So what am I doing on Christmas night? I'm drinking my second and final glass of wine for the evening (I had the first much earlier this afternoon) and watching the 1950 version of The Dancing Years! I can't believe I actually have it! Olive Gilbert and Dunstan Hart are both in it, too! This is going to be absolutely wonderful!
Georgiana Brummell
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • •Oh, that was absolutely fantastic! What an amazing performance! It's the first time I saw a truly professional version of an Ivor Novello work, aside from the mess that was the Glamorous Night film, whose only saving graces were Mary Ellis and Trefor Jones. While I loved Perchance to dream and King's Rhapsody, both were amateur productions. This was how his works were meant to be seen and heard! And the woman who played Maria equalled Mary Ellis in her singing abilities,, including the amazing portemento and high notes! And Olive Gilbert not only sang but spoke as well! Dunstand Hart just sang, but judging by the script, that was probably how the original play was written, too. Overall, I would highly recommdns this not just to fans of Ivor Novello but to anyone who wants to see a romantic story with beautiful music, sung properly!
amazon.com/dp/B00T87VXJS
#film #IvorNovello #operetta #theatre #theater #TheDancingYears #vienna