tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5384851888007540431..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Ann Blyth - Two Stage DramasJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-23823446842153519462014-06-18T17:46:10.268-04:002014-06-18T17:46:10.268-04:00Welcome, Michaelspappy. I like that movie too.Welcome, Michaelspappy. I like that movie too.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-47267055021952710592014-06-17T21:24:37.150-04:002014-06-17T21:24:37.150-04:00We love Ann Blythe in Top O' The Morning with ...We love Ann Blythe in Top O' The Morning with Bing Crosby - and especially Barry Fitzgerald. Good movie.MICHAELSPAPPYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933691596886031814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-74782097130097019302014-06-09T14:00:05.917-04:002014-06-09T14:00:05.917-04:00Vienna, I'm with you. I wish I could hear her...Vienna, I'm with you. I wish I could hear her sing in person. As for a book...I'm exploring possibilities about how I can get additional source material, photo rights, etc. Unfortunately, I have a lot on my plate, and I'd like to do it as well as I can. I can hardly believe we're nearly six months into this year-long series. I feel like I've just begun, as if I haven't even scratched the surface. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-8099182958547833152014-06-09T12:51:37.440-04:002014-06-09T12:51:37.440-04:00Great to hear more of Ann's stage appearances....Great to hear more of Ann's stage appearances. Oh to have heard her glorious voice in person in one of her stage musical roles.<br />It's amazing that she did hundreds of radio shows.<br />PLEASE,PLEASE,MAKE THIS A BOOK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-59214843930881599262014-06-07T15:50:47.214-04:002014-06-07T15:50:47.214-04:00You echo my sentiments exactly, CW. Now, why woul...You echo my sentiments exactly, CW. Now, why would rehearsal be your favorite word, I wonder? <br /><br />Odd Couple, Tony and Jack, five bucks. Wow. I'm there.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-30446695738179351122014-06-07T11:41:12.671-04:002014-06-07T11:41:12.671-04:00Heaven knows I love "my" movies, but the...Heaven knows I love "my" movies, but the idea of these wonderful stage productions makes me ache that we don't have the chance to see them. I love the photos from the rehearsal (my favourite word - rehearsal) that show the joy of collaboration.<br /><br />PS: I was looking through some old papers and programs and found ticket stubs for "The Odd Couple" with Tony and Jack. $5 for mezzanine. Sigh.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-81547433406710057072014-06-05T19:04:03.128-04:002014-06-05T19:04:03.128-04:00Thank you, Becky. So good to hear from you again. ...Thank you, Becky. So good to hear from you again. I wish I could have seen those two productions, too, especially at $6 for orchestra seats. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-78859815119981901242014-06-05T18:16:54.958-04:002014-06-05T18:16:54.958-04:00How I wish I could have seen Our Town and Wait Unt...How I wish I could have seen Our Town and Wait Until Dark with Ann. I'm with you about the scene in Wait Until Dark with the refrigerator light -- very chilling. I haven't commented on all of them, but I have been following your tributes to Ann, and they are wonderful.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-62001967735595228072014-06-05T11:57:44.277-04:002014-06-05T11:57:44.277-04:00Hi, Moira. Yes, I really like Millard Mitchell, an...Hi, Moira. Yes, I really like Millard Mitchell, and can imagine he was probably great in this. I wonder if they bothered with New England accents?Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-43707084589177683382014-06-05T11:34:21.652-04:002014-06-05T11:34:21.652-04:00Ah, if only we could revisit the times you describ...Ah, if only we could revisit the times you describe, but like a party, the festivities are "melted into air, into thin air," I would particularly love to have seen Ann Blyth as Emily in "Our Town" and that superb character actor, Millard Mitchell, would have been an even better choice for the stage manager role than the man who created the role, Frank Craven. <br /><br />Thanks Moira Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626493736940699514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-17205689364084105002014-06-05T10:49:07.948-04:002014-06-05T10:49:07.948-04:00Yes, I did know about the different ending. I'...Yes, I did know about the different ending. I'm looking forward to reading the play even more now after your praise of it.Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-56845338463906334682014-06-05T10:19:33.204-04:002014-06-05T10:19:33.204-04:00Oh, and yes, the soda fountain scene is in the pla...Oh, and yes, the soda fountain scene is in the play.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-14453275439851988402014-06-05T09:57:40.757-04:002014-06-05T09:57:40.757-04:00Elisabeth, I agree, I would love to have seen this...Elisabeth, I agree, I would love to have seen this production. My immense joy at finding these tidbits is equal to my sorrow at knowing I can never see the play as it was performed. Thanks so much for including the link to those production stills.<br /><br />The movie OUR TOWN has a different ending than the play, and I guess that's all I'll say about that. Definitely read the play as a beautiful piece of literature -- that also makes it the perfect play to perform. If you ever get a chance to see OUR TOWN on stage, do it. Even if it is just a high school production, it doesn't matter -- the script, the simplicity of the story makes it transcendent to even the most simple venues and the most inexperienced actors. I've read where it is the most performed play in the world, if only for the ease of its production requirements, and the universality of its message.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-88992914118875921682014-06-05T08:31:29.215-04:002014-06-05T08:31:29.215-04:00I remember seeing your original post about the La ...I remember seeing your original post about the La Jolla Playhouse. The cast lists on their history page are fascinating—like casts of movies-that-never-were. But if I had to pick just one production off that list, it'd be Ann Blyth and Marshall Thompson in <i>Our Town</i>. I'll bet they were adorable in the soda-fountain scene. (I'm assuming that scene <i>is</i> in the play? It's on my summer reading list, but so far I've only seen the movie.)<br /><br />There's a couple teeny-tiny stills from the play <a href="http://www.marshall-thompson.com/tv_shows/theatrebroadway/ourtown.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>, though the date on the page is incorrect.Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.com