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| re: Harmonia Gardens closing night | |
| Posted by: NewsGuy 01:12 am EDT 08/28/18 | |
| In reply to: Harmonia Gardens closing night - Drew288 01:01 am EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| I was there this past Saturday, may have even been less than that. Everyone stood up en masse of course when she started down the stairs and while many were cheering thinking it would come to a full stop at that point, but she kept walking and started in on the song. People quickly realized it, and took their seats, at least where I was. To me it wasn't any different than the two other times I saw Midler. To be honest, I think there was longer applause for when the waiter first comes screaming into the restaurant to announce her impending arrival. |
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| re: Harmonia Gardens closing night | |
| Posted by: bicoastal 01:50 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Harmonia Gardens closing night - NewsGuy 01:12 am EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| Yes, that was my experience, too. I think my that time Bette had received so many standing O's that this one was expected and not particularly worth stopping the show for, unlike the ovation at her first entrance. I appreciated that she cut it short and went into the number, which she knew, of course, would end with yet another ovation. | |
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| re: Harmonia Gardens closing night | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 02:13 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Harmonia Gardens closing night - bicoastal 01:50 pm EDT 08/28/18 | |
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| I think it can be a tricky situation. I also tend to think that most actors would rather go on with the show as much as is possible - despite enjoying the accolades, and despite knowing that sometimes the audience needs to have that kind of release. Applause after songs is a given, but "entrance applause" etc can be much trickier. I think it can also be an awkward thing for an actor to have to stand there in that situation and keep the illusion of the moment going. Some actors are better at that (or more willing to go there) than others. Seems to me that Midler has been quite comfortable breaking the 4th wall - but you're probably right that she may have just felt that enough was enough. |
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