Topic: A THOUSAND CLOWNS (Read 4649 times)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 09, 2020, 07:52:50 AM »

I am all washed and scrubbed and ready for my appt. which is at 1:30 p.m.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #31 on:** June 09, 2020, 07:52:59 AM »

Page Two.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 09, 2020, 07:54:03 AM »

OMG I found my nail clippers which were where they were supposed to be, but they weren't when I looked there last Friday.....

Damn ghosts.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 09, 2020, 08:08:25 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on June 09, 2020, 07:52:50 AM

I am all washed and scrubbed and ready for my appt. which is at 1:30 p.m.

I've brushed my teeth and I've washed my face
And I've had a nice shampoo.
What else can a general do when his troops are on review?

John G. · « **Reply #34 on:** June 09, 2020, 08:31:26 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #35 on:** June 09, 2020, 08:33:46 AM »

Like ChasSmith, I have never seen or read A Thousand Clowns. I placed it on reserve at the library, which opens a week from today.

Ginny · « **Reply #36 on:** June 09, 2020, 08:43:42 AM »

Tuesday morning greetings! Still waiting...

Ginny · « **Reply #37 on:** June 09, 2020, 08:50:07 AM »

I have loved "A Thousand Clowns" since I read it in the John Gassner Best American Plays volume (Fifth Series, 1957-1963) that I had to buy for my college acting class 50 (gasp!) years ago. Haven't seen the movie in years.

Ginny · « **Reply #38 on:** June 09, 2020, 08:52:25 AM »

TOD - William Daniels in the TV series St. Elsewhere.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #39 on:** June 09, 2020, 09:05:49 AM »

DR JRand69, I don't know a thing about William Daniels' ego, but I thought his performance in the original Broadway cast of 1776 was one of the greatest i've ever seen, and he was nothing but friendly and charming when I met him around 2003-2004. I liked him in St. Elsewhere, too, and I enjoyed his biography.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 09, 2020, 09:06:45 AM »

I watched several of the Kritzerland performances more than once, they were so good.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #41 on:** June 09, 2020, 09:54:38 AM »

I will defer to DR ELMORE.

I just thought he was short sighted to turn down his Tony Award Nomination because it placed him in the Supporting Actor category for 1776 - on a technicality.....

Tony Winner - is hardly ever followed by the category you won it for....I think Tom Bosley won in the featured category for his Title Role performance in FIORELLO!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 09, 2020, 09:54:51 AM »

On my way to the doctor.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #43 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:07:24 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:50:07 AM

I have loved "A Thousand Clowns" since I read it in the John Gassner Best American Plays volume (Fifth Series, 1957-1963) that I had to buy for my college acting class 50 (gasp!) years ago. Haven't seen the movie in years.

One of my favorite series of books ever. I LOVE those collections, and when it comes to published books, i LOVE double-column for plays.

These, like plays in the Modern Library series (both regular and "Giant") affected me at a tender age......um.....yes, half a century ago.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #44 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:09:35 AM »

So, my Gassner Fifth is out and ready.

Sadly (well, maybe), I never bought any of these new. I didn't start wanting to have them till I began going to the library sales and secondhand book shops, then I'd grab whatever they had.

Ginny · « **Reply #45 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:27:30 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on June 09, 2020, 10:07:24 AM

Quote from: Ginny on June 09, 2020, 08:50:07 AM
I have loved "A Thousand Clowns" since I read it in the John Gassner Best American Plays volume (Fifth Series, 1957-1963) that I had to buy for my college acting class 50 (gasp!) years ago. Haven't seen the movie in years.

One of my favorite series of books ever. I LOVE those collections, and when it comes to published books, i LOVE double-column for plays.

These, like plays in the Modern Library series (both regular and "Giant") affected me at a tender age......um.....yes, half a century ago.

This is one of the few college textbooks I didn't sell back at the end of the semester. I also have the volume that covers "Early American Theatre," which was used in a graduate theatre history course I took here at Miami University in 1974. Haven't read as many of those plays as in the one that contains "A Thousand Clowns."

vixmom · « **Reply #46 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:56:28 AM »

Appointment vibes for Jack

vixmom · « **Reply #47 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:56:57 AM »

I never exactly met Jason Robards...

vixmom · « **Reply #48 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:57:59 AM »

Early in our marriage Vixdad took me to see Shadowlands on Broadway which was starting Nigel Hawthorne

vixmom · « **Reply #49 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:58:33 AM »

After the show we decided to wait around to see if Mr, Hawthorne would grant us an autograph

vixmom · « **Reply #50 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:58:55 AM »

A couple of young girls waited with us.

vixmom · « **Reply #51 on:** June 09, 2020, 10:59:49 AM »

Person after person left but it was never Mr. Hawthorne and we kept turning away in disappointment

vixmom · « **Reply #52 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:00:34 AM »

Then a gentleman stepped out and stood looking at us smiling ...not Mr, Hawthorne we groaned and turned away.

vixmom · « **Reply #53 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:00:52 AM »

The man turned and stalked down the street away from us

vixmom · « **Reply #54 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:01:09 AM »

Vixdad was killing himself laughing

vixmom · « **Reply #55 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:01:52 AM »

When he could breathe again he said “you guys just blew off Jason Robards!”

Jrand74 · « **Reply #56 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:15:08 AM »

HA! That's some story DR VIXMOM!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #57 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:15:30 AM »

Appt. was fine.....everything is as it should be.

Back in six months!

John G. · « **Reply #58 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:15:33 AM »

Great story.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #59 on:** June 09, 2020, 11:16:00 AM »

Very windy and cloudy here - we may have us a twister. The afternoon will tell.

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