting. If there is some breaking news, it will be pushed to the next Sunday. You know how that goes. I don’t know long the segment will be, but it is a topic that they have been working on for a while. Thanks for watching! TOMM

I’ll be watching!

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A new Lizzie mini movie has been made by Richard Behrens and GardenBay films. It stars Shelley Dziedzic and Jill Dalton. Enjoy!!

Delvena Theatre Company presents the play, ‘Lizzie Borden the Forty Whacks’ at Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, Mass., March 2, 2008.

4 minutes and 32 seconds of the play. We want more!

And this: The Jury Decides. Using the audience to help determine her guilt. Plus the actress answers audience questions.

This is a very early mention of the Lizzie Borden case (or the Borden Trial as it was known in the aftermath). It is from The Cyclopedic Review of Current History, Detroit, Mich., The Evening News Association [etc.] 1892-93; Buffalo, N.Y., Garretson, Cox & Co.

This is from Vol. 3, published in 1894, and digitized from the New York Public Library collection. It appears on page 292.

A new item, recently published, is now on Amazon.com. Its title is Shocking Psychic Solution: The Lizzie Borden Case (Book & Audio CD set) (Paperback) by Richard and Debbie Senate (Author), Sean Casteel (Editor).

Here is the skinny according to Amazon:

Review
“We are all interested in the Lizzie Borden murder story. It is one of the most intriguing in our history. Debbie and Richard have come up with the best explanation — this time by psychic means.” –Tim Swartz, ConspiracyJournal.com

Product Description
AFTER OVER A CENTURY ONE OF THE BLOODEST CRIMES OF ALL TIMES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED IN A NEW BOOK AND AUDIO CD SET Richard and Debbie Senate are two of the world’s foremost paranormal researchers. You Know The Chant. . . “Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done SHe gave her father forty one? This large size, 8×11,book and audio media takes a look at one of the most bizarre and controversial killings in American history. THOUGH the crime took place over a century ago no one could ever prove who killed Andrew and Abby Borden on August 4, 1892. Their daughter, an otherwise mild mannered school marm named Lizzie was convicted in a public court of law. Most felt she was responsible but how did she behave so calmly after the murder? How did she hide the murder weapon? And why wasn’t she covered in blood? HERE is never discussed “evidence” and a very unusual list of suspects. The book contains the ONLY post humonous interview conducted with Lizzie Borden by co-author Debbie Senate a highly qualified medium.

Paperback: 185 pages
Publisher: Inner Light/Global Communications; First edition (February 12, 2008)

Inner Light/Global Communications is a vanity press.

5 to 8 weeks delivery. Link.

The print copy of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History is now available. We bring you three choices for purchase: Full color, Black and white interior, or Download.

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You can read all about the new Lizzie Borden image find and other exciting news, including a fascinating new piece by the eminent Borden scholar Leonard Rebello, author of the seminal Lizzie Borden: Past and Present.

My hometown paper ran a story on me today. It is all about the Lizzie image that Len Rebello and I found in Swansea. I thought I would share. . . . .

LINK.

Today brought another slew of press, from being mentioned on CNN Headline news all day, to radio, to major newspapers across the region. The story will also appear in my hometown paper on Sunday. I have had interviews with the Boston Globe, the Fall River Daily Herald, the Orlando Sentinel, and WCVB-TV in Boston.