Thanks for the heads-up on this film, David. It is one with which I am
not familiar, but it sounds hilarious. It reminds me of my favorite "Andy
Griffith Show" episode in which Barney is the soloist for the town chorus,
but sings so badly, Andy tells him to use a special microphone that works
best the softer you sing. One of the townsmen, who has a fine baritone
voice, sings backstage. Barney's reactions are outrageous. One of those
few times I have watched television and wept...
Does anyone else remember this?
Best always,
Mark
"Sing on the interest, not on the principal" - Florence Page Kimball, to
her student Leontyne Price
"The voice is not a fist." - Fritz Wunderlich
"I sing with a slim voice." - Birgit Nilsson
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On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, David Geary wrote:
> There is another hysterically funny film called "Everybody's doing it" from
1950 (about) in which
> Celeste Holme is a society lady who wants to sing opera, but her husband (Paul
Douglas)doesn't want her to.
> (Why not? she asks. "Because you stink" is his reply.) Then he discovers HE
has an incredible baritone
> voice, (every time he sings a high F the candelier shatters) and, unknown to
her goes on a concert tour. (He is seduced into it by a
> gorgeous soprano, Linda Darnell, I think) Finally he makes his opera debut as
a sort of Egyptian slave in one of those
> campy fake Hollywood operas, except he is terribly nervous, and everyone gives
him something to drink, and by the
> time he gets on stage he is stoned. It is well worth looking for, no idea if
it is on video.
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