| re: What is the connection of Rex Harrison to this show? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 01:30 am EDT 10/21/24 | |
| In reply to: What is the connection of Rex Harrison to this show? - BroadwayTonyJ 10:06 pm EDT 10/20/24 | |
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| The Harrison connection I thought of referred to the title and a story about Harrison's conduct. After a performance of "My Fair Lady", Harrison was eating a meal in the company of some men associated with the show. A lady, brandishing a program from the show, approached the table, and specifically Harrison, overly gushing about his performance. He wasn't having it -- he raised his voice to the woman, basically told her off and told her to leave in a very rude manner, and she swatted him with her program, which one of his tablemates, in the telling of the encounter labelled "Shit meets fan". I had heard it was a lady fan, but here's Roger Moore's telling of it, which he credits to "My Fair Lady: co-star Stanley Holloway: “Which reminds me of a story that Stanley Holloway told me. He and Rex Harrison were out having dinner at a restaurant one night, when a chap approached them. ‘Oh, Mr Harrison! Forgive me, but I’m a huge fan . . .’ ‘Fuck off then,’ snapped Rex. Later, as they were leaving, the same chap was standing outside. ‘I’m sorry, Mr Harrison, I realize I shouldn’t have interrupted your meal so I’ve waited for you to finish.’ He proffered a piece of paper hoping for an autograph. ‘Fuck off!’ Rex snapped again. Without blinking, the chap thumped Rex in the face and sent him flying backwards. Stanley nearly wet himself with laughter. ‘That’s the first case of the fan hitting the shit I’ve ever witnessed,’ he chuckled.” ― Roger Moore, My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography |
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