Well, she did have a son. Perhaps he has something official planning for his mother's 100 birthday? from rC in austin, texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Ethel Merman was the greatest Broadway musical performer, EVER. Why not name one of the houses after her -- say, the Majestic or the Imperial -- both theatres in which she performed often to the delight of the millions who saw her.
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Ethel Merman was the greatest Broadway musical performer, EVER. Why not name one of the houses after her -- say, the Majestic or the Imperial -- both theatres in which she performed often to the delight of the millions who saw her.
Maybe a new theatre, or one of the corporate-named theatres...but please, don't get rid of the Majestic and Imperial, two of few remaining theatres with such grand names. It's bad enough the Plymouth and Royale were changed. These names mean something to their original creators and were named so for a reason.
But on topic: Happy Birthday to Ethel! :)
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Yeah, who's counting? Once you're past 95, it's all gravy.
<= I chose my avatar for the day because last week I went to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and discovered this wonderful painting of Ethel when she was in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN in the 1960s. It was one of my first Broadway shows and she was, of course, phenomenal.
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I found this great picture of William Gaxton and Ethel from Anything Goes.
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OMG! La Merman was a total GENIUS performer of the OLD school/highest caliber! WOW!!!! So much to learn from her! We should all bow down to her genius and YES, a theater should be named for her.
I plan on revisiting the Annie, or Granny as some call it, Get Your Gun recording. It's one of my favorite Cast Albums. I was slightly, no completely, obsessed with Ethel's "I'm an Indian Too" for a very long time. I discovered a mixed CD I made a few years back the other day, and found I included Ethel singing "Doin' What Comes Naturally". Her delivery of those lyrics, some of the funniest ever written, immediately had me in hysterics.
I plan on watching clips from "Call Me Madam", "The Muppet Show", and Ethel's television appearance with Mary Martin.
And I plan on pulling out the Ethel Merman Disco Album. For obvious reasons.
Happy Birthday Ethel. You will always be the Queen of musical theatre.