Welcome to beware of the blog enjoy our bountiful feast of goodies. Butterflies are freea thousand clownsrinse the blood off my toga. Apr 24, 2017 the 2005 nfl hi champion, rinse the blood off my toga, written by johnny wayne and frank schuster. Theres a few frames missing from the wash the blood off my toga clip probably excised due to issues. As calpurnia, the bereaved widow of julius caesar, she cried, i told him, julie, dont go. Judging a book by its cover this exercise is designed to be used before seeing the play. In 1958, in response to the opening of the stratford festival in stratford, ontario, they created a shakespearean baseball game, written in iambic pentameter and rhyming couplets, and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Many of those were sampled from the 1959 comedy piece.
Catch22 by joseph heller picasso at the lapin agile by steve martin slopculture by rob bedlam from ten minute plays from actors theatre of louisville, vol. Rinse the blood off my toga unknown binding january 1, 1983 by wayne author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Announcer rinse the blood off my toga, by johnny wayne and frank schusterwith apologies to william shakespeare and to francis bacon, just in case. Tex rorschach, frontier psychiatrist theres no such thing as outlaws, only problem cowboys. The dvd did contain both the toga and ball game skits which were mostly true to form but missed the frontier psychiatrist which was a shame. One of the pairs bestknown skits was rinse the blood off my toga based on william shakespeares julius caesar here is an edited excerpt. Mar 15, 2010 rinse the blood off my toga march 15, 2010 david meadows rogueclassicist it being the date that it is, it is necessary to perform the annual ritual of watching a classic in canadian comedy, appropriate for the day. See more ideas about julius caesar, toga party and toga costume. They did some great comedy bits of shakespeare including shakespearean baseball. Tape 1, side a june 18 1959 shakespearean baseball, i was a t. Rinse the blood off my toga, by johnny wayne and frank schusterwith apologies to william shakespeare and to francis bacon, just in case. First broadcast on the wayne and shuster hour on cbc radio in 1954, it was reenacted for their british television debut in 1957 and their first appearance on the ed sullivan show in 1958. Adapted by robin hawdon wendys tale by alan haenhel cinderella and the seven dwarves by klaire b.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Roman blood book one of the roma sub rosa series by steven saylor centers around the real life patricide trial of a country farmer by the name of sextus roscius. Rinse the blood off my toga british universities film. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Margaret donovan kelly was a longtime resident of manhattan beach and a member of american martyrs church.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. Sep 08, 2002 it came from the canadian comedians johnny wayne and frank shuster, who included it in a sketch, rinse the blood off my toga, which they performed on the ed sullivan show in 1958. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging with. C flavius my name is flavius maximus, private roman eye. The advocate of sextus roscius, the well known marcus tullius cicero, employs the help of a man named gordianus to dig up information about the murder in order to prove his client. The best of the best 1 hour on 1 cd june 18 1959 shakespearean baseball i was a t. A comedy in two acts by leonard gershe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shakespeares calpurnia was portrayed by sylvia lennick in wayne and shusters comedy sketch julius caesar rinse the blood off my toga, parodied as a hysterical italianamerican housewife, repeatedly wailing i told him, julie. The wayne and shuster hour rinse the blood off my toga. As with many of their scripts, rinse the blood off my toga assumed the audience had a working knowledge of history, shakespeare, and sometimes even latin. Lost in translation 203 rinse the blood off my toga. Herb gardner books list of books by author herb gardner. The 2005 nfl hi champion, rinse the blood off my toga, written by johnny wayne and frank schuster.
Shes well known for her performance in the wayne and shuster comedy sketch rinse the blood off my toga, which was first performed on the ed sullivan show in 1958. Plus get our free printable farm animal shadow puppet set. Rinse the blood off my toga by frank wayne and john schuster transcribed from an old radio show lp album announcer rome. In tough detectivestory style, private eye flavius maximus wayne pursued brutus shuster for. Flavius my name is flavius maximus, private roman eye. It came from the canadian comedians johnny wayne and frank shuster, who included it in a sketch, rinse the blood off my toga, which they performed on. Watch the video for rinse the blood off my toga from wayne and shusters frontier. For the next several weeks we immersed ourselves in studying the religion, clothing, diet, music, art and government of ancient rome, all the while practising for rinse the blood off my toga. Flavius maximus, private roman eye, is hired by brutus to investigate the death of caesar. Margaret kelly obituary manhattan beach, california. Butterflies are freea thousand clowns rinse the blood off my toga.
Rinse the blood off my toga duo 2012 gagnongagnon youtube. Frank shuster of the comedy team wayne and shuster died this year 2002. Humorous interpretation pieces speech and debate forensics. And memorable lines like that boy needs therapy and and he also made false teeth were stuck in my head ever since. Wayne and shuster send up of 40s50s hard boiled radio detectives and shakespears julius caesar. One thought on rinse the blood off my toga al nofi says. They turned the assassination of julius caesar into. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Rinse the blood off my toga my name is flavius maximus, private roman eye. Wayne and shuster reenact the murder of julius caesar as a 1940s film noir. Wayne and shuster debut on the ed sullivan show cbc. Back in the day, long before i discovered wfmu and other weird radio stations, i caught the avalanches music video for frontier psychiatrist youtube link on mtv, and i was immediately hooked by its bizarre beauty. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover.
Butterflies are free a thousand clowns rinse the blood off my toga gershe, leonard, gardner, herb, wayne, johnny, groves, cy on. I know its a popular series, and on the plus side it does seem to have quite a lot of offhand references to actual roman history, which is interestingish, i guess, but it didnt float my. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Butterflies are freea thousand clownsrinse the blood off my tonga. First broadcast on the wayne and shuster hour on cbc.
Rinse the blood off my toga synopsis a shortened version of canadian comedy duo wayne and shusters skit on julius caesar first broadcast on radio in 1955 and reworked and first performed on the ed sullivan show in 1958. Rinse the blood off my toga is a hardboiled detective story using julius caesar as the starting point. For their 1958 debut on the ed sullivan show, wayne and shuster performed one of their most memorable sketches, rinse the blood off my toga. Rinse the blood off my toga one false move, and ill fill you full of bronze. Rinse the blood off my toga, frontier psychiatrist, shakespearian ball game etc. Scion decided to make zeus, god of awesome, the spokesman for their latest. A group of 20somethings, with popculture embedded within their veins, are faced with the reality of growingup, life, and finding their cultural heritage after 25 years of bad. Wayne and shuster international frontier psychiatrist. Sullivan had the duo back a record sixtysix more times over eleven years. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. After the show, new york city bars were offering martinus specials after a line from the act.
Butterflies are free a thousand clowns rinse the blood off my toga. I had long ago stopped worrying over what had started out as a social studies unit straying into other subject areas. Also, it kept reminding me of the old wayne and shuster bit rinse the blood off my toga, which was the same basic idea, but intended to be comedy. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The obvious place to start is after the big murder, the assassination of caesar. A famous example being the retelling of shakespeares julius caesar as the modern, noirish detective story rinse the blood off my toga. A shortened version of wayne and shusters take on shakespeares own adaptation of the julius caesar story. Rinse the blood off my toga is a comedy sketch by the canadian comedy duo wayne and shuster. Addict rinse the blood off my toga frontier psychiatrist december 25 1963 starring herb may, paul kligman and special guest star foster hewitt canadian armed forces christmas show cities of canada song hockey game. Jonny wayne plays roman privateeye flavius maximus hired to investigate caesars murder by brutus, played by frank shuster. A fistful of fingers, which was a sendup of spaghetti westerns. Rinse the blood off my toga was released on lp in 1954, and was then used for their big break with american audiences on the ed sullivan show.
The police procedural combines shakespeare, dragnet, and vaudeville jokes and was first broadcast on the ed sullivan show. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Waynes character, flavius maximus, is a private roman eye, hired by shusters brutus to find who killed caesar. One came from a catholic health professional who in the nicest possible way conveyed to me the message julie dont go. I have been looking for this material for a while and was hopeful when i saw this dvd that i could again enjoy these classics. They performed rinse the blood off my toga, a wry historical parody of the type they excelled at. Rinse the blood off my toga duo 2012 gagnongagnon garrett gagnon.
Price guide recently listed email alerts refine search results. Mar 18, 2017 rinse the blood off my toga is a hardboiled detective story using julius caesar as the starting point. But my favourite is rinse the blood off my toga, which is a private eye take on the murder of julius caesar. Rinse the blood off my toga unknown binding january 1, 1983 by wayne author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Nov 12, 2017 calpurnia was portrayed by haydn gwynne in hbos series rome. With donald ewer, joan fairfax, don gillies, sylvia lennick.