Musical interlude
Bookworm on Jan 31 2009 at 5:20 pm | Filed under: Uncategorized
I love Richard Rogers’ music. Slaughter on 10th Avenue comes from the musical On Your Toes, which opened in 1936, starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva. Slaughter is a show within the show, telling the tale of a dance hall girl, a hoofer, and a fatal love triangle. Gene Kelly and Vera Ellen did a rather overwrought version for the incredibly cheesy Lorenz Hart biopic Words and Music. I just like the music, though, and pass on to you this very good version, sans dancing:
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