If you are reading this and you are not a theater enthusiast, Lizzie probably led you to Nance too.
Archive - July 2018
Dear Abby, Fall, 2009
Dear Abby is a humorous series that purports that people wrote into the Fall River newspaper and Abby Borden responded with sage advice—well, sometimes.
A Fresh Look at Frankenstein
Frankenstein has inspired a multitude of motion pictures and probably a myriad of nightmares.
Bridget’s Kitchen, Fall, 2009
Sherry Chapman assumes the identity of Bridget Sullivan and offers her favorite recipes for your eating and reading pleasure.
The Closing Argument for the Commonwealth: Did Hosea Knowlton Author the Legend?
Knowlton claims that the wounds in Abby’s skull indicate the work of a woman.
I Did It! As Recored by Donel Fattibene
The conditions under which the ‘facts’ are revealed are remindful of a simple plot devise that is awkwardly obvious—the class of fact/fiction one might dub as “And Then She Woke Up.”
Lizzie’s Confession
So, what was the lie that Lizzie told that could be construed by Knowlton as a confession?
Lizzie Borden Rocks: An Interview with Tim Maner
The show is a rock roadshow retelling of the legend: the legend that is told in that four line stanza that begins “Lizzie Borden took an axe.”