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Subject: [Leica] Have 35 'Lux, want 35/1.2 Nokton. Crazy?
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Sun Jun 1 19:49:43 2008
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20080601164537.00bf7ad0@mail.2alpha.com>

Peter,

Yes, the original cast CD with Ms Lawrence was a stinkeroo!  Dubbed from 
a scratchy 78 RPM  record.

I just received  the CD  of the  revival, with  Rise Stevens,  Adolph 
Green and  Danny Kaye.  Superb!

Jerry 


Peter Klein wrote:
> Jerry:  ...with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Moss Hart, starred 
> Gertrude Lawrence.  A favorite of mine.
>
> Perhaps Stephen Sondheim's parody of the song, written for Leonard 
> Bernstein's 70th birthday, fits even better:
>
> Poor Lenny,
> Time and again he
> Complained, "I'm in this dreadful bind.
> I feel for Leonardo--
> God, genius is so hard--oh,
> You cannot make up your mind."
>
> :-)
>
> --Peter
>
>
> At 04:27 PM 6/1/2008 -0700, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>>  You remind me of Victor and his inability to make up his mind.  I
>> recommend that you read the
>> lyrics of "The Saga Of Jenny" from Kurt Weill's play, "Lady In The 
>> Dark".
>>
>> Jerry Lehrer
>
>


In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Have 35 'Lux, want 35/1.2 Nokton. Crazy?)