"Alice Blue Gown" is a comedic ode to a worn but beloved silk dress from the hit 1919 musical "Irene" by James Montgomery. The music is by Harry Tierney, and the lyrics are by Joseph McCarthy.

For a singalong version, visit Soundslice at: www.soundslice.com/slices/J6-4c

For midi, musicxml, braille, additional version and information, visit the Internet Archive at: archive.org/details/alicebluegown00jame.omr

Corinne Becknell Lucas [@CorinneBL] performs the lead vocal in a wry comic style. Production by @MLucas.

We used OMR to extract the instrumental parts from printed music dated 1922. This recording hews closely to the original text and aims to evoke a live performance in a piano parlor somewhere in early 20th century America.

"Alice Blue Gown" was inspired by the signature blue gown of presidential daughter and longtime Washington DC socialite, Alice Roosevelt Longworth -- depicted here in a 1902 photograph from the Library of Congress, and colorized to suggest the pale shade of azure she favored.

Many versions have been recorded -- first a warbling soprano by Edith Day, then a classic Hollywood rendition by Judy Garland, later the McGarrigles gave it a noteworthy treatment. 

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Alice Blue Gown - ft. Corinne Becknell Lucas

Radio report (1983) about Joseph Losey at the time he gave his archive to the British Film Institute. Includes interview with Losey about The Living Newspaper and his blacklisting by the HUAC and Joseph McCarthy. Interview with Dirk Bogarde also, and Cleo Laine soundtrack from The Servant.

Dirk Bogarde On Joseph Losey & Losey On Himself.WAV

Resulta agotador pensar que después de 70 años las batallas vuelven a ser las mismas. Aún más triste, que nuestros pasos parecieran ir hacia atrás y lo peor, que esa batalla es hoy menos importante que entonces. ¿Democracia?, ¿para qué?

Ana María Olabuenaga. ¿A dónde se fue la gente sensata?

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