I have something fun to share with you today! My friend Dave shared this video with me and I enjoyed it so much that I have to share with you as well.
It is a short 3 minute dance number from a classic MGM musical called Lady Be Good. This was a movie about a man and woman, a composer and lyricist, working on their relationship as they also work on a Broadway show. One of the stars of that show is Eleanor Powell. She does a great dance number to the Gershwin song "Lady Be Good."
As she tap dances along, she gets her little dog Buttons in on the act. Buttons is a terrier mix -- I would guess Jack Russell Terrier mix based on his ears and tail. (A reminder that I am a Dachshund - Jack Russell mix, so I am partial to Jack Russells.)
Buttons was owned by a 14 year old child and a prop boy named Jackie Ackerman discovered his talent. He is the person who trained Buttons for this charming routine.
A review in The Pittsburgh Press described Buttons in this routine: “better than Fred Astaire, nimbler than George Murphy, and can look more woebegone than Buddy Ebsen." The dance number is pretty amazing, and you'll find it here:
I hope you enjoy this little dance interlude as much as I did.
Have a great day!
Love,
Abby xoxoxo
11 comments:
Dear Abby:
That was a cute video I really enjoyed it that dog was a good dancer the lady was too it was so cute.
Hope you have a good weekend. It will be cold here in the 50s.
Have a great weekend
Aliceson ♥️
What a great video. I wish my mom could dance like that!
Buttons should have starred in his own movies!
Thank you so much for sharing that. It was wonderful! Made my day!
Thanks, friends! I enjoyed reading your nice comments.
I also wish my Momma could dance like that. And I agree, Buttons should have had his own movies!
Love,
Abby
Eleanor Powell trained 'Buttons' (Jack Russell Terrier mix) herself. This scene was shot in her own living room because it was where the dog was used to doing all the tricks…
http://taplegacy.org/daily-post-eleanor-powell-5/
Thank you - that is really neat! I loved reading more about Buttons.
Love,
Abby
I found an original picture of Eleanor Powell with the dog "buttons" (along with a letter from her mother Blanche) that was addressed to a "Harold Torry" in East longmeadow, in my house The other day! Amazing! Have no idea who that is, or why the letter was in a box from my late father's house (who also grew up in Springfield Mass as well)...thought I would share though because the picture I have is almost identical to this one, Eleanor is even wearing the same outfit!
That is so neat! What a wonderful treasure to find.
That is amazing! Harold Torrey is Blanche's father (Eleanor's grandfather). Though he lived for a few years in Beverly Hills with Eleanor and Blanche, he returned to Springfield, where he lived until his death in 1968. He was 96. I am one of the authors of Eleanor's biography, "Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance," published in 2023. I would love to see a copy of that letter!
Lisa, good to hear from you. I am going to look up your Eleanor Powell biography - thanks! - Trish
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