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« Reply #30 on: November 02, 2019, 03:24:56 AM »

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« Reply #31 on: November 02, 2019, 03:32:48 AM »

I was disappointed to see ion google that Helen Twelvetrees was not the star's real name, but it was ‎Helen Marie Jurgens. 
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« Reply #32 on: November 02, 2019, 03:41:40 AM »

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I used to think Boyd Gaines was my favorite character actor, from when he was giving terrific performances in hit stuff like "Porky's" - but I was reminded that while he may be a character actor to film people, but he was already on his way to being  a star in theater.
(He was already on :One Dat at a Time," I think.)

Is Nathan Lane like that, too, for Broadway huge star vs, screen character actor?  Maybe Bernadette Peters?  Always wonderful on film, where they seemed to be character actors, but you can sell investors based on their involvement on Broadway, and their names make productions happen.

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« Reply #33 on: November 02, 2019, 03:46:39 AM »

I guess, though it's hard to believe,  Kristin Chenoweth was a character actor for years before they pretty much fashioned a role for her in "... Charlie Brown" that was never in the material before.

In "A New Brain" she was in the ensemble, even though IIRC she'd make such an impression in "Steel Pier" already.  But I guess actors have to meet those insurance weeks.
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« Reply #34 on: November 02, 2019, 03:58:14 AM »

Good morning, all!
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« Reply #35 on: November 02, 2019, 04:00:28 AM »

And speaking of "Steel Pier,'  It was also a surprise (audible to people who traveled from NYC, who ween't sure ether to give entrance applause not having known she was in it))  to see Karen Ziemba suddenly there in a kind of small role in "Little Dancer" in DC - but there it may have been she loves working with Susan Stroman, and who knows -  may have just enjoyed doing a show which wasn't riding in her for a change 

Like here, in the rehearsal article
https://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc-theater/news/little-dancer-meet-and-greet-photos_70179.html
you wouldn't know that Karen Ziemba was in the show, although lots of star parts before and after it. 

BK's friend and co-worker Alice Ripley after so many awards stepped back for a short run to be a character actor in "American Psycho," but of course everyone was delighted to see her when she was onstage briefly.   
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« Reply #36 on: November 02, 2019, 04:01:28 AM »

As soon as they realized the alarm time of 6:15 had slipped by and I was still in bed, all hell broke loose.  Thatch sat in the window and and talked - loudly - Stella kicked DVDs off a shelf, and I'm sure Annabelle did something, but she;s too sneaky to be caught.  Then one of them tossed things off the window sill, and I figured WTF and they were fed at 6:30, which will be 5:30 tomorrow.  I am not happy about this.
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« Reply #37 on: November 02, 2019, 04:02:40 AM »

I assumed it gave her a chance to be in a show and earn a Broadway salary while taking care of her voice for a while.    In the Golden Age her role would have been beefed up like Shirley Booth in "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" or Ben Vereen in :Grind" which shot that show's balance all to hell. 

Someone inline thought a lot had changed for small roles (not just in the movies) with Beatrice Straight in a small time in screen  in "Network'"winning the Oscar. 
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« Reply #38 on: November 02, 2019, 04:04:08 AM »

Joshie and I decided that I did not need to bring home any My Fair Lady work, so this weekend I must do the following:
1. Laundry!!!
2. Tidy up this dump and vacuum
3. Work on a choral arrangement of an Earl Robinson song
4. Continue with the Babes In Toyland reports
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« Reply #39 on: November 02, 2019, 04:08:35 AM »

TOD
Paul Ford
Ruth McDevitt
Fred Clark
William Bendix
Estelle Winwood
Marjorie Main
Alice Pierce
John Fiedler
Edward Everett Horton
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« Reply #40 on: November 02, 2019, 05:00:04 AM »

Good morning to all
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« Reply #41 on: November 02, 2019, 05:06:09 AM »

Thanks for the vibes!  Having never been through this thing  before, where you can be there for a 7:30 AM flight an hour early, but since the lines are backed up, they say "you're not gong to make your flight" an hour before the flight rather than help you make the flight :) - I'll just leave more time. 

Which of course means that I can expect to breeze through and have two hours or more to kill before the flight. 

I don't understand why they didn't just try to get you on the flight. Or if you need to be there more than an hour before ... well why not tell everyone that they absolutely have to be there 2 hours before.
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« Reply #42 on: November 02, 2019, 05:06:22 AM »

Weather is super calm today.
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« Reply #43 on: November 02, 2019, 05:56:37 AM »

Travel vibes for DR FJL.
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« Reply #44 on: November 02, 2019, 05:57:19 AM »

DR JANE enjoyed hanging out with an 18-year-old last night....this is shocking news on such a family friendly site as HHW.
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« Reply #45 on: November 02, 2019, 05:57:33 AM »

Sleeping later cats vibes for DR ELMORE.
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« Reply #46 on: November 02, 2019, 05:59:43 AM »

I enjoyed the dancing in 42nd Street last night - but I have been  listening to the 1981 Broadway recording so long - that some of the songs seemed a bit off.....and adding that song for Dorothy didn't help because I didn't care for that actress AT ALL.

And because EVERYONE played the show in that over the top wink-to-the-audience style - it was a bit less funny to me.

I am glad George liked the Maggie, I thought she missed a LOT of humor in the part and pushed a bit too hard.....or maybe a LOT too hard....

BUT other than that, I liked it.  Signed Mrs. Lincoln
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« Reply #47 on: November 02, 2019, 06:00:11 AM »

Rehearsal vibes for MR BK & Co and welcome to Jim Beaver as The Man....who....came to dinner.
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« Reply #48 on: November 02, 2019, 06:05:34 AM »

It took the jury 3 hours and 17 minutes to return a verdict last night.....and surprisingly, it was the one I thought was correct:


Guilty of first degree intentional homicide with a deadly weapon.

The defense goons kept up their ridiculous actions right up until the last moment.   In Wisconsin, for some reason, the jury is not provided with exhibits for the deliberation, they have to ask for them. 

Every time they sent a note asking for something, the defense put up a fight or ask for some stipulation.....the jury asked for the transcripts of the interviews the defendant had with the police and the defense said NO....they have to come into the court room and WATCH the video interviews if they want to hear them.....

The jury said #&%@ it!  We have a verdict.....   LOL
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Re: HELEN TWELVETREES
« Reply #49 on: November 02, 2019, 06:10:14 AM »

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I like DR ELMORE's list....I will add:

Edward Andrews
Paul Lynde
Helen Broderick
Eve Arden
Billy DeWolfe
Frank McHugh
Cecil Cunningham
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« Reply #50 on: November 02, 2019, 06:19:43 AM »

Good morning, all.
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« Reply #51 on: November 02, 2019, 06:21:31 AM »

I not only didn't get my New Yorkers CD, there's no Creature DVD here either. I'm afraid it's time to bring out the big guns. I'm going straight to my attorney general.
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« Reply #52 on: November 02, 2019, 06:22:45 AM »

Other than that, it's a Saturday.

Yes! You heard that right. Saturday it is, and it just happens that I intended to have a Saturday today anyway.
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« Reply #53 on: November 02, 2019, 06:26:18 AM »

DR Elmore, the species commonly known as "cats", when combined with the man-made conceit known as "time changes", creates a recipe for trouble. We can invent sliced bread and put a man on the moon, but a cure for this (and the common cold) are beyond our grasp.
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« Reply #54 on: November 02, 2019, 06:32:13 AM »

Thanks for the vibes!  Having never been through this thing  before, where you can be there for a 7:30 AM flight an hour early, but since the lines are backed up, they say "you're not gong to make your flight" an hour before the flight rather than help you make the flight :) - I'll just leave more time. 

Which of course means that I can expect to breeze through and have two hours or more to kill before the flight. 

That does seem very bizarre to me
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« Reply #55 on: November 02, 2019, 06:34:30 AM »

Good morning, all.
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« Reply #56 on: November 02, 2019, 06:35:05 AM »

Getting ready to face the day. High of 40 expected.
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« Reply #57 on: November 02, 2019, 06:42:50 AM »

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The Preston Sturges rep company of actors, like William Demarest and Franklin Pangborn
Frank Capra had his group, too.
And Robert Altman’s group, including Rene Auberjonois, Bob Balaban, Shelley Duvall, Michael Murphy and more.
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« Reply #58 on: November 02, 2019, 07:18:21 AM »

Franklin Pangborn is indeed a fine choice.....
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« Reply #59 on: November 02, 2019, 08:24:19 AM »

T.O.D.

Edward G. Robinson
Basil Rathbone
Paul Muni
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