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...Breezy Patter. The originators of these and other crowd-manipulating gimmicks are Jerry Bresler and Lyn Duddy, the Rodgers and Hammerstein of nightclubs. Since they teamed up nine years ago, they have masterminded 40-odd acts for nightclub singers-Robert Goulet, Gordon and Sheila MacRae, Jane Morgan, Teresa Brewer, Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton-providing everything from songs and arrangements to lighting and makeup. No detail is overlooked. They scramble into the rafters to scrub the grime off the spotlights, hustle around a club blowing out the candles because "they detract attention from the stage." They wire the singer...
Last November Sammy Davis Jr. typed his new TV series as "one variety show that's really going to be different -all the way." Somewhere between the type and the tape, someone tripped. Last week's premiere (NBC, Friday night) was the familiar mixture of songs, patter and guest stars...
Died. Al Ritz, 64, eldest of the Ritz Brothers who, with Second Brother Jimmy, played straight man to Rubber-faced Harry in 18 movies between 1936 and 1946 (Never a Dull Moment), continued to enliven nightclubs with a blend of lunatic dance and non sequitur patter; of a heart attack; in New Orleans...
...however, it take the greatest of by the greatest of make the monologue interesting. Mrs. Hamlin decidedly superior . Her face is quite mobile makes good use of it, chief weapon is a lilting, voice that is perfect for the idoclatress of the she could find a way of the patter-song pace to the first few minutes, the cost of cutting a few might be able to hold the interest of her audience would be an extraordinary complishment...
...legged on the balls of his feet, and time it to match the pace of the scene. He can remain articulate while speaking at absurd speeds, and communicate the rhythm of his speech to the actor he's arguing with, so that the dialogue sounds slightly like a patter song...