| re: In Defense of Ethel Merman's Acting Ability |
| Posted by: Roman 07:16 am EDT 06/28/21 |
| In reply to: In Defense of Ethel Merman's Acting Ability - BHandshy 04:40 am EDT 06/28/21 |
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I never heard that she was a terrible actress. Limited, yes. But terrible?
She certainly had a reputation for phoning it in. There’s a legendary story that production staff would tell her Frank Sinatra or Just Garland were in the audience so she’d give a full performance instead of walking through it.
Her final performance in Gypsy (in New York) reveals her to be quite funny. I don’t know that I’ve heard anyone capture the humor quite like her. |
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