My Thoughts On PAL JOEY- Page 4

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 4:25pm

Why would anyone "bash" someone for not liking someone's performance in anything? Good gawd, that is just rude.

At 88, you've more than earned your right to say "STFU," and yet you don't. That's called manners or respect or class...or a host of other positive behavioral choices we can all make.

Dear onceadancer2, Please remember there are a lot of us who read your posts with great interest. Even if we don't "agree" with your assessment, we care about what you have to say and will always treat you with reverence. Not because you're "in the business." Not because you're an "elder." But because you are a human being who deserves to be treated with kindness...and because we have manners too. Thank you for taking the time to post.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 6:19pm

A friend of ours just called to tell us he went to see Streamers today. In the audience were a lot of people who were supposed to see Pal Joey but the matinee was cancelled so Roundabout sent them to Streamers.

Looks like this will be an early foldo .

Updated On: 11/22/08 at 06:19 PM

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 6:38pm

How could this show fold? It's subscription-based. They can't just close the show without replacing it or issuing a massive amount of refunds. I doubt Roundabout could afford to do that without seriously damaging their subscriber base.

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 10:32am

Dear AllofMyLife:

Thank you so much for that information. And yes, I am on the footage! There's more footage around, unfortunately none of Vivienne Segal or Leila Ernst.

By the way, there is a clip of Vivienne Segal singig Bewitched on the Ed Sullivan Show. Have you see it? Talk about adult, sophisticated, charming--and ruthless.

And by the way, I thought you'd get a laugh out of this. I've told it before, but here it goes again. Seal and Abbott were always at odds. He never wanted her to touch Kelly. This infuriated Segal who used to yell at Abbott, "what am I supposed to be, his grandmother?"

During our out ot own previews Segal, a consummate professional, wanted to stick it to Abbot but good. Out of town premieres in those days were a hassle. One night they decided to throw in a scene after Joey's and Linda's last encouter at the pet shop. Vera was supposed to walk on and pick up a man sitting at the bench. At this performance Segal asked one of the chorus girls--a brunette--to wear a blond wig with her back to the audience. As Segal sauntered by she took girl's hand, looked into her eyes lovingly and walked off.

Well, the audience did not know what to do. Half of them laughed, others sat in shock. One thing I do know. I could hear Lorenz Hart's loud laugh coming from the back of the auditorium. Abbott stormed on yelling "what are you doing" and Segal said something like "I'm giving Vera some diversity."

The curtain falls.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 10:49am

Miriam that is the most astonishing theatrical anecdote I have ever heard. More, please!

Go on to the other Pal Joey thread and look at the picture of Matthew Risch, the understudy who went on for Christian Huff yesterday.

I think he may have "it."

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/23/08 at 3:42pm

It's so good to be reading messages from Miriam again! Shalom!

[sabrelady]

Posted: 12/13/08 at 7:19pm

Can only cont the love for our Onceadancer2. So glad you came back if only for a bit. PLEASE cont to "drop in" when you can/feel like it.