Join us! Los Angeles event celebrating “Naughty Marietta” 90th anniversary!
This year marks an important anniversary for fans of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Their first movie together, Naughty Marietta, was released 90 years ago this month!
Join us on Sunday, June 22nd in Los Angeles to celebrate this event as well as the June birthdays of both Jeanette and Nelson. We have new and returning celebrity guest speakers closely associated with the film. This includes Cora Sue Collins, the last surviving cast member!
Our event will be held at the famous Smoke House Restaurant, with a buffet brunch and a special birthday cake. Price includes food, our private room and everything except alcoholic drinks (other than the free mimosas that come with the buffet) which can be ordered from your server. Details:
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Location: The Smoke House restaurant, 4420 W Lakeside Dr, Burbank (across from Warner Bros. studios)
Time: 12 noon – 3 pm
Admission: $95/person (special advance price, $100 starting May 1st).
Tickets must be purchased in advance at this link.
The fabulous buffet food choices include tri-tip steak, ham, turkey, along with vegetarian choices including salads, omelets, waffles, crepes station, soups, coffee, etc.
No physical tickets are needed; please keep your emailed receipt plus we will have a master list of paid reservations at the door. If your reservation includes more than one person, please note their names in the “order notes” section when you check out. Thank you.
NOTE: When checking out, if you already have a login on our site but have problems logging in, please order as a guest.
ALSO: we are currently making plans for Friday and Saturday. A full-day tour of their homes cannot be done this year due to the recent LA fire. (We can likely go to “Mists” and the “Twin Gables” property, if desired.) However, some have expressed wanting to take a drive to the Santa Barbara, Ojai and Solvang area, to visit the Jeanette/Nelson locations there. There’s always visiting the Hollywood area, both their final resting locations, and eating at Miceli’s Restaurant. If you’re interesting in joining us for any of these options, please specify in the “order notes” section what you would like to see or do, so we can coordinate the entire weekend, including drivers and cars.
If you’re coming from out-of-town, you might plan to make a long weekend of it; arrive no later than Thursday night and leave Monday. Our group stays at the hotel listed below, mention you’re with MACEDDY for a special discounted rate. Full breakfast is included. You can also have a longer stay if you’d like; the special rate is good for heck-in any time from Wednesday, June 18 through Tuesday, June 24.
Holiday Inn Express
22617 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818-222-2299
Group code: MACEDDY