tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618691603336463902024-02-02T10:45:07.654-08:00The Julie Andrews HourMichelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-6186486113526295952015-04-19T21:20:00.002-07:002021-10-22T14:58:38.364-07:00THE SOUND OF MUSIC AFTER FIFTY YEARSThis week, Sunday, April 19, 2015, through Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies has hosted the showing of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in theaters across the USA.<br />
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At this point in time, there are many who have seen this film yearly on their televisions screens. If you have not seen THE SOUND OF MUSIC on the big screen, then you really have not seen it. It is magnificent, a fact that hit me once again today. The makers of the Sound of Music were truly inspired men (and women if such is the case). Each scene is a brilliant work of art. Salzburg is really another character in the film.<br />
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In a day and age where we look for bigger highs, more shock, more violence, pain and outrage to shake us up, The Sound of Music shocks us because of how different it is from all that. The film harkens back to a day when excellence and inspiration were the true goals of the top filmmakers.<br />
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The Sound of Music qualifies as a great film because we have many of the opposing qualities we find in reality.. We have gorgeous scenery and a troubled girl, great music and unhappy children getting happy, love against a backdrop of evil as the Nazis move in. We know that the face of the world is about to change forever, even as love triumphs for this couple and this family.<br />
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That the music of the film, written by the brilliant Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II makes the film goes without saying. It was great on Broadway, but again, the way the filmmakers have meshed the music with the actors and the landscape of Salzburg brings out it's true grandeur. And again, they could not have chosen a more perfect Maria than Julie Andrews.<br />
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In 1965, Julie Andrews was a fresh-faced young woman with an amazing voice. Although she was fairly well-known at that time, The Sound of Music would hurl her into the kind of fame where people can't get enough of you. Christopher Plummer, although handsome, seems rather churlish in a good portion of the film. It is Julie as Maria, who can't help being attracted to him and falling in love with him, that makes us believe he is a decent fellow. The children are brilliant as well. When one takes a simple song like Do-Re-Mi and sees how grand and wonderful it can be, it brightens your entire aspect on life!<br />
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I'm not saying I can write anything half decent on this film. It has been written and written about - both as great and as too sweet and silly, but maybe those watching it this week on the big screen, after all we have experienced in our world during the last 50 years, will see it with fresh eyes and find it is a necessary value in our world. We need this joy!<br />
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(c) Michelle Russell, 2015<br />
<br />Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-38298375649356808712015-04-11T09:21:00.001-07:002021-03-27T00:50:11.997-07:00Meeting Julie Andrews Again and, Finally, Thank You!<div class="MsoNormal">
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I went on with my life. Julie was living a new life herself, as a wife, mother
and film star. And as far as I knew, she spent most of her time in Europe. My
memories and mementos of <i>The Julie
Andrews Hour</i> were packed away in a closet in my parents’ California home,
where they remained for the next 30 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Whenever I saw a mention of Julie’s success, I felt
happy for her. In the late 70s, when she toured the country, singing in
concert, I traveled to Westchester, NY to see her onstage. I was thrilled by her ease
and beauty before an audience, receiving the applause she so richly deserved.
The nay-sayers of Hollywood had been left far behind...</span></div>
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afraid of any unpleasant sounds I made in the process of retraining my voice. I also learned
to become aware of when my vocal production <i>felt</i> right, rather trying to listen to myself and create a sound I <i>thought</i> was good. None of us
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surprised by the stories in <i>Home</i>, for
me, it was a revelation and explanation of the woman I’d already spent so much
time with. I felt as if Julie had taken me by the hand, and led me on a journey
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had been done with the show. Many television shows had come out on DVD, but not Julie’s. In the long run I learned that it is not owned by ABC or anyone in the United States. It is owned by a television company in Great Britain. </span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-28810683845392165622015-03-18T21:29:00.002-07:002015-04-19T19:19:46.603-07:00Julie Andrews, Lady Gaga and The Sound of Music - A Glorious Celebration<div class="MsoNormal">
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This month<i>, The Sound
of Music</i> celebrates the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the film's release and Julie
Andrews is top news. The big stories began with Lady Gaga’s grand
appearance on the 2015 Academy Awards. For months, she had rehearsed songs from
the much loved film. That night, dressed in a dazzling white ball gown, Lady
Gaga stunned and then thrilled the audience with her superb, heartfelt tribute
to Julie Andrews and <i>The Sound of Music</i>.
As the audience responded with a standing ovation, nothing could have topped
that moment except the presence of the original star, Julie – which is exactly
what happened. Ms. Andrews appeared on stage and embraced Lady Gaga. Thrills
and tears.<br />
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special, “<b>The Untold Story of ‘The Sound
of Music.</b>’ In the special, Diane visits Salzburg, Austria where she meets Julie
Andrews, and together the pair travel to many of the film's sites, where Julie
recalls events that took place during filming. Christopher Plummer is also
interviewed and many, many rare pictures and film clips are shown. There is also
a visit to the real von Trapp home, not used in the film.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Watching Julie Andrews and listening to her behind the scenes stories is sure
to bring back fond memories of our own. Each person who has seen the film has their own very personal
memories of where they were in their life when they first saw the film. Those of us who love it remember as well how it inspired us and affected our lives. Without a doubt, it
is one of the most loved films ever, and a large part of this is due to the
greatness of Julie Andrews’ performance. She brought passion, insecurity, humor
and love to her portrayal of Maria, as well as that glorious voice, which
touched us all.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I have my own memories of seeing the film for the first
time. My grandmother and Great Aunt Dora took me to see "The Sound of Music" shortly after it
opened. I was eleven years old at the time, and Aunt Dora, who had seen the
Broadway production, thought I should see it. Of course, like most kids, I
longed to be one of the children in the film, but being from a theatrical
family, I also dreamed, not just of living the story, but of working with a group of
children like those in the film and a singer like Julie. But who is like Julie? No, of course, I dreamed of working with Julie herself, humbly. And for the
first time in my life, I thought about singing, not just as a child or a
popular singer, but as a singer who could do something much finer, like Julie
Andrews.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Only seven years after the release of “The Sound of Music,”
I had the opportunity to watch Julie Andrews at work in-person, and I
took advantage of it that opportunity as my blog tells. Now, seeing the clips of the film and Julie at that time makes my memories real. Indeed, it is time to tell the rest of my story, and in the next few weeks, I will.</div>
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To learn more about ABC’s Special, visit:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-13783189572017089072013-05-21T15:35:00.001-07:002023-09-27T14:52:58.966-07:00Julie Andrews Hour Magazine Covers 1972-1973<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1972, Julie Andrews was one of Hollywood’s
greatest female stars, rivaled only perhaps by Barbra Streisand. Although, years
later, critics made much of the fact that Ms. Andrews’ films after <i>The Sound of the Music</i> did not do that
well at the box office, I can tell you --as person who lived through that
period-- the average person was not judging Ms. Andrews based on the box
office. She was a great star and everyone knew it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZcE4AdjN3XJCX90AVMdpMTpOLCS9LFfkk0mCI-0Pkm-gwxfr66VYz6khDB51aAUuhqbp1YCbs96c1t2Mhbaa8KdrsZWv9x130TxtTzsMqY_yT8U2rUC9ure7BknBlNEyEyjRre68Jql7/s1600/101_0807.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZcE4AdjN3XJCX90AVMdpMTpOLCS9LFfkk0mCI-0Pkm-gwxfr66VYz6khDB51aAUuhqbp1YCbs96c1t2Mhbaa8KdrsZWv9x130TxtTzsMqY_yT8U2rUC9ure7BknBlNEyEyjRre68Jql7/s1600/101_0807.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During late 1972 and the first half of 1973, because
Ms. Andrews was a great star, there was a great deal of attention as to what
took place in Studio C at ABC where <i>The
Julie Andrews Hour</i> was being taped. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During this period, quite a few mainstream magazines
chose to put Julie on their cover. These were beautiful covers. Here
is a little bit about some of those cover stories.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">TV
Guide – December 9, 1972<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie posed for this lovely photo on the set of The
Julie Andrews Hour. This article, for which the writer interviewed Blake
Edwards, gives something of the history of Julie’s career and the creation of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>. It was hoped that the television series would continue for at least two years.
In the article, producer Lew Grade states that if the show remains on the air
just two years, he will earn about $15 million. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The TV Guide article also reveals that the show
opened with a Nielsen rating of 17.3 and then descended to a rating of 11.4 the
second week. Unfortunately, the show had
been given a 10 pm weeknight slot, which, as producer Nick Vanoff noted, was obviously
too late for a good portion of Julie’s fans.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Toward the end of the article, an interview with Cass
Elliott is quoted. Ms. Elliott speaks of working until 4am with Julie, noting
how even at that hour, Julie was pulling out everything she had to make the
show work. “I was embarrassed to complain. I dunno, but there is something very
special there, which you grow to love…”</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS42o8D1pxic4xkIafO8hrqdxutQvqmY87lQp2VS7CxgLOiuplJCbYZ1K_jD0CKFEwY-2w8fU4tVFzdOjHAkcSvFrDjgXfeXKKwohlas2ODrF7V_I53xH3pp1rQfRtEenlpiIb4UTTup-w/s1600/101_0806.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS42o8D1pxic4xkIafO8hrqdxutQvqmY87lQp2VS7CxgLOiuplJCbYZ1K_jD0CKFEwY-2w8fU4tVFzdOjHAkcSvFrDjgXfeXKKwohlas2ODrF7V_I53xH3pp1rQfRtEenlpiIb4UTTup-w/s320/101_0806.JPG" width="260" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This McCalls cover was one of my favorite.<br />
The blue of the "McCalls" and Julie's eyes<br />
were perfectly matched!</td></tr>
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<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">One week after <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> won seven Emmys, the <b>McCall’s May</b> <b>1973</b> issue,
with a beautiful photo of Julie on the cover, appeared on the newsstand. The
article was titled “Julie Andrews Fights Back.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Author Chris Chase interviewed Julie before anyone knew whether The Julie Andrews Hour would be renewed or
cancelled. The article featured photos of Julie getting out of her car in front
of her Beverly Hills home, standing by her pool, in the
recording studio, and by the ocean at the beach house in Malibu. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In response to the question about how she would feel
if the show was cancelled, Julie says, “Off course I’ll be hurt, everyone wants
to be accepted and loved, but all you can do is your best… I’ll feel sorry for
all the people who’ve worked so hard…” To close our her statement, Ms. Andrews
concludes that she’ll be rather glad to be home again, hinting that her
daughter Emma has had a rather bad time with her being away from home so much. <o:p></o:p></span>
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“She’s an angel,” -Nelson Riddle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“She has no temperament,” -Ian Fraser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“She’s so kind, so
sensitive, so unwilling to see anyone embarrassed.” - Alice Ghostley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Homelife – June 1973<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Edwards’ documentary film, “Julie.” The
editors chose the brightest photo of the shoot and called the article, “The
Trials and Triumphs of a Working Wife.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The article stated that Blake was very protective
of Julie. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">According to the writer, Julie loved
to be silly and rowdy, but had to save that aspect of her personality for the
times when Blake wasn’t around. However, he concluded, Blake was good for
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-88116118584719740622013-05-18T06:52:00.001-07:002023-09-27T14:55:54.061-07:00The 1973 Emmy Awards - The Julie Andrews Hour Wins!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On April 20<sup>th</sup>, 1973, the 25<sup>th</sup>
Annual Emmy Awards celebrated television’s best work for the previous season. That
day T<i>he Los Angeles Times </i>headlined
the Emmy story with the fact that <i>The
Julie Andrews Hour</i> and <i>The Waltons </i>were
the leaders in this “Emmy Race.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Waltons,</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> a wholesome series about a real family of the
Depression area starring Richard Thomas, came in first with 12 nomination<i>s. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">No one involved with <i>The Julie Andrews Hour </i>was quite sure what to expect. <i>The Times</i> stated that while Julie’s show
opened with “fanfare and critical favor,” it had never been able “to climb out
of the bottom ratings.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">That night, as the awards for The Julie Andrews Hour
began to pile up, producers Nick Vanoff
and Bill Harbach were estatic. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Last year, Mr. Harbach sent me a copy of a photo he
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Producer Lew Grade presenting Julie with her<br />
Emmy Award for The Julie Andrews Hour</td></tr>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-34032202802315223682013-04-06T18:21:00.002-07:002021-01-03T21:42:26.953-08:00Episode 24 - The Final Show with Henry Mancini<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The final episode of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>, which aired on March 31<sup>st</sup>, 1973
was met with great anticipation and sorrow by fans who loved seeing Julie on
their television every week. It had been a great adventure. Now it was over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The show opened with a wide, seemingly vacant set,
expect for the grand piano at the back of the stage. Julie stood next to it,
wrapped in what appeared to be a grand cloak, ruffled about the neck and
wrists, a style popular at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, “Whistling in the Dark,” a song Henry Mancini
wrote the film, <i>Darling Lili,</i> is heard and Julie begins to sing. The camera
follows her as she walks through light and shadow. This is one of Julie
Andrews’ finest performances, a melding of grand music, beautiful singing and
subtle emotions which pass across her face, wrapping the audience into the
experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At one point, Julie opens her cloak and we see that
it is really a lightly made wrap under which she is wearing a sparkling bronze
body-suit. Loosening the cloak, she waltzes to the soaring music. It is
perfection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now the lights come up, revealing that a full
orchestra is onstage. At the close of the number, the musicians are all on
their feet, applauding. A true tribute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie introduces us to Henry Mancini, by 1972 (as
Julie tells us) winner of three Academy Awards and twenty Grammy Awards. Quite
amazing. On entering, Henry, who seems to have a dry sense of humor, announces
that he has been practicing his jokes and bird calls for the show. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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trumpet players in the orchestra, saying he looked slightly familiar. The
camera turns to the orchestra and we see, it’s the Pink Panther sitting there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dressed only in her bronze halter pant suit, tries to track the Pink Panther
down. Soon he has multiplied to four Pink Panthers, and a dance with comic moves
follows. At one point, the Panthers indicate that Julie should jump in their
arms. When she tries, they all vanish!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the piano where Henry Mancini is conducting a group of singers. She joins them,
with no background music other than the chorus, to sing “The Days of Wine and
Roses.” Needless to say, it’s lovely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, we see Henry Mancini seated at the piano, half
in dark, half in light. Julie appears, dressed in a trench coat, holding a gun.
This is the <i>Peter Gunn</i> segment, no
doubt a tribute to Blake Edwards as well as Mancini. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blake Edwards. When he tells her that Blake is married to Julie Andrews, she
says, “Mary Poppins? Oh, well, whatever turns him on.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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falls on the piano, apparently dead. Then a chase begins, to find the killer
backed by the music from <i>Peter Gunn.</i> Excitement
and suspense are fill the scene as the dancers appear in spots of light. There
is running and movement throughout the entire studio, including the audience
area. Julie, in a trenchcoat is on the trail and at one point a woman passes
clues in an envelope to her, taking it from her dress. Later, she has clues
hidden in her garter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will find what she’s looking for. Behind the door is a man with his back to us.
It turns out to be Nelson Riddle. He is the one who shot Mancini because, he
says, Mancini was moving in on his orchestra.
The two men then join together for a short duet, Nelson on his trombone
and Mancini on his piccolo. Julie joins them, vocalizing, and together they
create another famous piece of music (Elephant Walk?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the “Getting to Know You” set, having tea and speaking about Mancini’s family.
He has twin girls who are now grown and a son. One of his daughters had written
him a note in a card, which he then wrote music for and which became “Sometimes,”
a song recorded by the Carpenters. Julie loves the song asks to sing it. It is
a song of gratitude to those we love and with Henry Mancini playing and Julie
singing, it is a special moment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Henry Mancini compliments Julie on her
television series, he says that her work is always so “perfect.” In response, Julie asks him not to call her
perfect. Somehow, she comments, that word is always used about her, but she is
far from perfect. She thinks the reason this work is used about her may be
because of Mary Poppins’ “practically perfect in every way.” To prove how
imperfect she is, she says they have some clips which will show all her
mistakes, and we get to see some of these delightful bloopers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">There is also a very beautiful song included on this
show. Julie tells us it was recorded some time ago but never seemed to fit in
any show, so they are putting it on this show. It’s called “Once Upon a Time,”
and in this lovely song, we also get to see Julie standing beneath the dazzling
crystal tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When the cameras once again return to Julie and
Henry on the set, Mancini comments that there are some people waiting to see
her. The people are the eight male Tony Charmoli Dancers and Julie says she wants
to see them as well because there’s something she’s been wanting to do for a
long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When the dancers enter dancing to “This Guy’s In
Love with You,” the camera pulls back to show Julie standing downstage, back to
us, watching them. She says she wants to introduce the guys who have been
dancers, singers and friends on the show. Performer Ken Berry later commented
on Julie’s desire to introduce the dancers, saying that it was so kind of her
because dancers work so hard and get very little in return, other than the joy
of their art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stratton, Gary Crabbe, Gary Menteer, Tom Anthony and Garrett Lewis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This is the last time the dancers appear on the
show. From here, we turn to a conversation between Julie and Henry about the
importance of music in film; how it brings out the drama, comedy or whatever is
in a scene. To illustrate this, they perform a scene from <i>Gaslight</i> (or what appears to be). For the first run-thru of this
scene, Julie enters as a distraught wife, hearing things and fearing she is
going mad, or that her husband is trying to drive her mad. The scene takes
place in the late 1800s, and Julie and Henry are wearing period costume on a
period set. Mancini is not a bad actor and looks like cold and forbidding at
the beginning of the scene. The intensity of the music adds to the suspense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For the second run-thru of the scene, there is rinky-dink
piano playing in the background. There is also a laugh track, but the music
alone is enough to make you laugh. Julie and Henry Mancini’s reactions only
heighten the comic effect. When Mancini goes to take a drink of wine,
attempting to ignore his wife’s (Julie) worry that he is driving her insane, he
can’t help laughing. The director have left this uncut and it’s funny to watch
his laughs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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unable to see the laugh we do on camera, but obviously aware he’s loosing it,
Julie asks, “Are you alright?” which makes it even funnier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the window, falls out himself, only on the second time around, when she calls
his name he answers. Going to the phone, she orders sandwiches and asks the
restaurant to call the police (rather than calling herself) as there’s been an
accident. What makes it even funnier is the fact that the old fashioned phone
she’s talking on is not screwed tightly together and keeps falling apart,
however, Julie, pro that she is, moves the parts around and just keeps going!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the stage with a full orchestra. Henry Mancini is seated at the piano, and in
the background we see Julie seated with the orchestra. Mancini plays “A Time for Us” from <i>Romeo and Juliet.</i> Then, playing a phrase
from <i>Whistling in the Dark</i>, he
launches into <i>Charade</i>. Julie stands in
the back among the musicians and sings, <i>Charade,
Sweetheart Tree</i> and <i>Dear Heart.</i>
Then, walking to the piano, she and Mancini conclude this wonderful musical
performance with his most famous song, “Moon River.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After this grand performance, there is no
sentimentality about the ending of the series; in fact, no word is mentioned that
this is the final show. After a break, Julie concludes the show with a few bars
of her song, “Time is My Friend” while Henry Mancini does bird calls, making Julie
laugh. Then, she says, “Goodnight,” and the two turn and walk to the back where
Nelson Riddle is standing. The three can be seen, through the credits, talking
and, at one point, Julie appears to be demonstrating a bird call of her own. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-86755155539757358592013-04-06T18:11:00.001-07:002013-04-06T18:11:25.056-07:00Cubby O'Brien - Drummer<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One member of Nelson Riddle’s orchestra, though he
didn’t start out that way, was drummer Cubby O’Brien. O’Brien was a former Mouseketeer and by 1972,
working with some name people. He began working on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> as a rehearsal drummer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Born in Burbank, California in 1946, Cubby’s given
name was Carl Patrick O’Brien. As a baby, his mother thought he looked like a little
bear cub and began calling him “Cubby.” The name stuck. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cubby’s father, “Hack” O’Brien was a well-known
drummer, who worked with some of the era’s great Big Bands. All three O’Brien boys, of which Cubby was the
youngest, were interested were interested in music. Cubby began taking music lessons at the age
of five. As a youngster, he performed with Roger Babcock Dixieland Band,
sometimes appearing at charity events. At one of these events, a staffer for Walt
Disney staffers saw him, and recommended him to Mr. Disney. As a result, Walt
Disney personally asked nine year-old Cubby O’Brien to audition for The Mickey
Mouse Club. (Walt Disney selected each member of the show himself.) Cubby was among the first Mousekateers,
appearing on the show from 1955 – 1958.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As he explains it, in those days there was a lot of work for musicians. He
played for The Carpenters, among others and filled in wherever he could. When <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> went into
production, he was hired to work as the rehearsal drummer for the dancers. He’d
play during the week at dance rehearsals, drumming the beat of the music. On
the weekends, he often traveled to Vegas to work with the Carpenters as well as
other singers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In addition, as Cubby explained it, although the
music was always pre-recorded for the show, during the taping, usually one or
more musician was there to play live. Eventually, he began to fill in on this
work as well, and finally stepped in, playing with the band.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Riddle, a legend even then. And working with Julie Andrews was always a great
pleasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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often backing Bernadette Peter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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request that <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> be
released on DVD, please contact: </span></b><b><u><span style="font-family: ""Bookman Old Style"","serif";"><a href="mailto:dan.gopal@itv.com">dan.gopal@itv.com</a> </span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> at ITV and let your voices heard!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Be
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-20417036804179424232013-03-24T16:06:00.005-07:002021-01-24T22:37:43.731-08:00Episode 23 with Harve Presnell and Donald O'Connor<br />
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1973 was quite a departure from Julie’s earlier shows. In a tribute to the
popular <i>Kung Fu</i> films, a group of Karate Black Belts were on the stage, practicing their moves. Meanwhile, in the back we see Julie Andrews, dressed in a simple
white pantsuit with a black belt, hands clasped behind her, standing stock
still. She probably was advised to do so as well, in order not to get hurt!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Eventually, Julie begins to sing, “Something’s Got
to Give.” At certain moments, she does her own Karate moves. A series of shots
with the Black Belts, leaping, breaking blocks of wood are shown, sometimes
catching them mid-air or mid-move follows. Finally, one fellow takes everyone out.
Things are flying around Julie, and it’s difficult to imagine that she shot
this scene without breaking into laughter. In the end, the winner takes the
prize—Julie--that is until she knocks him out herself!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Of course, this entire show is not about Karate. Ms.
Andrews soon introduces her wonderful guests, Donald O’Connor and Harve
Presnell, who we are told has flown in from London where he is starring (as
Rhett Butler) in the musical version of <i>Gone
with the Wind</i>. Unfortunately, this show did not succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The first half of the show is Julie and Donald O'Connor. They
begin with songs about streets and we are taken back to old Broadway and the
great musicals of the 1940s. It’s obvious that Julie enjoys working with Donald
O’Connor and they make a great musical pair. Watching this, one wishes they had made a film together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After the opening number, Julie appears dressed in a
button gown of old English Music Hall, but it’s an elegant button gown, with a train. She also sports a cap. She and her fellows sing an updated version of the “The Old Kent Road.”
(You may recall Shirley Temple sang this song with Arthur Treacher in the film, <i>The Little Princess</i>, though I imagine
most British people know it for other reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tony Charmoli Dancers, singing and dancing “When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
(the Little Birdie’s go Tweet, Tweet, Tweet.”)
To have something to sing about, Julie walks by them first. She’s
dressed in a tight fitting-dress, twirling a handbag and swinging her hips. She
appears again at the end, and says ‘hello’ to the guys in a manner it’s
difficult not to laugh at. Very cute. The song and dance by O’Connor and
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The next musical number takes us to Paris! Julie and
Donald are singing “Bonjour Paris,” a song from <i>Funny Face</i>. Musical walkways are used for this number and the
dancers join in. From here, we move to New Orleans. It’s a great scene, beginning
in darkness and moving to a brightly lit stage, everyone is wearing wonderful
costumes with hats, and waving and slapping their tambourines. Julie appears
dressed like a saloon singer. There’s a lot of dancing and rhythm, and
everyone on stage seems to be having so much fun, it makes you want to jump out
of your chair and join them! Wow! What a wonderful set of musical numbers, but
it’s not over yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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music and out comes Rich Little as Johnny Carson. Even before he says a word,
he’s got Johnny down to a “T” and we can’t help loving him. There are great
jokes and lots of laughter. “After the commercial we’ll have WWII with the
original cast and a surprise ending.” It’s all in the way he says it, and we have
to laugh. From there, Rich changes to Jack Parr – that is Jack Parr putting
down Rich Little. Whether you remember Jack Parr or not, Rich Little is still
funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">If the entertainment was great for Part one of this
show, part two astounds. The music comes up and Julie appears as a vision,
playing the girl in various costumes in the art work (this period and artist eludes me now and will have to be filled in later.)--while Harve Presnell sings about “Julie.” It is stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Soon, we see Julie wrapped in yards of plush satin
singing, “But Not for Me.” She appears in other costumes with wigs as well (recreating the artwork). In one, she looks like a Jane Austin character. This is a lovely and amazing series on pictures
that must be seen, rather than described. I can imagine someone wanting this
artwork on their wall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, suddenly, as Harve Presnell sings, we see
Julie, in a flowing white gown, the wind blowing her chiffon gown as she twirls. He
meets her and they dance to “Out of My Dreams” from <i>Oklahoma</i>. It is a glorious,
unbelievably beautiful scene, during which Julie gets to use her voice in a way
that only she can. A true work of art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Next, we have a break from beauty. This portion
of the show is a comedy-drama in which Julie, wearing a sleek form-fitting modern dress with a gold coin-link belt, is in danger and needs to escape. At least,
that’s what she’s told by Rich Little who is playing Humphrey Bogart in a scene
from one of his films. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rich again, in the persons of Perry Mason, John Wayne, Truman Capote and Henry
Fonda, among others. The acting is extremely well-done, and by the end, Julie
has messed up her hair as she runs her fingers through it in despair. Finally,
she stands swigging a big bottle of wine. She hiccups and then, the unexpected
reaction sets her into a fit of laughter, obviously not planned for the scene,
but the director has left it in, all for our enjoyment. </span></div>
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wearing deep pink and purple. She sings “The Man That Got Away,” all the while,
going round and round, down the staircase, until at the end she is seated at
the bottom. The song is well-done, the staircase, a bit dizzying. A comic touch
ends the scene. The phone rings and Julie has to run all the way up those
stairs to see if the ‘man that got away’ is calling!</span></div>
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O’Connor, Julie Andrews and Harve Presnell. Mr. Presnell is quite tall and for
once—a rare occasion as Julie is 5’7,” she looks small. </span></div>
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is celebrating the music of Frank Loesser, giving us some rare treats. For the opening Donald O’Connor and Harve Presnell sing “Standing on the
Corner, Watching All the Girls Go By.” Although these two performers have about
a foot difference in their height, they are equally strong and it’s great. In the
end, Donald O’Connor does a pratfall, falling on his face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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musical number with these two great musical performers brings tears to the eyes. It is beautiful and
THRILLING! I can say no more than that. It amazes me that this musical treasure,
among others, has not seen the light in forty years. What a shame. (I neglected to say, this should be top of the list for any duet CD with Julie Andrews.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The cast now moves on to the musical, “Where’s
Charley” and after some fun with the whole cast, especially Julie who can make
you laugh just by looking into the bassoon she is supposedly playing, we get to
see O’Connor sing and dance, “Once In Love with Amy.” Short of seeing the
original, Ray Bolger, watching Donald O’Connor is great entertainment. You
cannot help but get a smile on your face as you watch him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Julie, sporting a feather boa, takes the solo, “If I Were a Bell” and she is
ready to go. She’s having a great time singing this number, looking into the
camera right at us, and we can’t help having a great time with her.</span></div>
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and voice are powerful. It’s a thrill to see a great performer like this, sing
a great musical theater song.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The scene from “Hans Christian Anderson,” perhaps a
lesser known musical by Frank Loesser is quite enjoyable. Julie Andrews and
Donald O’Connor are seated in a swing together, singing. Donald, who once sang
with Ethel Merman, is not meek about his part of the song and holds his counterpoint melody strongly.
There’s great pleasure between these two performers working together and it
makes it all the more pleasurable for us, the audience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I Believe in You” from “How to Succeed in Business
without Really Trying” is sung by Harve Presnell and Julie Andrews. Then, with
two faces looking at one another through the bubbling water bottle dispenser,
the camera pulls out as the cast joins together to sing and dance, “Brotherhood
of Man.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Once again, the obvious enjoyment of great talent
working together, singing great music just overflows from this show. And when
Julie Andrews is truly happy to be performing, she radiates with beauty and
joy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">As Julie says 'goodnight’ to her guests, Donald replies, “It’s
always a pleasure to dance on your show,” and gives us an impromptu tap step,
then leaps through the air as he leaves the stage. Harve follows with a few notes and Julie responds
in a few notes, sounding like a deep-voiced diva. Rich Little closes out as Cary Grant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, standing before the set of Loesser sheet music
and a deep, starry sky, Julie sings the entire song, “Time Is My Friend,” a rare
event. As she sings “Time now to go, for everything must end,” do we detect a
tear in her eye? She has one more show to go. Sad, indeed. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">But what a wonderful night it was. And what a
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On March 17<sup>th</sup>, 1973, the 22<sup>nd</sup> Episode of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Julie Andrews Hour</i> aired on ABC. </span></div>
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Brian Bartholomew. Amazingly, most of the<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For this show, Julie’s old friend and former guest, Steve Lawrence, and Broadway star Carol Lawrence were the guests. Of course, Carol Lawrence, who was perhaps best known for her role as the first Maria in Broadway’s legendary show “West Side Story,” was also married to Julie’s former co-star, Robert Goulet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The opening of the show revealed a sleek set, a curved platform by Brian Bartholomew. It is only later, as we learn the theme of the show that we realize this set actually says, “The 30s.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie enters in fine spirits. Recently, the cast and crew of The Julie Andrews Hour had learned that the show had been cancelled by ABC. None of this, however, is evident in the star’s demeanor, and Julie wastes no time in telling us that this show will be celebrating the 1930s and to help her with this are her guests Carol Lawrence, Steve Lawrence, Alice Ghostly and Rich Little. Everyone enters, dressed beautifully, including Julie, who is wearing a gown woven with gold. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, without wasting a moment, the show is off to a flying start. An almost unrecognizable Rich Little appears on camera as a young Walter Cronkite. He will appear throughout the show, announcing each new year and informing us of some of the events which took place that year. Often, while he speaks, we are treated to newsreel footage and photos of these events. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Julie and Steve Lawrence perform the first musical number of the decade by singing Gershwin’s “Embraceable You.” The song has a great arrangement and which keeps us glued to the screen. It’s another great duet for a Julie Andrews’ Duets CD!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This musical number is followed by a superb one starring Carol Lawrence. In it, the lovely Miss Lawrence is stuck in a lowdown dive, singing “Ten Cents a Dance,” with a bunch of rough guys. Then, as she muses over hear dream man, we see her transformed into a golden girl, being waltzed and spun through the air by her dream man in the person of the handsome, wonderful Garrett Lewis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The set by Brian Bartholomew glistens and, through the work of the camera, forms a glittering kaleidoscope effect. The dance is beautifully choreographed by Tony Charmoli, the direction by Bill Davis, camera work and editing, and brilliant performance—both singing and dancing—by Miss Lawrence, all makes for a glorious musical number. This is one of those moments on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Julie Andrews Hour</i> where it is amazing to realize it came together in a few days, rather than the weeks it would take to create on film or on Broadway. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The year 1931 brings some comedy with the recreation of a film series that was born that year—Charlie Chan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the scene, Steve Lawrence plays Charlie Chan and Rich Little plays Number One Son. Their solving a murder scene includes a maid, chauffer, gardener, cook and butler and it’s quite funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The year 1932 introduces us to radio debut of crooner Bing Crosby, ablely played by Steve Lawrence. Following Steve, we discover Julie, in a lovely 1930s dress, singing “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You.” Standing on a moving turntable stage, she is surrounded by four trombone players. The scene is quite striking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve Lawrence, singing “Eydie Was a Lady,” appears next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The set is made up of nine high-backed armchairs, oddly spaced, facing away from the camera. Steve and the Tony Charmoli Dancers sing and dance the song around these chairs. At the end, all the fellows sit in their chars. When Steve peeks around the corner of his high-backed chair, we also see that a woman’s legs hanging over the side!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">1933 Introduces us to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the new president of the United States and his theme. In an old, rarely seen newsreel, he asks his little daughter to announce that theme, “Happy Days Are Here Again!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Carol Lawrence and Julie Andrews sing “Heatwave” for us, barefoot and dressed as tropical gals with bandanas on their heads.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When we reach 1934, we learn that this year was the birth year for Walt Disney’s Donald Duck. It was also the birth year for one of the world’s favorite comic strip girls, Little Orphan Annie. Alice Ghostly plays the role to a “T,” singing the song, “Little Orphan Annie.” She is really cute in the role. A wonderful Annie!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We also learn about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Rich Little taking us through the transformation, first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as a sort of Richard Burton Dr. Jekyll and then as Ed Sullivan transforming into Jack Parr and then into Richard Nixon. We can hear a great deal of laughter in the studio as Little performs this scene and, indeed, he is the master of his craft here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In a wild and funny take on this year, Julie, Carol and Steve seated onstage before the band. Rich Little plays a radio Master of Ceremonies who is conducting a sort of talent contest. Each person is called up to perform and only gets a few seconds to sing. As the show goes on, their time decreases, so they all end up running up, only to be replaced by the next person after a few notes. At one point, Julie does a tap dance, while Rich holding the long, old-fashioned mic on a pole down to the ground to catch her taps. When Steve Lawrence runs up for his few seconds of song, in order to sing in the mic, which Rich still has down on the floor, Steve lies on the floor. It’s a clever move and you have to see it to catch the full humor of the moment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The scene opens with a lot of dancers doing the Jitterbug. When the dancers part, they reveal Carol Lawrence dancing with a male dancer who proceeds to lift her up over his head, swing her between his legs. While the pair appear to be having a good time, it’s interesting to realize just how rough this dance is. At one point, two fellows swing Miss Lawrence between them, then over one of the men’s shoulders, and around to the floor, where she lands on her knees. It’s quite a spectacular move.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">From there, the cast move on to the Dipsey Doodle, which includes some neat moves and a line dance, which is just as energetic as the latter. It’s also as if we’ve happened in on a great a great party. Comparing these dances to the dances of today, it’s clear that the people of the 30s did a whole lot more jumping, skipping, intricate stepping and flying through the air than people do now. They must have been in really great shape!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In this scene, Julie and Steve capture that wonderful, wistful innocence of love. While Steve -Andy works away at the piano, Julie, as Betsy, gives suggestions as to which words might better fit the notes, and we soon recognize it as the song, “I Like New York in June.” Meanwhile, after all her help, the rather insensitive Andy tells Betsy, “Stop bothering me. I’ve got to write this song.” It’s funny, but touching as we know how, despite his ego, Betsy loves him. With that, Julie/Betsy quietly begins to sing “Where or When.” This scene only serves to remind us of what a superb actress Julie Andrews really is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At last, March 14<sup>th</sup> had arrived. Tonight <em>The Sound of Music</em> would return to the movie screen, but more importantly, Vivian and I were excited because we were finally going to see Julie in-person again....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that April 14th, 1973 in Beverly Hills<br />
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Andrews’ guest for the 21<sup>st</sup> Episode of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> was one of the top entertainers in the world
at that time, Sammy Davis Jr. Although the average person was probably a surprise
at the choice—Julie and Sammy seemed to be opposites in every way—this show, which aired on March 3rd, 1973, is a
great one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sammy Davis Jr. was born on </span><st1:date day="8" month="12" year="1925"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">December
8<sup>th</sup>, 1925</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;">New York City</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> to an African-American
father and Cuban mother. Sammy came from a real show-business home. His father
was an entertainer and his mother a tap dancer. By the age of three, little
Sammy was appearing on the vaudeville stage as part of a trio with is father,
Sammy Sr, and Will Mastin. They would be known as the Will Mastin Trio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">After his time in the service, Sammy returned to
the Will Mastin Trio, and in 1951, during his performance at Ciros after the
Academy Awards, Sammy Davis Jr became a sensation. As another guest on Julie
Andrews’ Hour, Ken Berry, said of Sammy at that time, ‘he could do everything;
sing, dance, tell jokes, impressions.’ So, it didn’t take long for Sammy Davis Jr.
to become a solo act.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the first
entertainers of his race to cross the color barrier and be loved and accepted
just for his talent. This, however, did not occur with out a great deal of
trouble. At the time he began appearing in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Las Vegas</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, black performers were
not allowed in the casinos, or allowed to stay in the hotels. They had to stay
off the strip and wait out by the pool until it was time for them to go
onstage. When Sammy fell in love with white actress, Kim Novak, he was
threatened with his life. Eventually he married a Swedish actress, Me Britt and
had three children with her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sammy was in a horrific accident during this
time and lost an eye, which was later replaced by a glass eye. However, none of
these things kept him down. Befriended by Frank Sinatra, Sammy became a member
of the famed Rat Pack. In 1972, the year before his appearance on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>, Sammy had a huge
unexpected hit with the release of “The Candy Man,” a song he didn’t
particularly care for. During this time, he also adopted a very “hip” look,
wearing loads of jewelry and mod clothes. He was considered “cool” to the young
and still enjoyed by those who liked the classic song. Sammy could do it all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">After
appearing onstage in a glittering gold and bronze gown, singing “It’s a Musical
World”--a song that is a bit more</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> modern than usual--
Julie introduces Sammy Davis Jr. It is interesting to note that while, even with
his platform shoes, Sammy is a good deal shorter than Julie; his energy fills
the stage, almost banishing the difference in size. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this point, we learn the reason for Sammy’s presence on the show. He and Julie
are old friends, having become acquainted when they were neighbors on Broadway;
she in <i>Camelot</i> and he in <i>Golden Boy</i>. During this time they became
well acquainted and even went out to dinner together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Julie is clearly thrilled to have Sammy on
the show. She tells him he can do anything he wants and with that, they are off
and running, heading immediately to one of Julie’s great Broadway hits, <i>My Fair Lady,</i> where Sammy immediately
jumps into the role of Henry Higgins, or rather, Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins.
His impersonation is spot on and extremely entertaining. He sings, “Why Can’t a
Woman Be More Like a Man” with Rich Little in the role of Colonel Pickering. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">As soon as Sammy finishes his number, Julie
bursts through the door as the furious and indignant Eliza Doolittle, singing,
“Just You Wait Henry Higgins.” It is a powerful performance and gives us the
chance to see a portion of Julie’s historic performance with all its nuances.
Thank goodness this is preserved! Julie is brilliant, and at the end, so
furious, she takes a glass and shatters it on the desk. Then she looks around
for something else to smash, even opening the desk drawer and looking inside,
which is a rather funny moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fair Lady</i> we travel to <i>Guys and Dolls</i>
with Sammy Davis playing Nathan Detroit wonderfully and Julie, in a blonde wig,
as </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Adelaide</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. In a humorous bit, Julie, as </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Adelaide</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt;">,
complains about boyfriend Nathan’s gambling, while she slips some of his
winnings down the front of her dress. Julie and Sammy are great working
together on “Sue Me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Next, we are off to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Russia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> where Sammy plays Teyve in <i>Fiddler
on the Roof</i>. It is interesting to note that some years earlier, after a
long conversation with entertainer Eddie Cantor, Sammy Davis decided to convert
to Judaism. As a black man, his conversion caused quite a commotion and it is
said, made him even more famous than he already was. </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Davis</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt;">’
performance of “If I Were a Rich Man” is wonderful; he seems to revel in the
role. It is interesting to note that with Sammy on the show, the company added
several African American chorus girls to the cast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hear a strain of music from <i>Finian’s
Rainbow</i>. Sammy sings, “I hear a bird, a </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Londonderry</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> bird,” and
then quips, “In Russia?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The camera then reveals Julie, dressed as
an Irish lass, singing “How Are Things in Glocca Morra.” This song was one of
the loveliest cuts on an early Julie Andrews album, and it is a rare treat to
see her sing it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from <i>Finian’s Rainbow</i>, “When I’m Not
with the Girl I Love, I Love the Girl I’m Near.” For this number, Sammy Davis,
dressed as a leprechaun, cavorts around the stage with various lovely girls. It’s
great fun, and the director closes the scene by freezing a shot of Sammy
mid-air, clicking his heels just like a leprechaun. A treasure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the next scene, we see Sammy and Julie
dressed in white suits for a scene a scene from <i>The Music Man</i>, “Trouble Right Here in </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 14pt;">River</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 14pt;">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.” A
large group of people join in on this number, including dancers, singers and
extras.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">After a commercial break, Julie suggests
that Sammy, who is a wonderful impersonator, join forces with impersonator Rich
Little for some fun. The idea is for them to sing together as various stars. When
asked who she is going to be, Julie replies, “Why Julie Andrews, of course!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sammy starts off as Frank Sinatra and Rich
does Anthony Newley. After that, both Sammy and Rich sing as Dean Martin, until
Sammy suddenly becomes Jerry Lewis. Then, it’s Bing Crosby for Sammy and Perry
Como for Rich.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Julie asks Sammy to sing as Nat King Cole, we are thrilled as she to see how he
channels Cole with “Sweet Lorraine.” Then, Rich plays Liberace. During this entire performance, it’s as if
we, the audience, have been invited to a wonderful party. With Sammy, there is a
feeling that the audience is as much a part of the performance as the
performer. We have a sense that we are his dear friends and he wants to make us
happy, which he does.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">At one point, Julie asks Sammy to play
someone. It’s difficult to hear the name she mentions, but at that point, Sammy
takes off singing and kicking his legs in a dance that makes Julie and Rich laugh
for joy. It is clear that these two performers are overjoyed to be working with
this great performer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sandy Vanoff, sister of producer Nick
Vanoff, told me that of all the guests she met during the time she worked on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>, Sammy Davis Jr.
was the nicest. The joy in this scene is
infectious. During the rest of this segment, Rich and Sammy play Johnny Cash,
Frankie Laine, Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett and Robert Goulet. In the end, Julie ambles to the front of the
stage and speaks (obviously using a voice over). She’s impersonating John Wayne
and the expression on her two co-stars’ faces is priceless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">After another commercial break, Julie
Andrews and Sammy Davis Jr. return, dressed in tuxedos. They sing and dance an
old soft shoe. Eventually, they decide to tap. This gives Sammy a chance to
show what a great tap dancer he is. When they take turns, Sammy dances up a
storm and, humorously, Julie responds each time with one tap or one stamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The next number is “A Couple of Swells” a
wonderful routine originated in <i>Easter
Parade</i> by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. Julie and Sammy perform it
wonderfully, and in the end, having been pushed so many times by Julie-- who is
really into her performance—Sammy stands on the side to get out of her way, and
Julie completes the number by herself. Of course, this is all in good fun, and Julie,
who is keeps singing and dancing, barely able to hold back her laughter, is finally
pushed off stage by Sammy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The pair also performs another Judy Garland
number, “Be a Clown” which Judy first performed in the film, <i>The Pirate,</i> with Gene Kelly. It is
obvious there was a lot of cutting up off camera and by the end of the song,
the two performers are rolling on the floor, laughing so hard, they can’t even
sing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The comedy numbers are concluded by a quiet
duet, which Sammy suggests. The duet is a medley of wonderful songs about
spring and the scene is shot through branches of cherry blossoms and beautiful
little birds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Throughout the show it has been obvious how
much Julie looks up to Sammy and is thrilled to be performing with him. Then,
for a moment, as Julie sings a lovely solo line, we see Sammy Davis turn, clearly
enthralled by the beauty of her voice. It’s a lovely moment and a lovely duet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The final musical number of this episode
takes place on the stage with the band. Julie and Sammy have changed to seventies
garb, bell bottom pants and vests with long fringe. Julie wants to “get down”
with Sammy and he is going to show her how. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sammy is clearly into rock and roll and
jumps into the jive with a Blood, Sweat and Tears medley as easily as he
performs his Broadway numbers and impersonations. Julie jumps in and, under
Sammy’s tutelage, is having a great time, just “letting it all hang out,” but
while Julie can do anything, rock and roll is just not her thing—not where she
shines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">At the end of their number, as staged,
Julie appears in a daze, as if she has dreamed it all. Sammy calls her name,
and giving her a kiss, says goodbye, adding, “Peace, Love and Togetherness.”
Then, as Julie turns to the camera and sings the final bars of “Time Is My Friend,”
we see the Julie we know. Even after all the rock and roll, her voice is clear
and beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The 21<sup>st</sup> Episode of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> with Sammy Davis Jr.
is a great show; it’s the kind of show that makes you feel warm and happy. It
reminds us of what truly great entertainment is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-29514493891223107172013-03-02T21:30:00.000-08:002013-03-02T21:39:42.552-08:00Interview with Ian Fraser - Music Arranger for The Julie Andrews Hour<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the summer of 1972, as Julie Andrews prepared for her new
television series, she was inspired to write the some music which she thought
might make a good theme for her new show. Every star with a television variety
show usually had a closing theme song. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Julie’s good friend, lyricist Leslie Bricusse came to
visit, Julie asked for his opinion of her music. He liked it. In response, he wrote some lyrics for the ‘song,’ calling it, “Time Is My Friend.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, Julie needed someone to write an arrangement of her new
song. Although in my interview with Ian Fraser, he did not say Leslie
Bricusse was the one who suggested him for the job, his credits seems to point to that fact. In 1965, Ian Fraser was the vocal supervisor for Bricusse’s <i>Doctor
Doolittle.</i> Then, in 1970 Leslie Bricusse wrote both words and music for the
musical version of Charles Dicken’s classic, <i>Scrooge</i>. Ian Fraser arranged and conducted the music for this film and both men were nominated for Academy Awards that
year. Thus, it seems fairly clear that Bricusse was the one who suggested
Fraser as an excellent person to arrange Julie’s new song. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie loved Ian’s work, and after he completed the
arrangement for “Time Is My Friend,” she said “I’d like you to work with me.” At
that point, he already had another job lined up in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, so he told her he couldn’t do it. But as
fate would have it, the </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">New York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> job was
cancelled, and he accepted Julie’s offer. Soon, Ian Fraser was hard at work as a member of the
creative team on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>,
working under the musical direction of Nelson Riddle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During the 24 episodes of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>, at least a part of Julie's “Time Is My
Friend” (if not all) was sung as the closing number for the majority of the shows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Born and raised in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, as a
young man, Ian Fraser joined the Royal Artilliary Band and Orchestra where he
performed as solo concert pianist, harpist and percussionist. After five years
service, Mr. Fraser joined the London night life, playing in some of the city's finest </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">night
clubs. He found work in theater and television as well, and after a time, expanded
his talents to music arranger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Working for Decca Records, Mr. Fraser became acquainted
with Anthony Newley, who was pleased with his work and eventually hired him as
arranger and musical director for what would be his greatest hit show, <i>Stop the World, I Want to Get Off</i>. In 1962, Ian Fraser came to </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> with the show. After that, he made the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">United
States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> his home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Working on <i>The Julie
Andrews Hour</i>, Fraser recalls that the weeks were intense. They taped for three weeks (3 shows) in a row and then took a week off. Taping the shows two weeks ahead of the air dates, allowed for some breaks and took some of the pressure off, but not much. Although the weeks when they had no
shows were meant to give them some breathing time before the next onslaught of work, according to Ian, he really never had a week off during the time the series ran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Every week there were big production meetings where they
learned who the guests would be and what the theme was for the next show. The
songs were then chosen according to the theme. Once they knew what the songs
would be, Ian went to work, laying out the vocal arrangements for the show.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">About <i>The Julie
Andrews Hour</i>, Mr. Fraser says, “It was really an amazing operation.” Week
after week, the crew and the stars created great shows, with everything running
like clockwork. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On Mondays, Nelson Riddle would meet a team of arrangers over lunch. There they would discuss the plans for the week. By
</span><st1:time hour="17" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">5pm</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> that
same day, the music for the dance numbers would be all laid out, so that Tony
Charmoli and his dancers could go to work and be ready for the final rehearsal on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Ian got his assignments on Monday and a day and a half
later, Wednesday, at two or three in the afternoon, all the musicians and the
back-up singers met at the RCA recording studios to lay down the tracks. Then,
late in the afternoon, Julie and her guests would join them at the studio to
lay down the vocal tracks. They often worked past </span><st1:time hour="0" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">midnight</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> to get
everything just right. Ian was at RCA all day, and then, generally, all night, working on the mixing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Wednesday night, all the recording and the mixing (with
voices, instruments and back-up singers) had to be perfectly balanced and ready
for the Thursday morning rehearsal. It was Ian’s job to see that this
was done and take the tapes to the studio for the 8 or </span><st1:time hour="9" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">9am</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> onstage rehearsal Thursday
morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sometimes, Julie and/or her guests intended to record a song during their "live" studio performance on Friday, but even when they intended to do that, the orchestra
tracks were all pre-recorded on Wednesday. Then, at ABC, one or more of the musicians would
play live with the singers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Fraser says that the quietest day of the week for him was
Tuesday. Even on Fridays, when his job was basically done, he was always at the studio, working. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">He was present for the Thursday rehearsals and Friday tapings, which went from the morning until </span><st1:time hour="0" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">midnight</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"> and sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On rare occasions, he also appeared on camera, playing piano for
Julie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Julie was amazing,” he said. “She kept her energy up
throughout.” Still, the show was extremely exhausting and as Mr. Fraser
intimated, Julie wasn’t sure, if the show was renewed for another year, whether
she could keep up that level of work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Ian Fraser is not sure when or how he heard that the show
was canceled. That was a sad day for everyone involved, but in the long run, he
says, it worked out just as well. Julie was given a series of specials which
she was able to do in her own time, without the pressure of producing a weekly
show. She was also able to tape these specials in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, where
she was living at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Over the years, in addition to his prolific work as a
conductor and composer, Ian Fraser has continued to work with Julie Andrews.
Following <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>, he was musical director for her two
Christmas albums and five television
specials in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. In the 1990s, Mr. Fraser also filled the role of
conductor for Ms. Andrews’ return to Broadway in <i>Victor/Victoria</i>. He also
composed the music for Dame Julie’s narration of her children’s book, <i>Simeon’s Gift</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Ian Fraser has been nominated for twenty-three Emmy Awards.
He has received eleven Emmys, including for the 1993 <i>52<sup>nd</sup> Presidential Inaugural Gala</i>, <i>The Sound of Christmas(Julie Andrews) </i>and <i>Baryshnikov on Broadway</i>. Mr. Fraser has worked with a wide range of musical artists from Placido Domingo to Christina Aguilera. His collaboration on the duet,
<i>Peace on Earth</i> for Bing Crosby and David Bowie is one of the most popular ever and sold over two million copies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I would like to thank Ian Fraser for taking time to speak
with me and for preserving something of what it took to create <i>The Julie Andrews H</i>our.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and her guests, please e-mail a polite request: <o:p></o:p></span></b><a href="mailto:dangopal@itv.com" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">dan.gopal@itv.com</a></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-55947885336150617232013-02-23T20:09:00.000-08:002013-02-24T15:14:17.494-08:00Daffodils for Julie<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I suppose one of the things that bothered me the most was the
fact that I had never spoken to Julie, nor expressed my gratitude to her. For
months, I had watched her work. I had even looked into her eyes, but we had
never spoken. The next Friday, February 16<sup>th</sup>, I decided it was time
to say something. I wasn’t going to be allowed to attend the taping, but at
least I knew where Julie would be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">That Friday morning, I had classes, first tennis and then
speech. After giving my speech, I was on the way back to my seat when the
teacher, Mrs. Pauchan, stopped me and told me to go back up onstage. She
began to ask me a series of questions about the play, the speech I gave, was
from. She also asked me about the
character, and though I was uncertain about some of the answers, she insisted I
answer all the questions. I was up there on stage for a long time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After class was over, a girl stopped me and told me not to
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’re good,” she said. “You are better than the girl who
was up there before you and she is a professional actress, who has done
Shakespeare. She is way too sure of herself. I don’t know if you have worked or
if you just have talent, but there is something special about you. What you
were saying came across to me.”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I was stunned. It has been such a long time since I received
any encouragement (other than the encouragement my singing teacher gave me). At
school, I hadn’t heard anything to justify my feeling that I could be a great
actress. After my classmate finished speaking to me, I went outside. While I
was standing there, the professional actress came over to me and said, “The
teacher really liked you.” </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Again, I was surprised, because Mrs. Pauchan had really
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now that I was finished with my classes for the day, I went
home and worked on a letter to Julie. I really wanted to thank her for all the
inspiration she had given me, but it wasn’t easy for me to express myself. Even
on paper I felt tongue-tied. Later I noted that “I was afraid I devoted a
little too much time on how the studio was home to me.” After finishing the
letter, I ate my lunch—a piece of apple pie and washed my hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I bought Julie a bunch of yellow daffodils and went to the
studio. As I handed the daffodils and my note to the page, I was so nervous my
hands were shaking. Still, I said
cheerfully,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Will you give these to Julie?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Sure,” he said, but I didn’t think he sounded convincing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Or give them to Sharri or </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lorraine</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> to
give to Julie,” I added. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, I left. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It seemed strange to be eating dinner on a Friday night at the
residence, rather than at the studio. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the evening, Vivian called me on the payphone outside my
room. She was lonely, and said she wished she was at the studio with Julie. She
said she had called Carol and pleaded with her so hard to go to the taping that
she began to cry. Still, Carol said, ‘No’ she couldn’t come. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, Vivian’s mother called Bill Harbach right inside the
studio. She said she could hear Julie singing in the background. She told him
it wasn’t fair if other people and their guests got onto a strictly closed set when
her daughter couldn’t, and she hadn’t caused any trouble. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bill told her that the first of the year “the important
people working on the show (not Julie),” had a meeting and decided that we
girls couldn’t come anymore because they didn’t want probation officers and
parents calling the studio. And they all had agreed to keep the rule. Much later, I would be told there were strict rules about having minors present on the set. (Of course, I wasn't a minor, but I was seen as part of the group and no one believed I was over 18.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When Vivian’s mother told him how Claire Priest and a camera
man’s wife brought people in, she said Bill really got “riled up.” He told her he would keep an eye out and
personally “kick out” anyone he saw. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Vivian talked to me about an hour and a half. She wanted me
to come over and go to a fashion the next day (Saturday), but later I called
her back and said I couldn’t. I was going back to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">West
Covina</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the morning, I cleaned my room and then took the bus back to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">West
Covina</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. The ride on the bus made me feel rather ill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Sandy Duncan. I thought it was terribly good. My two
year-old brother, John, danced to Julie’s opening number. It’s funny but when I
used to have a front seat for the taping, everything looked terrible on TV.
Now, after having to sit in the back, it looks wonderful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">John adored the Muppets and Julie was so cute with them. I
noticed that when she was dancing with Thog, she kept looking to the side. She
was probably trying to see Emma’s reaction to her dance with this huge
creature. Her songs with Sergio Franchi were as good as any of her best shows –
beautiful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On this day I went to inquire about a cleaning job, working
for an 84 year-old lady who speaks seven languages. Her son came to interview
me and said he thought they would take me. I would be paid for ten hours a
week. My only thought, as noted in my diary, was this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Now I can buy Julie’s new record album, “The World of Julie
Andrews” and listen to her lovely voice forever.” I wanted to hear her in-person,
but I knew that was probably not going to be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I started my job today for the 84 year old woman today, but
when I got to her area, I realized I had forgotten her address, so I had to
call my roommate Lynn from a “posh plaza” for the number. The lady has a small, nice place near the
Ambassador Hotel. She is very nice and keeps hopping out of bed to talk to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On
this day, I cleaned the kitchen. Her daughter-in-law explained what I should
do. The lady seemed a bit like a grandmother to me, after having lost my own
grandmother. When I was leaving, she took my face in her hands and kissed me. When
I told my mother what I was doing, she didn’t seem too happy about me working-cleaning,
but then I didn’t think she would be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By the next day, February 22<sup>nd</sup>, I was feeling
very tired and all the bones in my face ached. “I can feel a fever is burning
inside, though there is none outside,” I wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The World of Julie Andrews<br />2-record album as it appears<br />when laid out full-length.<br />Although it contained a<br />collection of songs from<br />Julie's previous albums,<br />the photo is definitely from<br />The Julie Andrews Hour.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In recent days, I had finally gotten in touch with my
singing teacher, Mr. Loring. My state of mind was such that I felt no one
wanted me and that included Mr. Loring. I was worried he wouldn’t want to keep
me on. So on this day, despite feeling very sick, I went ahead and had my
lesson. Mr. Loring taped me singing, “Who Cares?” I thought I sounded
sorrowful, but he said I did very well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After my lesson, I went down and bought some more Binaca (what
Julie used). Then, I searched for record albums at a place on </span><st1:street><st1:address><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hollywood
Boulevard</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> that sold them very cheaply. I
made a list of the ones I wanted, all for $1.98 each:<i> </i></span><st1:place><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Coco</span></i></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
(starring Katharine Hepburn), <i>Star </i>and
<i>Judy’s Portrait in Song</i>. Then, I bought <i>The World of Julie Andrews</i>, a two-record album. I thought it should have been called “Julie’s
Portrait in Song” because it contained her sentimental, silly and happy songs---all
sides of her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Suddenly, after buying the album, I felt very upset about
what I had written her. I left out the most important things. Why didn’t I tell
her how much she inspired me, how much I had learned from her and the fact that
I was now taking singing lessons because of her? Why didn’t I tell her how
honored I was to learn from her? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">That night I couldn’t sleep, and when I
finally fell asleep, I dreamt about Julie. Vivian, Patty and I were all there
in a park with some very small very small children and Julie. We had a wonderful,
happy, laughing time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By the next day, February 23, I was so sick, I stayed in bed
all day. Late in the afternoon, I went down and bought a copy of “The World of
Julie Andrews” record for Vivian. She had called and asked me to buy her a copy
as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ambassador Hotel, circa 1938</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Later in the day, I went to work at the lady’s apartment.
On the way to the lady's apartment, I bought her some milk and then walked through a lovely rose garden on the grounds of the Ambassador Hotel. That was the first time I had ever seen it, though I knew of the famed Cocoanut Grove, which was inside the hotel. That was a place that all the film stars went and where many great talents, including Judy Garland, had played. Even my mother had dreamed of working there. [The Ambassador Hotel
has since been razed.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the evening, Vivian and I spoke again. She told me that
the first time she met Jenny Edwards was during the show with Don Rickles. He
kept teasing Jenny about the way she and Julie had performed and run around in
Blake’s documentary, and Jenny seemed very embarrassed by his comments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All week I had been saying, ‘everything will be fine when
Friday comes and I see Julie again’ but as Friday approached, it was clear this
was not going to happen. Friday I was told the show would be taped on a closed
set, so I could not go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanwhile, I bombarded myself over the faults in my letter
and despaired over the fact that I would never go to ABC again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Looking back, I can see so clearly that should simply have been
concentrating on school and my art, but I was distracted and confused by all I
had experienced. “Only two more shows
and my dreams and hopes fall apart.” Yes, there were so many unspoken emotions
within me and no way to express them that I fell into “a great depression.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On Friday I was so ill, I skipped school and told my mother
I was too ill to come home. I slept all morning, but in the late afternoon, I
went to work and cleaned out the lady’s refrigerator. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Coming Next</u>: An Interview with Musical Director, Ian Fraser</div>
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</span>Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-42187364433828257622013-02-17T21:35:00.002-08:002013-02-23T14:41:46.857-08:00Episode 20 - Guests Sandy Duncan, Sergio Franchi and Muppets Jim Hensen<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> “Ladies and
Gentlemen, here’s Julie!” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">So begins the 20<sup>th</sup> Episode
of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour </i>as introduced by announcer Dick Tufeld. This show first aired on February 17<sup>th</sup>, 1973. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Wearing a lovely green, blue and
white, floral-patterned, one shoulder gown, Julie can be seen standing center
stage, surrounded by a circular, two-level seating arrangement. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">There was no band, and the auditorium seats
are empty. She begins to sing:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Let the drums roll out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Let the trumpet call!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> While the people shout!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Strike Up the Band!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (c) 1927 </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Music: George Gershwin, Lyrics: Ira Gershwin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At that moment, as if by magic, the orchestra appears and a
full audience can be seen in the house as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The opening number, a medley consisting of “Strike Up the
Band/The Sweetest Sounds/I Hear Music” is upbeat and includes a lot of close-up
shots of instruments being played. Julie looks fresh as a spring morning, and
moves from area to area as she sings. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At one point she sings,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “We must treasure every measure<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> So that time will never change,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The strange, new music of love.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, for the grand finale Julie Andrews climbs (via hidden steps)
onto a large bass drum. Even forty years later, this opening number seems fresh
and exciting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandy Duncan, Julie and Sergio Franchi</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After completing her song, Julie introduces us to her guests:
Sandy Duncan and Sergio Franchi. A few
moments later, we meet Rowlf of The Muppets, who seems a bit jealous of Sergio
and wants Julie’s special attention telling her, that he is “Marcello Mastroianni
in a flea collar!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We are then introduced to some other Muppet characters – a
lady and a furry black dog, which looks somewhat frightening. Unaware of this
black creature, the lady is happily placing flowers in a vase when they begin
to disappear. The monster/dog is sneaking around eating them. Eventually, he
becomes bold enough to grab all the flowers. At one point, he is so happy over
his conquest; he tosses the petals in the air, catches them in his mouth and
chomps them down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Filmed with a live audience, we hear a great deal of
laughter during the segment, which makes it even funnier. After the dog is
finished with the flowers, he begins to snuggle up to the lady. If you listen
carefully, you can hear him say under his breath, “Kiss! Kiss!” The middle aged lady is a nervous wreck and soon
takes a cigarette out to smoke. The creature decides he wants one too, of course.
In response, the woman takes out what is clearly a stick of dynamite. He puts
it in his mouth and she lights it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This entertainment was pleasing to young and old alike, but when
Julie announces that Sergio Franchi will sing the theme from “The Godfather,”
we are clearly in adult territory.
Walking onto a set of columned architecture, flowers and sunlight amid
shadows, just the site of this tall, dark and handsome singer is arresting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg326CVltOeh5XBpuq-gNV1bruW1tQwNkbgIIiYynCwYBPB0gQZEUstinaGP33F8ThWMbxkzwLgEx46KChW6UXoAYQTZ3rqu303h9Akztzhl4UB8zD8L6Pqw6iCqPmPJ77MpREPq-CZZorH/s1600/JA+blog+71_Franchi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg326CVltOeh5XBpuq-gNV1bruW1tQwNkbgIIiYynCwYBPB0gQZEUstinaGP33F8ThWMbxkzwLgEx46KChW6UXoAYQTZ3rqu303h9Akztzhl4UB8zD8L6Pqw6iCqPmPJ77MpREPq-CZZorH/s1600/JA+blog+71_Franchi.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">[</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sergio Franchi was born Sergio Franci Galli in
the Lombardi district of Italy on </span><st1:date day="6" month="4" year="1926"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">April
6, 1926</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. He often sang for the family as a child and as
a teenager earned money by singing with a male vocal group in jazz clubs.
During WWII, the family followed the father to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Johannesburg</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, where
Sergio was discovered by the local opera company and offered a role. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After the war, Alessandro Rota, a successful opera tenor,
tutored Sergio, helping him to expand his range and learn technique.
Eventually, he went to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> where
in 1962 he was discovered on </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
television. As a result, RCA signed him to a seven year contract. From that time on, he was one of the most
popular acts in show business. He became an American citizen in 1972. Sadly,
after a thirty-six year career, Sergio Franchi died in 1990 at the age of 64.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To learn more about Mr. Franchi, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.sergiofranchi.com/">http://www.sergiofranchi.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Franchi">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Franchi</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">From the first moment we hear Sergio Franchi open his mouth,
we are aware that we are listening to something quite amazing. Along with his
good looks, the richness of his voice and his powerful vocal ability are
overwhelming. Tremendous performance!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Immediately following this grand number, we see Sandy Duncan
and Julie Andrews in a restaurant/pub setting, wearing fishnet stockings, high
heeds and wrap-around skirts cut high in the middle. They sing and dance to
“The Last Blues Song.” The Tony Charmoli Dancers work as background in the
beginning of the number; they are seated at tables and standing in various
spots around the stage. Then, one of the dancers grabs Sandy and another,
Julie, and soon, all the men are after them. It’s a fun, sexy number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Sandra Kay Duncan was born on </span><st1:date day="20" month="2" year="1946"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">February 20, 1946</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Henderson</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Texas</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. She
got her first job at the age of 12 when she was hired to appear in a local
production of <i>The King and I</i>. Her pay
was $150 a week. After moving to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Los
Angeles</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, she made a notable appearance
as a bank teller in a TV commercial and also appeared on the daytime soap,
Search for Tomorrow. Appearing on Broadway in a revival of <i>The Boyfriend</i> (which was Julie Andrews’ first Broadway play), as
well as two films which did not do well at the box office, Sandy was named by
Time Magazine, “one of the most promising stars of tomorrow.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the fall of 1971, Sandy Duncan starred in the television
sitcom <i>Funny Face</i>, which was placed
on Saturday night between <i>All in the
Family</i> and <i>The New Dick Van Dyke Show</i>.
In September of 1972, the show became <i>The
Sandy Duncan Show</i> but was cancelled after 13 episodes. Thus it must have
been a great boost to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sandy</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> to be
invited to appear on <i>The Julie Andrews
Hour</i> in the spring of 1973.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the future, Sandy Duncan would appear in many roles, both
on television and on Broadway, where in 1979 she appeared in the title role as
Peter Pan and received rave reviews. Today, she lives in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York City</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> and continues to act in
theater.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information on Sandy Duncan and her television
history, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Duncan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the next scene, we see Julie and her guests—Jim Hensen,
Sandy Duncan and Sergio Franchi—seated on the “Getting to Know You” set. Julie
says to Sandy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Haven’t you always wanted to do a sexy number like that?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">She goes on to say that they both have always played “good
and proper” roles, to which Sandy adds that their roles have always been about
people who were, “honest, gentle, sensitive, descent, humble and sweet.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Just what we are in real life,” Julie comments. “That was
the other side of us.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“The real side,” says Sandy, bubbling over a little.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie asks about the fact that that Sandy got married only a
couple of weeks prior to the taping. Sandy says they are lucky her husband
likes Julie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes,” says Julie, “Because we worked so hard, no one has
been home this week.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim Hensen, Muppets' creator and<br />
Julie Andrews</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Then, she turns to
interview Jim Henson, asking him how long the Muppets have been in existence.
She thought they began with Sesame Street, but that was not the case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Jim Henson tells her that the Muppets have been around for
“seventeen to eighteen years” now. Their first appearance was on the old <i>Steve Allen Sunday Show</i>, which was
produced by Bill Harbach and Nick Vanoff, who are also the producers of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Julie asks Jim Hensen if he has any favorites among the
Muppets, he says that “Rowlf” has always been one of his favorites and he also
likes “Kermit.” He has about a dozen people working with him, some work in the
workshop, making puppets. He’s been lucky to have “great talents” in each field
work with him, he tells us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Jim Hensen was born in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Greenville</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mississippi</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> on </span><st1:date day="24" month="9" year="1936"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">September 24<sup>th</sup>, 1936</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.
Although it is said he never thought he’d make a name for himself as a
puppeteer, his work obviously went far beyond what any prior puppeteer as done.
Henson’s work – his beloved Muppets – are know and loved by children and adults
of all ages. Sadly on </span><st1:date day="16" month="5" year="1990"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">May 16<sup>th</sup>,
1990</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, Jim Henson died of a bacterial infection. His
Muppets are now, for the most part, owned by Disney.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To
learn more about Jim Henson, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001345/bio">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001345/bio</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jim_Henson">http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jim_Henson</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During the interview, we also learn that it often takes two
people to work a puppet. As in the case of Rowlf, Jim Henson worked Rolfe’s
head and one paw, and someone else had to work the other paw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Right now, there’s another character here that would like
to meet you, but he’s too shy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Oh, bring the little fellow over…” is Julie’s comment, but
she soon learns this fellow is not so little. Although Jim Henson tells her
that he’s about 8 feet tall, clearly, he is taller than that, more like ten
feet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“He would like to sing a song to you,” says Jim, so Julie
gets up and goes over to meet Thog in one of the most charming scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Julie asks Thog how he is, he says, “I’m blue.” Of
course, his color is blue, but that’s not what he means. He’s blue because he
wants to dance with her and is afraid she won’t dance with him. The humility of
this great creature is so sweet and touching. It should be mentioned that for
years, along with scores of other characters, puppeteer Jerry Nelson played
this wonderful creature, both inside the body and speaking for him, which was
quite a feat as it involved a pa system.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To learn more about Jerry Nelson, who was one of the
earliest members of Jim Hensens’ troupe,
and read an interview with him, please click here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><a href="http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-1/" target="_blank">http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-1/</a> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information, please visit:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> As Julie and Thog
begin to dance, his mouth kind of hits her hair and later when he bumps her,
his ears go up. Julie seems so sincerely delighted to be dancing with Thog. She
clasps his hands and pulls his arms around her. Thog is so huge and that it
almost seems a bit frightening to see him dance with Julie; it seems that he
could easily fall on her and crush her. Yet watching the two of them move
together brings such a feeling of amazement and delight, that you can’t help
smiling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After the commercial break, we are once again on the
“Getting to Know You” set. This time, Sergio Franchi has moved to the seat next
to Julie. She asks him when he left opera, and he tells her that his last
performance in the opera was in <i>Samson
and Delilah,</i> with a Delilah that weighed 350 pounds. Julie confesses that
although she sang arias as a child, she never sang opera. Sergio reassures her
by saying, “If you were my Delilah, I could sing it every night of the week.” Then, holding hands, the pair walk to a new
area of the stage and begin to sing this lovely music by </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Camille Saint-Saens. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This lovely
piece with Sergio Franchi and Julie certainly deserves to be among the songs Julie’s
Duets CD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">To conclude the first half of the 20<sup>th</sup> Episode, Rowlf
has another bit with Julie, telling her he wants to be her dog. “But I already
have a dog,” says Julie. “Does he talk,” asks Rowlf. “No, he’s very discrete,”
says Julie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, it’s time for the tribute to the “Music Men” and
tonight’s songwriter is Jerome Kern (1885-1945). The scene opens with a lovely
evening sky and cherry blossoms. Couples stroll along and Sergio begins to <i>sing</i> the wonderful, “I Hear Music.” Julie
soon joins him singing, “The Way You Look Tonight.” This becomes a glorious
duet with grand, sweeping orchestral music, something that was once popular
which we don’t hear anymore. Still, this duet is exquisite and should certainly
be on any Duets CD of <i>The Julie Andrews
Hour</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After this very romantic scene, we find Sandy Duncan seated
demurely in a chair, singing, “I’m Old Fashioned.” Meanwhile, two of the male
dancers, Gary Menteer and Jerry Trent, dressed in bell bottoms and blossomed
sleeve shirts, dance in a very modern, sexy, 1970s style. Before long, Sandy joins them, showing what a
great dancer she is, and that she has the ability to shake it with the best of
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Nelson Riddle and his arranger, Ian Fraser, have updated
some of the intros to the old songs in this segment, as well as they rhythms in
the chorus. These arrangements bring an unexpected excitement to these
wonderful but familiar tunes. This is certainly the case with Sergio Franchi’s
solo, “Old Man River,” which is played with a quickened rhythmic beat, making
it up-tempo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sergio has a dramatic presence on the stage. His charisma
and the power of his voice, makes you feel you can’t get enough of him. All
that can be said as you watch this performance is “Wow!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In sharp contrast to the previous scene, in the next scene
we see Julie, wrapped in a chiffon scarf, walking the streets of Paris. The
scene is dark and there are lovers seated on the ground and standing in the
shadows. She rests her head against a railing and sings, “The Last Time I Saw
Paris” with a slow and dreamy tempo. Looking into the distance, we see in her
eyes the story, and believe that she has lived every word she sings. A
beautiful moment, beautifully taped and preserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After these wonderful solos, the three stars come together
to sing something upbeat – “Pick Yourself Up (dust yourself off and start all
over again). Adding a little “I Won’t Dance” into the song, Sergio suddenly
breaks away and does some fine tapping. The girls join him and say, “He can
dance!” Then, in a final moment of comedy, he ends the final move by turning in
the wrong direction!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The set is flooded by long, tapered candles, which appear to
be the only thing lighting Julie as she sings, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.” This is certainly among Jerome Kern’s most
famous songs, but doubtless, there is another reason it was included. Producer,
Bill Harbach’s father, lyricist Otto Harbach, wrote the lyrics for this song in
19---. Julie sings it beautifully. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Bringing the show to a positive conclusion, Julie, Sergio
and Sandy sing “Look for the Silver Lining.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, at the very
last moment, Thog appears on stage. This time he is wearing a little (for him)
red striped jacket. He wants to dance with Julie. Julie sings the final notes
of “Time Is My Friend” leaning against Thog, and then the pair dance, Julie
twirling and curtsying in her lovely gown. It’s a shame the set is so dark,
but it is a lovely ending to a lovely show.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">(c) Michelle Russell</span></div>
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<u style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">All photos here are for entertainment purposes only!</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Coming soon</u>: Fame Makes for Strange Bed Fellows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I<b>f you would like to see <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> put out on
DVD, along with a Duets CD of Julie and her guests (and maybe others as well), please send a <u>respectful e-mail </u>to requesting this to: </b></span><a href="mailto:dan.gopal@itv.com" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">dan.gopal@itv.com</a><br />
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(I have asked for another address, but this person is in charge of global products, which should include DVDs and CDs.)</div>
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</span>Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-30628620003143495412013-02-16T20:05:00.000-08:002013-02-19T17:49:33.860-08:00Episode 19 - Guests Angela Lansbury, Steve Lawrence and Rich Little<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The opening moments of </span><i style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Julie Andrews Hour </i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">on February 9th, 1973 were a grand tour de force. With only a silhouette of Julie Andrews' darkened figure against a beautiful blue background, we hear her sing:</span></div>
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moment, the lights come up and Nelson Riddle’s orchestra joins Julie in
a crescendo of music and emotion. The view is quite stunning.
Miss Andrews is wearing a white caftan gown, with beaded circles and exquisitely
beaded sleeves, fit for a queen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">To learn more about Julie Andrews’ gown, please click the
link and visit Julien’s Auctions where the gown was sold last year. <span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The setting is rich; a darkened theater, with only a pattern of lights along the sides of the stage and the
footlights. The footlights form a walkway from the back of the stage all the way onto the
apron. The various camera angles reveal that Julie is singing to a full
house, and the wonderful camera work allows us to feel that we are there. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Directly following the opening number, Julie welcomes her
guests for the evening: Steve Lawrence and Angela Lansbury. Rich Little is also
a guest tonight, and will play many important roles during the evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beginning, it is clear that this show will celebrate the theater. Julie, Steve Lawrence and, of course, Angela
Lansbury, have all played important roles on Broadway. Once introduced, the four performers are seen in a costume room singing, “High Diddle-</span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dee</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dee</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, An
Actor’s Life for Me.” This song is the entrance into a series of musical comedy numbers; some performed with a
comic edge quite different from the original.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the first scene, we see Julie, Angela and Steve standing on
a rolling ship in sailor outfits. Steve sings, “I am the Captain of the
Pinafore…” from <i>H.M.S. Pinafore</i>. The
point of the song seems to be that the Captain never gets seasick, but after a
time of rolling on the rough sea, Steve jumps overboard, and, in the final
moments, the crew (Angela and Julie) gets thoroughly sloshed with water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the second scene, Steve Lawrence plays a Sheik on the desert. As he begins to sing “Desert Love Song,” we see Julie, in the role of an elegant
English lady, coming from her tent, obviously smitten with him. </span><br />
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inter-twined, the wind begins to blow. In fact, it blows so hard, bit by bit,
Steve’s clothes are blown off, leaving him wearing only shorts and an
undershirt. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Lawrence, who seems to be
comfortable with every style of music, is wonderful here in this duet with Julie.
Meanwhile, the beauty of the scene and the music juxtaposed to the fact that
Steve is having his clothing ripped off and the palm tree, to which Julie
clings, is collapsing, makes for great hilarity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The third sketch portrays a scene from the wonderful, but
mostly now forgotten, <i>Jackie Gleason Show.
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“Joe the Bartender” and Steve Lawrence plays Frank Fontaine’s “Crazy
Guggenheim.” Frank Fontaine (1922-1978) was famous for his ability to play
“goofy” characters and then sing with an incredibly deep and beautiful voice.
Both men are wonderful here, and although </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lawrence</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> is not
known as an impersonator, he is not afraid to act “goofy” and is excellent as
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The fourth scene reveals two unique personages of the silver
screen: Rich Little as W. C. Fields and Angela Lansbury as Mae West. The
opening moments are rather thrilling. We see the back of a very shapely figure
in a lovely hourglass gown and a big hat with a feather. When she turns, we
realize that Angela Lansbury is playing Mae West to perfection. In this scene,
Miss Lansbury also sings a song that was a big hit in the late 1960s and
beyond, “Hey, Big Spender.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The sixth and final musical comedy scene stretches the
laughs about as far as they can go. In this scene, Rich Little plays </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cher</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and
Steve Lawrence, wearing a skin tight outfit, plays Sonny. Although even in
makeup, Rich Little is not nearly as attractive as </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cher</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, he captures
her mannerisms and vocal quality to a “T.” </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lawrence</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> is quite
funny as Sonny and the dialog between the two, which includes trading those
famous put-downs, is hilarious.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with a high speed gorilla chase through all the scenes we have just seen. While
everyone runs for their life, trying to get away from the gorilla, Julie Andrews
sits, cool as a cucumber, watching the crazy chase with people running, falling and bumping into one another, without batting an eye. The gorilla does not bother her. At
the conclusion, it’s great fun to see these wonderful stars hop onto the
costume racks and ride around the stage, singing about the wonders of an
actor’s life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After all the madcap musical numbers of the previous
segment, we are introduced to the bossonova music of Luiz Bonfo (1922-2001). Born
in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Brazil</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">,
guitarist Bonfa’s work was at the heart of the samba-cacao style. To
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beautiful medley/duet with Julie and Steve. With Bonfo on guitar, Julie and Steve, seated on a </span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">three-step platform with palms and shades of blue and light, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">sing “Watch
What Happens/Wave/Gentle Rain, A Day in the Life of a Fool.” (by Luiz Bonfa) It is a lovely relaxing duet, with unique music that would be a fine addition to a CD of </span><i style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie Andrews Hour</i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> duets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After all the comedy and music,
it’s time for some conversation. We find Julie, Angela and Steve
sitting on the “Getting to Know You” set, discussing some of the Broadway shows
they appeared in. There are some funny anecdotes by Steve and Julie about
fellow actors not showing up onstage when expected, and there is a lovely song,
“Say a Prayer For Me Tonight,” which was taken out of the show Julie Andrews starred in, <i>My Fair Lady</i>, and
put into the film, <i>Gigi.</i> Julie sings the song
with great feeling, and it's a joy to be able to see it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During this segment, we also learn
that Julie Andrews first met Angela Lansbury while appearing in her
first Broadway show, <i>The Boyfriend</i>. Miss Lansbury’s mother, Moyna MacGil, was also appearing in this show in the
role of Lady Brockhurst.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">[Angela Lansbury was born in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> on </span><st1:date day="16" month="10" year="1925"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">October 16, 1925</span></st1:date><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. The
daughter of an actress, Miss Lansbury came to the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">United
States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> during WWII. Her first film role
as Ingrid Bergman’s maid in the thriller, <i>Gaslight, </i>earned her an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was
only eighteen. The following year she received another nomination for her role
in <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray.</i> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More great roles followed but
by the 1960s, Miss Lansbury decided to work in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York. She appeared in numerous Broadway shows, frequently</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> in musicals. Her title role in
Jerry Herman’s musical, <i>Mame</i>, brought her much success and popularity. Over the
years, Miss Lansbury has received numerous awards, but she is perhaps best
known for her long running television series, <i>Murder, She Wrote</i> which ran from 1984 - 1996.]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">To learn more about Angela
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World</i>, a musical version of <i>The
Madwoman of Chaillot</i>, for which Jerry Herman wrote the music. Ms. Lansbury says
there is a song in this show that she particularly loved to sing. In the show, she played Aurelia, an eighty year old woman (she was about 40 at the time). As Miss Lansbury describes the moment in the play when she sings this song, she says that the
world was being taken over by automation and all the beautiful old buildings of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Paris</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> were
being torn down. The song says, “I Don’t Want to Know” if the world is
no longer kind or beautiful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">To watch Miss Lansbury sing
this song is to see what it means to be a great musical actress. Seated simply
in a chair, Angela Lansbury creates a moment that fills the stage. With only a few phrases, you are taken to another place, until the middle of the song when her vision and emotion totally sweep you away, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Following these
wonderful moments of conversation and song, we are soon back on the darkened stage
where the show began. Dressed in a tux, Steve Lawrence sings about the Palace, the
great male performers of the past, and then asks “But what about the girls?” </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, taking on vocal quality
of famous MC, George Jessel, he announces the old vaudeville act, “The Dolly
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dressed in form-fitting satin gowns, feather headdresses and huge
feather wings, Julie and Angela enter the stage like the two veteran performers
they are, ready to hit the boards and knock ‘em dead. Singing “A Good Man Is
Hard to Find,” they strut, wiggle and bump their way across the stage. They are
glamorous and sexy, and it’s great fun to watch them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the next scene, both women
appear onstage as Ethel Merman. Wearing brown wigs and gold gowns, they sing
“I’ve Got Rhythm. Angela sings the chorus with the brashness Merman made
famous, while Julie holds the “Ah” note for 8 to 16 bars at a time. Then, they
switch. By the end of the song, both ladies are falling over one another, laughing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Following this brash and funny number,
we enter a different world; a world of of love and true theatrical elegance. Dressed
in a low-cut, wine colored satin gown, Angela Lansbury is seated on a grand
piano, holding a glass of red wine. Portraying famed singer Helen Morgan, she sings,
“My Bill.” The performance is so simple, so full of joy, and as we watch her, we know this
is the real deal; this is what every performer aspires to, what every audience hopes
to see. It is theatrical, but oh so true to the heart. A great, great moment,
wonderfully preserved on <i>The Julie
Andrews Hour</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In the next musical scene,
Julie Andrews plays the great Eleanor Powell, tapping away on a unique formation
of circular steps with amazing ability. Julie is beautiful in this number and
really portrays Eleanor Powell’s style and spirit. She simply lights up the stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dressed to the hilt in a sequin gown with feather boa and orchids, Angela Lansbury comes onstage, singing “Some of these Days” in tribute to Sophie Tucker, who was once know as the last
of the “red hot Mamas.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The next musical number reveals Julie and Angela, dressed as
Carmen Miranda, singing “I Yi, Yi, Yi.” It’s a fast Latin number, and it's fascinating to watch these two ladies put on the moves and the charm with all those special Carmen Miranda moves. At the
conclusion, Julie bumps Angela in fun and nearly knocks her over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For the final solo, Julie
Andrews gets to portray Judy Garland singing “The Trolley Song” in <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>. She looks lovely
in the role and The Tony Charmoli Dancers join in on the trolley, one playing
the boy she wants to stop from getting off the trolley. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The two ladies, Andrews and Lansbury,
finish off their musical segment by portraying the Rockettes. They do a fine
job with the high kicks. Mirrors are brought in to multiply the two stars and
turn them into a chorus line of Rockets. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Putting all of these musical performances
together in a week, must have been a daunting task, nevertheless, these ladies are top of the line and they do a great job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For the final moments of the
show, Julie Andrews, Angela Lansbury, Steve Lawrence and Rich Little appear on
the stage wearing the outfits they began the evening in. Julie sings a portion
of “Time Is My Friend” while Rich portrays someone Vincent Price and Steve
Lawrence follows him, making Julie laugh. Angela Lansbury seems a little less
happy about having these ‘monsters” attack her. Still, this is a wonderful
show with many timeless performances. All in all, it is probably one of the most
enjoyable of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> episodes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Coming
Next</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> – The 20<sup>th</sup> Episode with Guests: Sandy Duncan, Sergio Franchi, Jim Henson and
The Muppets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> During the break
between scenes, I went over to visit with Vivian and showed her some sketches I
had made of Julie as a young girl. Meanwhile, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> had
come over to talk to Patty and Kelly, so I went over and showed </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> some photos
of Liza that I had recently purchased from her fan club. I also asked her if
she had met Liza. She said ‘yes,’ her date had introduced them, but they were
at an event where there were so many photographers and newsmen around, they
couldn’t talk. She said, Liza grabbed her arm and pulled her into the picture that
was being taken of she and Desi. After telling me that, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> turned
back to Patty and Kelly, and ignored me, so I went back to talk to Vivian. During
the break, I also went out and ate some dinner and had a cup of tea. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Tonight, Katrina was there with Joan’s little girl. Joan’s
husband had the little boy with him. Vivian told me that Katrina gets
everything she wants from Joan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“She always threatens to leave,” said Vivian, “and Joan is
afraid she will. She told Julie, ‘If I didn’t have Katrina, I couldn’t work for
you, and I don’t know what I’d do.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Katrina supposedly got the job working for Joan when she came
to the studio to see the show. She was talking to Alice Ghostley that day and
told her if she didn’t get a job, she’d have to go back to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sweden</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. So </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Alice</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
introduced her to Joan, whose lady was leaving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Gosh, I’d take that job,” said Vivian. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“So would I,” I said, only half meaning it. I wanted to sing and act.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“But Joan doesn’t know that she would get anyone else,” Vivian
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, the next scene was ready. After her interview with Jim
Henson, Sandy Duncan and Sergio Franchi on the “Getting to Know You” set, Julie
got up and went over to where Thog was standing. As someone in the “Getting to
Know You” scene stated, he was “waiting” for her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you say).” It was one of the most charming things. Maybe because I had been
through so much, being put out of the studio and had to listen to all the
negative comments about Julie, who inspired me so much. I don't know why, but this
number touched me in a special way. There was such love and innocence about it.
That night, we all laughed and applauded at the end. Even Emma applauded. But
later, whenever I heard this song, it would bring tears in my eyes. For me, it
was one of the loveliest and most sincere moments at <i>The Julie Andrews Hour.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">[As a
side note, Jerry Nelson, who played many roles on the Muppets, was also the
person who played Thog. I really wanted to interview him for my book, and came
so close. Last summer, I finally found someone who forwarded my email to Mr.
Nelson, but only a week later, on </span></i><st1:date day="23" month="8" year="2012"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">August 23, 2012</span></i></st1:date><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, Jerry Garcia passed away. What a talented
man and what a beautiful spirit he had. More on Jerry Nelson when I review the 20<sup>th</sup>
Episode of The Julie Andrews Hour.]<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Following “Oh Babe,” Julie and Sergio taped a scene from the
opera, <i>Samson and Delilah</i>. It was
already pre-recorded, so they simply had to lip-synch it and play the roles. I
thought, “Now, we’re going to loose Emma.” After all, it was around </span><st1:time hour="23" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">eleven pm</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and Emma was sure not to be interested
in this scene. For a moment, she slouched in her chair. I thought she looked a
bit uncomfortable, but she stayed and watched.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie and Sergio went through the operatic scene about three
or four times By now, half of the audience was gone and I wanted to move up,
but we (“regulars”) soon found out we were not allowed to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After four takes, Julie sat in her chair, or rather, the one
that said “Steve” on it and Sergio sat beside her. Emma was stood next to her
mother, holding her arm and Blake was behind Julie. Together, they watched the
results of Julie and Sergio’s work shown on the monitor. It seemed so nice that
they were all together on this one night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After that, they appeared to be taking a break, so I went
out to get some food. A few minutes later, when I got back, everyone was coming
out, saying that Julie had done two promos and that was all! It was a rap.
Little did I know, as I turned around walked out the door of Studio C, it would
for the last time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I asked Kelly if she would give me a ride, and she agreed.
She was going to take </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> home. </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> had
smashed her car driving home one night. She said she had forgotten she was not
in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and had
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">While we waited to leave, Patty and Kelly stood by the pay phone,
pretending that they were talking on it and waiting for Julie to drive by.
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When the girls came over to us, they were
jealous because some rich twins had gotten a ride home with Julie. “That’s
because they have money,” they commented. I thought the two girls in the car with
Julie should have been Emma and Jenny, so I wasn’t sure what Patty and Kelly were
talking about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Listening to the girls talk, I learned the reason that Emma
and Jenny had been at the studio so late that night. Julie had a regular
babysitter, but apparently the previous week he had gotten bored on the job and
drank alcohol all night. When Julie and Blake came home, he was drunk. Anyway, to
make sure that situation didn’t happen again, Julie had the children stay at
the studio and come home with her. I’m not sure where Geoffrey was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When I arrived at International House, it was unusually
early, before </span><st1:time hour="0" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">midnight</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, and
everyone was still awake. It seemed strange to arrive back at that time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-49018006231403857242013-02-04T17:25:00.000-08:002013-02-06T19:42:48.435-08:00In Memorium - Garrett Lewis - Actor, Dancer & Set Designer<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garrett Lewis is directly to the left of Julie Andrews<br />He was usually called upon to do her lifts and<br />frequently performed special bits with her.</td></tr>
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It is with great regret that I announce the passing of Garrett Lewis. Garrett was one of the eight Tony Charmoli Dancers, but his work on The Julie Andrews Hour was not his first time working with Julie Andrews.<br />
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Garrett first met Julie when she was starring on Broadway in <i>My Fair Lady</i>. Later, he played opposite her in the film <i>Star! </i>If you watch The Julie Andrews Hour, you will not miss Garrett. He was the tallest dancer in the group and on many occasions had special bits.<br />
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Later, Garrett went on to work as set decorator on 37 films, including <i>Pretty Woman</i> and Mrs. <i>Doubtfire. </i>He was a four time Academy Award nominee in the category of best Art Direction. The films for which he was nominated were: Beaches, Glory, Hook and Dracula.<br />
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Last year, I was lucky enough to speak to Garrett Lewis. He called me from a hospital where he was recovering from a recent series of illnesses. He was a very kind and interesting man with no sense of snobbishness about his great history, but an awareness that his had been a very interesting life. It was an honor to speak to him.<br />
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For more information, please visit my previous blog:<br />
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<b><a href="http://thejulieandrewshour.blogspot.com/2012/09/tony-charmoli-and-tony-charmoli-dancers.html">http://thejulieandrewshour.blogspot.com/2012/09/tony-charmoli-and-tony-charmoli-dancers.html</a></b><br />
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Please don't miss Garrett Lewis' wonderful interview with Richard Skipper for Richard's book on<i> Hello Dolly:</i><br />
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-16547531424897171192013-02-03T20:38:00.001-08:002013-02-03T20:38:15.968-08:00Episode 18 - Sid Caesar and John Davidson<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The eighteenth episode of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>, shown on the ABC network </span><st1:date day="3" month="2" year="1973"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">February 3<sup>rd</sup>, 1973</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, took
something of a different format than the previous shows. This show had four separate
segments, and neither of the guest stars--comedian Sid Caesar and singer John
Davidson—appeared in a scene with the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">To open the show, Tony Charmoli choreographed a rather unusual
musical number, though it was also the costume design which made the dance unique. In the opening shot, Julie appears,
looking gorgeous, with her male dancers huddled behind her. Once the group
spreads out in the dance, we realize that everyone is connected by the costume they
are wearing. The medley/dance, which includes “On the Sunny Side of the
Street,” is quite funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For the next segment, Julie Andrews and Rich Little appear
together for a series of duets. As Julie explains, working with Rich, she can
sing with anyone she likes. In the first duet, Rich croons as Bing Crosby,
followed by musical impersonations of George Burns, Jack Benny, Humphrey
Bogart, James Stewart and Walter Brennan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This segment of the show is very loose and gives us a chance to see Julie singing in a rather informal way. During the bit
on George Burns, she sings “I Could Have Danced All Night,” and produces the most glorious sounds with as much ease as the average person might sing “Ring Around the
Rosie.” Her singing here seems almost effortless and is truly remarkable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Rich Little plays Jimmy Stewart trying to
sing on key, he is so funny, Julie, who is attempting to sing with him, has a hard time not laughing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For the next section of the show, Julie Andrews, along with
the eight Tony Charmoli Dancers, presents the “Look to the Stars” astrology
segment. Whether the show had some
complaints about this segment is not known, but before they begin, Julie
states, “Whether we believe it or not, astrology is fun to contemplate.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Aquarius is the sign of the week, and, of course, that
famous song from the musical <i>Hair </i>is
the opening number. This portion of the show is photographed quite beautifully
with the elegant tall, curved mirrors, and wonderful lighting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie wears a lovely deep blue halter gown and looks quite
beautiful as she begins the tribute to persons born under the sign of Aquarius by
quoting Lord Byron’s poem, <i>She Walks in
Beauty Like the Night</i>. Julie and the
dancers, wearing hats, then join in a short but cute tribute to Jimmy Durante, by
singing his theme song, “Inka Dinka Doo.” President Lincoln is also paid
tribute too, and it’s noticeable that an African-American dancer/singer joins
the group here and remains for the balance of the <i>Look to the Stars</i> segment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The musical numbers here include Julie singing Victor
Herbert’s “I’m Falling in Love with Someone,” Carole King’s “Too Late Baby” and
Harold Arlen’s “Get Happy,” which closes the segment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">John Davidson’s first musical appearance, against southwestern
architecture, is quite striking. Backed only by his guitar and a harmonica, he sings “Alone
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">No doubt, his appearance on the show caused some stir. Young, handsome and talented, at the time, he was one of the newest musical sensations. His version of
this song was quite effective, and as he comes to where Julie is standing, we see her crying
(really, just acting.) Davidson attempts to comfort her and finally gives her a hug to make her feel better. In that moment, she turns to the camera and winks, letting us know what she is
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Born in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pittsburgh</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pennsylvania</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> on </span><st1:date day="13" month="12" year="1941"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">December 13, 1941</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, John Davidson
attended high school in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">White Plains</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. During this same time, he worked as a
model. While attending </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Denison</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">University</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, he
worked three seasons at the Denison Summer Theater, where he appeared in 30
plays. After graduation, Davidson appeared on Broadway, playing Bert Lahr’s son
in the musical <i>Foxy</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">During the late 1960s, television producer Bob Banner molded
John Davidson’s career. Along with his work on television and in theater,
Banner was responsible for procuring a Columbia Records contract during this
time, which led to 13 record albums and appearances in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Las
Vegas</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’ major showrooms. By 1973, John Davidson
was a household name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 2013, Mr. Davidson is working in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York City</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> in <i>The Fantastiks</i>. In March, he will be appearing at the Atlantis
Country Club in Atlantis, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Florida</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. (See below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The next scene is a dream-like affair with John and Julie
lying amidst wild grass and daisies on a country hillside. Although this a complete
departure from all previous musical numbers on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour,</i> the scene certainly resonates film styles
of the period, and this musical number is shot like a film. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Singing “Lazy Afternoon” and “Feeling Good,” Julie and John
lie dreamily in the grass. At one point, he even strokes her hair. It’s a
beautifully photographed and the pair do a beautiful job singing together. This
duet would make a wonderful and unique addition to Julie’s Duets CD!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">As a side note, this scene, with John and Julie dressed in
jeans and polo shirts, was no doubt the one during which Julie’s stand-in,
Sharri Zak, commented, “That’s the real Julie.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The last portion of Episode 18 is a big departure from the
usual <i>Julie Andrews Hour</i>. For this
segment, famed comedian Sid Caesar (or the writers) decided to create comic version
of the most popular film at that time, <i>The
Godfather</i>. For this version, Caesar would play the main character, whom
they named “Grandpappy.”<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sid Caesar was born in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yonkers</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">New
York</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> on </span><st1:date day="8" month="9" year="1922"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">September
8, 1922</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. As a young boy, waiting on tables in his parents’
restaurant, he learned to mimic accents. At the age of fourteen, Caesar, who
could play saxophone, went to work in the Catskills. Although he intended to
become a musician, even attending classes at Julliard and playing with the U.S.
Coast Guard band while in the service, his life would take another turn. After
the war, his first job was the opening act for comedian Joe E. Lewis, and the
rest is history.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After appearing on numerous television shows, in 1950 Sid
Caesar appeared on the first episode of <i>The
Show of Shows </i>and became an overnight sensation. A few months later, he
returned to television with his own<i>
Caesar’s Hour</i>, a sketch/variety show. In his show, films, television shows
and operas were turned into satires by his writing team. In the same way the
comedians of the old silent pictures had, Sid Caesar created an interwoven
style of comedy and pathos. Over the years, Caesar was nominated ten times for
an Emmy Award, winning three times. He has also received three Lifetime
Achievement Awards in the field of comedy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In Episode 18, Sid Caesar plays “grandpappy” flawlessly. He
plays the role with great seriousness and great comic subtlety. Meanwhile,
writing is definitely outrageous and comic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The scene opens with Caesar and four other actors, who are
not named or credited. A large middle-aged man has come to request “grandpappy’s”
help. Dancer Jerry Trent plays a waiter whom Caesar mistakes as his grand
nephew. The way he acts with </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Trent</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, it’s
difficult not to imagine the dancer not breaking up, but he appears not to move
a muscle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Rich Little plays “Grandpappy’s” real nephew who has come to
ask for his help in getting an acting role. He wants to play an African
American bandleader. Alice Ghostly plays “Grandpappy’s” wife and Julie Andrews,
wearing a lovely gown, plays his daughter, Michael, who has to keep telling her
father she is his daughter, not his son. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At one point, while describing his business as a mobster,
which includes “breaking legs,” Caesar begins outrageously singing about his job
to “My Favorite Things.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Michael (Julie) tries to convince her father that he
should stop being a mobster, he insists that he needs the 8 million dollars a
week that he makes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Eight million a week,” she asks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Your ma, she don’t work,” he replies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In an unusual move, at the end of the show, Julie has a solo.
Dressed in a golden gown, with the crystal tree in the background, sending
beams of light around her, Julie sings “Baubles, Bangles and Beads. Unfortunately,
my version of the show does not include this song.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Although this show was not one of the most satisfying as a
whole, it does contain segments that are worth seeing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Coming
next</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">: <i>Days
Leading Up to the Last Studio Visit</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To learn more about Julie’s guests, please visit the
following links:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">John Davidson: <a href="http://www.johndavidson.com/">http://www.johndavidson.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sid Caesar: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Caesar">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Caesar</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Visit the list of show topics with links back to this site:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.julieandrews1972.com/">http://www.JulieAndrews1972.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-61136525139692309072013-01-28T10:25:00.000-08:002013-01-29T21:14:42.624-08:00Episode 17 - Guests Peggy Lee and Robert Goulet<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> On January 27<sup>th</sup>, 1973, ABC broadcast the 17<sup>th</sup>
episode of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i>. The
show opened with a scene that would appeal to children: Dressed as a little
girl in a short, blue dress, Julie enters through a magical door, singing “The
Candy Man." </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Everything on the set, including a big chair, is larger than life. As
she dances around, she is joined by the eight Tony Charmoli Dancers, dressed in
short pants and knee socks.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsem6ZfiU9bXDPNNArdT9t5s-umtzzjLU7w7H0QN3Fd2lcnEmk_DNMS6gg4Rhwj1_Xt5Qkx35FZiLgfWw3RDQHn7osjKVZF8Je2TMEpGyDtQm1JSELzmJlhtFVYdovvInCy5d5Tfdg8AAU/s1600/JA+blog+62_trioa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsem6ZfiU9bXDPNNArdT9t5s-umtzzjLU7w7H0QN3Fd2lcnEmk_DNMS6gg4Rhwj1_Xt5Qkx35FZiLgfWw3RDQHn7osjKVZF8Je2TMEpGyDtQm1JSELzmJlhtFVYdovvInCy5d5Tfdg8AAU/s1600/JA+blog+62_trioa.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> A moment after the conclusion of the first scene, Julie
enters through a new door wearing an elegant, sexy, low-cut gown. She continues
to sing “The Candy Man” and is soon joined by her guests: Peggy Lee and Robert
Goulet. Ms. Andrews introduces them as the “sultry” Peggy Lee and the “handsome”
Robert Goulet, which sets off a charming and humorous argument. Peggy asks that
she not to call her “sultry” and Goulet requests that he not be called “handsome.”
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> In short order, the scene changes and we hear Julie’s voice
announce, “Miss Alice Ghostley.” Ms. Ghostley is seen lying in bed, next to a lump that we assume is her husband. She is watching Robert Goulet is on
television and, in a hilarious monologue, Ms. Ghostley tells her husband to
wake up because maybe he could learn a thing or two. “I’m on fire,” she says, “and you’re raining on my parade... You never even give me
a chance to say I’ve got a headache.” It’s difficult not to laugh at Alice
Ghostley, and the laughter from the studio crew verifies it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> As the scene continues, Alice speaks to the
television screen, telling Robert Goulet, “You’re even prettier than Julie.” Before long,
she has daydreamed herself into the Mounties television scene. Still wearing
her pajamas, robe and slippers, rather than melting into Goulet’s arms, she
yells at him for singing in her face and for grabbing her. The double standard
of appearing to criticize Goulet, while getting what she wants (having him grab her) makes for some great humor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Julie Andrews comes on to introduce Peggy Lee. Informing the
audience how she has long admired Miss Lee, Miss Andrews tells us that one advantage of having your own show is that you can meet people “without having
to wait for someone to introduce them to you.” She concludes, “Here is one of
the truly great ladies of show business.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> For her solo, "You’re Gonna Love Me,” the entire set and Miss Lee’s costume are all in shades of white. Shot
in soft focus with prisms of light, the scene seems strangely mystical and washed out by
today’s standards. Likely at the time, it was considered quite edgy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Miss Lee is a great stylist, who was known for her
low-key style, but for most of this song, her energy seems to lag. Toward the end of the number, it is interesting to watch as she bridges her relaxed,
intimate manner with a modern rock and roll style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in North Dakota, 1920, Peggy Lee knew
when she was quite young that she wanted to be a singer. Raised
by a father who, due to his job, was seldom home and a step-mother who was
not always kind, Peggy Lee left home by the age of fifteen to follow her dreams. Eventually,
she was discovered by bandleader Benny Goodman. In 1941, their recording of “Why Don’t You
Do Right,” brought Peggy great success. After her marriage to
guitarist Dave Barbour, Peggy and Dave wrote and recorded many hit
songs, including “It’s a Good Day” and “Manana,” which sold over a million
records. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Although Peggy appeared in a few films, including <i>The Jazz Singer</i>, her greatest work
was in her recordings and her club and television appearances. During the 1950s, she
built a new career. Ahead of her time, she created a style that included blues and
jazz with popular music. Her greatest hit of this period was “Fever,” which
caused a sensation. In the 1960s, Peggy Lee worked for Walt Disney, writing songs for the film, <i>Lady and the Tramp</i>. During this time, she also created a new look and style style for herself, once again adapting to the times. Like many great singers, Peggy Lee had
worked with Nelson Riddle in the past. Nelson had written some great arrangements
for her and they recorded an album together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> As successful as the 1960s were for Peggy Lee, she also suffered some great setbacks in
terms of her health. She had a double pneumonia which nearly destroyed one of
her lungs. She also had heart problems. The change in her appearance and
manner at the time she appeared on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour </i>is so different from nine years earlier when she appeared on <i>The Judy Garland Show,</i> it's startling. Still, Peggy was a strong lady
and would continue with her career for another twenty-three, during which she
would have many more hit recordings and successes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The Look to the Stars segment was next, celebrating those persons
who were born under the sign of Sagittarius. While many names are mentioned,
including Sammy Davis Jr and Maria Callas, few of these people are included in
the performance. Julie opens the tribute with Mary Martin’s “I’m Gonna Wash
that Man Right Out of My Hair” from <i>South
Pacific</i>. The song is set in quite a low key, and Miss Andrews belts it out with
greater fervor than usual. Joined by the Tony Charmoli dancers, they do a
sort of rock and roll dance and then lift Julie up in the air and down while
she continues to sing the song.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Rich Little appears frequently during this segment, first as
Kirk Douglas, then as Jean Stapleton singing as Edith Bunker, interspersed with
cuts of him as Archie Bunker. Along with some short appearances by Peggy Lee
and Robert Goulet, Julie Andrews’ lovely tribute to Ira Gershwin, “How Long Has
This Been Going On” is the most memorable portion of this celebration.
Turquoise blue is the interwoven color for the Sagittarian tribute, and for
this song, the photography of Julie in a blue gown is quite stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Rich Little, playing Norton on <i>The Honeymooners</i> as the
closeout for the first half of the show, should not go without mention. It’s a brilliant
few seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The second half of Episode 17 takes on a new atmosphere. Now,
we are definitely watching an evening show; one that’s glamorous and just plain
classy. Julie and Peggy appear, dressed in white chiffon, and together, they
make a beautiful pair. They are the bright spots on a set that is mostly dark,
except the kaleidoscope lighting which appears on portions of the backdrop.
Both ladies are gorgeous and look happy to be singing together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Peggy Lee’s vocal range allows Julie to take the high voice
in their harmony and her intimate style compliments Julie’s naturally delicate
tones. The medley is lovely group of songs about singing, and includes: “Sing a Song,” “Sing
a Rainbow,” “My Beautiful Balloon,” “I Believe in Music,” “I Want to Be Happy
and more. Any collection of Julie Andrews duets should include this one, and I’m
sure it is a duet that Julie herself would want included.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> For the final segment of the show, the production team pays tribute to Broadway producer, David Merrick, who, we are told, produced
over 70 Broadway productions in his career. For openers, the cast celebrates his achievements with a song from Merrick's most famous production, <i>Hello Dolly</i>. Julie begins the song, “Before the Parade Passes By” and
is joined by the rest of the cast and the dancers. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During this portion of the show,
everyone is dressed in black, adding to the feeling of a formal night at
the theater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Peggy Lee follows the opening number with a song from <i>Oliver,</i> “Who Will Buy?” She begins the
song with hauntingly beautiful tones, and it is here that she shows us why she was
and is one of the most respected artists in the business. Miss Lee then takes this
show ballad and turns it into a jazz piece with great rhythm and subtle, sexy
inflections. She talks to us, with layers of meaning that cannot be summed up,
turning her performance into a brilliant work of art. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> From <i>The Roar of the
Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd,</i> Robert Goulet and Rich Little appear
together, singing “What Would I Do without You?” This is an amazing and
humorous number as Rich Little plays Goulet with Goulet. Although his singing is
obviously not up to Robert Goulet’s, it’s pretty good and Robert Goulet can’t help
laughing at certain moments as he listens to Little imitating him. At the end, he
takes Rich Little’s hand and kisses it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The next scene is shot in darkness, except for a spotlight
on Julie Andrews, who is seated on a carousel horse, wearing a rather sexy dress. Julie sings “Love Makes the World Go Round” from the musical <i>Carnival</i>. At one point, we see her dancing beautifully in the background, half in darkness,
half in light, joined by a few of the male dancers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Robert Goulet follows with the title song from the musical <i>Fanny</i>. His performance, shot up-close, his face the only light in the midst of darkness is unforgettable. Every phrase has layers of meaning and the richness of his voice is a theatrical treasure. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">From there, he joins Peggy Lee for the lovely “Make
Someone Happy.” Despite their different vocal styles, Goulet and Lee perform
wonderfully together, showing their honest admiration for one another at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Rich Little then portrays Anthony Newley in <i>Stop the World I Want to Get Off </i>by
singing “Gonna Build a Mountain.” Two dancers stand behind him, miming his
movements. The scene is quite effective and Little’s work here, as with all his
work on this show, is brilliant.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The next musical scene finds Robert Goulet and Julie Andrews
together for a song from <i>I Do, I Do--</i>“My Cup Runneth Over with Love.” There is
nothing lovelier than these two performers singing together, and this song is
no exception. It is touching as we watch Julie sing, “In only a moment,we
both will be old...” to which Goulet responds, "We won't even notice the world growing cold..."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> This was Robert Goulet’s third and final appearance on <i>The Julie
Andrews Hour</i>. It is not known whether Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet ever performed together again.
Watching this moment, it is sad to realize that Robert Goulet, with his
brilliant voice, is no longer with us. Only months after appearing on Broadway
in <i>La Cage aux Follies</i> and making a
special appearance at Town Hall for <i>Broadway
by Year</i> where he recreated his Broadway performance of “If Ever I Would
Leave,” by singing the song without a mic, Robert Goulet was diagnosed with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly disease which can only a lung transplant can sure. Several weeks after his diagnosis, on October 23rd. 2007, Robert Goulet passed away.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> For the “eleven o’clock” number of the night, Julie sings
“Let Me Entertain You” from <i>Gypsy</i>. Her
opening pose is stunning. Dressed in a long, black gown with a train and a
sequin cap, Julie walks the lit runway, and launches into Gypsy Rose Lee’s
number as if she’s waited all her life to play the role. At the end, her belt is
so powerful; it seems she rivals Ethel Merman herself.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> As we watch the cast--Goulet, Andrews, Lee and Little (above)-- join together for the final “Together Wherever We Go,” we know we are looking
at the best of the best. It has been one classy show.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Julie announces her guests for the next show: John Denver
and Sid Caesar. Then, as she bids her farewells, Rich Little imitates her
“Good night everybody” and she slaps him, all in fun, of course. After that,
“It’s time now to go, for everything must end…” which Julie tells us each week.
We just wish it didn’t have to end.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">See you next week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Remember, you can always find a list this blog’s Julie
Andrews Hour subjects with links back to this page at:</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.thejulieandrewshour.blogspot.com/">http://www.JulieAndrewsHour1972.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></u><br />
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<b>For more information on Robert Goulet, please visit his official website:</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>For more information on Peggy Lee, please visit:</b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b>http://www.peggylee.com</b></span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-54242488767044552432013-01-26T18:50:00.000-08:002013-01-26T18:50:20.140-08:00January 26 - 3 - Julie with Angela Lansbury and Steve Lawrence<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Shortly after I sat down, the news came on the television
and it was announced, “Edward G. Robinson died tonight.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Oh my God,” </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> said in
a voice that made me want to cry. Of course, Edward G. Robinson had appeared in
many films with </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">’s
idol, Humphrey Bogart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">There was stillness in the studio, and then a sudden burst,
as if all these people were part of a whole that had one part taken away. I
felt the pain. I told Elizabeth how only three months earlier I had walked the
red carpet at the premiere of <i>Young
Winston</i>, standing right next to<i> </i>Edward
G. Robinson. That night, he had looked very handsome in his blue pinstripe suit
with a red carnation in his buttonhole. That seemed years ago now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I can’t believe it!” Bill Harbach, listed as producer with
Nick Vanoff, was on the phone talking softly. I thought he must be talking to a friend of
Edward G. Robinson’s or a member of his family. An older man at the studio came
over to talk to the people in front of us. “We all have to go sometime, but
gee, when someone….” He just shook his head. “It could have been anyone of us.
It hurts when it’s this close.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now they were showing film clips from the 1930s of a young
Edward G. Robinson and a beautiful woman. I couldn’t help thinking, “It’s all
gone—that era.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, it was announced that character actor Carroll Nash had
just died and they showed him in a scene with Humphrey Bogart. The feeling in
the studio was frighteningly sad. Bill Harbach jumped from his chair and said,
“What a night!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Come on Julie,” said </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, “We
need you to cheer us.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The lady in front of us said, “I can’t stand it, I’ve got to
go out. Let me know if anyone else dies.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Lee Jerome of CBS died tonight,” the television announcer
stated. Then, he commented, “We have had enough.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> During this time, Elizabeth
went back to see Mr. and Mrs. Edwards again. I found out later she had asked to
introduce her to Blake. I had never been sure who Blake Edwards was before. He
was wearing all brown tonight, with a brown sweater. Then, Julie appeared in
green. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth said she really liked Julie’s outfit and was
trying to figure out how it was made so that she could make herself one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Earlier, when Rich Little played Cher, Steve Lawrence played
Sonny. Steve is really a good impersonator too. Now, Rich came out as Jackie
Gleason and Steve played Frank Fontaine. Then, they ran around with this
gorilla chasing them. It was hilarious! At one point, Rich went down on top of
the gorilla.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, they had a new set up. It was a costume room with rows
and rows of costumes. Julie, Angela, Rich and Steve were all in the scene.
Julie had to begin singing and then they all march through the aisles as they
sang “Heigh Diddle-Dee-Dee An Actor’s Life for Me.” It was so much fun; I don’t
think I’ve ever had so much fun during a taping. Then, the Tony Charmoli dancers
pushed the four costume racks around with a star on each one. The only sad part
was when Rich had to sing the line, “…like Humphrey Bogart or Edward G…” </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Of course, Elizabeth had a comment about that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Just around this time, Julie’s daughter, Emma Kate appeared
on stage in a poncho and clogs, wearing a bookpack on her back. She held out
her arms for her mother, and Julie kissed her. Then, Emma held her arms out
again. She had her hair in long pigtails and kept wiping her eyes as if she
were crying. She looked very sad. But it was time for Julie to do another take of
the scene. Emma was holding something; someone took it out of her arms and she
went and sat down in her mother’s chair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By now, it was 11:00 o’clock. I couldn’t help looking at
Emma watching Julie. The scene was so much fun; I thought she would smile, but
no smile. She looked very unhappy and I realized the seemingly perfect life was
not just that. Julie was here in the studio and she would be here for most of
the night. She had no time for Emma now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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commented. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Everyone in the studio was happy, but at that moment Emma was
not part of this joy. She had to go home alone. At the end of the scene, she
clapped, looking quite serious and then was taken back stage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie came over to the producer’s area to sit in her chair
and looking down saw Mr. and Mrs. Edwards in the front row. She was so
surprised, she stopped in her tracks. “Oh Mum! Dad! I didn’t know you were
here,” she said. “Why didn’t you….” With that, she jumped down from the stage,
hugged and kissed each of them and sat down with them, “like a tomboy,” I
thought. Her gold earrings were jingling as she had started a big conversation with
her mother and father-in-law. Then, all of a sudden, two girls appeared with
autograph books. They stood behind the Edwards, waiting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Oh, no,” I said, feeling embarrassed and horrified.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“She won’t pay attention to them,” said Elizabeth. “She’ll
just run up on stage when they call her. Wait and see.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I saw Julie look at the girls out of the corner of her eye,
then turn back to her lively conversation with “Mum and Dad.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“How different from the near Christmas meeting,” I thought,
when Julie nearly crashed into me as she ran up the aisle to her family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Look at that wonderful relationship,” said Elizabeth. I was
getting tired of her comments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now the director called, “Julie!” and she said, “OH!” as
only she can, and ran up on the stage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Earlier, Elizabeth had commented, “It’s funny, you don’t see
Julie and Blake very affectionate on the set.” Now, as Julie ran up on the
stage, Blake met her, took her hands and put her in a low backbend, as if to
kiss her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “There, are you
satisfied,” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The next segment of shooting was hysterically funny. Steve
Lawrence came out on stage and there was a gorilla standing there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “Hey Julie,” said
Steve. “You look great in that gorilla suit.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Just then, Julie arrived on stage and said, “That’s not me. I’m
right here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Rich,” said Steven. No, it wasn’t Rich, he was there on
stage too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Angela,” said Steve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“It’s not me,” said Angela, appearing from the other side of
the stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Well, if it’s not you or you or her, who is it? I think my
legs are going to carry me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“You mean, you think it’s a real one?” asked Julie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve was already beginning to run. Then, they all ran and
so did the dancers. The gorilla was running up and down aisles, through the
costumes and everyone ran a different way. Some of them crashed into one
another. It wasn’t planned; everyone just did what they wanted. Julie climbed
under some costumes and sucked her thumb. It was just too much. I was laughing
so hard, I almost fell out of my seat. The tears were running down my face. The
whole audience was hysterical. You had to be there to believe it. I don’t think
I’ve ever laughed so hard in my whole life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After the scene was over, I went back to talk to Vivian
again. She was sitting by herself now, away from Patty and Kelly. We went
outside and walked around the building, talking about when Julie was a little
girl and other things. She didn’t believe that Julie had us put out. While we
were outside, I did a tap step and started dancing around. At that moment, one
of the camera man passed by and I was so embarrassed. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We returned to the studio
via the underground passage way. Then, Vivian
and I sat in the back together on the other side for a while. When Unit Manger John
Monarch came by, he stopped to talk to us. He told us that the studio thought
we were all one group, adding,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“That “Marsha,” the fan club president, was so cold. I tried
to talk to her, but she wouldn’t smile. She showed no reaction at all…” Then,
pointing at me, he said to Vivian, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why don’t you come to the studio with your girlfriend, so
you can get in, and stay away from those other girls?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Vivian asked if she could move up front, he told her he
couldn’t let her, nor could Don Corvan, the stage manager. “We have no say in
this.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Vivian and I sat and talked for quite a long time. She told
me many things about how she had come to be able to be at the studio and more.
She said that when she met Julie at the first show and asked her if she could
come to all the shows, Julie had told her there was nothing she could do to
help with that. Meanwhile, she said, every week Julie had sent her hairdresser,
</span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lorraine</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, out
to see if Vivian was there. </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lorraine</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> hadn’t
seen her that night, but later in the evening, Vivian saw her sitting in the
audience talking to Sharri. She had walked by and said “hello,” but </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lorraine</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> had
not responded. That did not sound good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For a while, we watched Rich Little as W.C. Fields acting
with Angela Lansbury as Mae West. Angela was excellent as Mae West. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When they were getting ready to tape the last scene, I left
Vivian and went down to the fourth row with </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. We had
seen Julie come out dressed in a white sailor suit and a little hat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“There she is!” said Vivian. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Who?” I asked. That set us off into a fit of giggles, the
way we’d done in happier days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUggsbAUL8ALFGH6Yf3qUX16ACmr0MAVYXQePjyjJgAmGx_DCB4zDaTogSduGMMH35VQLIy-nwSo2gqaE5PwXJ1rurvat51e3o0MZKcCkwXUwEKz8posMQZ-GDwCZ4wuDhMkM8NxAkW4I/s1600/JA+blog+62_Captain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUggsbAUL8ALFGH6Yf3qUX16ACmr0MAVYXQePjyjJgAmGx_DCB4zDaTogSduGMMH35VQLIy-nwSo2gqaE5PwXJ1rurvat51e3o0MZKcCkwXUwEKz8posMQZ-GDwCZ4wuDhMkM8NxAkW4I/s1600/JA+blog+62_Captain.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angela Lansbury, Steve Lawrence<br />and Julie Andrews on the "ship"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The last scene to be
taped that night had the small portion of what looked like a ship that rocked side
to side. Steve Lawrence was the captain and Angela and Julie were the shipmates.
They all sang “I am the captain of the ship…” from HMS Pinafore. After they had
gone over it or done one take, Julie asked the director, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Wait! Aren’t you going to get Angela and I in the picture?
We’ve got some awfully good stuff going on between us.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I am not sure if she’d watched the take or why she thought
the director was not getting them in the picture. In my diary, I noted, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“That’s what I don’t like about cameras and television. The
director has to decide what to include and what is most important. The rest is
cut out, sometimes some very interesting things that you see on stage are left
out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Earlier, Steve had
been goofing off, ad-libbing lines and making Julie crack up. At one point, the
executive producer, Nick Vanoff, acted very angry about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Come on now, Steve. We want to finish up!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">He seemed so angry, Steve apologized. Then, Nick just
laughed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Come on, doesn’t everyone want to go home early “in five?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanwhile Julie was talking to someone and she just
continued talking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I guess she doesn’t want to go home,” someone else said.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When they got back on the boat, they rocked it side to side,
like they were on a rough sea, until finally Steve, who was supposed to be sea
sick, jumped off the boat onto a mattress. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now came the last part of the scene. Julie and Angela were
going to get drenched with a huge bucket of water coming over the deck. The
director gave instructions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Look to the left, then to right, then forward and you’ll
get it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“This is just a rehearsal isn’t it?” asked Julie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes,” said the director.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">They rehearsed it, and then rehearsed it again (possibly
taping it), right up to the end when they were supposed to get drenched. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiEPz0LEq01Upq0nUKG79vlQ2L9Ld0tlZkJ46V9CIjsdCXHWvXGtUpZD1dycxZ-WeU6vPuhGwvgToLy3Jus0C2DfGE7UVd1h8Lospvrgw2qeBSbOo1trTOgS-hdNDul7GNF67TykJRM2l/s1600/61_ja+blog+Angela_water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiEPz0LEq01Upq0nUKG79vlQ2L9Ld0tlZkJ46V9CIjsdCXHWvXGtUpZD1dycxZ-WeU6vPuhGwvgToLy3Jus0C2DfGE7UVd1h8Lospvrgw2qeBSbOo1trTOgS-hdNDul7GNF67TykJRM2l/s1600/61_ja+blog+Angela_water.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was very surprised to capture this photo<br />
of Angela and Julie with the hand<br />
throwing a bucket of water on them.<br />
It did not appear visible when watching<br />
the "sample"dvd or maybe I just<br />
missed it.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Wait a minute,” said Julie, “I’m not ready.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Finally, the director said, “Okay. This is a take” and one
of the stagehands took a big bucket and threw it at the two women. Angela was
drenched, but Julie said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“My face didn’t even get wet. Shouldn’t I have got my face
wet if anyone did?” I think Julie felt sorry for Angela, who was soaked, so
they said they’d do it again with Julie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The crew got very excited. “I’ve got to see this!” I
heard people saying as they ran and jumped onstage to get a better view of
Julie getting hit with a bucket of water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">They did the take, and someone threw a bucket of water at
Julie. The water came all over the deck, hitting her so hard she almost fell
over backwards. If she hadn’t been holding on to the rail, she would have been
knocked off the boat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">They checked the takes while she got dried off and seeing
that everything looked good, Julie was ready to leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Julie?” It was the director’s voice coming over the P.A.
system.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I just want to thank you for being so good this week. I
think this was the hardest show we’ve done and you did splendidly.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“What’s the matter,” asked Julie.”Aren’t you coming back
next week?” Then she laughed and left the stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">There weren’t too many people left in the audience at the
end. Now, it was time to go and the pages were very rude. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Come on! Leave! We’re closing. Don’t you know the way out?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Once we got outside, I spoke some more with Vivian, then I
walked home. Patty and Kelly had been all excited about something, but we
ignored them. We didn’t want any part of what they were up to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It didn’t take me
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A list of <i>The Julie
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<br />Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-63345776725884096432013-01-25T19:04:00.001-08:002013-03-09T17:23:38.567-08:00January 26th -2 - Steve Laurence and Angela Lansbury<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Continued
from previous blog…..<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It had been a long wait. Finally, Steve Lawrence came out
and started talking to the audience. He told us a story about the early television
shows. Then, Julie and Angela came out. They all sat down on the lemon yellow
and white wicker furniture for the “Getting to Know You” segment and drank tea.
Something struck Julie funny and she laughed and laughed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Oh, excuse me. I don’t know why, but that seems so funny to
me,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For the taping, both Julie and Angela spoke about their
Broadway experiences. They also spoke about songs that had been taken from one
show and put into another. Julie’s song was “Say a Prayer for Me Tonight,”
which had been taken from Lerner and Lowe’s <i>My
Fair Lady</i> and put into their film, <i>GiGi</i>.
She sang it so beautifully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Angela Lansbury had a
wonderful song called, “I Don’t Want to Know,” which came from <i>Dear World</i>, a musical version of <i>The Mad Woman of Chaillot,</i> with music
and lyrics by Jerry Herman:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If
music is no lovely,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If laughter
is no longer lilting, <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If
lovers are no longer loving,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then
I don’t want to know…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The first time she sang it, I thought she was straining and
it did not seem that wonderful to me. “She can really sing,” </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The director then had Julie and Angela do their talk all
over again. After that, Julie had to sing her song over and over again, though
it seemed perfect. Then, they came back to Angela. I thought she would do
better to stand, but in the long run, I have learned a very important lesson
from her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Audiences must be open to receive from performers and not
overly critical (something that happens to young students who want to analyze
everything). That means the performer must have something open about him or her
too. A person in the audience cannot receive something from the performer that
he does not already have within himself. Another words, the performer brings out
the audience’s own emotion and past memories. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Angela Lansbury sang this time, I forgot about her
voice. She sang for us, for the moment. As she sat simply in her chair before
us, she built the song to a level that was breathtaking. It was a performance
that I have never forgotten and which inspires me to this day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Around this time, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> suddenly
noticed a man whom I had seen several times at the studio. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“My God, I’ve never seen him that way before.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“What?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“There are only three men in the world who make my heart
stop: Bobby Goulet, my ex-husband and him. I must keep calm… Count! My mother
told me to count … one, two…. Um I forgot how to count.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I thought she was kidding, but as I looked at her, her face
was pale, slightly blushing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“What if you were working with him in a movie,” I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I couldn’t. I’d die.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Looking back, I was so young and innocent, there was a lot I
didn’t understand or catch on to. Only now, reading these notes forty years
later, do I see all the implications of what people said. I can only say that
over time I have learned power can be a great aphrodisiac.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “Bobby kissed me when
we were here,” </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> told
me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I think my mouth must have fallen open. I looked at her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I was sitting right here with another woman and he was
talking to her and they called him up on stage, so he kissed her, and I said,
“What about me?” So he leaned over and kissed me on the forehead. He and Carol
Lawrence are separated a lot of the time; their careers go in opposite
directions. He’s just an affectionate man and he gets lonely.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
continued on with her story about things she had heard on the set, which I dare
not repeat here. I’m not even sure how accurate they were or how accurate anything
she told me was. In time, I would learn to doubt a lot about </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, but
at the time I was quite in awe of her. She had worked on television and in film
and seemed to know her way around. In my eyes, she was doing what I wanted to
do and I was eager to learn from her. I was also glad to have someone to talk to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“People often get attracted to one another working in a
show, don’ they?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Oh, yes…” The story went on. Then, abruptly, she changed
the subject. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I’m going to get my children those yellow folders that they
use for scripts here with “Julie” on them. I can leave the name on for my
oldest daughter. I know where they make them. Sharri doesn’t keep her scripts
so she has given me hers along with some of the production schedules.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At this point, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> got up
abruptly and went to speak with Blake Edwards' parents again. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanwhile, I decided it was time to take a walk and headed
for the rest room, which was on the other side of the studio. Along the way, I
noticed Vivian, Patty and the rest of the girls sitting in the first row center
of the last section, just above the walkway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“We’re ordered to stay here,” Patty told me. “We were put
here especially.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Can you move down closer as the audience leaves?” I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’re kidding!” she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“No…” I didn’t fully realize the seriousness of the
situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Do you know about Sharri’s operation? How is she?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> I told them I didn’t
know anything about it. The girls wanted me to sit with them and talk, but I
got so nervous being seen with them that I wanted to get away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Goodbye,” I said. “I don’t know you.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Wait, will you ask Claire Priest if she’s angry at us?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I don’t know you,” I said, walking away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When I told </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> what
they’d said, she advised me to stay out of it. “If you ask, you’ll be in
trouble too,” she said. The next time I
got up, I went outside and found all the pages standing around, talking. Seeing
Bill, I went over to say hello. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">You’ve forgotten me, haven’t you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “No, I remember you.
We met in front of the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Hollywood</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Palace</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. How
are you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Fine, or I was until we got put out. Do you know what it’s
all about?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I should have kept my mouth shut, but I was overflowing with
feelings and wanted someone to make me feel better. Bill had some things to say
that I didn’t like hearing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">He tried to make me feel better by blaming it on
others, but it didn’t work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I like the rehearsals better than the shows,” I told him.
“How long have you been working at ABC?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “Two and a half
years. I don’t care about the shows. I just like working at a studio. I feel
sorry for you kids. You’re real troupers. We get tired of being here until all
hours and yet you stay. You come every week and stick it out. You’re not even
getting paid. I really admire you. But there’s nothing we can do about the
situation. That’s just how it is.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Once again, I should have kept quiet, but I went inside and
told </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> what
I’d heard. Now, she was upset, too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t come anymore,” she
said. “I never say anything and I don’t bother anyone. The guard doesn’t even
stop me anymore. I haven’t got any family here,” she wailed, “Nothing to do in
my spare time. I get tired just looking at four walls.”<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">More restless than ever, I got up and asked Vivian to take a
walk with me. We walked to the other side of the studio, away from the other girls
and I told her what I had heard. She didn’t want me to go back to my seat, but
I was nervous about being seen with her, so I went outside to calm myself down.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When I came back in, I tried to get </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">’s
attention, but she didn’t seem to notice me standing in aisle. “Excuse me,” I
said, but she didn’t pay any attention. Suddenly, I realized why. She was
talking to someone on the stage--Steve Lawrence. He was talking to her, so I
just stood in the aisle with my head bowed, ashamed that I hadn’t seen him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After he moved away, I sat down in my seat and apologized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I didn’t’ know you were talking to him.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Well, I was.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A few moments later, Steve Lawrence stood directly facing us
and sang one of his greatest hits, “More.” I smiled at him and he smiled back.
Like his wife, Eydie Gorme, he’s a real entertainer. He was going to sing some
more songs for the audience and answer questions, but he was called away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At that point, executive producer, Nick Vanoff, turned the
monitors into televisions. He put the Burt Bacharach special on one and had <i>Shang-ri La</i> playing on another. Then, he sat back in his chair, put his feet
up and watched the show. It seemed funny to be watching television in the
studio where they were filming a television show. Relaxing in his chair, the
producer looked like he was at home. When a commercial came on the screen, he yelled,
“Oh no!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, after three hours of makeup, Rich Little came out onstage
made up as </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cher</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. From the audience, he
almost looked like her except for his arms which were definitely a man’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanwhile, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> kept
talking about her daydreams. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I call them fantasies.” She told me she had dreams of old
movie stars like Clark Gable, Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart. I found that
interesting because I thought I was the only one who loved old stars so much,
but </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Elizabeth</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">’s dreams
went far beyond mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“One day I was walking home with groceries… and this car
pulled up along side me. I never look if cars pull up beside me… but then I heard
this voice say, “Going my way, sweetheart?” It sounded just like Bogie and I
nearly fainted in the street because for a minute I thought my fantasy had come
true and that it actually was Bogie. When I looked, it was Rich Little! It
turns out he lives only a few blocks away from me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Rich finished taping his segment as </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Cher</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, there
was another break, so I went outside to eat my orange. While I was out there, a
lady who was sitting in front of us came out and introduced herself to me. She
told me that she and her husband are friends of Robert Goulet’s and had been
there the previous week and spent most of the day in his dressing room. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Can’t your girl friend shut-up?” she said. “I felt sorry
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-16532283159088559792013-01-24T21:28:00.004-08:002021-10-22T14:32:58.188-07:00January 26th -1973<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On Friday, January 26</span><sup style="line-height: 115%;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, Julie Andrews taped Episode N. with co-stars Angela Lansbury and Steve Lawrence. </span></div>
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back a frame of lights with a starry sky. The lights were turned on us, and I
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Now Julie entered wearing a gorgeous white chiffon caftan-style
gown with a blue sequin pattern over it. I felt a bit frightened as she looked us
over with the lights shining on us. There I was in the 4<sup>th</sup> row,
second from the aisle. Then, Julie went back to the far corner of the stage.
Now everything was ready for the show to begin. I couldn’t help remembering how
someone in line that afternoon had said, “I would stand here all this time,
just to watch her entertain for five minutes.” I felt so lucky for all the
moments I had spent with her. It’s funny, every time I see Julie, it’s as
thought I’ve never seen her before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arrangement that built as it went on. She rushed to the front of the stage
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-57745136396349489182013-01-19T20:13:00.000-08:002016-03-21T19:52:53.159-07:00Episode 16 - Special Show with Maria von Trapp, Eydie Gorme & Jim Nabors<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Among the truly special episodes of <i>The Julie Andrews Hour </i>is the 16<sup>th</sup> episode, which aired
on </span><st1:date day="20" month="1" year="1973"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">January 20<sup>th</sup>, 1973</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. It is
a show full of happiness and boasts a very special guest, Maria von Trapp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The show opens with skiers on the snowy slopes of </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sun
Valley</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. Via technology, Miss Andrews is soon seen flying
down those slopes. While skiing, she introduces guest star, Jim Nabors, who shortly
thereafter is taken out by a tree. Julie’s second guest star, singer Eydie
Gorme, arrives on the scene like Mary Poppins—descending from the sky, holding
an umbrella. After this introductory segment, during which Julie sings “I
Whistle a Happy Tune,” she zips from the slopes to the studio stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Maria von Trapp. Maria, of course, is the woman Ms. Andrews portrayed so
beautifully in the film, <i>The Sound of
Music</i>. Her story is known to millions around the world. When Maria appeared
on The Julie Andrews Hour, it was six days before her 67<sup>th</sup> birthday.
A strong woman, nearly as tall as Julie, she wears her native Austrian costume,
and informs Julie that early that morning when she left her present home, a ski
lodge in Stowe, Vermont, the temperature was 28 degrees below zero. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In answer to Julie’s comic, round-about question as to how
she did playing Maria in the film, Maria von Trapp tells her ‘fine’ but adds that
her yodeling in “The Lonely Goatherd” was not quite up to par. As a result, Maria
teaches Julie to yodel and the two yodel together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After intermission, we find Julie Andrews and Maria von
Trapp seated on the “Getting to Know You” set; it is a cheerful setting of white
wicker with yellow cushions and a silver tea set. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Maria has no trouble talking
about her life. When Julie asks her what happened after they went over the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Alps</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">--the
last scene in the film--Maria tells her story. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In one day, she says, the family
went from being quite wealthy to living as penniless refugees with no rights.
They traveled from country to country, finally turning their hobby, singing,
into a way to make money and survive. Maria has some very humorous stories to tell, and as
she tells Julie about her life, likely every person in the studio audience was held in awe. It is at this moment that we realize the
reality of the story and the fact that we are hearing it from the person who
actually lived it. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At the end of their talk, Julie and Maria sang <i>Edelweiss</i> together. Julie Andrews’ affectionate hug of the real
Maria von Trapp was obviously heartfelt... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The second half of Episode 16 opens with Julie and Eydie
Gorme standing in a bar, singing “I Am Woman.” Julie Andrews is a great singer
and Eydie Gorme fabulous as well, but it’s a good bet that when thinking of female
stars singing duets, no one ever thought of these two women together. Be surprised!
They are fabulous! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The scene opens with Eydie, Julie and Jim Nabors singing “Those
Were the Days.”Julie and Eydie are both wearing ante-bellum hooped skirt gowns.
Julie is particularly gorgeous, with a wiglet of curls and a gown with flowers
sewn on the skirt and bodice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sisters, Daffney (Julie) and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lydia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Eydie).
A local bachelor, Beauregard (Jim Nabors), is smitten with Daffney and asks her
to marry him, singing “Mandy.” When she complains that her name is not “Mandy”
he says there are no songs for her name because how could you rhyme words with
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Little) who appears to be an exact copy of Clark Gable, mustache and all. Daffney’s
sister, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lydia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> is
pining for Beauregard (Jim Nabors), and heartbroken that he wants her sister,
she (Eydie), sings her hit, “Didn’t We.” It’s amazing, positioned as she is,
bent over on the divan, that Miss Gorme can have that fabulous voice coming out
of her. Listening to her, one cannot help but be totally blown away by her
voice. In this writer’s humble opinion, there are no singers on the present scene
who can match the beauty and excitement of Eydie Gorme’s voice. Jim Nabors, who
is still singing, has a glorious voice. A native from Alabama who has always
had something of a humble down home way of speaking, it is always a surprise to
hear that deep, rich voice come from him, as it does when he sings “Mandy” and
“Make Believe.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The 16th episode of <i>The
Julie Andrews Hour</i> is one of the fe</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">w taped almost entirely before a live
audience. The sense of fun, freedom and enjoyment in the show itself adds
greatly to quality of the performance. Even as Julie sings the final notes of
her closing song, “Time Is My Friend,” her face is full of joy, showing us what
a wonderful time she had doing the show. We, the audience have had a wonderful
time as well. Thank you, Julie, and all those involved!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Much of this blog has been edited out toward the release of a new book on the subject....</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information on Julie’s guests, please visit the
following:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Maria von Trapp:</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.trappfamily.com/story/biography">http://<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 8.0pt;">www.<b>trappfamily.com</b>/story/<b>biography</b></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Eydie Gorme: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.steve-eydie.com/">http://www.<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";">steve-eydie.com</span></b></a></span><span class="url"><b><span style="background: white; color: green; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Jim Nabors: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.jimnabors.com/">http://www.jimnabors.com</a></span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-72214036986786515592013-01-16T18:21:00.001-08:002013-01-16T18:21:46.220-08:00January 13th - 18th - Life<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Those of you who have read the six January 12<sup>th</sup>
blogs on <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> may find
this account interesting. In the week following January 12<sup>th</sup>, I
tried to make sense of all that had occurred.
This account is a mingling of my 1973 diary notes and additional
information.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:date day="13" month="1" year="1973"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">January 13, 1973</span></u></b></st1:date><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Saturday morning I woke up still having trouble believing
all happened the day before. My roommate, Lynn, was still not there. Anne, my
scene partner for the final, came over to practice. We were to perform a scene
from <i>The Importance of Be Ernest</i>, but
I was in such a state, even commenting in my diary that ‘I didn’t feel like
acting in an English play.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I told Anne a small part of what happened, but I doubt she
believed me. When she saw my postcard from Liza on the wall, she said, “Liza is
so sweet and real…” She made me feel better about Liza, but right now Julie is
here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lynn</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
finally returned this afternoon. When I told her the story of what had
happened, she got very excited. Like me, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Lynn</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> could
barely believe it. Then, I called Mommy. She took it all very calmly saying
that Julie was right. Having been in show business, she’s always saying, “Famous
people are just like everyone else.” Now she told me, “See. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">What have I been
telling you…” It didn’t bring me much comfort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Tonight, I went to see Marlene Dietrich at the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Los
Angeles</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Music</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Center</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and
was inspired again. At first, I thought, “She’s old; she has no energy. She’s
just beautiful and has a name,” But a quarter of the way through her show
something happened. I wanted to cry. Though she really doesn’t carry a note,
her voice warmed. When she sang, suddenly, she was young again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At first she had only pulled her white fur coat around her
like a train, and moved slow like an old movie. I thought her hand movements so
slow, but then, as she went on, I found there was glamour and romance in what
she did. She entranced you. That smile held a sorrow and loneliness, and that
voice made you get a lump in your throat.
As she gazed at you, her audience, you knew that she loved you. She was
alone, but with you, she was not, so she gave you her love… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">What is it – star quality? Talented, perfect people don’t
matter; but let a star come full of faults and we don’t even see their faults…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Sunday,
Jan 14<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Today, after church, I decided to go to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Beverly
Hills</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. It was a hot day, and as I waited in the
shade for the bus at the corner of Sunset and Vine, a man passed me, then
turned and said, “Hi!” I recognized him. He works under <i>The Julie Andrew Hour</i> producer, Nick Vanoff. I said, “Hi.” Then, he
continued down the street. The fact that he knew me, made me cry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It was a beautiful ride from Vine down to Wilshire. Arriving
in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Beverly Hills</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, I
walked around for about an hour and a half. The streets are beautiful; they
remind me a bit of my hometown, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Pasadena</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. It’s
also the place where so many of my favorite stars from the 1930s and 40s live. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">While I was walking, I thought I saw Tony
Charmoli, but wasn’t sure. He tried to talk to me, but since I wasn’t sure, I
didn’t answer. (Reading this now, I can only think, “what a shame.” Sometimes I
trusted people I shouldn’t, and then I’d run away from people I should trust.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Later, I went to see “Travels with my Aunt”
starring Maggie Smith. I enjoyed the film, but as much as I wanted to be
distracted, continued to feel shaken by Friday’s events. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Tuesday,
Jan 16<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />I had the last of my semester classes today.
Then, my scene partner, Anne, and I worked and worked on our scene. “I despise
Cecily,” I wrote in my diary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In this midst of all this, I decided that I
should get a job and start earning some money. I suppose the events of Friday
had given me some push toward my career or some reason to need money. My mother
gave me an allowance of something like $15-20 a week. Since I got two meals a
day, it was more than sufficient for school. Anyway, the place the school sent
me was “horrid” and I was glad they no longer needed anyone. Meanwhile, it was
raining hard and I was soaked to the skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Wednesday,
January 17<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">I went to my singing lesson today. Mr. Loring
was late because he was talking to someone on the phone about a movie that he’s
going to be working on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">He had me sing “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” three
times. I also sang “Put on a Happy Face.” I thought I sounded better in some
ways and worse in others. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mr. Lorning told me I breathe the wrong way and
gave me some exercises to do. Then, he drove me to school. In the car, he asked
me what I want to do. I told him I wanted to work in theater. He said he would
like me to aim for auditioning for The Los Angeles Music Center next September.
They have a theater training scholarship. He said he would sponsor me. Me???
That was all I could think. Life seems
impossible. These days, I love singing more ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">January
18<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">With finals coming, Lynn and I are practically at each
other’s throats. The heads of the theater department all came today to watch
our acting finals. I guess mine was okay. Yesterday, Anne and I decided to
switch parts. One of the teachers in the department said it was good but unfortunately
during the final, I messed up my part, so I’m sure I’ve failed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Today I went from feeling angry and distrustful of Julie to thinking
about sending her a note with flowers. I went to shop for roses and see how
much they cost. They are a dollar each (a lot at the time) but I think I better
get roses. Julie had to eat a carnation once on the show, so I don’t think she
likes carnations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Tonight, I called Mrs. Priest. She told me to call her
“Claire” from now on. She said the executives on the show had a discussion with
the ABC heads. Claire and the Assistant director were also there. She told me
emphatically, NO ONE is allowed in this week. Everyone had decided this,
saying… “The script is too difficult.” She told me need to “concentrate hard”
on it. I didn’t quite understand what this had to do with the ABC rule, but I
let it go. This week Robert Goulet will be one of the guests. (I had a feeling
they didn’t want us there with him – or at least said so in my diary.) I hope
they will have an audience next week so we can come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Clare Priest gave me Kelly’s telephone number—I guess so I
can keep up with what’s going on. Funny, when she told me no one could come to
the taping, she said, “That includes Vivian and you.” Clare also gave me Vivian’s number. I did tell
her that I had no connection with the others, except when I was at the studio,
just knew them in passing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Friday,
January 18<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Friday came I decided to skip my </span><st1:time hour="15" minute="0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">3 pm</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> class. I got on the bus and
went home to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">West Covina</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. Some
girls on the bus were chatting in such high voices they drove me nearly insane,
especially when I thought about missing the taping that day with Julie, Robert
Goulet and Peggy Lee. Nevertheless, I couldn’t wait to get home. I surprised my
mother arriving so early.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">© Michelle Russell 1973, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Coming Next: <u>January 20th - A Commentary on Episode 16 with guest stars Eydie Gorme, Jim Nabors and special guest Maria von Trapp</u></span></div>
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Michelle Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780407765007016420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861869160333646390.post-14525784941698689712013-01-14T18:56:00.001-08:002013-02-23T14:45:53.365-08:00January 12 - Julie's Special Guest - Maria von Trapp!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Inside the studio, they had set up for the “Getting to
Know You” segment with the wicker furniture, yellow cushions and silver tea set.
Julie came out in a pale green, tailored dress. Maria was wearing a dark
blue Austrian costume, and a veil that looked like a modern nun (actually Austrian scarf). The
hairdresser came out and tried to fix her hair.
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At this point, Julie introduced Maria von Trapp to the audience and Maria smiled.
Maria’s speech was not written, but Julie’s lines were. They were questions,
asking about what had happened after the end of the movie. Maria began to tell
the story and we all listened very intently. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This was the real Maria von
Trapp! I tried to picture her as a young woman coming from the convent to take
care of all those children. Maria was so real and much more beautiful in-person
than on the TV monitor. At one point the director said over the loudspeaker,
“Wait! Let’s begin again.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“What happened,” asked Maria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I dropped some papers,” said director Bill Davis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Well, stop that!” she scolded. “Who are you anyway?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, she looked up and said, “Where are you? Where is that
voice coming from?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">She was very good humored and loved to joke. She and Julie
whispered and made motions with their hands as they talked between takes. Maria
was always smiling. I could tell she thought Julie a lovely woman. Looking at
her one did not have to know her story; it showed through. She told of how,
after climbing over the alps and leaving </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Austria</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, they
had nothing. They had been very wealthy; now they were refugees with nothing,
no rights and no money. There were not seven children as in the film, there
were ten, plus Maria was pregnant at the time. To survive, they turned their
hobby, singing, into a way to make money. The von Trapp family sang their way
through </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and eventually
came to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Off camera, Julie stood up and poured a cup of tea for
Maria. She put cream in it and then poured a cup with cream for herself, and
stirred it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Okay,” said the director.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“Everything stops for tea!” said Julie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">They showed seven clips from <i>The Sound of Music, </i>which was going to be re-released in a few
months, just before Easter. When they played the opening of the film (which
Maria said she could watch ever day for breakfast), it was so strange watching
it with both Maria and Julie there. Julie and Maria talked through practically all
of the film clips. Maria would point out something and then talk. Julie pointed
at the part that shows the stream. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maria von Trapp and Julie Andrews<br />
singing Edelweiss</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then, they showed the scene with Julie and the children
singing “Do Re Me.” I thought she would enjoy seeing that and remembering the
children, but seeing that clip she had the same expression on her face that she
had when she watched her acting in the scene from <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>. Once during the bike sequence, she did
smile and point. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After that, Julie and Maria sang “Edelweiss” together. I shall never forget that became I knew these
would be my last moments in the studio; and because it was so special to see the real Maria von Trapp and Julie Andrews singing together. I believe
they did a couple of takes for “Edelweiss.” Maria sang harmony with Julie, and
one time her voice went too high, almost off-key. She smiled as though she
would laugh or stop, but Julie reached out to her and then she to Julie. It was
such a moment of rapport, so moving. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">During their talk before the song, Maria said that before this
she had only written good things about herself. Now, she had written a new
book, where she told of her mistakes in hope that these mistakes could be
avoided by others. She had brought a book for Julie and signed it, “From one
Maria to another, with love.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When Maria said that and handed the book to Julie, Julie's eyes
filled with tears, almost to overflowing, and her voice sounded as if she would
cry. Later, I heard Maria say, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“You will
read it,” and Julie said, “Oh yes, right away,” and opened the book to look the
pages. She stopped around the center of the book and was reading something with
an intent look on her face. This, of course, was on a short break between
takes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The audience was intense. It was wonderful. Then, it was
over. I wiped my tears away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Kelly and Patty got up and started up the aisle, running. “Are
you going somewhere?” I asked. “Yes,” was all they said. I think they were
going to see Julie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Outside, I started to ask Mrs. Priest if she would drive me
home, but she just said, “Goodnight.” So I walked home in my sorrow. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I was
sad to leave ABC.</span> </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Next:
The days following …. January 13 – 16<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A list of <i>The Julie
Andrews Hour</i> blogs with links to this page can always be found on: <a href="http://www.julieandrewshour1972.com/">http://www.JulieAndrewsHour1972.com</a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Note: <u>All photos here are for entertainment purposes only</u><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I<b>f you would like to see <i>The Julie Andrews Hour</i> put out on DVD, along with a Duets CD of Julie and her guests (and maybe others as well), please send a <u>respectful e-mail </u>to requesting this to: </b></span><a href="mailto:dan.gopal@itv.com" style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">dan.gopal@itv.com</a></span></div>
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