Although
many rough copies of The Julie Andrews Hour are floating around--most all
taped or filmed off a television set back in the early 1970s--this show seems
to be missing.
On
December 13, 1972 , Episode 13, with guest
stars Tony Randall and Keith Michell aired. It had actually been taped a week
prior to Episode 12 , the show with guest stars Tom and Dick Smothers and Jack Cassidy, but perhaps it needed more editing.
The
Salute to Noel Coward was set in an elegant salon with grand piano. In addition
to male and female dancers who served as extras, (and, of course, Julie and
guest stars), Alice Ghostley and Rich Little had good sized parts to perform. Like Noel
Coward himself, this portion of the show was elegant, witty, sentimental and lovely. In it,
Alice Ghostley sang “Mad About the Boy” and Julie sang “I’ll See You Again.” Other
songs performed were: “Poor Little Rich Girl,” “I Went to a Marvelous Party”
and “Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?”
Having
been present for some of the taping, I also recall Julie and Tony Randall
singing “Wunderbar” together. It sounded quite lovely.
The
old English Music Hall portion of the show was great fun, with cream pies being thrown, Julie and
Alice playing vaudeville sisters and Julie singing an old 1895 song about a
girl being left at the altar (Waitin’ at the Church.)
Hopefully,
this show will either be released or someone will come up with a copy soon. It was a marvelous show!
For
more information on the show, please see my November 17th blog in
three parts.
Coming
Next – Eighteen Hours with
Julie Andrews and Keith Michell
On this night I went down to Wilshire Blvd for the premiere of the "Man of La Mancha" starring Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren. The buses took so long I got there a little late, but met two men who told me they were in show business. One, a songwriter, had one of his songs on Elvis Presley's new record. He showed me the recording which had yet to be released. They took my number and said they'd get me an audition with an agent. I doubted they would.
ReplyDeleteStudpidly (or innocently) the one man offered me a ride home and on the way we stopped at the other fellow's apartment. My guarding angel was definitely taking care of me because after some conversation that I didn't understand, the songwriter said he was taking me back to my dorm. He told me not to accept any more rides from people I didn't know.
I missed half of the above show but noted in my diary that I thought the show came off pretty good and "I burst out laughing when Rich Little walked across the stage that had been covered with garbage thrown at him and the floor was clean." That shot was taped first and the garbage part last, so when they put it together it didn't quite match!
Forty years later, I'm thankful you're here to tell that story. Definitely protected by your guardian angel!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I'm slow to answer my messages, but so glad you have enjoyed this. I still plan to work on a book...soon!
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