The Ritz - Legendary Parisian Hotel

[dhermann1]

Here is a great article from the current Vanity Fair about the Ritz Hotel in Paris. Fitzgerald had a Diamond as Big as the Ritz, Fred Astaire was Puttin' On the Ritz, and we nibble on Ritz Crackers. Opened in 1898, it hosted every dazzling name of its time. Great stuff here.
http://www.vanityfair.com/society/2012/07/paris-ritz-history-france

 

[Tomasso]

Fred Astaire was Puttin' On the Ritz

But before Fred there was Clark......



[video=youtube;ACGHxR7pH_c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGHxR7pH_c[/video]

 

[LizzieMaine]

And before Clark, there was The Original, the man with the patent-leather voice, Harry Richman:

[video=youtube;pQxLMWhb_Ww]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQxLMWhb_Ww[/video]

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

Great article, thanks for posting.

 

[Tomasso]

And of course, there's Wilder and Boyle.........

[video=youtube;sZ-aRwEbp5I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6-tYS9k1U&feature=related[/video]

 

[TomS]

Great article, thanks for posting.