Thanks for the info, Stuart.  I think both men would have made memorable scarecrows.

     I was surprised when I learned that Buddy Ebsen was to have played the Tin Man.  Mr. Ebsen's style of dance and folksy manner was more suited to the Scarecrow than the stiff style of the Tin Man.  Although,  I would not have wanted Ray Bolger replaced with Buddy Ebsen.  My favorite dance scene with Mr. Ebsen is in Captain January.  May he rest in peace.

     Barnabas, the cousin from England, captured my attention from the start.  Although I was just a little girl,  he thrilled and scared me.  I was in love.

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   Just thought I would try this

I still have a bottle of rum left over from the holidays and having been wondering what to do with it ... if anyone has the rum cocoa recipe, please by all means post it!   

Vlad,

     I discovered my husband has a Playboy's Bar Guide(circa 1975).  I looked up Rum Coco but all I find listed is Rum and Coconut Cooler and Rum Coconut Fizz.  The recipes are almost identical except one uses lemon juice and the other uses lime juice.  If anyone wants the recipes and its okay with Midnite, I will post it.

and then.  .when they all come out refreshed from a siesta, Maxine tries to serve up some RumCocoas but Judith says she doesn't "imbibe" and then Maxine says, "well how about some pot?  I don't normally offer that but you strike me as needing something special. . " or something along that line. . Grayson's implacably innocent expressions are priceless.

J99 (ready for whomever it is out there who is making it their career to smite me. .. )

   I loved that scene.  Maxine offered RumCocoas to the poor lady that had dysentery and Judith butts in to say no.  Judith is not having a good time so I guess she wants to make sure no one else does either.

PS  Some of my all time favorite posters(you're one) have alot of curses so you're in good company.

Quote from: Josette on June 18, 2003, 05:03:12 AM

Everyone complains about Maggie in this story, but don't forget, they are basing it on Rebecca.  She's supposed to be mousy and timid and actually, given the life she's led, does show more spark than that.  And, Quentin is supposed to fly off the handle over any suggestion of anything concerning Angelique.  Sometimes in this story it doesn't always seem to make sense, but just picture it as Rebecca.

The 2nd Mrs. DeWinter was shy but brave.  Maxim was older, aristocratic, also mysterious and moody, and as the story progressed became increasingly withdrawn.  PT Maggie, on the other hand, deals with nearly every situation by running from the room crying.  And PT Quentin is a brute who, at one of his lowest points, orders his wife to her room as if doling out a timeout to a child.  I find their scenes together very nearly intolerable.

     Can't agree with you more, Midnite.  If I were Maggie, I would have walked out after the champagne and cold crabmeat incident then would have insisted that Hoffman be sacked before I would come back.

     I find Dr. Eric Lang and Gerards comments very intriguing.  However,[spoiler]I don't know that it is a given that Barnabas inherits automatically.  Jeremiah co-owned the shipyards with his brother Joshua.  If Jeremiah had children and they inherited his portion, they may have bought the cash poor widow off.  Barnabas' heirs would have had nothing.  There is too much left unknown about PT Barnabas[/spoiler]