[78-L] Mr. Tibbits

[David Lennick]

And Crosby is said to have introduced "megillah", but just about everything out 
of his lips sounded cool. Lots of Yiddishms in the early Popeye cartoons as well.

dl

On 6/23/2014 12:41 PM, David Weiner wrote:
>
> Hey David,
>
> You'd be surprised at the Yiddish words that pop up in films, especially
> of the pre-code era. I guess it was felt that urban audiences would get
> the references.  And later films - just watched Jerry Lewis' THE ERRAND
> BOY from 1962. The opening narration describes Holly wood and shows the
> entrance to Paramount Pictures.  The narrator says, ""Through these
> portals pass tourists and tsouris."  Tsouris meaning trouble or problems.
>
> Dave Weiner
>
> On 6/23/14, 11:57 AM, "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> That oughta settle it..surprised at the yiddishism except from the mouth
>> of Mr.
>> Cantor. Otherwise the phrase was restricted to card players and members
>> of the
>> Tribe.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 6/23/2014 11:51 AM, David Pierce wrote:
>>>
>>> In the 1930 film version of Whoopee
>>> (here<http://youtu.be/D-EXfxLitAo?t=1m>
>>> on youtube),
>>> Eddie Cantor sings the lyric
>>> "My baby don't care for Laurence Tibbett.
>>> She'd rather have me around to kibbitz."
>>>
>>> David Pierce
>>> Media History Digital Library
>>> http://mediahistoryproject.org/
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Ron L'Herault<
>>> lherault at verizon.net.invalid>   wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know off the top of their heads who "Mr. Tibbits", as
>>>> mentioned
>>>> in the lyrics to "My Baby Just Cares For Me" might be?   Also
>>>> mentioned in
>>>> the second chorus are Dick Tracy, Bing, Roy Rogers and Clark Gable.
>>>> Was RR
>>>> well known in the early 30s or are these names a later addition?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Ron L
>>>>
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