Adelaide Hall and the Nicholas Brothers February 7, 2008
Posted by Jeff in 1929 through WWII, Dance, Movies, Music, Nicholas Brothers, Swing, Theater, Vaudeville.2 comments
From 1935, the VitaPhone short “An All-Colored Vaudeville Show” …
The Frog and Peach November 27, 2007
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There are at least three restaurants in the U.S. named The Frog and Peach. They are located in:
One wonders if franchising was really what Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling had in mind. After all …
“That Old Pair Of Jeans” November 4, 2007
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Juggler Chris Bliss performs to the Fatboy Slim song “That Old Pair Of Jeans”.
Golden slumbers November 3, 2007
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Joe Bratcher brought to my attention this impressive video of juggler/standup comedian Chris Bliss, possibly one of my favorite YouTubes:
The flavor of green Bourbon over rice October 4, 2007
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In The Old-Fashioned Way (1934), W. C. Fields plays the most villainous role of his career …
Sweden’s got talent, too July 9, 2007
Posted by Jeff in Italian, Opera, Theater, Vaudeville, Weirdness.2 comments
Paul Potts, a cellphone salesman from Port Talbot, South Wales, with a name only a Cambodian dictator could love, has won the Britain’s Got Talent TV competition with a little ditty that some Italian guy wrote for the World Cup:
Beverly Sills’ début as Brünhilde March 1, 2007
Posted by Jeff in Beverly Sills, Giuseppe Verdi, Italian, Opera, Theater, Vaudeville.1 comment so far
From November 8, 1979. Well, really, name one other world-class soprano who could have pulled this off!
Extra credit to whomever figured out that “Sempre libera” sounds just like “God Bless America,” especially when sung by pigs.
“Beyond The Fringe”: part 2 of 2 September 12, 2006
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The Music Box September 9, 2006
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Here, complete, is the only Academy-award-winning movie by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
“Beyond The Fringe”: part 1 of 2 September 5, 2006
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