The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Feb. 27, 1933
Alien Corn (By Sidney Howard; Katharine Cornell, producer). Once every year or so comes a fine play like this one to bring dignity and value…
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Alien Corn (By Sidney Howard; Katharine Cornell, producer). Once every year or so comes a fine play like this one to bring dignity and value…
On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter found the resting place of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, complete with more than 5,000 priceless artefacts.
<p>The fevered belief that visitors to Tutankhamun's tomb (and their families) were cursed became a media phenomenon in 1922, but popular culture from the Bible to Victorian serial stories and stage plays had already linked mummies and the supernatural. Today, curses persist alongside conspiracy theories to help ease the randomness of tragedy.</p>
<p>The fevered belief that visitors to Tutankhamun's tomb (and their families) were cursed became a media phenomenon in 1922, but popular culture from the Bible to Victorian serial stories and stage plays had already linked mummies and the supernatural. Today, curses persist alongside conspiracy theories to help ease the randomness of tragedy.</p>
<p>The fevered belief that visitors to Tutankhamun's tomb (and their families) were cursed became a media phenomenon in 1922, but popular culture from the Bible to Victorian serial stories and stage plays had already linked mummies and the supernatural. Today, curses persist alongside conspiracy theories to help ease the randomness of tragedy.</p>