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Americans Boo Paris Met stars as Merrill laments boos
Robert Merrill recalls Paris Met booing and a French composer silencing the crowd while Cyril Ritchard defuses tension. Merrill blasts anti American sentiment and notes Maria Callas and Toscanini experiences. Also covers Skitch Henderson, LBJ campaign talk, Nat Bonet show, and other New York showbiz notes.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Robert Merrill
Paris
Met
Cyril Ritchard
Cyril
Cesar Siepi
Theresa Stratas
Maria Callas
Toscanini
Caruso
Roberta Peters
Merrill
Skitch Henderson
Skitch
LBJ
NY Ad Agency
Ben Walters
Latin Quarter
Nat Bonet
Primo
Kim
Arirang
Mitsuko
Miss Bonet
Lovelies
Gents
Jelly Belly
Henry Fonda
Lauren Bacall
Anita Louise
L’etoile
Joe E. Lewis
Toots Shor’s
Eddie Risman
Loew's
Bob
Larry Tisch
Drake Shepheard
Patrick
Hullaba
Allen
Fred Allen