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From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 04:09 PM

MMm, vicars in theatres eh?

As head chorister, I got to meet our new vicar in an unusal fashion. We were doing a Royal Wedding revue, I was 2nd Can can (OK Gervase, Micca and Morty, get up and stop that snorting) girl. We progressed through the dance, all properly attired and all that, and of course at the end, we did the skirt over the head, arses in the air towards the audience bit. We are all wearing varying degrees of hens bum knickers (ask Morticia) only mine have a pair of big handprints on the back of them....... Vicar got a considerably better view than anyone else, because as guest of honour, he got the front row seat!

[Incidentally, this was the same vicar who threw me out of church for laughing too loudly when there wasn't even a service going on! - we never did get on.....]

Me, wearing a very short tennis skirt (same hens bum knickers) and kissing the other choir member who was playing Prince Charles wasn't high on his list of amusing things to do either!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat theatrical call board:
From: Morticia
Date: 03 Aug 00 - 07:35 PM

Hens bum knickers ( I think I coined the phrase but I could have 'borrowed' it from elsewhere, I do that a lot) are those in which circles of lace are arranged in concentric circles......usually seen on small children and apparently, on Liz.........you live and learn, dontcha?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat theatrical call board:
From: The Walrus at work
Date: 04 Aug 00 - 01:33 PM

I must admit that I haven't acted on stage since the early days of secondary school (I preferred to be one of the tech crew - more scope for mischief ;->) but I've been involved in re-enacting (if that counts) for some 25 years (I know, sad innit), which had got me some "extra" (sorry! "background artist"<1>) work on TV. Does re-enacting count if there are no public present? (Oh the joy of sitting in a trench at 2 am on a November morning).

Regards

Walrus

<1> Pretentious title or what?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat theatrical call board:
From: Elise
Date: 04 Aug 00 - 09:04 PM

Theater major. 'Nuff said. (That and a buck'll get me a cheap latte)

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From: PoohBear
Date: 05 Aug 00 - 01:25 AM

I was in a theatre group in high school - and very much out-classed by most of the other kids. In the chorus of "Joseph and the Amazing.....", Dames at Sea. did costuming for Side by Side by Sondheim and No, No, Nanette. Haven't done any 'formal' theatre since (say, in about 100 years!!) Our local theatre is about to do Arsenic and Old Lace and I'm trying to work up the courage to audition for the part of Elaine....

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From: DougR
Date: 05 Aug 00 - 10:54 PM

Kendall: Surprised you would say that, considering the fact that you owe your current prosperity to the fact that we had an actor as President. :>) DougR

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From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Aug 00 - 11:00 PM

Geez Doug, I thought Clinton played sax and was a lawyer. Nice to know he also acted!!! I am surprised though that you would know so much about his background. Did you work for Ken Starr or something?

Spaw