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"Rosie", Eugene O'Neill's Player Piano
By Joyce Brite

Playwright Eugene O'Neill's home, Tao House, located in Danville,
California (east of San Francisco) has been restored by the National Park
Service and is open to visitors.  The Nobel Prize winning playwright is
famous for plays such as "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "The Iceman
Cometh," and "Moon for the Misbegotten."

Among the collection at Tao House is his cherished player piano named
"Rosie."  Reputedly, Rosie was originally from a New Orleans bordello.
Has any MMD'er visited Tao House or have any further details about
O'Neill's player piano?

Information about the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site can be found
at:  http://www.nps.gov/euon/

Joyce Brite
brite@ksu.edu       http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~brite/

 [ Most of the big street organs and fairground organs in Europe bear a
 [ name. (I liked "Julius", who I heard in Maastricht.)  It's nice to
 [ learn that a beloved pumper piano in the home can have a name, too!
 [ -- Robbie   :)


(Message sent Thu 30 Oct 1997, 15:04:48 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

Key Words in Subject:  Eugene, O'Neill's, Piano, Player, Rosie

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