This event is in the past.It took place on March 16, 2025 at Pardee Home Museum.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkLocal historian Richard Schwartz uncovers how immigrant actor M.B. Curtis lifted spirits after the 1906 earthquake with comic performances at this very mansion. The talk unfolds inside a perfectly preserved Victorian time capsule where three generations of the politically influential Pardee family once lived.
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkLocal historian Richard Schwartz uncovers how immigrant actor M.B. Curtis lifted spirits after the 1906 earthquake with comic performances at this very mansion. The talk unfolds inside a perfectly preserved Victorian time capsule where three generations of the politically influential Pardee family once lived.
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