Today, I received a DVD in the mail. On it was FLORENCE HENDERSON'S CHRISTMAS BUNNY (hopefully not the same as THE BROWN BUNNY), Johnny Whitaker as THE LITTLEST ANGEL, THE NATIVITY, and (Wait for it!) A CHILD IS BORN. Yes, my friends, the same A CHILD IS BORN that BK released on CD two years ago, but this time - with pictures!!
This play aired only twice, that I can find verification, in 1954 and 1955. That would mean I was four or five when it aired, and yet; I remembered several things about it, as soon as I heard the music for the first time. I bought the DVD (it cost me $3.97) because I wanted to see if my memory was correct about one scene. When Joseph comes to the door of the Inn, the Innkeeper tells him there is no room, but as he starts to walk away, the Innkeeper's wife comes out and stops them. Mary is never shown, but this part of the scene is shown thru her eyes, but there is a bright glow around her. I remembered that you didn't ever see her, and I remembered the bright glow, but I thought I remembered her being shown from the side, with the headpiece covering her face.
Oh well, still pretty good memory for a 4 or 5 year old. And it is a very young Harve Presnell as the Begger.