Poised to possibly creep up on us is a brand new “Maude.” Forty years in the past that was producer Norman Lear’s TV factor starring Bea Arthur. Brash, outspoken, massive with feminists. Adrienne Barbeau performs Bea’s daughter Carol.
Adrienne: “I’d like to be the brand new Maude. I’m in a brand new film ‘For the Love of Jessee’ taking part in an overbearing mom. And I do voiceovers from the home.
‘Maude’ was all about girls’s rights. Seeing Gal Gadot in ‘Marvel Lady,’ I assumed it’s an unbelievable second to be a girl. Possibly I used to be an early one preventing the battles. However it is a good time.
“If not me as Maude, then Tracey Ullman involves thoughts. I’m impressed together with her work. Bea Arthur’s powerful to observe, however Tracey might do it.”
Cue the journey on reminiscence lane
Producer Jeff Richards is artistic. Eight Tonys. Additionally he discovered a 1957 Cue journal. Value, 25 cents.
In these days, Broadway was it. A Lyceum seat began at $1.75. “My Honest Girl” was an costly $2.30. Again once we jammed cinemas, Radio Metropolis marketed Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall “in colour.”
Boat to Statue of Liberty — 35 cents. Circle Line daylong schlep round NYC — $1.25. A child might do the Empire State Constructing for half a buck. Hayden Planetarium was extra affordable — 40 cents. And earlier than the Waldorf went stylish, Sarah Vaughan and Rely Basie did a 12:15 a.m. present.
The duvet story was actor Burt Lancaster in “Candy Scent of Success” taking part in “an unscrupulous New York columnist.” In fact there may be, after all, no such, after all, factor. It was patterned after the late Each day Mirror’s late gossip specialist Walter Winchell, which makes me a little bit itchy since my late husband, comic Joey Adams, was as soon as Winchell’s brother-in-law.
TV. “The Lone Ranger.” Additionally civilization’s Energizer Bunny Betty White jazzing up whateverthehell was ABC’s “Date With the Angels.” Plus at 11:15, Ronald Reagan in 1949’s “Night time Unto Night time.”
In days you within the rumble seat of your Hupmobile might do Tavern on the Inexperienced, you might knock off a meal for two bucks — that prime worth was to stave off the riffraff. Ever well-liked West 44th China Bowl — $1.10. West 49th Chinese language restaurant Q. Lung marketed “air-con.” And West 48th’s Hoy Yuen was “open until 5:30 a.m.”
Companies like Telanswerphone would take your rotary dial cellphone messages 24/7. Their very own cellphone quantity started with Murray Hill 7.
The USA allowed a factor referred to as sports activities then, and a baseball recreation was 60 cents.
Full plate
South Africa. Ambassador Lana Marks organized a name between two businessmen golfers DJT and President Ramaphosa, oversaw evacuating a number of cruise ships, organized three jumbo jets for 900 US residents (and three neighbor nations), plus industrial charters following a “hiccup” with these Washington booked, plus dealt with airline officers, an FAA-mandated crew relaxation, touchdown rights, legal guidelines on entry of international flight crews, pandemic restrictions, South African ministry legalities, worldwide paperwork and noticed everybody off on the airport.
Hail to Robo
Joe Robinowitz — we name him Joe Robo — has been managing editor on the New York Put up since earlier than Alexander Hamilton based it. He as soon as referred to as Abraham Lincoln “child.” He was in journalism earlier than they printed the Gutenberg Bible.
We LOVE him. However he’s had sufficient rereading our copy, checking our syntax, sniffing our scoops and arguing with pains within the ass like me. He’s quitting. He needn’t. No person needs that. However he has sufficient cash. He instructed me he and his spouse plan — when permitted — to journey. I solely want him to journey to any four-star restaurant of his alternative — so I can purchase dinner. I really like him.
Joe Robo’s a part of what makes us solely in New York, youngsters, solely in New York.
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