1939 was a great year for movies. Unfortunately, the Marx Brothers vehicle At the Circus wasn't one of them. I sat through it once at a university cinema with my fellow-students hooting derisively every time the so-called romantic leads (Kenny Baker and Florence Rice, if you must know) launched into "Two Blind Loves". I'll spare you that, but there is one shining moment from that film: Groucho Marx's rendition of "Lydia the Tatooed Lady". It's not often you hear the full version.
We heard a truncated version of it tonight at the National Arts Centre, but -- you guessed it -- it's bedtime. I'll try to write about it tomorrow morning. I know. You can hardly wait....
Minor additions to CKRN’s Canadiana collections
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I like to keep track of what’s new in the Canadiana collections. CRKN makes
that easy with a listing here. Just don’t rush to check it out, as nothing
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