This awfternoon I watched a movie from 1930 I beelieve which starred Lillian Gish in her first talkie. It was a terribly wonderful and touching movie in which she plays a princess whose mother is trying dreadfully hard to get her to marry a prince. Her name was Alexaandra and his Albert. But she fancied herself in love with a Tutor whose name was Nicholas.
The strangest thing happened – and in the event you thought I may have developed typoitis – I am simply trying to give you the idea of what happened. I went outside following the satisfying end of the movie and as I thawt great thawts I found her little girlish voice running madly about my brain.
So madly in fact, every single thawt is terribly wonderful and sprite like and glamorous. How strange! I mean reaally how could this happen?
The dialogue itself was, I thawt ratha plain and simple but combined with those eyes, those gestures hung over from silent movies, I was captured into a world of gentility and grace.
Why right now I find myself looking at cleaning supplies I had out, before I realized I was truly a princess and truly gished.
Why I find myself gesturing much the same as she. How simply wondaful. Wondaful I say and yes I mean it!
This was not at all what I had in mind for today’s post, but until the magic dust of Gish dissapates I am quite unable to carry on as the commoner I once believed myself. I do beelieve that by the morrow this may have passed. Perhaps.
Nonetheless I shall with great exaggeration play this out to its end. It is the only way you see.
Taa Taa for now my worthy subjects. I am off to enjoy the Gishing and shall have to find some sheer fabric to toss around as I think, walk, and tawk.
August 15, 2012 at 8:52 pm
LOL! I thoroughly loved your thawts and laughed heartily at them. That was splendid. Forgive me for being so daft, but I thawt you WERE a Queen?????
August 27, 2012 at 1:53 pm
It was fun to do..oh and I keep forgetting my queen ship!
August 27, 2012 at 5:53 pm
How can one forget their Queen ship? What duties have you let lapse?
September 3, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Just about everything but should be back to normal soon!
September 3, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Good, your kingdom needs you.
August 15, 2012 at 7:51 pm
To paraphrase another movie, “I’ll watch what your watching.”
August 27, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Oh I love it! Paraphrase away!
August 15, 2012 at 6:01 pm
Delightful reading!
August 27, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Thanks Barb!
August 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm
It doesn’t matta if you see it..you have the right ideaaa!
August 15, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Hilarious, Chris. Don’t think I’ve eva seen the movie, but, pahaps, I shall sometime soon!
Hugs,
Kathy
August 27, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Love your reply and thawts!