Rare Lansbury, Arthur OBC Mame Video

[robinycus]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 11:54am

Someone posted on that other site a few days ago. Listed as "Mame - Home Movies" There are 3 different videos posted. About 26 minutes in all. In color and the quality is pretty good. It's Today, Open A New Window, Man In the Moon, Mame, Bosom Buddies, That's How Young I Feel, If He Walked In To My Life.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 12:01pm

If only someone would upload videos like this of a GOOD show!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 12:01pm

...and this reminder couldn't be posted on the original thread because?

A simple SEARCH found this recent thread:
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=952361#3390623

Better yet -- here is a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No9oYmUSa4A










Bea and Angela in 1989





Updated On: 12/23/07 at 12:01 PM

[robinycus]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 12:11pm

uh... because I didn't know there was an original thread, perhaps?

[ggersten]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 12:51pm

looks life film which is attemnpted to be synched up with the OBC, with some success.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 1:14pm

Yup.

Those 'home movies' were shot with silent color 8mm film so they cleverly attempted to sync the audio from the Original Broadway Cast recording with the footage.

Kudos!

Y'all have to see the 'home movies' shot by one of the dancers of FUNNY GIRL during Barbra's run in the show back in 1964-65. They at least tried to sync the sound to a 'live' bootleg audio recording. The Barbra in FUNNY GIRL footage is at the bottom of the page:

http://www.barbra-archives.com/Performances/funny_girl_broadway_footage.html

NOTE: ironically, both sets of 'home movies' were shot at the Winter Garden Theatre (MAME followed FUNNY GIRL).

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 12/23/07 at 9:58pm

Um...B3...."Mame" is pretty damn good, and legendary. Angela Lansbury IS Auntie Mame. The fact you can imply that a show that housed not only Lansbury and Bea Arthur, but has since housed such names as Dee Hoty, Christine Ebersole, Ann Miller, Juliet Prowse, Loretta Switt (as Gooch AND Mame...not at the same time), Janis Paige, Anne Francine, Harriet Harris, Christine Baranski, Kelly Bishop, and many many more that I am ultimately forgetting, as being bad is completely beyond me.


I still say Lauren Graham should headline a revival.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:13am

Mama was a good show, B3.

I won't say anymore.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:20am

I have just never found that Herman's writing voice brings any true originality to his work...

[bk]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:26am

This from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old just graduated high school student. Oy and vey.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:29am

This is from Burger King?

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 9:25am

I kind of feel the same way about Herman actually. I never really cared much for his music. I can fully acknowledge what he contributed but he certainly sounds a little generic to me.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:21am

Generic sounding or not, have you ever left a good production of one of his shows and not felt good? Have you ever listened to a song of his and not tapped your foot a little bit? If you have, then does his originality (or lack thereof if you so believe) matter?

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:14pm

I'll be completely honest. I'm sure there has been a number where I've tapped my toe (which is why I said I could acknowledge is contribution). I just find a lot of it sort of boring. I think originality DOES matter when it comes to repeated listenings. For me when I'm in the mood to hear some musicals, I don't reach for Jerry Herman.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 12/24/07 at 9:13pm

I disagree...I think that enjoyability out ranks originality, and Herman, for the most part, is totally enjoyable.