AUNTIE MAME --- another play about people with "braces on their brains", to quote Mame Dennis, the real theme of both plays.
K. On Oct 2, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Joseph Bonelli wrote: > <" But it isn't just about Southern states. This is going on all over America > and the dialogue is more virulent than ever."> > Thanks, Richie. I didn't want to say it as I am from the south and "we" are > always trying to pass the buck on these things--- but you are100% correct! > > By the way, I've always craved to play the preacher, father of the "hero's" > girlfriend and performed brilliantly by Claude Akins in the film. In the > play, his harangueing "sermon" in the town square is one of the most > electrifying moments in 50s US drama..and that's saying something!! > > Interestingly, the play was co-authored by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee > (no relation to the General, I believe). Their other "big hit" was, of all > things, the play "Auntie Mame." > > Joe > > --- On Sat, 10/2/10, Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] "INHERIT THE WIND Still Relevant 50 Years Later" > 10-2-2010 L.A. Times Article > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 2:42 PM > > it's sad to say, but I think it is indeed far more relevant today than it was > when it was filmed, and far more relevant than when the court case was going > on. > > The conversion of our society into evolution deniers and school boards like > the one in Texas forcing through such an agenda as "Intelligent Design" into > our schools shows that we have not progressed as a society in some very > important ways. I'm constantly telling people that our political struggles > are like a war between religion and intelligence. But it isn't just about > Southern states. This is going on all over America and the dialogue is more > virulent than ever. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
