Revolutionary Weekend is being sponsored and hosted by the Morrisville Business Association, ActorsNET of Bucks County, the Historic Morrisville Society, Washington Crossing Historic Association, and the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton.
Summerseat is the first stop of the “Following Washington’s Footsteps”, a two-and-one-half hour motorized tour, which starts at Williamson Park on Delmorr Avenue in Morrisville. Other stops include Washington Crossing State Park and then crossing the river to New Jersey to the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, where the Christmas Day battle with Hessian mercenary troops took place. On each bus tour, historical interpreters will narrate Washington’s arduous trek on the night of the crossing in 1776, considered by most historians the turning point of the American Revolution.
This weekend also will feature a performance of “The Man Who Bought a Country,” an original stage musical about the life and times of British-born Robert Morris. As a Philadelphia banker and resident of what was to become Morrisville, he used his fortune to bankroll Washington’s army and help the original 13 Colonies win the war against the British Crown. Morris, who owned Summerseat and lived there, dedicated himself after the Revolution to building the new nation.
The play was written by borough resident Joe Doyle, co-founder and general manager of the Actors’ NET, and will be performed at the Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave.
“‘The Man Who Bought a Country’ tells the behind-the-scenes story of our first Congress and how Morris tragically fell from grace. Prominent characters in the musical include his devoted wife, Mary, George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, French General Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton and many more, organizers said. For reservations and more weekend details, visit: www.aRevolutionaryWeekend.com on the Web.
Summerseat is the first stop of the “Following Washington’s Footsteps”, a two-and-one-half hour motorized tour, which starts at Williamson Park on Delmorr Avenue in Morrisville. Other stops include Washington Crossing State Park and then crossing the river to New Jersey to the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, where the Christmas Day battle with Hessian mercenary troops took place. On each bus tour, historical interpreters will narrate Washington’s arduous trek on the night of the crossing in 1776, considered by most historians the turning point of the American Revolution.
This weekend also will feature a performance of “The Man Who Bought a Country,” an original stage musical about the life and times of British-born Robert Morris. As a Philadelphia banker and resident of what was to become Morrisville, he used his fortune to bankroll Washington’s army and help the original 13 Colonies win the war against the British Crown. Morris, who owned Summerseat and lived there, dedicated himself after the Revolution to building the new nation.
The play was written by borough resident Joe Doyle, co-founder and general manager of the Actors’ NET, and will be performed at the Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave.
“‘The Man Who Bought a Country’ tells the behind-the-scenes story of our first Congress and how Morris tragically fell from grace. Prominent characters in the musical include his devoted wife, Mary, George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, French General Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton and many more, organizers said. For reservations and more weekend details, visit: www.aRevolutionaryWeekend.com on the Web.
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I saw this play at the park a few years ago and it was wonderful. Great to see it back! Please pass on this event information to your friends, this is great press for Morrisville.
Nice! Is it just me, or does Robt. Morris look like Artie Lange formerly of the Howard Stern show?
Artie Lange's happy to still be here
Artie Lange will appear at the Borgata Saturday.
Posted: Friday, August 24, 2012 7:50 am | Updated: 7:55 am, Fri Aug 24, 2012.
By ED CONDRAN Correspondent | 1 comment
Artie Lange is a train wreck.
And that’s just one reason to catch the unpredictable comic and radio personality.
The mercurial Lange is a politically incorrect wiseguy, who has been as sarcastic as he has been high over his long, strange but amusing journey.
The observational humorist is unlike most contemporary entertainers. He walks a high wire onstage and off.
Like a slugger, he has had big hits and misses while performing under the lights and joking on the “Howard Stern Show” for nearly a decade. He is big on taking risks, some of which have paid off royally and others ... well, those are best put behind him.
“That’s the way it should be,” Lange says while calling from his Hoboken apartment. “Nobody takes chances anymore. It’s not fun. Nothing is cool anymore. Country music ain’t cool. If Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash were around, they would be sick. You look at what’s happening in rock music and I just wish Jimi Hendrix would return from the grave and punch everyone in the face.”
The former “Mad TV” cast member lives like a rocker from a generation ago — hard — but he can still tell the tale. Barely.
In 2010, he tried to commit suicide and landed in a psychiatric ward for eight months.
“I was in a dark hole for a long time,” Lange says. “It was horrible and I’m lucky to be alive.”
The experience prompted “Crash and Burn,” a book that will hit shelves in October. The project chronicles his near-death experience and comeback.
“I hit bottom and it was hell for a long time,” he says. “I look at the last three years and I’m just happy to be here.”
“Crash and Burn” is the follow-up to “Too Fat to Fish,” which entered the New York Times best-seller list at No. 1 in 2008.
Lange has made the most off of his appetite for self-destruction.
“I’m having fun with it,” he says. “My fans are having fun with it. No matter what, I’m still me.”
The irreverent Lange, who will perform Saturday at the Borgata, has been dealing with demons that have almost taken him away, but he has never lost his black humor and ability to shock behind the microphone.
Lange is content to deliver stand-up and co-host the “Nick and Artie Show” with comic Nick DiPaolo, which airs on SiriusXM and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks.
“I’m having a great time with Nick,” Lange says. “We talk about whatever we feel like, which is like the show I do on the road. It beats what my dad did (toiled as a general contractor). I have no complaints and I’m just thrilled to still be alive.”
Artie Lange appears Saturday at the Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City. Show time: 9 p.m. Tickets: $55 and $65. Information: 609-317-1000.
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