Jazz singer Billie Holiday in her last appearance in Toronto at the Town Tavern, August 10, 1957. Photo by Erik Christensen / For The Globe and Mail Originally published July 18, 1959. ERIK CHRISTENSEN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Billie Holiday performs in Toronto
For more than 100 years, photographers and photo librarians have preserved an extraordinary collection of 20th-century news photography for The Globe and Mail. Every Monday, The Globe features one of these images. This month, we’re celebrating jazz.
Pictured at the Town Tavern on Aug. 10, 1957, jazz singer Billie Holiday made her final appearances in Toronto with a week of performances at that venue. In his review of her Saturday show, Patrick Scott pulled no punches. “The bent notes and broken phrasing that used to come with such unpredictable charm and effect are now delivered with so calculated and mannered a fashion as to be almost comical,” he wrote. Still, the artist known as Lady Day commanded respect. The Town Tavern’s in-house drummer, Archie Alleyne, would later recall that the room was unusually silent during God Bless the Child: “There was no clinking of glasses, and the kitchen staff came out and stood in the doorway of the kitchen.” Holiday died less than two years later, on July 17, 1959. The cause of death was cirrhosis. She was just 44. Brad Wheeler
It is with very heavy hearts that we have made the decision to cancel in-person Homecoming activities scheduled for September 24-27, 2020 due to ongoing health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
We had long hoped this would not be necessary. “HOCO” is one of BU’s most cherished traditions, and we know that many of you started making your Homecoming plans months ago.
If it is possible to come together in the spring, we will let you know. However we will continue to prioritize the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and alumni above all else.
In the meantime, stay tuned to our social media accounts for opportunities to engage virtually in the Bishop’s alumni experience. Our team is actively exploring ways to keep the spirit of Homecoming alive in 2020. If you have any ideas, please contact Sarah Langham at slangham@ubishops.ca
For those celebrating reunion milestones this year, rest assured that we will also provide an opportunity for you to celebrate on campus in person as soon as it is safe to do so.
All of us here are looking forward to the day when we can be together again in person to celebrate our Bishop’s memories by the mighty Massawippi shore.
BE SAFE. BE PURPLE. BU.
Jacquie Scott ‘90, Associate Vice-Principal, Advancement
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has approved an early-stage trial in humans of German firm BioNTech’s (22UAy.F) (BNTX.O) experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its local partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (600196.SS) (2196.HK) said on Thursday.The potential vaccine is one of the two most advanced candidates that BioNTech is working on with its partner Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and they received “fast track” status this week from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration which is designed to speed up the regulatory review process.
At 12.30pm / 1.30pm on Tuesday afternoon Oliver Dowden / Matt Hancock stood at the despatch box of the House of Commons and announced that, yes, letting Huawei provide the UK’s 5G network / not
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OTTAWA — The federal government has extended the mandatory quarantine order for most people entering Canada until the end of August to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.Any travellers entering the country — by land, air or sea — will have to isolate for 14 days, whether or not they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19.
After surpassing Toyota Motor Corp as the world’s most valuable automaker and stunning with forecast-beating deliveries, Tesla Inc has taken time out to poke fun at the company’s naysayers – with sales of red satin shorts.“Limited edition short shorts now available,” CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday.Musk has often taken umbrage at short-sellers and in 2018 sent a box of shorts to hedge fund owner and Tesla short-seller David Einhorn.
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