He also had an infant son, meaning Paul, and a daughter on the way. Sy had a hat shop in New York with no room to expand and a junior partner he didn't like. Seven years later, Seymour 'Sy' Wasserman heard there might be an opportunity in Detroit and caught a train. He took on a partner in 1919, then died in 1941. Henry Komrofsky, the original Hatter, opened the first shop on Gratiot Avenue in 1893. The holiday 'is kind of the Christmas of the summer,' he says.īut even an average day feels festive compared to the prospect of closing a business his father bought in 1948. Traffic was particularly high last week, with Father's Day looming. The downside of improved foot traffic and a 10% boost in sales is that on farmers market days, shoppers wander through the store pulling wagon-loads of plants, produce and dirt. 'They need to be more concerned about what makes the character of the market.'įor the hat shop, character means having to sweep the floor every Saturday. That is where you and I will meet.The Mad Hatter The Hatter (Hatta in Through the. 'They need to take a good, hard look at what they're doing,' Wasserman says. My dear Alice, in the gardens of memory, in the palace of dreams. Short Documentary of Ed Wynn recording the voice of the Mad Hatter on YouTube.And the free-spending newcomers, like Linden and son Sanford Nelson, whose beef with Russell Street Deli went untidily public? Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 'Don't Come Round Here No More' (1985) As Steve Tyler sings in his “Sunshine” (2001), “I took to the Hatter like a walk in the park.” The role seems to be a comfortable one for Rock singers. Additionally, in many music videos which are based on Alice imagery, the main singer chooses to be depicted as the Mad Hatter. Below are Disney’s 1951 version (voiced by Vaudeville comedian Ed Wynn) and Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s 2010 film, which greatly expanded the role of the Mad Hatter in the action of film. Big name actors are often cast as the Hatter, each bringing his own unique stamp. Unlike some other scenes, the Mad Tea Party translates remarkably well, with snappy dialogue and an abundance of verbal and physical gags. The Mad Tea Party scene is one of the only scenes to make it into every Alice adaptation.

Click on the name of an illustrator in the right hand column to see the next image. The bully, the glib quiz game compre who rattles off endless reels of unanswerable riddles and asks you to come back next week and make a bloody fool of yourself again” ( ). Ralph Steadman wrote this about his version: “THE HATTER represents the unpleasant sides of human nature. Especially noteworthy are Barry Moser’s, Rodney Matthews’ and Willy Pogany’s Hatters. Many illustrators have relied heavily on Tenniel’s drawing, copying the price-tag on the hat motif, and even giving him a similar look.

Others have interpreted the Hatter simply as an adult, showcasing the ridiculous and nonsensical elements of adulthood.Īlice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Chapter 7īelow you can see how illustrations of the Hatter have changed over time. Despite his rudeness and annoying penchant for asking riddles that have no answer, Carroll’s compassionate treatment of his insanity has encouraged some critics to read the chapter as radical stance for the humane treatment of the insane. And critics have long been fascinated by the hatter, and especially with his obsession with time.

The Hatter is one of the most famous and most popular characters from the book, appearing in every adaptation and illustrated edition. In any case, although Carroll’s Hatter’s symptoms do not match those of mercury poisoning, his behavior certainly is peculiar, and, especially in Alice’s view, quite insane. Many speculate that it refers to the symptoms of Mercury poisoning which affected many hatters in the early nineteenth century who used mercury to cure pelts. The colloquial phrase “Mad as Hatter” entered common use in the 1830s although the origin is uncertain. Interestingly, although commonly referred to as the “Mad Hatter,” Carroll never calls him this in the book, where he is simply the “hatter.” Of course, the connection between the Cheshire Cat’s assurance that he is mad and his profession was certainly intentional. The Hatter does not appear in Alice’s Adventures Underground, being added, along with the rest of the Mad Tea Party, for the printed edition. He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech. 'Your hair wants cutting,' said the hatter. Home -> Footnotes -> Chapter 7 -> The Hatter The Mad Hatter

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