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| re: Did Barbra fill the theatre with sound naturally or was there amplification in 1964? nm | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:11 am EDT 08/08/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Did Barbra fill the theatre with sound naturally or was there amplification in 1964? nm - AlanScott 08:54 am EDT 08/08/22 | |
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| I always appreciate this mic discussions. I suspect the first obvious miking that I heard -- Pearl Bailey's Dolly, National Theater tryout, Washington DC (high school; fall of '67) -- might've been something like the Streisand sound. It was obvious that no one else had a mic but Bailey, and it had a decided "captured" quality, a sense of the performance standing apart. My mom and I even talked about it on the drive home. The Bailey vocals were charming -- she could certainly sing beautifully -- but hers was not a big voice, and the mic made sense. Yet it was odd that her dialog stood out, too. If memory serves. I was of course startled to learn that Promises, Promises (which I saw in the same DC theater in the fall of '68), famously one of the first shows to carefully structure and isolate instruments in the pit and allow the sound mix from the back of the house, per the composer's wishes, did not use body mics (I have a friend who stood by for Fran). People have argued this for years, but as the expert Alan notes, it's never been an exact science until recent decades. I'm now wondering how obviously the Streisand vocals stood apart. |
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| re: Did Barbra fill the theatre with sound naturally or was there amplification in 1964? nm | |
| Posted by: BroadwayLover 10:45 am EDT 08/08/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Did Barbra fill the theatre with sound naturally or was there amplification in 1964? nm - Delvino 10:11 am EDT 08/08/22 | |
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| There is a recent interview with Mimi Hines, Streisand's successor, during which she discusses the primitive mic she used while playing Fanny. This was likely the same type of mic that Barbra used. I strongly urge Funny Girl fans to view this Mimi Hines YouTube video. By the way, I saw Mimi in FG and she was very different that Streisand but equally terrific. | |
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