Well, Steve, it certainly was Carol Lawrence in West Side Story. Easy
mistake.
And, though I admired Gertrude Lawrence greatly, as a southerner and actor I
must protest that Gertie was mordantly miscast in "Glass Menagerie." As was
(with the exception of the slightly-too-old Jane Wyman) the rest of the cast.
Tennessee Williams hated the film, but there is irony in it.
When Tennessee first wrote "Menagerie," it was as a treatment for a possible
film by MGM, for whom he was employed for a number of months. MGM rejected
it.
Tennessee later remarked, "...when 'Menagerie' was up for bid, MGM was one of
the studios wanting it the most. A few years earlier they could have had it for
the price of my salary ($250.00 a week!)"
Joe
--- On Fri, 3/20/09, Steve <slsw2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Steve <slsw2...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [MOPO] Gertrude Lawrence was not in West Side Story
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 1:50 PM
Okay Joe & Michael,
The mistake was obvious. Just a careless slip. The Broadway Maria in West
Side Story was played by Carol Lawrence, not Gertrude Lawrence.
Gertrude Lawrence was outstanding as Amanda in The Glass Menagerie.
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