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[Jane]

George I am sorry you have psoriasis.  My mother had it and it was horrible.

[Jane]

Tom did you like living in Ellensburg?  How many years were you there?

[Jane]

I am enjoying reading about DR JANE's trip.

Thank you.

[Jane]

We wish we had planned a second day here.

[Jane]

Last night when I got to the theatre, the director told me to cut talking to the audience and breaking the 4th wall.....okay....so it's back to small and scattered laughs.

Still applause at the end, but not as engaging.....but since it's a bit like dropping Abbott & Costello for a minute or so into Mourning Becomes Electra - it is what it is.

Two more performances this week!

Sorry.

[singdaw]

DR Jrand70 - have you considered having the band underscore your initial entrance with "Pop Goes the Weasel?"

[Jrand74]

DR singdaw I think this is an excellent idea.....maybe I should just do that without mentioning it to the director and see what happens?

What could go wrong?

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - seven and a half hours of sleep.

[bk]

So, no one else has gotten their books? Finding that very odd.

[George]

George I am sorry you have psoriasis.  My mother had it and it was horrible.

Thanks, Jane.  So far, I'm using a cream and a lotion, and those work for me (so far), so it's not as bad as it could be.

[singdaw]

I think I mentioned getting the book and the giftie a few days ago.

[singdaw]

 

[elmore3003]

I am home. At 9:15 I was injected with some radium glow-in-the-dark chemicals, and then I had to wait for three hours while the unjected material permeated my bones. At 12:15 I had the full-body bone scan, which lasted 45 minutes.

[elmore3003]

My copy of the book was waiting in my lobby for me.

[George]

Well, this is cool (at least, I hope it will be).  Harbinger Records is releasing for the first time on CD, "the Smithsonian Institution's 1981 first complete recording of Victor Herbert’s classic musical, Naughty Marietta"!  According to the description on Amazon:

This is the most complete recorded performance of the original score of a Victor Herbert operetta. It provides the listener with an opportunity to hear this brilliant score as if complete for the first time. The recording began as a concert at the Smithsonian Institution in 1981. The reception was so great, the company went right into the studio and recorded the 2-LP set under the direction of the Division of Performing Arts’ Director, James R. Morris. A young Judy Blazer played Marietta, an early step toward her becoming a Broadway star.

[George]

On CastAlbums.org, the listing for the LP release has this as the track list (Amazon doesn't list the tracks at all):

[George]

HOWEVER, the CastAlbums.org listing for THIS version by Ohio Light Opera lists a completely different track list, except for one track with the same title (Intermezzo) and one track with a similar, but not exactly the same title ("We're The Love of Old New Orleans" vs. "Loves of New Orleans").

[George]

And to totally muddle things up, Harbinger's own website listing only has 21 tracks:

1. Overture
2. Opening Chorus
3. Mysterious Melody
4. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
5. Taisez-Vous
6. Song From the Fountain
7. Naughty Marietta
8. It Never, Never Can Be Love
9. If I Were Anybody Else but Me
10. ’Neath the Southern Moon
11. Italian Street Song
12. Act I Finale
13. Dance of the Marionettes
14. You Marry a Marionette
15. Loves of New Orleans
16. The Sweet Bye and Bye
17. Prelude to Live for Today
18. Live for Today
19. I’m Falling in Love With Someone
20. It’s Pretty Soft for Simon
21. Finale Ultimo

[John G.]

So, no one else has gotten their books? Finding that very odd.

No. Nada.

[John G.]

Julie Taymor has directed a video version of A Midsummer’s night’s Dream? I almost shudder at the thought.

[John G.]

Waiting for the crown fitting.

[ChasSmith]

Let's hope they do a fine job of it, Your Highness.

[ChasSmith]

I am home. At 9:15 I was injected with some radium glow-in-the-dark chemicals, and then I had to wait for three hours while the unjected material permeated my bones. At 12:15 I had the full-body bone scan, which lasted 45 minutes.

Ah, so that's why it's a four-hour affair. Vibes for excellent results, sir.

[elmore3003]

Well, this is cool (at least, I hope it will be).  Harbinger Records is releasing for the first time on CD, "the Smithsonian Institution's 1981 first complete recording of Victor Herbert’s classic musical, Naughty Marietta"!  According to the description on Amazon:

This is the most complete recorded performance of the original score of a Victor Herbert operetta. It provides the listener with an opportunity to hear this brilliant score as if complete for the first time. The recording began as a concert at the Smithsonian Institution in 1981. The reception was so great, the company went right into the studio and recorded the 2-LP set under the direction of the Division of Performing Arts’ Director, James R. Morris. A young Judy Blazer played Marietta, an early step toward her becoming a Broadway star.

That may have been true in the 1970s when the recording was made, but my recording of Eileen is currently the most complete recording of a Victor Herbert operetta.

I think this Naughty Marietta recording is pretty good, only James Morris - in this and his complete Rose-Marie - proves he sucks as a conductor.

[elmore3003]

HOWEVER, the CastAlbums.org listing for THIS version by Ohio Light Opera lists a completely different track list, except for one track with the same title (Intermezzo) and one track with a similar, but not exactly the same title ("We're The Love of Old New Orleans" vs. "Loves of New Orleans").

Don't get me started on the ineptitude of the Ohio Light Opera productions and recordings. Naughty Marietta is one of their worst: everything is lowered for the soprano, since she did not have the high C, they do not play the original orchestration, and the music is heavily cut.

[elmore3003]

DR George, I have a bootleg CD of the Smithsonian Naughty Marietta. It has 24 tracks!

[George]

HOWEVER, the CastAlbums.org listing for THIS version by Ohio Light Opera lists a completely different track list, except for one track with the same title (Intermezzo) and one track with a similar, but not exactly the same title ("We're The Love of Old New Orleans" vs. "Loves of New Orleans").

Don't get me started on the ineptitude of the Ohio Light Opera productions and recordings. Naughty Marietta is one of their worst: everything is lowered for the soprano, since she did not have the high C, they do not play the original orchestration, and the music is heavily cut.

I was wondering how you'd feel about that OLO recording.

[George]

DR George, I have a bootleg CD of the Smithsonian Naughty Marietta. It has 24 tracks!

WTH??

[elmore3003]

HOWEVER, the CastAlbums.org listing for THIS version by Ohio Light Opera lists a completely different track list, except for one track with the same title (Intermezzo) and one track with a similar, but not exactly the same title ("We're The Love of Old New Orleans" vs. "Loves of New Orleans").

Don't get me started on the ineptitude of the Ohio Light Opera productions and recordings. Naughty Marietta is one of their worst: everything is lowered for the soprano, since she did not have the high C, they do not play the original orchestration, and the music is heavily cut.

I was wondering how you'd feel about that OLO recording.

And to make it worse, I saw a performance!

[George]

HOWEVER, the CastAlbums.org listing for THIS version by Ohio Light Opera lists a completely different track list, except for one track with the same title (Intermezzo) and one track with a similar, but not exactly the same title ("We're The Love of Old New Orleans" vs. "Loves of New Orleans").

Don't get me started on the ineptitude of the Ohio Light Opera productions and recordings. Naughty Marietta is one of their worst: everything is lowered for the soprano, since she did not have the high C, they do not play the original orchestration, and the music is heavily cut.

I was wondering how you'd feel about that OLO recording.

And to make it worse, I saw a performance!

I'm so sorry!