Its was a Golden Age of TV Comedy: Carol, Harvey, Tim and a Guest.
Most people don't realize that Maggie Smith got her start in Revue comedy as a singer/dancer/sketch performer. I was fortunate to see her both in London (Hedda Gabler directed by Ingmar Bergman) and later when she decided to live in Stratford, Ontario and become a member of the famed Shakespeare company there. For 10 seasons she played everything - Chekhov, Congreve, Coward, Cross, Shakespeare. Her Lady Macbeth was outstanding, her Rosalind in As You Like It one of the finest comedy performances I've ever seen and even though she could do star turns she just as easily became a member of an ensemble. To this day I remember a frighteningly beautiful Three Sisters with arguably a group of the finest actors in North American at that time. It was another Golden Age.
31 marzo - San Beniamino
6 comments:
Indeed a classic..
She really had an amazing number of insanely talented people on her show through it's entire run.
I loved the Carol Burnett show! I used to watch it religiously as a kid and young adult.
As for Maggie, she's been in so many wonderful movies and even in some of the dogs she's been in, she's always brilliant whether comedy or drama.
I just wish they had filmed Lettice and Lovage, which she was suppose to be brilliant in.
Lova lova lova the classic comedy.
Wonderful Laughs for today ...love it
Tell us about when you watched Sarah Bernhardt as La Dame aux Camelias! Hohoho...
Parsi: As I recall Sarah was marvelous but she couldn't hold a candle to Helena Modjeska when she toured Canada in 1907. And when it came to Ibsen how I loved Elenora Duse. And I've already sent you my other comments.
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