Kay Thompson, I Love a Violin, Milton Berle Show (best possible quality)

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Kay Thompson, I Love a Violin, Milton Berle Show (best possible quality)

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Michael Mascioli

Күн бұрын

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@kabardinka1 3 жыл бұрын

It's terrible how the US just forgets some of the most talented artists it produces and replaces them with mediocrity. How many people under the age of 60 have any idea who Kay Thompson was and her multi-faceted brilliance?

@HajimeIshii-dn6mz 2 ай бұрын

I am a 48-year-old Japanese and I do appreciate Kay Thompson. No other person could be as versatile as she was. She played the role of Maggie Prescott in “Finny Face”. It was her only chance to work as an actress. Nevertheless her singing and dancing were fabulous. She is the Godmother to Liza Minnelli; she was a great pal of Liza’s mother Judy Garland, whom I also adore.

@howyoodoon 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. Who was greater than Kay Thompson, ever? No one immediately comes to mind. Astoundingly talented.

@allmusicservices 3 жыл бұрын

She was indeed super-talented and versatile, and one of a kind. If you haven't already, you should read "Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise," the authoritative biography of her by Sam Irvin.

@howyoodoon 3 жыл бұрын

@@allmusicservices One of my favorite books-and the accompanying CD set was also a revelation. If her career had ended with her splendid vocal arrangements, she’d have deserved immortality-but she had so many further great accomplishments. A true legend-thank you for keeping her memory alive with this wonderful footage.

@jl3322 9 ай бұрын

Garland

@Harringtonml54 2 жыл бұрын

Think Plink!!!

@westminster860 8 ай бұрын

Isn't that Bob Fosse in the line?❤ Love seeing Kay here. We know her so well from Funny Face.

@allmusicservices 8 ай бұрын

I can't tell. It'd take someone with a better eye ad a better knowledge of his career to confirm that. :-(

@allmusicservices 8 ай бұрын

P.S. I mean I better eye than *I* have.

@rainespells1273 10 ай бұрын

I love how she’s always keeping time with her left leg Also I do find the bit at the end quite funny. From other episodes of the Milton Berle show, it’s obvious they’re tightly scripted. Kay is just a fabulous actress that it’s harder to tell here I think. Berle does these low digs at the guests and he allows them to dish right back.

@originaltommy 3 жыл бұрын

She worked hard to help Judy Garland. She happens to be Liza's Godmother hence her stunning tribute.

@akrenwinkle Жыл бұрын

Liza herself said the greatest gift her mother ever gave her was Kay Thompson as her godmother.

@vephanos Жыл бұрын

I'm in love, but am I in love? With you... Yes, with you... I'm in love, (I'm in love) yes with you... I'm in love, (I'm in love) yes with you...!

@memyself4321 2 ай бұрын

Me thinks this number was prerecorded and Kay lip-synced. Vocal quality not related to exertion of the dancing. Plus, no mic could follow all that dancing. Before body mics. This was the process for Hollywood musical numbers.

@vitameatavegamin4236 Жыл бұрын

Who was the choreographer of that number?

@allmusicservices Жыл бұрын

I think it's safe to say that it was choreographed mostly, and probably entirely, by Kay Thompson herself. Around this time she had that extremely successful nightclub act with the four Williams Brothers, an act devised and choreographed by Kay, and known for its explosive energy and movement. And I'm confident this number is adapted from "I Love a Violin" as performed in her act--but for far more dancers. I would bet money on this. In a pinch, I'd ask my pal Sam Irvin, who wrote the terrific, authoritative bio of her, KAY THOMPSON: FROM FUNNY FACE TO ELOISE.

@sandaglad 10 ай бұрын

@@allmusicservices You might be right that Kay choreographed this number (who knows?), but Robert Alton staged & choreographed Kay's and The Williams Brothers dance routines for their nightclub act.

@allmusicservices 10 ай бұрын

@@sandaglad Well, then, more than likely you're right. I guess I just assumed--which I'm ashamed to admit, since I did read Sam Irvin's terrific bio of her. But that was awhile ago....

@sandaglad 10 ай бұрын

@@allmusicservices Final comment - thanks for replying. I'm re-reading Sam Irvin's great bio of Kay. While she was fabulously talented as a vocal coach, vocal arranger, & all-around interesting/talented person, there's no indication that she was adept at staging dance numbers. It seems she left that to the pros.

@youminholastransit3218 2 жыл бұрын

What year was this?

@allmusicservices 2 жыл бұрын

1954

@sfyc 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see the misogyny in Berle’s monologue after she finishes her number. We’ve come so far! (Still further to go)

@pf6115 2 жыл бұрын

How so? They were bantering, she said she can tell a joke when she came face to face with him and called him very sufferable.

@akrenwinkle Жыл бұрын

You're right, or as it's usually written on the internet, "your right." His last word and expression seems to cast doubt on what sex Kay is. Outside the business people didn't know, but inside, it was known Kay was a lesbian. I could be wrong, but I think Milton's snark, which he held back until Kay made her exit, was based on that.