1986 Valley Forge International Convention Contents
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1986 Valley Forge Sons
Convention interviews conducted by: Steve Wichrowski, Jr., Grand Sheik,
Air Raid Wardens Tent – Mike David, Vice Sheik, From Soup To Nuts Tent –
Guido Cipriani, Grand Sheik, From Soup To Nuts Tent.
This release is dedicated to the memory of
Guido Cipriani.
CD ONE
Track 1: Intro; Roger Gordon, Grand Sheik of host Two Tars
Tent, welcomes all; Hal Stanton, Grand Sheik of Night Owls Tent, leads the
“Sons of the Desert” song; Animation voice artist and actress Mae Questel
sings at the opening night banquet; Steve Wichrowski interviews a
Norwegian Son.
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Track 2: Mike David talks with Hal Roach Studio construction
and special effects employee Thomas Benton Roberts in the first of a two
part interview. Mr. Roberts discusses props he built and his appearance
in “Two Tars”; also, the nails used in “The Finishing Touch” and bees on
the set of “Battle of the Century”. (In his later years Mr. Roberts
furnished boats and props to several studios including MGM, Fox and
Universal.)
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Track 3: Felix Knight, who played the role of Tom-Tom in
1934’s “Babes in Toyland”, sings the title song and is joined unexpectedly
by another member of that films cast; Interview with Felix Knight; Towed
in a Hole Tent interview; Jack McCabe announces his engagement to
Rosina Lawrence.
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Track 4: Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang actress Rosina Lawrence
(our Mary Roberts from “Way Out West”), talks about her career and Stan
and Ollie’s preparations for scenes; Comments from the Exhausted Ruler
Jack McCabe.
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Track 5: Tony and Lois Laurel Hawes discuss L&H on TV,
colourization and the police car from “Midnight Patrol”; Brief remarks
from Big Business Tent; David Oyston of the UK’s County Hospital Tent and
Graham McKenna’s of the Laughing Gravy Tent comment on the convention.
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Track 6: Venice Lloyd, wife of L&H cameraman Art Lloyd,
reminisces about her brief career, Anita Garvin and Sons’ meetings in
California; Guido Cipriani interviews renowned Grand Sheik Bill Cubin
about his L&H Museum in Ulverston.
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Track 7: Dwain Smith of the Founding Tent in New York
introduces the Detroit Dancing Cuckoos during the Parade of Tents; The
UK’s beloved Happy Harry Ingle enthuses over seeing “Liberty” on the big
screen and singing along with other Sons; Joan Robertson discusses the UK
Convention of 1984.
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Track 8: Interview with Grand and Vice Sheiks of England’s new
Dirty Work Tent; Felix Knight sings the “Sleep” song from “Babes in
Toyland”.
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Track 9: Dorothy DeBorba, “Echo” in the Our Gang comedies,
speaks about Stan and Ollie, other famous celebrities and the Our Gang
Reunion of 1985.
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Track 10: Humorous interview with Florida Grand Sheik Ron
Young during the New York portion of the convention; Master of Ceremonies
Dwain Smith interrupted onstage during the Parade of Tents; California Son
Bob Satterfield discusses his popular “Pratfall” issue highlighting Laurel
and Hardy film sites.
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Track 11: Film archivist Michael Agee gives a fascinating
and detailed account of his Hal Roach Studio film preservation efforts;
L&H author and Grand Sheik Scott MacGillivray onstage with the Boston
Brats during the Parade of Tents.
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Track 12: Virginia Karns Patterson, Mother Goose in 1934’s
“Babes in Toyland”, explains how she was found by California Sons and
discusses her work in other films including an audition with Charley
Chase; USA Night Owls Tent onstage with Grand Sheik Hal Stanton.
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Track 13: Jerry Tucker Schatz. The “…mostly nasty little kid”
in the Our Gang comedies, also recalls his work with other celebrities
including Cary Grant and Bing Crosby; Felix Knight sings his favourite
song “Castles in Spain” from “Babes in Toyland”; interview with Michael
Agee who discusses concerns regarding the preservation of Laurel and Hardy
films.
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CD TWO
Track 1: Mike David conducts a lively interview in the Sheraton Valley Forge lobby
with Mae Questel, actress and voice of Olive Oyl, Betty Boop and many
other animation characters. Miss Questel also discusses her role in “Mr
Bug Goes to Town” (1941) and the canine origin of Betty Boop. (Portions
of this interview appeared on the audio bonus features of Mackinac Media’s
DVD “Popeye: Original Classics From Fleischer Studio”.)
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Track 2: Toasts and tributes from host Tent (Two Tars);
Interview with Laurel and Hardy newsletter publisher Leo Brooks; Brief
excerpt of Half-assed Dignity onstage.
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Track 3: Intra Tent Journal editor Rick Greene comments on the
Nutty Nut News Network Show; Grand Sheik Steve Wichrowski onstage
during the Parade of Tents for the incarcerated Pardon Us Tent members;
Bill Cubin in a poolside discussion concerning UK conventions, with a
humorous ending.
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Track 4: Part 2 of the in-depth interview with Thomas Benton
Roberts who describes his technical work and special effects behind the
scenes on Our Gang films including roller skates for Sam the “drunken”
ostrich in “Barnum and Ringling, Inc.” (1928); Sadly, Mr Roberts passed
away nine months after this talk.
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Track 5: Roger Gordon, Grand Sheik of host Two Tars Tent,
breathes a sigh of relief as the convention comes to a successful climax;
Outro.
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***BONUS MATERIAL***
Track 6: “Mae Questel- Putting the Boop in Betty”
(Produced and narrated by Drew Smith): Brief and
affectionate profile of one of Hollywood’s greatest voice artists. Miss Questel was a favourite guest at many USA Sons of the Desert meetings in
the 1980’s.
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Track 7: A 1985 interview with Harold Pavey, a child
actor in silent movies at Universal Studios. Mr. Pavey gives insight into
the mechanics of filming the silents, his friendships with Bela Lugosi and
Rudolph Valentino, and his appraisal of Laurel and Hardy’s comedic style.
Originally taped by Mike David for the USA’s From Soup To Nuts Tent and
early audiotape versions of The Nutty Nut News Network Show.
TRACK 7 IS ONLY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE DOUBLE DISK SET AVAILABLE FROM
THE NUTTY NUT NEWS NETWORK SHOP
Track 8: RARE 1959 Audio Interview with Stan Laurel:
He talks about his early stage career in juvenile
panto and vaudeville. He talks about his early stage partnerships
including The Keystone Trio. Stan tells us how he got into show business
and how his comic character developed. He gives great insight into what
makes a great comic. Stan then goes on to talk about Laurel and Hardy's
short career on radio. He also tells us how The Cuckoo Song came to be
Stan and Oliver's theme tune. Stan tells us how he first met Oliver Hardy
and first came to work with the man who would later become his life-long
friend and partner, how their characters evolved and developed.
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Track 9: A marching band plays The Cuckoo Song
and Bill Cubin leads the cheers for Stan and Ollie.
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