Well, dear readers, a funny thing happened on the way to today – it’s a new month, specifically July. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, it is July, a month to be reckoned with, a month of fireworks and parades and roasted wieners and marshmallows, a month of merriment and mirth and laughter and legs and so much more, such as our cabaret series at LACC, the shipping of the Deceit DVD, the preorders for the Kevin Spirtas DVD and stuff like that there. June was a productive if difficult month for the likes of me, but it did have its pleasures if one looks on the bright side and one should always look on the bright side. But, July feels good already, doesn’t it? Amazingly, we’re now in the second half of 2006 – how did that happen? In any case, the last day of June wasn’t all that bad – I woke up (always a good thing), I jogged, Mr. Air Conditioning Man came and finally fixed Ye Olde Air Conditioner, I did a spot of writing and whilst doing said writing I think I got the concept for my new novel – I’d just been setting up the leading character in the first chapter, but now I think I have a clever place for the book to go and I’m very excited about it. I then toddled off to a belated birthday dinner with our very own Mr. Nick Redman. We went to Genghis Cohen, which really is one of my favorite restaurants. The dinner was, as always, wonderfully wonderful, and we had a very amusing visit from Mr. Jason Graae, who is leaving town tomorrow to do Guys and Dolls with our very own Miss Liz Larsen. After dinner, I came home to a nice cool house and then I sat on my couch like so much cold fish.
Last night, I watched several episodes of Perry Mason. These early episodes, while entertaining, are still finding their way. The direction (all by the same fellow so far) is pedestrian, and poor Perry really does do some rather unethical things in these early shows. Still, I’m really enjoying them and the quality of the transfers is excellent. Amusingly, these early shows are all scored from the CBS music library, with most of the cues by Bernard Herrmann from the music he wrote for Have Gun, Will Travel.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because, after all, it is the first day of July and to not click on the Unseemly Button below would be, well, unseemly.
Have I mentioned that it’s July? And don’t forget, coming Tuesday is the 4th of said July and I have been invited to the annual partay of neighbors Mr. Tony Slide and Mr. Bob Gitt. Their guest list is always highly interesting – I’m quite certain we’ll see Mr. Curtis Harrington and Mr. Norman Lloyd there, as well as many others of their ilk. I wonder if others of their ilk will wear silk and drink milk?
All right, all right, I know what you’re all waiting for. I’m wise, I’m wise. You’re all waiting for the Unseemly Trivia Contest question and by gum and by golly and buy bonds you’re going to get the Unseemly Trivia Contest question come hell or high water. So, here it is.
This play had a healthy if not spectacular run of over 200 performances. The play was written by a well-known playwright who’d had several hits prior to this play. The play was directed by someone who’d directed the author’s several hits prior to this play. This director also directed the film versions of the author’s hits. The author also wrote the film director’s most famous film. The play starred an up-and-coming actor who’d starred in the director’s most famous film. Featured in the large cast was a person who would go on to write a musical that would become one of the most frequently produced musicals of its era.
Name the play and its author.
Name the play’s director.
Name the director’s most famous film.
Name the leading actor who’d also starred in the director’s most famous film.
Name the person in the cast who would go on to write a frequently produced musical and name the musical.
Remember: DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE SITE. Send them to me at bruce@haineshisway.com. You have until midnight Monday or midnight at the oasis to send you answers. Good luck to one and all and also all and one.
Today, she of the Evil Eye will be here bright and early and perhaps even early and bright, so I shall have to amscray out of here for a couple of hours. That will give me a chance to catch up on my shipping (about five packages need to go out), and to do some errands. I plan to relax in the afternoon, and then I’ll be meeting our very own Miss Barbara Deutsch and some friends at the new Valley cabaret room, Sterling’s Upstairs at Vitello’s to see Miss Joan Ryan, whose CD we’ll be reissuing in the next month or so. She’s asked me to look at her act with an eye to creating a new two-act show for her.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, write, jog, twiddle my thumbs and perhaps even my elbows, and I must have several telephonic conversations. Today’s topic of discussion: Who are your all-time favorite British actors and actresses, and your all-time favorite French actors and actresses. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, as we welcome July with open and affectionate arms.