Eugene/Mario
I believe what Mario meant was..M.Boyers talent in composing the verses when
he was called 3-4 times (encore).
I have not seen any Konkani tiatrist having sung/composing on spot....it was
in the olden days when they used to sing for the ground Khells n Zagors.
William De Curtorim immitates M.Boyer now.
Here is the Only Video which was shot in Dubai:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hBXoiGuwU&feature=related
(courtesy ULY of Goa-World.com)
Recently I watched a tiatr in Margao..Tallyeo Marat' by Milagres de Chandor.
Trio of Francis de Tuem-Marcus Vaz-Lawry were called 5-6 times, and each
time they sang a different verse. The song was about Dhiryeo and the MLA,
where Francis was seen pulling the
bull (cardboard cut out). Inbetween when they were called again, a pant was
seen hanging on the bulls
Horn. :) ...(ofcourse this was before the election results were out). The
same tiatr was to be staged in
Panjim, and just a day before the show there was an ad in the papers
highlighting this song..and there was
a prize of Rs. 1000/- for anyone who would disclose on whom the song was
based...this was a
publicity stunt as everyone in Margao knew about it. The ad also said that
this trio will be
performing only in the cities. Now most of the singers of political songs or
comic songs
compose additional verses, incase they are called again n even if not called
or just a few
whistles they will stay there and sing the extra verse.
Coming back to Boyer, well it is true that he would not act in any tiatr if
Sucorine was in the cast.
I have seen a couple of times in the villages M.Boyers name was shown in the
handbills but
he was not a part of the tiatr. This was the contractors trick to pull the
crowd.
Sometimes Boyer was only in the cast for the songs, he would come with a
pilot
just before the interval, sing one decent song and a comedy song after the
interval
n vamoos for another tiatr.
Although M.Boyer did not have a good voice, his song words had a strong
message,
and thats what many goans from villages appreciated..right from the time he
sang his
award winning song 'SAREM'. Some of his old songs, Goemche Konvent,
Ixttagoth, Adim tem Antam Hem
are still missed by Goans and are hard to find. Besides his own albums,
Golden Goa, Tiatrist and 25 Vorsani
he also sang in other tiatrists album. In his album Tiatrist he introduced
his two sons Remus n Errol as Jr. Boyer.
M.Boyer sang comedy duets with mostly Remmie Colaco and Alfred Rose, one of
the songs with
Alfred Rose was 'Bikunn Martele'.
M.Boyer was famous all over Goa and Mumbai. Many of the Goans who were bald
were given the
add nanv as M.Boyer.:)
May his soul rest in Peace
Edward Verdes
Chinchinim/KSA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene Correia
Mario Rodrigues said that Boyer had a "talent for composing songs
onstage/onthe spot."
Perhaps Mario could tell us if he was told this by Boyer himself or he
heard from others.
As far as I know, this is a myth created around Boyer. In his heyday,
Boyer had become larger-than-life. He did improvise his dialogues. Many
tiatrists still make up their own dialogues when they forget their
original lines or if they fail to hear the prompter correctly.
Boyer dominated the scene and he exerted lot of influence, at times even
threatening to stage his own tiatr in direct competition to someone with
he had a disagreement or some issue. It is a known fact that he would not
act in any tiatr if Soccorine was part of the cast.
His love affair with Antonette is one of tragic stories of the Konknni
stage. Though both married different persons, their eyes showed affection
for each other when met or acted together.
Eugene
