tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631991.post1024678714210857404..comments2023-10-03T10:10:41.314-07:00Comments on The Blue Elephant: Bye Bye Betty HuttonThe Blue Elephanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11514900714717443096noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631991.post-37914285313610585952010-01-28T06:48:19.700-08:002010-01-28T06:48:19.700-08:00I saw Red, Hot, and Blue last on on TCM. She has t...I saw Red, Hot, and Blue last on on TCM. She has the same magic as a Comedian as Garland, Jolson, or anyone else I can think of. But with infinite energy. She over-performs her numbers to the point where she knocks them right off the table, wo that what you thought you were watching is no longer what you are watching. This isn't a love, scene; this isn't a musical number; this isn't a movie. Marcel Duchamp couldn't do it better. The Shakespeare number, by the way, is a real wonder to behold. If you listen closely you'll discover one of the best readings of Hamlet out there. I have to agree with Wittgenstein on this one -- she has become one of my favorite artists.Thomas Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797620742936417299noreply@blogger.com