Well, dear readers, I must keep these here notes short and sweet because shortly I must hie myself to Vinnie’s to do some minor fixes on the After the Ball mix, and then we shall master the CD. The Guy Haines CD will also go off via Fed Ex to the mastering facility that’s doing that CD. I still haven’t settled on a pressing plant – I called one that someone recommended to me, and the receptionist told me that the gal I needed to talk to was on the phone, and then she gave me her voice mail. I left a nice message asking her to get back to me as soon as possible. I never heard back, and that means I don’t need to do business with that company. I have the names of three others, two of which are local, so I’ll be talking to both of those as soon as they open this morning. I should have the Guy Haines booklet and tray card to proof by Wednesday, and hopefully the After the Ball package, too. All of it needs to go wherever it’s going by mid-next week. The Kritzerland website is coming along very well – we’ve pretty much settled on the splash page, and now it’s just a question of getting the designer all the information for the CDs, the images, the video and audio clips, and all that stuff. Then she’ll design the rest of the pages, and do the link from the shopping cart to paypal. I’m still hoping it will be up and running in two weeks, but it may take just a bit longer than that. I’m already getting e-mails about singers and other projects, which is very nice. Yesterday was another of those busy days – got up early, did a bit of writing, met with Miss Tammy Minoff about stuff, and we’ve set up a casting session on Saturday, for our play reading. I then had to do some errands, and then had to toddle off to another meeting with the LACC alumni committee. I finally got home, tired as all get out, and I think we all know how tired all get out is.
Last night I finally watched a motion picture on DVD entitled Bullitt, starring Mr. Steve McQueen. I was surprised to realize that I hadn’t seen it since it was released, so I quite enjoyed it, because I didn’t really remember much of anything except the famous car chase. Bullitt isn’t quite the classic it’s cracked up to be, but it’s very entertaining, and McQueen, as always, is great. There are some really awful sequences with Jacqueline Bisset that really slow the film down, but the car chase is as good as it was back then, even thought it’s been ripped off countless times by lesser talents. Peter Yates’ direction is very interesting, and William Fraker’s camerawork is just right, as is Lalo Schifrin’s score. The film is filled with recognizable character actors, including Robert Duvall in a small role as a taxi driver. The transfer is excellent.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I happen to know you all cannot wait for the answer to this week’s Unseemly Trivia Contest. So, without further ado…
And now, without further ado, let us have the answer to the trivia contest. Oh, maybe we should have some further ado. What do you think? Have we had enough ado? Can you have enough ado? Didn’t Schmidt and Jones write a musical called Ado Ado? We don’t allow groaning here at haineshisway.com. In any case, for those who’ve been errant and truant (you know who you are), here is the Unseemly Trivia question:
It was a wonderful season on Broadway, filled with a few hit musicals, many, many flop musicals, and many, many hit and flop plays. One playwright had two count them two shows open in this season, both of which were flops. The first ran 20 performances, the second ran 44 performances. But, here is the interesting thing: Both plays were turned into films. The first was a huge success and turned its leading man into a star. The second was less of a success, but it was a wonderful film. The title of the second play was changed for the film version. Now, here is where things get interesting, so pay attention: The sister of the star of the first play would go on to star in the film version of the second play. More interestingly, there was also a play on Broadway that season with the title that was ultimately used for the film version of the second play. In both plays, only one performer was asked to repeat their role in the film version, and that was a performer in the second play. The film version of the first play boasted a song that would become a number one hit. The score to the film version of the second play was written by a rock-and-roller. Do you all have a headache now? So –
What were the names of the two plays and who was their author?
Name the female star of the first play, and name the sister of the female star of the first play who went on to star in the film version of the second play.
Name the title used for the film version of the second play (which was, ironically, also the title of another play that season).
Name the song from the film version of the first play.
Name the rock-and-roller who composed the score for the film version of the second play.
Name the performer who repeated their stage role in the second play when it was made into a film.
I thought this was a really tough question, but it didn’t stump everyone – I may have given one too many clews. In any case, here are the answers.
Alfie and All in Good Time, both by Bill Naughton
Juliet Mills starred in Alfie, and Hayley Mills starred in the film version of All in Good Time
Playing on Broadway in the same season was a play entitled The Family Way, which, ironically, was the title of the film version of All in Good Time
The song was, of course, Alfie by Bacharach and David
The composer of The Family Way was Paul McCartney
Marjorie Rhodes repeated her role from All in Good Time in its film version, The Family Way (and marvelous she was, too).
Congratulations to all our winners. And they are (in no particular order): Jrand, JMK, FJL, Dan the Man, Michael Shayne, and Robert Armin. We, of course, put all the names into our Electronic Hat, and our High Winner was chosen at random – FJL. If FJL will send his address we will send him a sparkling prize. We will have another Unseemly Trivia Contest this Saturday.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, have some further ado, I must meet dear reader Jane for breakfast, I must work with Vinnie, I must settle on a pressing plant, I must pick up my dry cleaning (as opposed to my wet cleaning), and I must find some time to write a bit. Today’s topic of discussion: Since we were discussing the car chase in Bullitt, what are your all-time favorite action sequences in cinema? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, and let’s have them without further ado.