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| Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 02:36 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 02:33 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway - showtunetrivia 01:43 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
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| Video of rehearsal (and possibly performance) of the show starts at about 02:30, but if you skipped directly to that , then you'd miss "red carpet" (or whatever they called it back then) appearances of the likes of Fanny Brice, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Marion Davies, etc. being interviewed for the radio. Plus, if you've read "Shy", you'll know this was the first Broadway show that the very young Mary Rodgers at about 4 or 5 years old ever saw; she loved it. | |
| Link | Clips of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway |
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| re: Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway | |
| Posted by: BHandshy 04:09 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
| In reply to: Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway - PlayWiz 02:33 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
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| I've known for years that this footage existed out there somewhere. I'm glad to FINALLY see it! Thanks for the link. | |
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| re: Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 03:38 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
| In reply to: Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway - PlayWiz 02:33 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
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| Three particular things of note about this clip, aside from the spectacular footage of some of the acts: there’s no mention at all of Fanny Brice being the producer’s wife; Burns and Allen were the only ones to mention JUMBO’s long, long delayed opening; and revealing the punchline of the “Women!” number. This number had circus press agent Durante singing about how to revitalize the failing circus: by adding glamorous, glorious dames. On come the girls, while aerialist Barbette twirls above. Durante finishes his verse, Barbette gracefully lands….and yanks the wig off his head as Durante does a classic double take and shouts, “Betrayed!” It’s kind of muffled on the cip. Barbette was born Vander Clyde Broadway in Texas in 1899, joined the circus as a teen, and grabbed a gig replacing the dead half of a “sisters” aerial act—which meant wearing the dead woman’s costume. From then on, he performed in drag, going solo and adopting his stage name. He concluded his act as shown here, with the dramatic removal of the wig. Barbette became the toast of Europe in the twenties, was championed by Jean Cocteau (and appeared in one of his films), and was likely the inspiration for the German film VIKTOR UND VIKTORIA. Later in his career, Barbette coached Lemmon and Curtis in female impersonation for SOME LIKE IT HOT, and his team of aerialists, the Barbettes, appeared in the film version, BILLY ROSE’S JUMBO (1962). Laura, who has about 40,000 other JUMBO-sized words elsewhere… |
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| re: Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway | |
| Posted by: winters 08:14 am EST 12/21/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Here's video of the original "Jumbo" on Broadway - showtunetrivia 03:38 pm EST 12/20/22 | |
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| 'dead half of a "sisters" aerial act--- Was this the result of Number 17....The Spread Eagle? Thanks for the rest of the info. Fascinating. |
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