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Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962) - Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett
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Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962) - Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett
The Julie Andrews Archive
2019 Jun 5
Julie was also moonlighting for the rival network. Refusing to give up on the idea of a television showcase for the pair of them, Carol Burnett had persuaded James Aubrey, president of CBS, that they were a good risk. The two girls rehearsed solidly throughout February, working through the athletic dance routines. 'Julie lost weight,' said Carol, 'and I gained it, mostly in the bags under my eyes . .. Working opposite her is like having Winston Churchill for your co-pilot.'
'I talk dirty with Carol Burnett,' was how Julie described the show, taking a night off from Camelot to record it on Monday 5 March, for transmission three months later. No matter how daunting the venue [...] the pair were on a mission to debunk, marked by Carol's opening belter, 'There'll Be No Mozart Tonight at Carnegie Hall'. The Texan comedienne and the English miss were then contrasted in 'You're So London' ('you're so Kensington Gardens, and I'm so-San Antone'), and a ten-minute history of the American musical, in which Carol sang 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly?' and Julie parodied 'I Cain't Say No' from Oklahoma! ('How can I be what I ain't? I cahn't say cain't.')
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The Julie Andrews Archive
2019 Jun 5
Julie was also moonlighting for the rival network. Refusing to give up on the idea of a television showcase for the pair of them, Carol Burnett had persuaded James Aubrey, president of CBS, that they were a good risk. The two girls rehearsed solidly throughout February, working through the athletic dance routines. 'Julie lost weight,' said Carol, 'and I gained it, mostly in the bags under my eyes . .. Working opposite her is like having Winston Churchill for your co-pilot.'
'I talk dirty with Carol Burnett,' was how Julie described the show, taking a night off from Camelot to record it on Monday 5 March, for transmission three months later. No matter how daunting the venue [...] the pair were on a mission to debunk, marked by Carol's opening belter, 'There'll Be No Mozart Tonight at Carnegie Hall'. The Texan comedienne and the English miss were then contrasted in 'You're So London' ('you're so Kensington Gardens, and I'm so-San Antone'), and a ten-minute history of the American musical, in which Carol sang 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly?' and Julie parodied 'I Cain't Say No' from Oklahoma! ('How can I be what I ain't? I cahn't say cain't.')
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