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Post by shelly on Jun 5, 2006 13:00:01 GMT -5
This month's Tracy-Hepburn Podcast features Part 1 of an interview with actor Rene Auberjonois, who won a Tony Award for his performance in Coco. I interviewed Mr. Auberjonois on May 22, 2006 in his Los Angeles home. We discussed a wide range of subjects related to the time he spent working with Kate on Broadway. Topics in Part 1 include: • Winning the part in Coco • Rehearsals, and getting to know the intimidating Miss Hepburn • Kate's encouragement of Rene • The star's relationship with the Coco company • Rene accepts a ride home from Kate • Kate comes to see Rene's performance in Big River • Rene corrects an important error in Charles Higham's book • Scott Berg's book caputres Kate's personality • Reflections on the childlike Kate Part 2 will appear on the July episode of THP. You can find The Tracy-Hepburn Podcast at: tracyhepburnpodcast.com. For those of you who aren't sure what a podcast is, here's a basic definition. A podcast is an audio program distributed via the Internet. YOu can subscribe to podcasts, so that each new episode is downloaded to your computer when it is published. If you have iTune,s you can click on the iTunes link on the Tracy-Hepburn Podcas site to subscribe. The latest episode will download automatically. You can also listen to the episode in your browser. Just go to the site and click the little podcast icon below the June 5 2006 entry. I would really appreciate it if you would pass the word about the podcast to any friends of groups who might be interested. And if you really like it, check out the Support the Show section on my site. Thanks, -shelly
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Post by Judy on Jun 5, 2006 14:38:40 GMT -5
This month's Tracy-Hepburn Podcast features Part 1 of an interview with actor Rene Auberjonois, who won a Tony Award for his performance in Coco. I interviewed Mr. Auberjonois on May 22, 2006 in his Los Angeles home. We discussed a wide range of subjects related to the time he spent working with Kate on Broadway. Topics in Part 1 include: • Winning the part in Coco • Rehearsals, and getting to know the intimidating Miss Hepburn • Kate's encouragement of Rene • The star's relationship with the Coco company • Rene accepts a ride home from Kate • Kate comes to see Rene's performance in Big River • Rene corrects an important error in Charles Higham's book • Scott Berg's book caputres Kate's personality • Reflections on the childlike Kate Part 2 will appear on the July episode of THP. You can find The Tracy-Hepburn Podcast at: tracyhepburnpodcast.com. For those of you who aren't sure what a podcast is, here's a basic definition. A podcast is an audio program distributed via the Internet. YOu can subscribe to podcasts, so that each new episode is downloaded to your computer when it is published. If you have iTune,s you can click on the iTunes link on the Tracy-Hepburn Podcas site to subscribe. The latest episode will download automatically. You can also listen to the episode in your browser. Just go to the site and click the little podcast icon below the June 5 2006 entry. I would really appreciate it if you would pass the word about the podcast to any friends of groups who might be interested. And if you really like it, check out the Support the Show section on my site. Thanks, -shelly Ooh, goodie. Something to listen to when I get home. Looking forward to it! Judy
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Post by smith on Jun 11, 2006 19:13:54 GMT -5
Hi Guys I don't have a Ipod but I realised last week that I could still listen to the podcasts . They are fantastic - really well presented and excellent for Kate fanatics like myself . It might take me a long time but I am thinking of contributing to a podcast by reading out some of Katharine's letters from the 1955 tour of Australia . It has always puzzled me that most of the biographers practically ignore the 6 month tour with Helpmann - I guess Australia is just too far away . Costume lovers might also be interested to know that the costumes that Katharine wore in Australia were some of the most ornate and beautiful I have ever seen . If you do Shakespeare you have to do it right . www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/11/1086749900461.html
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Post by karina on Jun 12, 2006 10:55:33 GMT -5
How long does it take to download the podcasts? I've tried several times without success. Mind you, I only have a dialup connection - anyone else with dial-up managed to listen? Interesting article Smith. Do you know any Australians who placed winning bids at Sotheby's ie have you seen any of Kate's stuff up close? I bet you know people who remember Kate from her 1955 trip - any interesting anecdotes? And how come you have her letters from that period? (not jealous really, just curious
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Post by Judy on Jun 12, 2006 13:01:05 GMT -5
How long does it take to download the podcasts? I've tried several times without success. Mind you, I only have a dialup connection - anyone else with dial-up managed to listen? Interesting article Smith. Do you know any Australians who placed winning bids at Sotheby's ie have you seen any of Kate's stuff up close? I bet you know people who remember Kate from her 1955 trip - any interesting anecdotes? And how come you have her letters from that period? (not jealous really, just curious Hi, Karina: I got to see the paintings up close at the Sotheby's pre-auction viewing. The paintings were the things that impressed me most, actually. Not that there weren't other wonderful things to see that either made me laugh (the cigarette box from Alan Jay Lerner that was signed "To Kate, the bane and blessing of my existence" or something like that) or were quite unexpectedly moving (those silly newspaper hair curlers). But I can remember walking into the galleries and the first thing that caught my eye was that the paintings were hung everywhere. We're used to seeing the photos of her and the posters, etc, and they were there, too - and all quite wonderful. But the paintings - most of them - had never been seen publicly. They made me feel more than anything that she was in the room. I'm not explaining this properly but it was a very moving experience to see all these little paintings everywhere. Other than the few larger works - there were not many of those and even those were not that large - they were all much smaller than I'd imagined when I'd seen them printed in magazines before. And some, like the wonderful one of those mailboxes in the hills, were so much more vivid in person than in the catalog. I'm happy - and still thrilled - to say that I won one of them and I cherish it. Judy
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Post by Shaun on Jun 12, 2006 16:08:18 GMT -5
Judy you OWN one of Katharine's paintings? Would we recognize it or is it one that had never been seen publicly?
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Post by Judy on Jun 12, 2006 18:19:11 GMT -5
Judy you OWN one of Katharine's paintings? Would we recognize it or is it one that had never been seen publicly? Shaun It's one that I had never seen. I have scoured the Bryson photos and have yet to see it anywhere. If you have the Sotheby's catalog, it's lot 445. Judy
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Post by smith on Jun 12, 2006 23:19:56 GMT -5
Karina, I don't have the letters but I have seen them - they are in an Australian collection . Katharine spent 6 months touring in Australia and was in touch with Helpmann for the rest of his life . The letters relate to the Australian tour and to Katharine's Australian friends and cover the period 1955 - 1986 . One of the interesting things you notice about the Australian coverage is that Katharine was a bit more relaxed and open in Australia - for example she got invited to a theatre company in Sydney which used to be a jail for women convicts . She joked about talking in a place where there had been members of the world's oldest profession . I can't imagine her joking about that in America in 1955 . She also gave some very lengthy interviews to the press and I have seen a small piece of film footage of her arriving in Australia and the resulting press conference with Helpmann - the footage is very brief . www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/23/1100972397772.htmlOne of the unintentionally funny bits about the coverage of the tour was that much of the press kept speculating on a possible romantic relationship between Helpmann and Katharine . Both of them kept stifling their laughter and one newspaper article even reported that the whole trip was a honeymoon trip and that they were going to get married in Adelaide . Of course Helpmann was gay - he never tried to hide the fact and his partner came with him for some of the tour . At the civic reception in Sydney the mayor kept referring to them as Miss Helpmann and Mr Hepburn which they apparently found pretty amusing
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Jun 13, 2006 1:27:29 GMT -5
How long does it take to download the podcasts? I've tried several times without success. Mind you, I only have a dialup connection - anyone else with dial-up managed to listen? Hey Karina, I too, suffer from a dial-up service. Ick! But, it still is possible to d/l the podcats. Just right click "Save Target As", choose a folder, save it and...................wait about 3 hours. Blah. And Smith.....thanks for making my night!!!! OMG I'm in love with her Australian tour!!!!! ;D
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Post by Shaun on Jun 13, 2006 10:42:02 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that article Smith. Perhaps these new bios coming out in a few months will put some focus on her Australian tour....
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Post by karina on Jun 13, 2006 11:33:38 GMT -5
metrostah wrote: So that's what it takes.....right, I'm off to download and watch a film or two whilst I'm waiting
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Post by karina on Jun 13, 2006 11:51:11 GMT -5
Judy wrote
Just checked it out - it's beautiful, lucky you! I noticed you also ended up paying quite a premium for it, you wealthy person you. Although of course you can never put a price on anything created by Kate. She really was quite a talented artist - do you think she'd have made a name for herself in this field if she hadn't become an actor? Can't imagine the world not knowing Kate, no matter what she'd done in life.
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Post by Judy on Jun 13, 2006 11:46:29 GMT -5
Judy wrote Just checked it out - it's beautiful, lucky you! I noticed you also ended up paying quite a premium for it, you wealthy person you. Although of course you can never put a price on anything created by Kate. She really was quite a talented artist - do you think she'd have made a name for herself in this field if she hadn't become an actor? Can't imagine the world not knowing Kate, no matter what she'd done in life. The correct term would be: I WAS a wealthy person. But I bought this Kate painting and now my wealth is a thing of the past :-) Still...it makes me smile every time I see it hanging on my wall. It was not my first choice - although I immediately was drawn to it when I saw it hanging on the wall at the viewing - but the others I bid for went beyond my means. I was actually amazed when the hammer came down and I'd won this one. I just love it. I love the colors and the composition and the fact that she likely painted it in that period in the '60s when she had dropped out of sight. By the way, she signed it on the back. She didn't always sign her work, which makes me think she was fond of this one. Judy
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Kate Hepburn... nuff said.
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Post by kathfan88 on Jun 13, 2006 15:06:04 GMT -5
Hey Judy, what's the painting of? That has to be awsome to own something that Kate created.
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Post by Judy on Jun 13, 2006 15:10:05 GMT -5
Hey Judy, what's the painting of? That has to be awsome to own something that Kate created. It's of the Calif. hills....the Sotheby's site is giving me some problems. I keep registering and it keeps tellilng me I'm not registered. I had wanted to post the image. BUT if you are luckier than I, go to sothebys.com and register. Then you can browse their catalogs. Look for the Estate of Katharine Hepburn auction and go to Lot 445. Best I can do till I straighten out the registration stuff. But it's loverly. JS
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