Spirit of New Orleans

Title:	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), d. Elia Kazan
Starring:	Vivian Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter
Summary:	The neurotic Blanche Dubois descends on New Orleans, where her sister Stella and husband Stanley expect their first child. Stanley doesn’t take to Blanche, and things go from bad to worse when Stella goes to the hospital to have her baby, leaving Stanley and Blanche alone. This classic Tennessee Williams story electrifies the screen. Brando as Stanley made an indelible mark on cinema.
Dress:	This one’s too easy. Ladies, go for Blanche’s wrecked-antebellum-belle look. A little dishevelment goes a long way. White tees a la Brando for the guys.
Music:	Thumb the file of Crescent City jazz greats: Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, and Jack Teagarden from back in the day; Harry Connick, Jr. and Wynton Marsalis from the present.
Food:	Jambalaya, that savory mélange of sausage, chicken, seafood, rice and spice, says New Orleans to anyone who tastes it – here are some easy recipes. For dessert: hot bread pudding with bourbon sauce.
Drink:	New Orleans’ signature cocktail, the Hurricane. Can’t swear that Blanche drank them, but what’s stopping you? There are dozens of variants, but they all start with rum; here are some good ones you can master.
Farr Notes:	Pass around this ready-to-print leaflet on A Streetcar Named Desire

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