I’d Like to Thank the Little People . . .
7th September 2010
While perusing a page at the Internet Movie Database for a friend who’s in show biz, I couldn’t help but look up my own listing. Great news!
Wow. My popularity is up over 500%. Hey, baby, that’s a Huge Effect Size. Lots more than Global Warming. There must be a Michelle Pfeiffer film festival somewhere this week.
I’d like to thank my public for their renewed interest in my movie work. When I finish my career as a famous writer, I may return to the screen although my first love is the boards. You might remember me from “Arsenic and Old Lace.” I played Dr. Einstein (the part that Peter Lorre butchered in the movie version). Here’s a rehearsal shot to refresh your memory.
I have no idea why there’s teddy bear in my arm. True, I did refuse to work with children or animals (a Rule of Show Business), but there are no children or animals in the play. Perhaps the leading lady was throwing a fit that night and we were using a stand-in with some talent in her stead? More likely I had my lines scribbled across the bear’s face.
. . . Slowly I turned . . . step by step . . . inch by inch . . .
Five, six, seven, eight!