Judy at 8. In just ten years time she'll have a mini "Juvenile" Oscar!Editor's Note: With Anne-Marie in grad school we're taking it easier on her for 2016. After her invaluable deep dives into Katharine Hepburn with "A Year With Kate" and female directors in "Women's Pictures" something much shorter but reliably tuneful for you each Wednesday morning in '16: Judy Garland numbers!
Anne Marie returning to you. Welcome to a new series exploring Judy Garland through the music she made famous and the songs that made her a star. Before she was Judy Garland, Frances "Baby" Gumm was the youngest of a three sister Vaudeville act. The child of Vaudeville performers, a family story states that she made her stage debut at 30 months singing "Jingle Bells." She was so entranced by the footlights that her father had to remove her after she sang the song - 7 times.
The Movie: "Bubbles" (Vitaphone Short,...
Anne Marie returning to you. Welcome to a new series exploring Judy Garland through the music she made famous and the songs that made her a star. Before she was Judy Garland, Frances "Baby" Gumm was the youngest of a three sister Vaudeville act. The child of Vaudeville performers, a family story states that she made her stage debut at 30 months singing "Jingle Bells." She was so entranced by the footlights that her father had to remove her after she sang the song - 7 times.
The Movie: "Bubbles" (Vitaphone Short,...
- 1/6/2016
- by Anne Marie
- FilmExperience
Broadway is life!
Uniquely American art form? If they make one more empty platitude about musicals or Broadway, something will be thrown at great velocity. Julie Andrews hosts this half-history, half-propaganda piece concerning roadway and the American musical from the turn of the century to the early 21st century. It goes from Ragtime and Vaudeville to Wicked and The Lion King major personality by major personality.
For those who are well-educated in early 20th century musicals, this is a highly gratifying documentary. They’ll join in with Andrews when she says in that hushed, rich voice what she takes to be a famous person or song. “That great composer was…Irving Berlin.” For those looking to learn, you can be sure that a large corner of Broadway is on display for you.
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Uniquely American art form? If they make one more empty platitude about musicals or Broadway, something will be thrown at great velocity. Julie Andrews hosts this half-history, half-propaganda piece concerning roadway and the American musical from the turn of the century to the early 21st century. It goes from Ragtime and Vaudeville to Wicked and The Lion King major personality by major personality.
For those who are well-educated in early 20th century musicals, this is a highly gratifying documentary. They’ll join in with Andrews when she says in that hushed, rich voice what she takes to be a famous person or song. “That great composer was…Irving Berlin.” For those looking to learn, you can be sure that a large corner of Broadway is on display for you.
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- 11/1/2012
- by Jason Ratigan
- JustPressPlay.net
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