January 09, 2006

Major drinking at 'A Touch of the Poet'

In case you want to sit through "A Touch of the Poet" as drunk as a few of the characters on stage, the bar staff at Studio 54 can set you up with a number of cocktails concocted specifically for the Eugene O'Neill drama.

The Con Melody, named for the drunk, status-deluded retired military man portrayed by Gabriel Byrne, is made of dark rum, kahlua, amaretto, sugar, clove and hot water. Other options include the Talvera, the Noble Brogue, a Yankee Lady, Major Melody, the play's namesake drink, and The "Gentleman's" Daughter, quotes provided, wink, wink for a literary reference.

The fancy cocktails must be ordered before the first act, so they can be sitting, ready to drink, at the far end of the bar as all the amateurs queue up in the long intermission line in hopes of getting a single slurp of their own before the lights dim for Act II.

"A Touch of the Poet" plays at Studio 54 until January 29. O'Neill, by the way, was born nearby in 1888 at the corner of 43rd and Broadway.

Earlier: Gabriel Byrne draws raves in 'Touch of the Poet'
Politely jumping the queue at the Shubert bar

January 9, 2006 12:11 PM in Broadway, Drinkology

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