Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

#1

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/8/12 at 8:36pm

Who knew video existed?

http://www.bluegobo.com/watch/10623

"You're Not Sick, You're Just in Love," performed live with Russell Nype, on the Colgate Comedy Hour, December 1, 1955.

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Updated On: 1/9/12 at 08:36 PM

#2

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 8:43pm

Thanks for posting. Glorious!

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"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

#3

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 8:44pm

WOW!

#4

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 9:01pm

As if her vocal were not enough, watch how she works the skirt during the encore!

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#5

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 9:04pm

Very nice. Thanks for posting!

#6

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 9:17pm

Funny, I saw her in the audience today at this afternoon's final Cherry Orchard performance.

#7

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 10:00pm

She is a class act all the way.

#8

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 10:04pm

No this is bad because now I just want more.

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#9

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 10:12pm

^THIS.

Holy crap that was brilliant.

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I like your imperturbable perspicacity.

#10

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/8/12 at 11:07pm

She's kind of channeling Jimmy Durante there at the end. I don't know why, but it works.

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#11

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 6:44am

Oh, dear God! That was brilliant. She sounds wonderful. I always love little video gems like this that people dig up from time to time.

#12

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 7:28am

That was brilliant, thanks so much for finding it! Great voice, great skirt.

#13

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 7:38am

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Updated On: 1/9/12 at 07:38 AM

#14

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 2:25pm

What she does on the final "There is nothing you can take / To relieve that pleasant ache" is either genius or half a bottle of Scotch.

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#15

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 2:31pm

I LOVE how she shouts instead of belts, even back then.
I EFFING love her.

Updated On: 1/9/12 at 02:31 PM

#16

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 2:42pm

I like how Russell Nype has to also move the furniture and still isn't allowed to actually put his head on Stritch's shoulder.

#17

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam

Posted: 1/9/12 at 2:42pm

PalJoey - I'm going to go with genius.

Here's another gem:
More Stritch

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"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

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Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 2:54pm

We need more video of Stritch! Young Stritch, old Stritch, drunk Stritch, sober Stritch...MORE STRITCH!

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#19

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:03pm

Here she is performing It's Today on a british variety show in the late 70s:
More Stritch

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"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

#20

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:09pm

Someone had a half a bottle of Scotch before deciding she should perform this number:
Keep My Love Alive

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"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

#21

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:14pm

In case you were wondering why Stritch was never in Chicago:
Jazz

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"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

#22

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 3:40pm

I! DON'T! BRAY!

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"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."

#23

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:13pm

She's more interesting forgetting lyrics than most people are remembering them.


New Stritch

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Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

#24

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 4:18pm

My God she looked like a drag queen in that All That Jazz clip! I love the Swim arm moves to! LOL!

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#25

Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam--RARE VIDEO

Posted: 1/9/12 at 10:58pm

WOW. Just.. WOW. Pure, raw talent. You either 'have it' or you don't.. and she HAS IT. You can't teach that. She's got more talent in her left pinky that most people dream of. LOVE HER.