Word: bassos
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...four-even Soprano Alda-aped Basso Segurola by wearing monocles.When Segurola put on his top hat, he was showered with white dust: Caruso had thoughtfully poured flour into it. Baritone Scotti squirted seltzer water in Alda's face. Instead of nibbling at stage fare in the cafe scene of Act II, they sat down with relish to a chicken dinner-and more champagne -ordered in from an Italian restaurant...
...that few listeners were aware of. In the last act, with Mimi a-dying, Segurola (known mainly to a later generation as Deanna Durbin's teacher) suddenly turned to Caruso and whispered hoarsely that he could not manage his final aria, the "Coat Song." Grated the basso: "I've lost my voice...
...Basso Ezio Pinza, a Broadway matinee idol at 57 (in South Pacific), made a new conquest. He signed a three-year $500,000 contract with MGM, starting next June and giving him a chance to star in both musicals and straight dramatic movies...
Martita (The Madwoman of Chaillot) Hunt and Lee J. (Death of a Salesman) Cobb rated bravos as the best actors of the Broadway season from the toughest audience of all: Manhattan's drama critics. Basso Ezio (South Pacific) Pinza nudged aside Alfred (Kiss Me, Kate) Drake as the best musicomedy male. Mary (South Pacific) Martin danced off with all the votes for top musicomedienne...
...proceedings with nimble skill, while the Jo Mielziner sets never jam the flow. As the little knucklehead, Mary Martin gives the performance of her career. She merges a gift for comedy with a delightful personality; she sings well, and turns out ballads even better. As the planter, Metropolitan Opera Basso Pinza proves himself an excellent Broadway performer. He has, beyond that, the kind of voice that show business is lucky enough to acquire once or twice in a generation. The whole supporting cast is good, particularly Myron McCormick as an unregimented Seabee...