[78-L] Colonna, was Re: 78-L Digest, Vol 9, Issue 30

[David Lennick]

Julian Vein wrote:
> krabgrass at aol.com wrote:
>> Here's a good posting on Jerry Colonna, with bio and samples.
> 
>> http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/02/old_bug_eyes_je.html 
> 
>> df
> ===================
> I hadn't realised he'd done a spoof version of Gloria Wood's "Hey 
> Bellboy!" ("Hey Barmaid"). His long drawn-out notes seemed to have been 
> an influence on Johnnie Ray.
> 
>        Julian Vein
> 
And inspired, I've always felt, by John Barrymore's scenery chewing in the 
Leslie Howard-Norma Shearer Romeo and Juliet. Or some other Barrymore shtick if 
that's chronologically too late.

dl