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[KevinH]

I'll be seeing Brent a few times while he's here and I'll probably go see him in the show, too.

BK,  will you possibly be working on a project with Brent?

[elmore3003]

Some cast members have been picking up scripts.  One I particularly like is Eddie Korbich.  Also, we're not supping at The Steak Joint - there seems to be a slight problem in that they've gone out of business.  So, it's the Eclectic Cafe - many things I like there, including a good risotto with chicken.  And much friendlier, calorie-wise, than a huge hunk of meat.

I haven't seen Eddie since he was in REDHEAD at Goodspeed in 1998 or thereabouts.

[bk]

I'll be seeing Brent a few times while he's here and I'll probably go see him in the show, too.

BK,  will you possibly be working on a project with Brent?

Not during this trip.

[bk]

Some cast members have been picking up scripts.  One I particularly like is Eddie Korbich.  Also, we're not supping at The Steak Joint - there seems to be a slight problem in that they've gone out of business.  So, it's the Eclectic Cafe - many things I like there, including a good risotto with chicken.  And much friendlier, calorie-wise, than a huge hunk of meat.

I haven't seen Eddie since he was in REDHEAD at Goodspeed in 1998 or thereabouts.

Eddie is just one of those guys - a real pro, good-natured, down-to-earth, and I really like him a lot.

[Ginny]

Back from preparing and eating a yummy dinner - chopped sirloin, mac & cheese, green beans.  Now I'm watching a silly with Richard, "The Men Who Stare at Goats."

[Ginny]

DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert.  The snake, not so much.

[MBarnum]

Good morning, all! I have a rehearsal at 1, so until then I have two projects. One is to finish moving the books around that I started last night and the other is the continuation of the Montgomery & Stone edits. David Montgomery & Fred Stone are the first musical comedy team I can think of; they were vaudeville performers in the 1890s who reached a modicum of fame before Julian Mitchell cast them as the Tin Man andScarecrow in his 1902 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which made them huge stars. they stayed with the show for three years and then had a huge success with Victor Herbert's THE RED MILL, which was produced by Charles Dillingham, who became their manager. Dillingham produced THE OLD TOWN for them, a rather poor, but enormous, show that Montgomery & Stone carried pretty much by themselves. Their next show was THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER in 1912, which co-starred them with Elsie Janis, and in which they played two characters modeled very closely on the OZ characters: Montgomery & Stone played a pumpkin and a scarecrow that Cinderella's wishes have brought to life; at the end of the musical, the Fairy Godmother turns them into human beings, In Act Two the team had a medley to reprise some of their hits and the medley, which I'm currently editing, has songs from THE RED MILL, a couple of things I cannot find in OZ or THE OLD TOWN, and two currently popular songs of 1912: "Everybody's Doing It" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll."

David Montgomery died in 1917, during the post-Broadway tour of their successful CHIN-CHIN, based on the story of Aladdin. He never married although gossip columns at one point had announced his engagement to Anna Fitzhugh; I've always thought he might have been gay. Fred Stone married Allene Crater, one of the replacement OZ actresses as madwoman Cynthia Cynch, and they had several daughters: Dorothy became a star playing opposite her father in THE STEPPING STONES and her final Broadwat show was, I believe, replacing Claire Luce in THE GAY DIVORCE; Paula Stone and her husband became Broadway producers, producing successful revivals of THE RED MILL and SWEETHEARTS, both by Victor Herbert, in the 1940s. Fred Stone, after deciding he was too old to do athletic comedy, ended up doing character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood. I've only seen him as Katharine Hepburn's father in ALICE ADAMS.

I love that you are digging up so much info on these long lost performers!

Have you ever looked for living relatives of any of these people?

[Laura]

DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert.  The snake, not so much.

It wasn't a rattler, so it wasn't scary.

[JMK]

DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert.  The snake, not so much.

It wasn't a rattler, so it wasn't scary.

Tell that to the lizard.

[MBarnum]

Well, I missed quite the hub-bub last night on HHW.

Some days I make it to HHW, and some days I do not, but I always catch up with those days I missed.

Sometimes I post and sometimes I do not, mainly because I don't have nuttin' to post about.

[Laura]

I would have, but unfortunately it was dead.

[elmore3003]

Good morning, all! I have a rehearsal at 1, so until then I have two projects. One is to finish moving the books around that I started last night and the other is the continuation of the Montgomery & Stone edits. David Montgomery & Fred Stone are the first musical comedy team I can think of; they were vaudeville performers in the 1890s who reached a modicum of fame before Julian Mitchell cast them as the Tin Man andScarecrow in his 1902 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which made them huge stars. they stayed with the show for three years and then had a huge success with Victor Herbert's THE RED MILL, which was produced by Charles Dillingham, who became their manager. Dillingham produced THE OLD TOWN for them, a rather poor, but enormous, show that Montgomery & Stone carried pretty much by themselves. Their next show was THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER in 1912, which co-starred them with Elsie Janis, and in which they played two characters modeled very closely on the OZ characters: Montgomery & Stone played a pumpkin and a scarecrow that Cinderella's wishes have brought to life; at the end of the musical, the Fairy Godmother turns them into human beings, In Act Two the team had a medley to reprise some of their hits and the medley, which I'm currently editing, has songs from THE RED MILL, a couple of things I cannot find in OZ or THE OLD TOWN, and two currently popular songs of 1912: "Everybody's Doing It" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll."

David Montgomery died in 1917, during the post-Broadway tour of their successful CHIN-CHIN, based on the story of Aladdin. He never married although gossip columns at one point had announced his engagement to Anna Fitzhugh; I've always thought he might have been gay. Fred Stone married Allene Crater, one of the replacement OZ actresses as madwoman Cynthia Cynch, and they had several daughters: Dorothy became a star playing opposite her father in THE STEPPING STONES and her final Broadwat show was, I believe, replacing Claire Luce in THE GAY DIVORCE; Paula Stone and her husband became Broadway producers, producing successful revivals of THE RED MILL and SWEETHEARTS, both by Victor Herbert, in the 1940s. Fred Stone, after deciding he was too old to do athletic comedy, ended up doing character roles on Broadway and in Hollywood. I've only seen him as Katharine Hepburn's father in ALICE ADAMS.

I love that you are digging up so much info on these long lost performers!

Have you ever looked for living relatives of any of these people?

I should. I might learn where the songs and papers I need are located!

[MBarnum]

I don't know from art or artists, other then I prefer abstract paintings to anything else.

the only artists that I know by name, and that I like a lot, is Reynold Brown who did a lot of movie poster work in the 50s. Some examples of his work follow:












He also did some nifty magazine covers (I sure would not have wanted to be one of the two models used for this one, however!)





I believe there are two brand new coffee table books of Brown's artwork out now.

[MBarnum]

You know what I miss about HHW (besides certain DRs who have left) are the live chats. Those were always so fun.

BK, do we not do the live chats anymore because they take away from the posting totals? If so, why are the posting totals of such importance to you? Just curious.

[MBarnum]

And now I shall do the kind of post I used to do every weekend, and that is to post the weekend Bollywood movie that I will be watching....tonight, thanks to Netflix, I will be viewing the 2009 film KISAAN.

I know nothing much about the movie, other then it has hot guys wearing turbans. Sometimes that is all I need.

[MBarnum]

MattH, I understand you feeling about your posts. I often think that no one reads my posts, particularly BK.

But then I realize that although I read most every post, I don't comment on the posts that I read, even though I have found it interesting and or it has made me laugh.

So even though it may seem that no one read your posts, let it be known that they/we do. I, in fact, always look forward to reading what you thought of the weeks CASTLE or THE OFFICE or SOUTHLAND or any other show that I watch.

[Ginny]

Oh Ginny, you aren't supposed to drink at all while on blood thinners?   I know other people who do.  I'll have to ask them.  I thought once you are regulated it is ok.

Well, all the paperwork says not to consume alcohol, but most of the medical people I've talked to have indicated that a glass once in a while would be OK.

[JMK]

CL is such a crapshoot.  Last week I posted and got virtually no response, or the responders turned out to be flakes.  I just posted again and within about 30 seconds have already sold the Aquos HDTV and Kurzweil keyboard.

[JMK]

Zach completely cracks me up with great regularity.  We were driving around today and the local jazz station had a soprano sax tune playing and he asked me if it were a clarinet.  I said no, it was a sax.  To which he replied, "That doesn't sound like the saxes at my school.  They sound like:" and then he did this weird screeching screaming sound that did indeed sound exactly as I remembered elementary school saxes sounding. 

[Jane]

Methinks Jane is mad at me.

Shaking my head & laughing.  I get grumpy, rarely mad.  You should know that.

[Jane]

Hmm.... No posts in over an hour?!?!?

HARUMPHH!!!!

Oh, the horror!

 

DR Laura said last night that there's too much talk about TV and movies.

I don't think I said there's too much talk about movies and tv. I thought I said you all mostly talk about movies and tv and that I don't have anything to add.

I don't care that you talk about tv and movies. Although I will admit I just skim those posts, since I don't have a clew what you all are talking about.

That is what you said Laura.  I figured I would let you correct the statement

[Jane]

Well, Wae-Ling "Miss Laura, I'm tired" Goldstein hiked five miles today. In front. Running a lot of the way.

How cute, and good for her.

[Jane]

Coming back from Las Vegas the other day was interesting.  I had a connection at Chicago Midway.  About 10 minutes after takeoff (from Chicago) there was a very loud shrieking sound.  The flight attendants were running about not really giving any information.  A few minutes later the Captain announced that there was nothing to be concerned about--there was just a tiny gap in the back door seal.   While we were in no danger, he said, nevertheless, "we're returning to Midway."  So back we went--changed planes and eventually  made it back to BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) at 12:45 am (instead of 10:50 pm).  I got home at 2:05 am, so glad I didn't have to get up early for work that day!

Those moments after the shrieking sound until the captain made the announcement must have been a wee bit unnerving.  I'm glad your flight landed without further incident.

[Matt H.]

I am very pleased to be finished with my 2009 taxes both federal and state. I haven't e-filed yet. I'll wait a few more days just in case my brokerage firm submits another updated report that would require adjustments in the figures.

This year's return was shorter than last year's so I was able to do it in about 3 1/2 hours instead of about 5 like last year's took.

[Jane]

Here is my contribution to art. I call it:

Little Girl in Lupine

Precious.  I won't comment on the previous photos

[Matt H.]

I worked 10 hours today and am now watching Bewitched reruns on TV Land!   I really have to get at my income taxes and do laundry (sounds like other HHW posters !)

Yeah, like me! I did taxes today and will do laundry tomorrow! Not fun but necessary.

[Jane]

DR Laura - I love the pictures of Wae-Ling and the desert.  The snake, not so much.

It wasn't a rattler, so it wasn't scary.

Tell that to the lizard.

ROTFLOL!

[Jane]

Oh Ginny, you aren't supposed to drink at all while on blood thinners?   I know other people who do.  I'll have to ask them.  I thought once you are regulated it is ok.

Well, all the paperwork says not to consume alcohol, but most of the medical people I've talked to have indicated that a glass once in a while would be OK.

Thanks.  I home wine is your drink of choice, when you do treat yourself.

[Jane]

Zach is a very funny kid.

[Matt H.]

When I went down, I began my evening by watching Monday night's LAW & ORDER. Don't know why it took me so long to get to it, but anyway I watched it tonight. Four NYC cops are slaughtered at a pizzeria, but the case becomes a lot more complex than trying the killer for the four murders. Most interesting ins and outs this week.

I have to say that LAW & ORDER continues to put on these wonderfully involving cases still after 20 years. Amazing.