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Stritch memorial lotto...?
#50Stritch memorial
Posted: 11/17/14 at 11:52pm
Sounds like a wonderful memorial. BTW, BWW's fixed the video highlight reel, which was not working earlier. Loved Nathan Lane's stories about Elaine. Video also features Hal Prince and Bernadette. Too bad they couldn't film the whole thing. Or perhaps they - or someone - did.
Video from the memorial
#51Stritch memorial
Posted: 11/18/14 at 8:57am
I wonder if Patti was made unhappy by something and choose not to participate. Hm. She WAS announced.
She was initially announced, but then wasn't mentioned in all of the subsequent press releases, so I don't think it was a day-of or last-minute decision for her not to be there.
I had a wonderful time, and loved hearing everyone's stories about Stritch, but I felt like it began to drag a bit. Also, I didn't necessarily think there was a huge disconnect between the fact that Stritch died a millionaire but lived a fairly thrifty life. Her monetary generosity when she was alive was directly mentioned, and I was under the impression that not only did she come from a wealthy family, but wound up incredibly wealthy upon marrying John Bay. I also kind of thought that a lot of the things she did that could be interpreted as being thrifty (refusing to pay for tickets, demanding shopping bags from stores on 5th Avenue, not paying to have that Cartier watch repaired) she did just to see how much she could get away with.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#52Stritch memorial
Posted: 11/18/14 at 9:30am
"she did just to see how much she could get away with."
This is the most truthful comment about Elaine Stritch.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#53Stritch memorial
Posted: 11/18/14 at 2:15pm
"So...her lawyer was there to report that she left with millions. And that she gave it to others & causes. After an afternoon of stories emphasizing her thriftiness, that part kinda tainted her story in my opinion."
Uh, she left money to friends, The Actor's Fund, and the Stella Adler Studio, and you think that's "tainting her story?" OOOOOKAY. We all should be so generous.
I'm sorry I didn't win tickets to this one, but it sounds like a nice tribute to a unique lady.
#54Stritch memorial
Posted: 11/18/14 at 2:16pm
Never saw the clip of her at the White House that Nathan mentioned, so I looked it up:
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