Word: successes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...class full of success stories, one stands out particularly but not surprisingly. Edward M. Kennedy left Harvard for good in 1956 and at the age of 30 in 1962, filled his brother John's seat in the Senate. He has remained there since. His classmates are acutely aware of his membership in their ranks. In their Class Report statements some urge him to bring even greater renown to the class, while other write things like "President Carter has been a disaster for this country and I don't think our classmate's performance would be much better...
...course, success has not followed every member of the class. One died in 1965 while fighting in South Vietnam. Another had a heart seizure in 1974 and went into a coma until mid-1976. When he awoke, his wife had divorced him, and his business had collapsed. A member of the DuPont family in the Class of '54 filed the largest personal bankruptcy claim in United States history in 1971 and is now in the joke-writing business...
...result is a knock-down, drag-out success, at least as long as the non-stop beat blasts away on the first side of the disc. In the title track, Gordon's band, the Wildcats, lays down a tight boogie rhythm and Gordon wails the praises of a lively nightclub on the edge of town. No one has heard the likes of his squeal in the choruses since Buddy Holly crooned "Peggy Sue" at the top of his throat...
...People were walking out in droves," recalls Thomas Meehan, who wrote the script. The company began to follow. Director-Lyricist Martin Charnin, part of the team that made Annie a success, was replaced by Cy Feuer, producer of such hits as Guys and Dolls and Can-Can. "There was a confrontation between Liv and me as to how the musical would work," explains Charnin. Cohen and Feuer decided that more excitement was needed. Enter two dancers. They did not fit and were fired. A new choreographer arrived with six more dancers. Rodgers, well known for his speed in composing...
Still, the prognosis backstage is that I Remember Mama has at least a good commercial chance. "It won't be the artistic success of the season," says Silliman. "But if it reaches its potential, it could be a lovely show, another Sound of Music...