[Seth-Trips] Sacco and Vanzetti: A Vaudeville
Seth David Schoen
schoen at loyalty.org
Mon May 14 19:09:33 PDT 2001
The modern anarchist movement generally thinks that Sacco and Vanzetti
were framed because of their political beliefs; they are very
interesting characters. Today, their innocence has a fair amount of
political support -- there's a holiday, Sacco and Vanzetti Day, which
is August 23, and was established by former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis
(you might have heard of him).
Their speeches in court have become very famous:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/SaccoV/courtspeech.html
Today in Berkeley, I saw a poster for the following performance:
http://www.marintheatre.org/season2.htm#sacco
Sacco and Vanzetti: A Vaudeville
By Louis Lippa
Director to be announced
May 3 - 27, 2001
On August 23, 1927, two immigrant Italian anarchists, Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti were put to death for the robbery and murder of a
payroll master and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts. A
complex and politically charged case, the trial, appeals and ultimate
execution spanned seven years and attracted worldwide attention. The
case called into question the integrity of the entire American justice
system. Throughout their seven-year ordeal, Sacco and Vanzetti
demonstrated extraordinary dignity and eloquence, speaking out many
times to profess their innocence. In this "vaudeville" rendition,
accompanied by piano, Sacco and Vanzetti play all the heroes and
villains, proving that truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
I'd like to go; would anybody like to come, and when? This is at the
Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley.
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