WilliamM

Bosnia

Bosnia

From Sarajevo, Bosnia

.."if the people you mentioned were in the shows..." no Ethel Merman, Cedric Hardwicke and Gertrude Berg were actually on the moon

It is on topic for shows that have to be put together quickly with little time for rehearsals. And Ethel Merman, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Gertrude Berg are hardly thought of as summer stock performers.

I grew up in Framingham, MA when the town had a large tent summer theater. Too young to really remember how together the musicals and plays were back then. I remember seeing Ginger Rodgers, Tony Perkins, Merman. Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Gertrude Berg. Ella Fitzgerald sang. Berg brought "A Majority of One" to Massachusetts right after Broadway.

Even with a highly organized, determined student it is difficult. My parents moved between my second and third year in high school. Most of my classes were with second year students, because my former high school offered different courses in different years. When there is a reunion, I knew very few people.

What bad judgment?

New York, June 30, 1969 I returned from a year in Vietnam the day Judy Garland (June 22, 1969). My aunt lived in Staten Island, so my first time in the city was early July. Congratulations to those who took part in the events 50 years ago.

And @BOZO T CLOWN was incorrect, he was a teacher. But Bozo had a mission here to discredit anyone who disagreed with him about politics. The charade about being a clown was forgotten .

When I was dealing with my high school counselor she also suggested junior college and a transfer. My mother scheduled an appointment to talk to her directly. After that conversation, I was accepted to a university beyond my hopes. One of my aunts was married to a graduate of that university. I have never known whether they used the legacy issue or not. But my mother was more street smart than most people. And I greatly enjoyed college and received better grades each semester.

My dad was an engineer as well, but initially his mother wanted him to be a doctor; he attended Tufts medical school for a year and hated it. My dad told my grandmother he would walk in front of a speeding bus rather than go back to Tufts ( an extreme statement that he meant), He and my mother were fine with me majoring in political science. and history. It took a while for me to find a job. But, when I did I loved the job.

I audited courses at Penn while in the Army stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey and much later after I retired. Mostly literature courses. I already had a masters degree in political science from Penn State from 1967.