Applause 1973 telecast with Lauren Bacall part 1

The rare 1973 telecast of the 1970 Charles Strouse musical Applause, starring the incredible Lauren Bacall. Though the show - an adaptation of the Bette Davis movie All About Eve - is mostly forgotten now, it actually won the Tony for Best Musical, and Bacall won for Best Actress.

The quality is poor, yes, but I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. It's pure fun and seems like the epitome of that 70s style.

I do not in any way claim ownership of this video or its rights and give full credit to its creators and collaborators.

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Entertainment

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• broadway
• applause
• lauren
• bacall
• strouse
• telecast
• television
• musical

[barnabinobarnabone]

I'm speechless!!!! I'm 16 and a huge fan of Lauren Bacall! I've been looking forward to this for so much time, and here in Italy it's absolutely impossible to have a chance to watch it! Thanks so much!!!

[Dunstlookalike]

Wow! She still looks quite sexy here given her age! It's so weird because she looks VERY different in "The Fan" (but I won't say more about that, I'm a big fan I don't want to talk negative about her) As the performance, I wish she would have take on more bubbly roles like this :) Great to see her so lively

[SongsJerome]

I have the vocal selections

[Bluejeans0701]

I think the relation between Bette Davis and Lauren Bacall is like that of a mother and a daughter. They are quite alike with one another. Surely she keeps walking on the same path Bette had walked on years before. Lauren Bacall is another Bette Davis. I love both of the actresses. I think Bette must have been very proud of her role Margo Channing played by someone who idolized her and imitated her.

[SongsJerome]

This is very beautiful

[MCSF24]

HAHAH this was my high school musical back in 06/ my senior year, we were suppose to do a chorus line but the show was on tour at the time - I was Duane Fox - I wasn't thrilled when I heard we were going to do this, I never even heard of it, but it's such a clever show and the music is way fun. Besides just a musical version of "All About Eve" it's a satirical but insightful view of theatre.

[DiscoMashter]

I wish Backstage Babble hadn't been reduced to just the background track here.

But I'm LOVING THIS!

[Operalover12002]

Lauren Bacall and I have always adored Bette Davis. And the role of Margo Channing belongs to another great actress besides the two: Anne Baxter.

The plot is exactly based on that of All About Eve. Thanks for posting this clip.

I think Bette Davis must have been proud of the role being played by her pals.

[MissSovietBones]

@coolkid1234533 This is a telecast of the 1970 debut, so it's 6 years later :) Also, she had no makeup or special lighting in "The Shootist" to suit her character.

[moorewjr]

@itsjustme2919

It was based on ALL ABOUT EVE!

[coolkid1234533]

If you watch this, and then go watch The Shootist (which is only three years later) she looks so much older in it! What happened???

[itsjustme2919]

wait is this a rip off of All About Eve?