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February 23, 2006
Say the Secret Woid...
It's been a Marx Brothers kinda week. On Tuesday, Dawnise and I went to the Lynwood Theater on the island to see a showing of Duck Soup. I have to be "in the mood" for Marx Brother humor, which I fortunately was. The print was pristine - absolutely beautiful, no splices, minimal noise, really a well preserved print. I have to say that, like Casablanca, seeing Duck Soup on the big screen was a completely different experience than seeing it in TV as a kid, and seeing it with a group further enhanced the experience.
Last night we had tickets for An Evening with Groucho - Frank Ferrante's one man (plus pianist) tribute to the great comedian. We arrived early, planning to get dinner, but quickly learned it was a sold out show, and we'd be better served by hanging around 'till the house opened to find good seats, which we did.
The show was very good - Frank did the transformation from himself to Groucho on-stage, achieving it with nothing more than a grease pencil, some ruffling of his hair, and - of course - a cigar, but the transformation was stark, and very effective. He played with, and off, the audience - sang some of Groucho's songs, did some patter, and generally entertained.
It was also just what I needed. Yesterday was a very frustrating day at work - lots of little things, plus the feeling of always being late/behind. Laughter was good.
Posted by dberger at February 23, 2006 2:20 PM