MY SISTER EILEEN
by Michael B. Druxman on 02/14/11
February 15, 2011
Last night, in memory of Betty Garrett, we watched MY SISTER EILEEN on DVD.
Betty was really a tremendous performer and, although she is billed third in this musical-comedy (after Janet Leigh and Jack Lemmon), she steals the movie. It is so sad that her film career was cut short by the "blacklist".
Incidentally, the choreography for this film was done by Bob Fosse, who co-stars with fellow dancer Tommy Rall. Both of them are also terrific.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tommy Rall a few years back. His was the last of four signatures I got on a lobby card from the classic musical, KISS ME KATE, which now hangs on a wall in my media room.
The other signatures: former clients Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson, plus Ann Miller.
With the passing of Betty, Tommy Rall, I guess, is the last surviving cast member of both MY SISTER EILEEN and KISS ME KATE.
Sad.
You have a creative day.
Michael
