I haven't posted, I haven't done much of anything for 2 months now except go to work and work on the play I am directing, "Will Roger's Follies, a life in Review" - to say that it has consumed my life is but s mere exaggeration. I eat, drink, sleep, dream, work, sew, order props, with the scenes, the music and dances of this production running through my head. I can't complain - as I volunteered to do this. About 15 years ago, Mark and I saw this production at the Capitol Theater. I just fell in love with it at the time and have always wanted to do it here. Oddly, for being a Broadway Musical that won 6 Tony Awards for best musical, best choreography, best costumes and on and on. Not very many people have ever seen or heard of it. Will Rogers was an icon in American history. The only person to ever speak at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in the same year. Here was an individual who was a down to earth, common man who never got past the 5th grade. Yet he wrote a newspaper colum, had a weekly radio show, movie star, vaudville star. He touched shoulders with Presidents, kings, religious leaders, as well as the common folk. In his simple, every day way he is known for a host of amazing quotes:
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there!"
"A fool and his money are soon elected."
"All I know is what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance!"
"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we pay for!"
"Buy land, because they ain't making any more of it!"
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today."
"I never met a man I didn't like!"
"Everybody is ignorant, just on different subjects."
"Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will go twice as far."
"I have a scheme for stopping war - No nation is allowed to enter into one until they have the last one paid off."
The play will be great and I will be glad I did it - but I won't take on a musical ever, ever, again that involves so many people, so much time, so much everything! But I love it!
3 comments:
I'm sure it will be great, and a lot of people appreciate the effort you're putting into it. But after its over you definitely deserve a break! Will it be done by Thanksgiving?
It sounds wonderful and I want to print and post all of his wonderful quotes. Good luck with it hope all goes well. I am sure it will be great. Only wish we could see it.
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