Two on the Aisle (1951 Original Broadway Cast)

Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Bert Lahr, Dolores Gray, Jule Styne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 27, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca US (Classics)
• ASIN: B00005O6KR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,935 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy addition to your collection, February 22, 2002

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loesser "lbw22" (colonia, nj United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two on the Aisle (1951 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

One of the last and best revues. Bert Lahr and Delores Grey are in fine form. Comden and Green's lyrics (especially their reviews of the other shows on Bway) are particularly sharp. Not my favorite CD, but a worthy addition to my collection.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A FORGOTTEN MUSICAL THAT DESERVES TO BE REDISCOVERED, February 8, 2003

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Alan W. Petrucelli (THE ENTERTAINMENT REPORT (ALAN W. PETRUCELLI)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two on the Aisle (1951 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

"Two on the Aisle" was the first show Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne wrote together, and it is a humdinger! The show, first presented in 1951, is actually a revue with some of the most memorable songs the trio ever wrote. Starring Bert Lahr and Dolores Grey, it has forgotten gems that will make you laugh out loud. This was the last of the star-powered extravaganzas such as Ziegfeld used to produce with lavish spectacle, enormous choruses and sets that went for for days, if not weeks. Still, the quality of the music and lyrics cannot be overlooked. The show has pretty much fallen into complete obscurity, but anyone with a love for musicals and respect for the revue form will greatly enjoy listening to it over and over again. (Submitted by staff member Stephen J. Finn)

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One indespenible gem in dross, October 4, 2001

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Kockenlocker "Thrusting Greatness" (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two on the Aisle (1951 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

The only reason for my 4-star rating is Bert Lahr's extraordinary number, "The Clown." In this three-minute tour-de-force, Lahr's unparalled comic genius left me laughing snd happily replaying it twice. A pity Decca didn't have the understanding that this was Lahr's show (not Dolores Gray's) and didn't record the baseball sketch. I saw Lahr do it on TV when I was a kid and it is indescribably wonderous. In that sketch, written by director Abe Burrows, Bert Lahr had one of the crowning moments in his career. If a kinescope exists, I hope it is released on video. The score has no standards and is second-tier (except when Lahr has his way with "The Clown") Julie Styne and Comden and Green, but expertly sung by Dolores Gray. Nonetheless, this is all we have of the last great Brodway revue and worth the buy for that. However, without Lahr's "The Clown," I would have rated it 2-stars. If they had only recorded all of the sketches, this would be one of the greatest of Broadway albums. Or is that comedy albums. If you are Lahr fan, this an absolute must--he shows up in a few other numbers and manages to be heard to good advantage. Excellent liner notes, including the chapter about "Two On the Aisle" from John Lahr's biography of his father, "Notes On A Cowardly Lion." If you haven't read it, get a copy of one the best biographies I've read, which includes the full script of the baseball sketch. "Don't eat 'em, kids. They'll kill ya'." That's Lahr's basball punch-line, which I still try do as Lahr did. Never even come near the master.