When I was a young college graduate studying for my M.Mus. I often used "Many a New Day" as my audition song when doing musicals. (I also used "What's the Use of Wondering", - Carousel) As of today (July 2023) Shirley Jones is 89 years old. God Bless her for giving us her gift of song. ❤️🎶❤️
One of the most beautiful and choreographed dance routines in my opinion. Reminds me of a living Degas painting. Love the time period also and the furnishings of Aunt Eller's home. Shirley Jones and the cast were amazing in this film. One of my favorites. Applause goes to Edith Head also. Talented lady.
@@paulquinn7282 huh? Diaghilev employed dancers, he didn't train them, he wouldn't have known how. Further, Agnes deMille and George Balanchine were contemporaries who were trained in different countries and developed totally different styles of 20th. century dance, both very successful. deMille said of Balanchine, “I like the pure classic ballets. I like abstract ballets. I would very much like to do ballets like George Balanchine. I can’t. That’s a fact.” You're trying to build a genealogical throughline from Diaghilev's Ballets Russes to Oklahoma that simply isn't there.
JR, I share your affection for this particular blend of orchestration and dance, especially the use of choir, strings and clarinet. The cast and crew list doesn't specify which of the film's several orchestrators did the scene, but those guys all had great pedigrees. I hadn't quite twigged the Degas influence till you pointed it out but, yes, it's definitely there.
You are indeed correct @manuelorozco7760. No explanation needed. When giving to donor funds for charities, "in honor of" is for those still living, while "in memory of" is reserved for those who are deceased.
I love the moment at the end when that horrid giggle cuts Laurey off and she has to pause for a moment and collect herself. She spends the whole song convincing herself and everyone else that she absolutely, positively does not care… but that stings. It ties you back into the stakes of the story (such as they are): she doesn’t want to go to the box social with Jud and the person she wants to be with is going with someone else. She’s too proud not to go but she’s not as unaffected as she’d like to be.
I remember watching this movie with my now deceased material grandmother. We had such a passion for music, I an opera and musical theatre singer and her a former concert pianist. She never lost her passion for singing, and never lost her skillset for playing the piano. I treasure those memories of us enjoying each other's passions and simply spending time with each other.
@stevehinnenkamp5625: Had the screenplay included “It’s a Scandal, It’s an Outrage” for the peddler Ali Hakim and “Lonely Room” for Jud, it would have been more entertaining. Also, while I liked Eddie Albert, he was miscast when Ricardo Montanan was the perfect ethnic choice (actual Iranian actors being hard to find!)
I love how this is choreographed, yet there's enough little variation and individuality among the dancers to still keep the sense that it's a big slumber party of girls just having fun. And my favorite dancer is always the girl with the short, dark hair who refuses to stop dancing LOL. She's so cute!
I haven't seen this since I was teeny weeny; but this was always my favorite scene. I agree with you: I love the individualism amount the dancers. I'm glad the director didn't try to make it perfect. ❤️
can't argue with beautiful and pure singing voice - but Ms. Jones only appeared in one broadway musical as a chorus member(South Pacific) and a sraight play with her then husband. she might have done a turn in Chicago much much later. She was famously cast in the movies of Oklahoma, Carousel and the Music Man. These leading roles were originated on Broadway by other ladies.
@kevinchambers1101: While I agree with about Shirley Jones voice, uh, this a MOVIE, not the Broadway stage. Although Shirley Jones appeared on Broadway several times, tour and summer stock in stage musicals.
OK, working on identifying these, so . . . at 2:53 - the gamine young brunette on the left with the paddle is Dolores Starr, who also played Mr Snow's daughter in Carousel (the film). Next to her, the blonde in pink, is Nancy Kilgas, who was partnered with Russ Tamblyn in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (the film). This is a work in progress!
Thank you! Hope you find out more. someone here has said "the one who won't stop dancing was Jenny Workman. I think we all know the two young girls, Lizanne Truex and Jane Fischer. Virginia Bosler is the vain one who primps in the mirror (Joan McCracken's part on Broadway). She's not in this scene but Bambi Linn danced as the "Dream Laurie" in Out of My Dreams in both the film and in the original 1943 show. She's the last surviving member of the OBC in 2022.
When this came out we born Okies loved it, and I took half a dozen different girls to the movie at the wonderful Woodward, Oklahoma Woodward Theater. Great days those were!
Superb singing by the legendary Shirley Jones, and brilliant Agnes DeMille choreography brought to life by the talented dancers. (I always regarded Shirley as a mezzo-soprano.)
AN Incredible great HIT from the 60s! In 70 millimeters in all cinemas in deep America. Everyone remember these historical songs no way nowadays. That background makes universal Cinema STRONGEST again! Emmanuel from Paris France in incredible 70 millimeters stereophonic sound again. Merci beaucoup for your interest in surching historical archives making US so much interesting and more! Emmanuel
When I was eight I kept watching this movie and I love the ending to it and I loved the song Oh What A Beautiful Mornin and the out of my dream ballet scene with dream Laurie and Curly
@@allenjones3130 one person I couldn’t stand in this is Gertie Cummings who tries to woo all the men from their women I love the part where Ado Annie whips her with the umbrella 🌂
A few years back I was in the chorus of a local production of Oklahoma! I had a choice between joining the men's or women's choruses because I'm a tall second alto, but in the end I chose to stay with the women because I wanted to sing in this number and "Out of My Dreams." The harmonies are just so purty.
Thanks to izt ilys for telling me about this. I've always loved this number. I have the R&H box set but that's a lot of trouble to see one number. TH-cam is a much easier way. Also thanks to the commenters who identified some of the dancers. Back then hardly anyone made the credits; nowadays even the caterers do.
This is so beautifully depicted, and honestly, displays “womens’ rights” in the early 50’s in that women do not have to put up with men who do not respect them or show them honor.
@@zoeymckeown3194 Written and produced years and years and years and years ago. I'd find another audience; try changing your search engine criteria. The art of Rodgers and Hammerstein was breath-taking in its day; nothing even remotely close to its masterful lyrics and music. Still incredible. Totally romantic. Then there's you.
@@amylarson2980 What the hell? I never comment on TH-cam or anything for that matter. I was looking for this clip from the movie and started reading some of the comments. Not sure why your reply to her caught me the wrong way but it did. That’s quite a jab at someone over a video. I don’t know why this awesome performance needs to be anything having to do with women’s rights
Then there's you ~ with only one way at looking at things. Republican?! Yeah. Anyway, here's how it's going down. Rodgers and Hammerstein truly loved showcasing Jones' vocal skills but also her tenacity to deal with settings involving romance, other people, relationships etc. with a very proud, organized approach to living without all of the emotion (unlike the negative people responding hatefully to my posting.). It shows a new way for women in the fact that she won't be "weeping and a-wailing when her man goes away", and that she's not going to be that kind of woman. Sorry to say but in the 50's, this was a new choice for women. It was unprecedented. To be strong, undaunting, courageously resolute and self-confident was the new armor that women wore. So yes, "Oklahoma" is about the romance of Curly and Laurey, but even as a farmer, she's not a 'pushover'. Why? Because she brings some conditions to the table. She was chosen especially for this reason. And that is exactly why Rodgers and Hammerstein featured her in so many of their musicals, "Carousel" being my favorite of all time. Not denying the romance. But there's more there.
@@brubaksd Better to not comment on TH-cam. Just stick to looking for clips. No jab. I was one of the biggest fans of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals, bigger than you, bigger than most, most knowledgeable of the lyrics, the story lines, and the joy of expert composing and lyrical writing, featured in well-produced films. I have no idea what you're talking about whatsoever. Shirley Jones displayed a tenacity to 'stick up for herself' during a period in which women laid down for "their men". Weeping and a-wailing while her Man goes away..." She goes on to say, "this is something you'll never hear me say". This is a new type of woman in the 50's, and she is bold, brilliant and that's exactly why she was cast in just about every single film and Broadway musical (except for South Pacific) because her acting caliber, her vocal skills, complete talent at depicting a self-confident, completely resolute undaunting example of someone who was her 'own woman'. Please watch clips. Your understanding of things is so amateurish, it's unreal.
Thank you for the Many a New Day Scene from Oklahoma. I really love how the girl with the thick short dark hair was jumping and kicking vigorously. She was on the right side of the screen. Well-choreographed, thanks to what Agnes deMille did with the stage version from 1943, combining dance with a stage musical. A classic.
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I wonder what would have happened to Shirley Jones out of her plans to study at Julliard and pursue an opera career. She's have been wonderful in soubrette roles like Susana, Zerlina, Rosina
I just love this movie and this scene. Could someone tell me who is the dancer that does not stop at 6:17 I just love them all such beauty of movement and music wonderful choreography. Thank you so much for sharing this beauty.
@@arthurharrison1345 Both have short ,dark hair but Jane Fisher plays one of the two younger girls (along with little blonde Lizanne Truex. Both had worked with de Mille before and were in their twenties.
Is this the Todd-AO version? I've only seen the CinemaScope version in the past and this scene seems different from what I remember when I had viewed the CinemaScope print. This video is very, very nice! Stunning clarity! The music from the orchestra during 7:13 - 7:53 is most compelling. At 7:37 I cannot contain the happiness that I derive from this music. Rodgers and Hammerstein delivered a home run with this song!
From what I recall reading they had to perform each scene twice because if they put the two cameras together the angles would be off.(That's why Shirley said it was tough; it was like shooting two movies together) I also recall that the Todd-AO version was better than the CinemaScope one, but it was the CinemaScope print that was released. Fortunately, the Todd-AO was preserved.
@@alexalex13131 I would love to be able to compare the two versions , although I doubt I would be able to spot much difference due to the brilliance of the cast and director .
Hi Manuel - I couldn't believe it! haha, so just to be sure, I checked the movie credits on IMDB, it says, "Dances Staged by Agnes de Mille". Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I think it is perfect for this show. I don't know why new productions always try to change the choreography, it should be part of every show like the music - you wouldn't dream of staging Oklahoma and bringing your own songs to replace the Rodgers & Hammersteinclassics, why not use the original choreography, too?
Marcel Audubon Well the first time I’ve seen choreography recreated for film was West Side Story. While the first time I saw Oklahoma was the Hugh Jackman filmed performance with choreography by Susan Stroman. But I do agree the original choreography should be honored for all dance driven musicals.
West Side Story (to me) is the highest point ever reached in American musical choreography - most productions don't have dancers good enough to dance the Jerome Robbins steps. One time I went to see the West Side Story suite danced at New York City Ballet (they do it regularly with the Robbins choreography) I was so surprised that it DIDN'T work! Extracting the dances from the building momentum of the story took something away from it. What a surprise!
@@pamelastevenschuler9575 A well-made and properly-fitted corset is not as uncomfortable as it's made out to be. I've worn them in shows where I had to sing and dance, and they weren't a hindrance at all. Many layers of long skirts and petticoats can be a nuisance, especially in close quarters!
If you'd ever worn a dress with a chemise and stays and three petticoats underneath it in the ninety degree Oklahoma summer, you wouldn't need to ask that at all :-D
@@triciak.bowers3569 OK, but how long are they all going to be in there? For an hour or more? I assumed "freshening up" was a short process and didn't involve the process of taking off all the complicated clothes, then having to put them all back on.
Gone With The Wind showed the women upstairs at 12 Oaks. They were stripped down to their underthings whilst the house slaves fanned them to sleep. I live in the south. You wouldn't ask question if you spent a hot and humid summer here. Our air-conditioning died several times and whew, it was unbearable. Nights can be horrendously hot. People used to wet their clothes down in the mornings to be comfortable for part of the day. Just imagine using a wood stove for preparing meals before microwave ovens.
in an age when women are all about stripping for OnlyFans and only cultivate relationships for money, prestige or likes on social media, it's so wonderful and refreshing to be reminded of a time when women were feminine and magical. Great video.
Nevr has a single show had such lyrics and tunes to grace the storyline. Perfection. The Hugh Jackman redo from England is quite competant also. Their "what's a girl gonna' do" number is marginally superior to this versions as I don't think Gloria Graham was primarily a singer.
@PatrolOfficer161: No, there were far better alternatives than Gloria Graham. I think Richard Rodgers used the head below his waist instead of the one on his shoulders to decide.
Since actually Curly has *not* left her and actually she probably *would* cry if he did, this song is not even speaking the truth. But then again I suppose most viewers will already know that or guess that. And it's still a good scene anyway.
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I always was interested in the little stories of the ballerinas in this number -- the short haired lady, who is independent, the two juvenile girls, the other short haired lady who snaps her fingers at the older one. Is there any written down account of what is going on with these players?
I like the girls' dancing, but not in this context. It seems too … sophisticated for Oklahoma country girls. I feel there should be less in the way of ballet steps and something fitting the character of young prairie girls. The girl who falls to the floor (twice) and who pretties herself in the mirror (twice) is a nice dancer, but she seems out of place in this context. It all smacks of Agnes De Mille uncharacteristically misreading the context.Shirley Jones is brilliant here. Such a light, scintillating voice with every word comprehensible. Many an operetta singer could take a lesson here about singing in English with clarity.
I just saw the London stage revival & was shocked & disappointed. The orchestrations were changed for steel guitar & banjo, etc. The dream ballet sequence is now modern rock with electric guitar (with only hints of "Out of My Dreams"). And Laurie & Curly are spattered with blood from shooting Judd for the final 10 minutes. Awful.
How ironic that Oklahoma had to be filmed in Arizona. Oklahoma was overdeveloped, polluted and noisy. Oil wells, aircraft, real estate developments and intensive farming had ruined the rural idyll.
I really hate those two girls that appear in every scene. They are extremely out of place and it was a terrible decision to add them. It's like the Wilhelm scream, it breaks immersion and thrusts outside the fiction of the movie.
When I was a young college graduate studying for my M.Mus. I often used "Many a New Day" as my audition song when doing musicals. (I also used "What's the Use of Wondering", - Carousel)
As of today (July 2023) Shirley Jones is 89 years old.
God Bless her for giving us her gift of song.
❤️🎶❤️
Amen
‘Many a new day’ is not an easy song to master! I have always loved Shirley’s beautiful soprano. Thanks for sharing your story!
👍👍
You must have quite a range. Many a New Day is a beautiful song, but very hard to sing (lol for me anyway!)
Virginia Bosler (long brunette hair) - always the most beautiful & talented dancer in any scene…a beautiful ballerina!
I completely agree! Love her in "Brigadoon" as well! She stands out in the best way.
@thebeefman5063: Who notices a woman with long brunette hair when Shirley Jones and Gordon MacCrae are on screen and singing??
@@johnpickford4222 Virginia Bosler is the very definition of the term ‘exquisite’’…that’s when - and why - we notice.
@@johnpickford4222 I did
Nope. The point of a chorus line is not to stand out. She is great, but nothing to showcase here.
Shirley Jones was so beautiful and had such an Angelic voice.
One of the most beautiful and choreographed dance routines in my opinion. Reminds me of a living Degas painting. Love the time period also and the furnishings of Aunt Eller's home. Shirley Jones and the cast were amazing in this film. One of my favorites. Applause goes to Edith Head also. Talented lady.
Totally agree, and also Agnes DeMille who choreographed it.
DeMille trained under Balanchine who in turn trained under Diaghilev so it's like watching a little bit of the Ballet Russe on the Oklahoma prairie
edith head papi? i couldn't find her credit IMDB.
@@paulquinn7282 huh?
Diaghilev employed dancers, he didn't train them, he wouldn't have known how. Further, Agnes deMille and George Balanchine were contemporaries who were trained in different countries and developed totally different styles of 20th. century dance, both very successful.
deMille said of Balanchine, “I like the pure classic ballets. I like abstract ballets. I would very much like to do ballets like George Balanchine. I can’t. That’s a fact.” You're trying to build a genealogical throughline from Diaghilev's Ballets Russes to Oklahoma that simply isn't there.
JR, I share your affection for this particular blend of orchestration and dance, especially the use of choir, strings and clarinet. The cast and crew list doesn't specify which of the film's several orchestrators did the scene, but those guys all had great pedigrees. I hadn't quite twigged the Degas influence till you pointed it out but, yes, it's definitely there.
Oh how I love this scene still as fresh as when I first saw it 60 years ago.
I actually prefer the stage version of Oklahoma over this but you know what they say generation gap.
Each to his own Manuel Orozco
shirley rogers Yes and I can respect your older
Where doing it as our high school musical, it’s such a beautiful song, isn’t it?
Shirley Jones was so beautiful back then! I'm watching this in honor of her grandson Jack competing on the Voice. Talent sure runs in the family.
what do you mean by in honor?He died or something?
@@sarahcastilho358 I meant to simply celebrate
@@joansen7237 There’s another Jack in the family
You are indeed correct @manuelorozco7760. No explanation needed.
When giving to donor funds for charities, "in honor of" is for those still living, while "in memory of" is reserved for those who are deceased.
I love the moment at the end when that horrid giggle cuts Laurey off and she has to pause for a moment and collect herself. She spends the whole song convincing herself and everyone else that she absolutely, positively does not care… but that stings. It ties you back into the stakes of the story (such as they are): she doesn’t want to go to the box social with Jud and the person she wants to be with is going with someone else. She’s too proud not to go but she’s not as unaffected as she’d like to be.
Who is the redhead at the beginning joking with Virginia Bosler?
Love the lyrics in this song. Actually good advice for all young girls.
@ ok Steve... shut your homophobic conservative unacceptable misogynistic self up.... nobody wants to hear it. Get a life and then we’ll talk
@@carolinehansen00 are you talking to op or someone else?
@@Gemjeweldiamond who the hell is op
@@Gemjeweldiamond ohhhh there was some random dude who left a sexist comment, since then it’s been deleted haha
@@carolinehansen00 thought so. Op is original person.
I remember watching this movie with my now deceased material grandmother. We had such a passion for music, I an opera and musical theatre singer and her a former concert pianist. She never lost her passion for singing, and never lost her skillset for playing the piano. I treasure those memories of us enjoying each other's passions and simply spending time with each other.
What a beautiful voice.
Her grandson Jack must have got that sense of vocal style from her.
Someone in Hollywood made a magical transformation from stage to screen. I applaud that sincere effort.
Steve Hinnenkamp The stage version is much better
Overall I agree about the stage version being better (for the most part) but I applaud the sincere effort too.
@stevehinnenkamp5625: Had the screenplay included “It’s a Scandal, It’s an Outrage” for the peddler Ali Hakim and “Lonely Room” for Jud, it would have been more entertaining. Also, while I liked Eddie Albert, he was miscast when Ricardo Montanan was the perfect ethnic choice (actual Iranian actors being hard to find!)
I love how this is choreographed, yet there's enough little variation and individuality among the dancers to still keep the sense that it's a big slumber party of girls just having fun. And my favorite dancer is always the girl with the short, dark hair who refuses to stop dancing LOL. She's so cute!
Geek...I bed to differ...she's not cute. She's smokin' hot! ;)
Freudian slip... I meant beg...
I like the one with the short blond hair, personally.
The one with the short dark hair is cute too.
I haven't seen this since I was teeny weeny; but this was always my favorite scene. I agree with you: I love the individualism amount the dancers. I'm glad the director didn't try to make it perfect. ❤️
Oh, I too love the dancer that won't stop dancing. 😀
Truly the most beautiful and pure singing voice to ever appear on Broadway.
can't argue with beautiful and pure singing voice - but Ms. Jones only appeared in one broadway musical as a chorus member(South Pacific) and a sraight play with her then husband. she might have done a turn in Chicago much much later. She was famously cast in the movies of Oklahoma, Carousel and the Music Man. These leading roles were originated on Broadway by other ladies.
@@maestromuffin1 thanks.
@@maestromuffin1She also starred in a short-lived 1960’s Broadway musical titled “Maggie Flynn”
@kevinchambers1101: While I agree with about Shirley Jones voice, uh, this a MOVIE, not the Broadway stage. Although Shirley Jones appeared on Broadway several times, tour and summer stock in stage musicals.
@@johnpickford4222 I said the same thing 2 days ago! lol
Absolutely love the musicals of yêsteryear!! They always remind of my beautiful childhood!!❤❤❤❤
OK, working on identifying these, so . . . at 2:53 - the gamine young brunette on the left with the paddle is Dolores Starr, who also played Mr Snow's daughter in Carousel (the film). Next to her, the blonde in pink, is Nancy Kilgas, who was partnered with Russ Tamblyn in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (the film). This is a work in progress!
Thank you! Hope you find out more. someone here has said "the one who won't stop dancing was Jenny Workman. I think we all know the two young girls, Lizanne Truex and Jane Fischer. Virginia Bosler is the vain one who primps in the mirror (Joan McCracken's part on Broadway). She's not in this scene but Bambi Linn danced as the "Dream Laurie" in Out of My Dreams in both the film and in the original 1943 show. She's the last surviving member of the OBC in 2022.
When this came out we born Okies loved it, and I took half a dozen different girls to the movie at the wonderful Woodward, Oklahoma Woodward Theater. Great days those were!
Superb singing by the legendary Shirley Jones, and brilliant Agnes DeMille choreography brought to life by the talented dancers. (I always regarded Shirley as a mezzo-soprano.)
I met Shirley Jones at a convention, she is so sweet.
I like the way she sings and acts - so sweet!
Shirley Jones. You've got talent!!!!!!!!!
bumperu I've also seen her in the Music Man
@bumperu: Phone that scoop into the Nee York Times! And don’t take any wooden nickels!!
Outstanding choreography
Stunning, beautiful, nothing comes near this today. Also the incredible film quality and clarity, technology they seem to have lost today.
Virginia Bosler is the actress /dancer with the dark wavy hair in both brigadoon and oklahoma.
Nancy Costello the one with the long hair?
Virginia Bosler, definitely stands out among most others in this routine, so sad to read that she died on 30 08 20 aged 93.
AN Incredible great HIT from the 60s! In 70 millimeters in all cinemas in deep America. Everyone remember these historical songs no way nowadays. That background makes universal Cinema STRONGEST again! Emmanuel from Paris France in incredible 70 millimeters stereophonic sound again. Merci beaucoup for your interest in surching historical archives making US so much interesting and more! Emmanuel
Incredible story singing and dancing
Gordon Macrea had a fabulous voice as did Shirley Jones
Great film. Rod Steiger took a good role too.
Classic European Corps de Ballet in a mid-20th century Broadway Musical about the Old West.
Rodgers & Hammerstein = geniuses
Agnes de Mille was the choreographer
When I was eight I kept watching this movie and I love the ending to it and I loved the song Oh What A Beautiful Mornin and the out of my dream ballet scene with dream Laurie and Curly
Those dance doubles for Shirley and Gordon brought the dream ballet to life.
@@allenjones3130 whoever plays them in the dream did great
@@allenjones3130 one person I couldn’t stand in this is Gertie Cummings who tries to woo all the men from their women I love the part where Ado Annie whips her with the umbrella 🌂
possibly one of the best songs I've ever heard
This is the most perfect piece of music Rodgers ever wrote ♥️
A few years back I was in the chorus of a local production of Oklahoma! I had a choice between joining the men's or women's choruses because I'm a tall second alto, but in the end I chose to stay with the women because I wanted to sing in this number and "Out of My Dreams." The harmonies are just so purty.
The whole ensemble is pure genius, yet I'm surprised they left a 9 minute number in an already long movie.
I was stunned to find out Shirley Jones only 18 at her audition for film.
Shirley Jones embodies the expression "she has a voice like a nightingale."
An incredible print in wide screen and Stereophonic soundtrack and Technicolor in 70 millimeters no way!. A MUST no way! Emmanuel from Paris France
Thanks to izt ilys for telling me about this. I've always loved this number. I have the R&H box set but that's a lot of trouble to see one number. TH-cam is a much easier way. Also thanks to the commenters who identified some of the dancers. Back then hardly anyone made the credits; nowadays even the caterers do.
Love ❤ this film 😊
BRILLIANT
Absolutely beautiful
I'm so glad you put this on. I love this song and the dancing bit really adds to it :)
Perfection in every respect.
Cinematic perfection.
This is so beautifully depicted, and honestly, displays “womens’ rights” in the early 50’s in that women do not have to put up with men who do not respect them or show them honor.
yeah, Oscar Hammerstein wrote it, it's more about how to recover from unrequited love than "honoring women".
@@zoeymckeown3194 Written and produced years and years and years and years ago. I'd find another audience; try changing your search engine criteria. The art of Rodgers and Hammerstein was breath-taking in its day; nothing even remotely close to its masterful lyrics and music. Still incredible. Totally romantic. Then there's you.
@@amylarson2980 What the hell? I never comment on TH-cam or anything for that matter. I was looking for this clip from the movie and started reading some of the comments. Not sure why your reply to her caught me the wrong way but it did. That’s quite a jab at someone over a video. I don’t know why this awesome performance needs to be anything having to do with women’s rights
Then there's you ~ with only one way at looking at things. Republican?! Yeah. Anyway, here's how it's going down. Rodgers and Hammerstein truly loved showcasing Jones' vocal skills but also her tenacity to deal with settings involving romance, other people, relationships etc. with a very proud, organized approach to living without all of the emotion (unlike the negative people responding hatefully to my posting.). It shows a new way for women in the fact that she won't be "weeping and a-wailing when her man goes away", and that she's not going to be that kind of woman. Sorry to say but in the 50's, this was a new choice for women. It was unprecedented. To be strong, undaunting, courageously resolute and self-confident was the new armor that women wore. So yes, "Oklahoma" is about the romance of Curly and Laurey, but even as a farmer, she's not a 'pushover'. Why? Because she brings some conditions to the table. She was chosen especially for this reason. And that is exactly why Rodgers and Hammerstein featured her in so many of their musicals, "Carousel" being my favorite of all time. Not denying the romance. But there's more there.
@@brubaksd Better to not comment on TH-cam. Just stick to looking for clips. No jab. I was one of the biggest fans of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals, bigger than you, bigger than most, most knowledgeable of the lyrics, the story lines, and the joy of expert composing and lyrical writing, featured in well-produced films. I have no idea what you're talking about whatsoever. Shirley Jones displayed a tenacity to 'stick up for herself' during a period in which women laid down for "their men". Weeping and a-wailing while her Man goes away..." She goes on to say, "this is something you'll never hear me say". This is a new type of woman in the 50's, and she is bold, brilliant and that's exactly why she was cast in just about every single film and Broadway musical (except for South Pacific) because her acting caliber, her vocal skills, complete talent at depicting a self-confident, completely resolute undaunting example of someone who was her 'own woman'. Please watch clips. Your understanding of things is so amateurish, it's unreal.
I loved this scene so feminine ♡ Beautiful
I love this music from Oklahoma! Klg
So great.
""The honeybee who carelessly cajoled me." How literate! Compare to the dumbed-down lyrics of so many of today's show songs.
I agree, just cannot stop watching it.
Complete charisma.
I loved the girl in the play at my school and sang beautifully
Thank you for the Many a New Day Scene from Oklahoma. I really love how the girl with the thick short dark hair was jumping and kicking vigorously. She was on the right side of the screen. Well-choreographed, thanks to what Agnes deMille did with the stage version from 1943, combining dance with a stage musical. A classic.
I fell in love with the brunette in the mirror. Never discovered her name!
Virginia Bosler, sad to report that she died aged 93 on 30 08 20
Wonderful!
4:05-The beautiful Lizanne Truex should have had a lot more rolls in film. Just like a younger Vera-Ellen. What a doll!
That Mrs. Partridge…she was absolutely beautiful in this movie.
2:40-‘I’ll scrub my hair and brush my neck, and say ‘Oh what the heck!’ 😂😂😂
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I wonder what would have happened to Shirley Jones out of her plans to study at Julliard and pursue an opera career. She's have been wonderful in soubrette roles like Susana, Zerlina, Rosina
On the other hand, she might have ended up singing mezzo-soprano roles like Fricka, Eboli, Ortrud, Amneris, etc.
The adoration and pride of femininity rather than feminism. Beauty and not ugliness.
I just love this movie and this scene. Could someone tell me who is the dancer that does not stop at 6:17 I just love them all such beauty of movement and music wonderful choreography. Thank you so much for sharing this beauty.
The dancer who won't stop (in two places) is Jenny Workman (or so I'm told).
I think that's Jane Fischer.
@@arthurharrison1345 Both have short ,dark hair but Jane Fisher plays one of the two younger girls (along with little blonde Lizanne Truex. Both had worked with de Mille before and were in their twenties.
Dancer #4...the late Virginia Bosler! She's the best!
Is this the Todd-AO version? I've only seen the CinemaScope version in the past and this scene seems different from what I remember when I had viewed the CinemaScope print. This video is very, very nice! Stunning clarity! The music from the orchestra during 7:13 - 7:53 is most compelling. At 7:37 I cannot contain the happiness that I derive from this music. Rodgers and Hammerstein delivered a home run with this song!
This is the CinemaScope version.
From what I recall reading they had to perform each scene twice because if they put the two cameras together the angles would be off.(That's why Shirley said it was tough; it was like shooting two movies together) I also recall that the Todd-AO version was better than the CinemaScope one, but it was the CinemaScope print that was released. Fortunately, the Todd-AO was preserved.
@@alexalex13131 I would love to be able to compare the two versions , although I doubt I would be able to spot much difference due to the brilliance of the cast and director .
Agnes DeMille choreography. Perfection..
Marcel Audubon I thought someone else choreographed in the movie
Hi Manuel - I couldn't believe it! haha, so just to be sure, I checked the movie credits on IMDB, it says, "Dances Staged by Agnes de Mille". Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I think it is perfect for this show. I don't know why new productions always try to change the choreography, it should be part of every show like the music - you wouldn't dream of staging Oklahoma and bringing your own songs to replace the Rodgers & Hammersteinclassics, why not use the original choreography, too?
Marcel Audubon Well the first time I’ve seen choreography recreated for film was West Side Story. While the first time I saw Oklahoma was the Hugh Jackman filmed performance with choreography by Susan Stroman. But I do agree the original choreography should be honored for all dance driven musicals.
West Side Story (to me) is the highest point ever reached in American musical choreography - most productions don't have dancers good enough to dance the Jerome Robbins steps. One time I went to see the West Side Story suite danced at New York City Ballet (they do it regularly with the Robbins choreography) I was so surprised that it DIDN'T work! Extracting the dances from the building momentum of the story took something away from it. What a surprise!
I hope you like this West Side Story video:th-cam.com/video/v85lV3TzwaoI/w-d-xo.html think it is so fun :)
I wish we still dressed this way 😫
Clothes aren't feminine anymore
I would not want to wear those uncomfortable clothes. and never a corset! No thanks!
@@pamelastevenschuler9575 A well-made and properly-fitted corset is not as uncomfortable as it's made out to be. I've worn them in shows where I had to sing and dance, and they weren't a hindrance at all. Many layers of long skirts and petticoats can be a nuisance, especially in close quarters!
Thank you
At least one of these girls was also in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
And the dancer with the dark wavy hair(can't think of her name) was in Brigadoon.
Nancy Kilgas
That one movie was all right. I've seen better musical movies from back then. Oklahoma is of course one of them
At 1:54, Virginia Bosler's hair is in a ponytail. Six seconds later at 2:00, her hair is suddenly in a clip, but mostly down.
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I like this scene!!!
Where are all those beautiful girls today from the best dancing scene ever.
Shirley Partridge.
The first Thank U, Next
Now that I think about it, how come “freshening up” required all the girls to take their dresses off?
It's summer in Oklahoma with no air conditioning. Easily 100 degrees outside.
It meant to clean up after their dusty travels or to take an afternoon nap.
If you'd ever worn a dress with a chemise and stays and three petticoats underneath it in the ninety degree Oklahoma summer, you wouldn't need to ask that at all :-D
@@triciak.bowers3569 OK, but how long are they all going to be in there? For an hour or more? I assumed "freshening up" was a short process and didn't involve the process of taking off all the complicated clothes, then having to put them all back on.
Gone With The Wind showed the women upstairs at 12 Oaks. They were stripped down to their underthings whilst the house slaves fanned them to sleep. I live in the south. You wouldn't ask question if you spent a hot and humid summer here. Our air-conditioning died several times and whew, it was unbearable. Nights can be horrendously hot. People used to wet their clothes down in the mornings to be comfortable for part of the day. Just imagine using a wood stove for preparing meals before microwave ovens.
in an age when women are all about stripping for OnlyFans and only cultivate relationships for money, prestige or likes on social media, it's so wonderful and refreshing to be reminded of a time when women were feminine and magical. Great video.
Nevr has a single show had such lyrics and tunes to grace the storyline. Perfection. The Hugh Jackman redo from England is quite competant also. Their "what's a girl gonna' do" number is marginally superior to this versions as I don't think Gloria Graham was primarily a singer.
@PatrolOfficer161: No, there were far better alternatives than Gloria Graham. I think Richard Rodgers used the head below his waist instead of the one on his shoulders to decide.
To TheBeefman...Always Wondered That Ballerina's🩰 Name Was...Now Thanks To You Now After All This Time, I Finally Now Know.
8:24- GOD, I HATE THAT LAUGH!
0:20 8:24 Lovvvvve that girl's laugh🤣🤣🤣
像齣現代芭蕾舞劇,還具有喜劇的成份(7:08)
Me and the girls on prom night
In the version at Musical Theatre Village, that I perform in, there, unfortunately, is no dance break in this song
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I agree
Since actually Curly has *not* left her and actually she probably *would* cry if he did, this song is not even speaking the truth.
But then again I suppose most viewers will already know that or guess that.
And it's still a good scene anyway.
She'd cry in private, but I bet she'd put on a brave face for everybody else.
Oh get a life you poor creature
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Quality of picture and sound way ahead of it`s time . Todd AO I think .
I always was interested in the little stories of the ballerinas in this number -- the short haired lady, who is independent, the two juvenile girls, the other short haired lady who snaps her fingers at the older one. Is there any written down account of what is going on with these players?
"About all I can handle I guess?! "😂
I like the girls' dancing, but not in this context. It seems too … sophisticated for Oklahoma country girls. I feel there should be less in the way of ballet steps and something fitting the character of young prairie girls. The girl who falls to the floor (twice) and who pretties herself in the mirror (twice) is a nice dancer, but she seems out of place in this context. It all smacks of Agnes De Mille uncharacteristically misreading the context.Shirley Jones is brilliant here. Such a light, scintillating voice with every word comprehensible. Many an operetta singer could take a lesson here about singing in English with clarity.
Good song in a good musical. However, since when does "freshening up" involve getting down to your undergarments??
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Great movie
How did those School of Copenhagen ballerinas travel to OK?
I just saw the London stage revival & was shocked & disappointed. The orchestrations were changed for steel guitar & banjo, etc. The dream ballet sequence is now modern rock with electric guitar (with only hints of "Out of My Dreams"). And Laurie & Curly are spattered with blood from shooting Judd for the final 10 minutes. Awful.
How ironic that Oklahoma had to be filmed in Arizona. Oklahoma was overdeveloped, polluted and noisy. Oil wells, aircraft, real estate developments and intensive farming had ruined the rural idyll.
Rowan Atkinson was only a baby when this was released.
Gertie’s laugh may be annoying but she is beautiful!
Which girl is Karen Macraken?
5:46 Alexa Peña-Vega? 😶😶
Great song. Anapest I think.
I really hate those two girls that appear in every scene. They are extremely out of place and it was a terrible decision to add them. It's like the Wilhelm scream, it breaks immersion and thrusts outside the fiction of the movie.
A great proto -feminist antham.
The girls were so thin and beautiful.
Yes those were the days ......the big fatties nowadays are obscene and have manners
To match
I know this film was made in 1955 but was it set in an earlier time period .
Surely women didn't wear all those undergarments in the 50's .
It was set when Oklahoma was still a territory and before it became a state.
I think the time period is supposed to be around 1907.
It is not GiGi but whatever. 1:54 2:02 2:23 2:16 😮