Posted: 5/14/19 at 3:02pm
Wanted to share this with everyone on this board...
I was talking to a neighbor last night who now lives in Western New York but used to be a police officer in NYC. He was stationed in the precinct that includes Times Square. He was recalling that as a rookie officer, he was often stationed right outside the Marriott Marquis and, more specifically, the Marquis Theatre. This was during the run of the revival of 'Annie Get Your Gun.' He said he would see Bernadette almost nightly and that she would often try to give him her nightly tickets to the show. And even though he turned her down every time, she would offer over and over again. Whats more, he said her driver would often have to call to her to "say goodbye and get in the car" because she wanted to make sure she was signing autographs for everyone waiting and taking time to talk to every fan.
It was one of those instant 'feel good' stories. What grace and class.
(On the other hand, he said Tom Wopat was the exact opposite).
