tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post3482869261149339485..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lew Fields House - No. 307 West 90th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-67989039315593152602016-12-13T18:41:02.986-08:002016-12-13T18:41:02.986-08:00How nice to meet the opinionated suffragist hawk M...How nice to meet the opinionated suffragist hawk Mrs. Story again! I remembered her from your previous post.Phyllis Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178700544258809791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-19633381365060086652016-12-13T17:03:19.337-08:002016-12-13T17:03:19.337-08:00You mentioned Lou Fields and his 1911 show "H...You mentioned Lou Fields and his 1911 show "Henpecks, which co-starred Vernon Castle. It was during Vernon Castle's appearance in Henpecks that the young dancer fell in love with his future wife, Irene. A year later, in 1912, the newlyweds created a dancing sensation in Europe as "The Castles." Overnight the couple rose to international fame, fortune and influence. The were, essentially, the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of their era. In 1939. Astaire and Rogers played the Castles in RKO's "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle." Lew Fields actually played himself in that classic film. A year later, Fields played himself again in 20th Century Fox's "Lillian Russell." As you can see, Lew Fields was destined to make his mark in Hollywood as well as Broadway. Both films are on DVD.<br /><br />Titanic Bill Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com