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Although vaudeville left Peoria many years ago, the phrase was revived in 1969 when John D. Ehrlichman said to a newsman, "Don't worry, it'll play in Peoria," [1] in reference to a decision by President Richard M. Nixon that seemed calculated to upset Easterners.
The Peoria Civic Center is no stranger to big Broadway shows. "Wicked" will be in Peoria this year, and "The Lion King" was here previously. But it took 10 years to get "The Lion King," Edgar said.
April 14, 2020 was the date of the first COVID-related death in Peoria County. [47] In April 2021, the Peoria metro area had the 9th highest daily average for new COVID cases in the nation. [48] In December 2021, Peoria area hospitals were at or near capacity with a surge of the Delta variant. [49]
The fact is that, while Peoria was a butt of jokes on the vaudeville circuit, there is no documented use of "will it play in Peoria?" before Ehrlichman's use in 1969. It was not in fact used in A Night at the Opera, and the literal references to Peoria in Horatio Alger's Five Hundred Dollars have nothing to do with the phrase.
Playing in Peoria: When Jimmy Buffett helped bring streaking to central Illinois. On the outbreak's one-year anniversary, the Journal Star began a five-part, front-page series on the incident and ...
Bidding will start at $2.25 million for the office building and 500-car parking garage.
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PEORIA — The Harlem Globetrotters will make Peoria a destination on their 2025 World Tour. The famous basketball team will put on its show on Jan. 5 in Carver Arena, with their trademark song ...