tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post2024892133155706370..comments2024-01-24T01:27:11.111-05:00Comments on Café Muscato: Redux: Birthday Goddess, After and BeforeMuscatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-63891506118516620822013-01-17T03:04:58.354-05:002013-01-17T03:04:58.354-05:00I so agree - The Merm wuz robbed (and she never fo...I so agree - The Merm wuz robbed (and she never forgave Roz <em>nor</em> the movie industry to her dying day; apparently among her personal effects was a treasured recording of Miss Russell's attempts at singing, before she had to be overdubbed in the final movie, which Ethel brought out and played regularly for a laugh!). JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-46116111018935883932013-01-16T19:58:22.202-05:002013-01-16T19:58:22.202-05:00While it is certainly true that the movies did not...While it is certainly true that the movies did not serve her well, her special brand of magic was just too big for the intimacy of film, there are a couple of winners in the bunch. I'm not a huge fan of Call Me Madam but she fits the part perfectly. Best of all is There's No Business Like Show Business. Indeed it is mostly a string of superior Irving Berlin songs trotted out one after another in overproduced numbers but it's a glitzy overbright dream for those so inclined. She and Dan Dailey actually have a few touching scenes together when dealing with troubled son Donald O'Connor which the Merm handles well. <br /><br />What is the real pity even though I dearly love Rosalind Russell and like what she did with the character is that Ethel was robbed of committing Mama Rose to celluloid in Gypsy.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-76223910700820539292013-01-16T11:32:30.409-05:002013-01-16T11:32:30.409-05:00It's sad that she's best known among many ...It's sad that she's best known among many for her disco album...Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.com