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15 Sep 97 - 02:15 PM (#12315) Subject: archy and mehitabel From: Peter T. The King Tut thread reminded me of archy and mehitabel (the cockroach and the alley cat) by don marquis. Specifically, mehitabel's belief that she was connected by reincarnation to Ancient Egypt ("the palaces i've been thrown out of in my time"). Does anyone know if any of the pieces have ever been set to music? Yours, Peter (wothehell archy, wothehell) |
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16 Sep 97 - 12:12 AM (#12342) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Dick Wisan I have an LP that says it's "archy and mehitabel The other side says it has "DAVID WAYNE The cast is Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, and Percival Dove. It looks (and sounds) like a show, Broadway or off, but the cover doesn't say.
It's good. What I have is a Columbia Special Products reissue, Columbia AOL 4963, (P) 1974, |
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16 Sep 97 - 12:22 AM (#12343) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Charlie Baum A second recommendation for the album mentioned by Dick Wisan above--I've heard it a few times on the radio, though (alas) I don't own the recording myself. It's a wonderful setting of the characters; after hearing it I went straight to my library and got out the Don Marquis archy and mehitabel collections. I also remember Rosalie Sorrels doing some of the material, though my foggy brain can't remember just where. |
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16 Sep 97 - 01:56 AM (#12347) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Bill Howdy Peter T, My memory tells me that "Always a Lady" is the Rosalie Sorrels album with some tales of archie and mehitabel and the great song that I love to do about the moth. I found out about Don Marquis first from this album many years ago and then was able to find a copy of all three archie and mehitabel books at a university library. Great stuff.
Allinkausay, |
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16 Sep 97 - 11:20 AM (#12359) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Peter T. tanks to all. toujours gai, toujours gai! Yours, Peter |
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09 Nov 15 - 07:18 PM (#3749638) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: keberoxu Is it true that Mehitabel, in one production of the Carol Channing-vintage adaptation cited in this thread, was played by Eartha Kitt? Now, THAT I would have paid money for, had I been around then. "Santa Baby, hurry down the chimney to-nightttttt." Some pussy-cat. |
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09 Nov 15 - 07:38 PM (#3749641) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: GUEST,Gerry If they ever revive that production, the Australian musician Archie Roach would be a natural for one of the roles. |
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09 Nov 15 - 09:46 PM (#3749666) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Thomas Stern See AMAZON website for information about production of SHINBONE ALLEY with Earth Kitt. Shinbone Alley - Eartha Kitt http://www.amazon.com/Shinbone-Alley-Broadway-Cast-Eartha/dp/B000050SYD/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1447122773&sr=1-1&keywords=shinbone+alley+eartha+kitt&pebp=1447122777185&perid=0NH4ATZN9CKY04VKBFKN The Columbia LP of Archie and Mehitabel has been reissued on CD by DRG, appears to be readily available currently. Archie and Mehitabel CD - DRG http://www.ebay.com/itm/Archie-and-Mehitabel-Carnival-of-the-Animals-CD-NEW-/400981657984?hash=item5d5c5e8980:g:xLMAAOSw9N1V1gSs Best wishes, Thomas |
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09 Nov 15 - 10:25 PM (#3749668) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: GUEST,leeneia I have long enjoyed archy and mehitabel. "always the lady, archy, always the lady. To hell with unrefined has always been my creed. where I step a weed dies i (an Egyptian mummy) 'm dry as a sandstorm in hell at high noon. " |
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10 Nov 15 - 02:22 AM (#3749692) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: GUEST "Wotthehell, Archy" has become part of my family's internal argot. |
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10 Nov 15 - 04:41 AM (#3749719) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: MGM·Lion my cat is not called mehitabel but she is called cleo which has a related overtone or do i mean undertone coz one was an edomite queen in the bible book of genesis and the other an egyptian one in classical anti quity and will shax and georgebernard shaw and i luv her just the same so wotthehell mudcat ≈michael≈ |
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10 Nov 15 - 10:39 AM (#3749816) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: GUEST,leeneia excellent michael |
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10 Nov 15 - 11:39 AM (#3749829) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: MGM·Lion Thank you, dear leeneia! |
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10 Nov 15 - 04:04 PM (#3749896) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Thompson i got acquainted with a parrot named pete recently who is an interesting bird pete says he used to belong to the fellow that ran the mermaid tavern in london then i said you must have known shakespeare know him said pete poor mutt i knew him well he called me pete and i called him bill but why do you say poor mutt well said pete bill was a disappointed man and was always boring his friends about what he might have been and done if he only had a fair break two or three pints of sack and sherris and the tears would trickle down into his beard and his beard would get soppy and wilt his collar i remember one night when bill and ben jonson and frankie beaumont were sopping it up i got acquainted with a parrot named pete recently who is an interesting bird pete says he used to belong to the fellow that ran the mermaid tavern in london then i said you must have known shakespeare know him said pete poor mutt i knew him well he called me pete and i called him bill but why do you say poor mutt well said pete bill was a disappointed man and was always boring his friends about what he might have been and done if he only had a fair break two or three pints of sack and sherris and the tears would trickle down into his beard and his beard would get soppy and wilt his collar i remember one night when bill and ben jonson and frankie beaumont were sopping it up… |
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10 Nov 15 - 10:59 PM (#3749962) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: McGrath of Harlow Deja vu, a poem... |
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11 Nov 15 - 03:56 AM (#3749986) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: Thompson Whoops! |
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11 Nov 15 - 04:10 AM (#3749987) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: MGM·Lion i assumed it was intentional i assumed it was intentional i assumed it was |
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11 Nov 15 - 08:37 AM (#3750018) Subject: RE: archy and mehitabel From: JJ The Broadway production of "Shinbone Alley" was a 49-performance flop in the spring of 1957 (13 April-25 May). It indeed starred Eartha Kitt (understudied by Chita Rivera) and Eddie Bracken. The entire production is available on CD from Amazon. A legal bootleg of a recording from the house mikes? In 1970, "Shinbone Alley" became an animated film, this time with Carol Channing and Eddie Bracken. Copies may be found at the usual places... |