BROTHER THEODORE "TEARS FROM A GLASS EYE" RARE 10" LP
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BROTHER THEODORE
"TEARS FROM A GLASS EYE"
RARE 10" LP!
PROSCENIUM 21
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BROTHER THEODORE: NOVEMBER 11, 1906 - APRIL 5, 2001
On a black stage illuminated by one spotlight, the foreboding Brother Theodore grimaced and said,, "In this best of all possible worlds -- everything is in a hell of a mess." With the audience laughing uneasily, weird shadows distorting his features, he continued, describing "the degrading after-effects of living," his alternately glum and raging expressions horrifyingly funny. Even in his 80's, the small but muscularly stocky man commanded the stage with powerful vitality. His craggy features blazed with intensity, his eyes popped from their sockets and he spoke "with a tongue of madness" in a darkly brooding German accent. For over forty years Theodore lectured on life and death, all punctuated with twists of absurdist humor and deranged philosophy. "The best thing," he insisted, "is not to be born. But who is as lucky as that? To whom does it happen? Not to one among millions and millions of people."
Theodore began to earn some good reviews for his bizarre one-man show in California in the late 40's, and in the 50's Theodore finally found his element, working small and bohemian theaters in New York. His serious grand guignol monologues of tortured souls and horror had become exaggerated for comic effect. His midnight shows had a strong following, he made experimental avant-garde comic-horror short films in 1954 and 1956, played the Electric Circus in 1970 and the cult gradually extended to the mainstream. He made 36 appearances on "The Merv Griffin Show," and it was Griffin who dubbed the dour performance artist/comedian "Brother" Theodore, based on the priest-like black turtleneck he wore. He appeared on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" (demanding to know why Johnny was asking such "wishy washy questions") and an admiring Dick Cavett had him on for a half-hour, even allowing Theodore to sit at a desk and perform a segment from his show. Over thirty years, while Lenny Bruce and Lord Buckley died and theatre-based purveyors of dark comedy like Nichols and May and Shelley Berman seemed in semi-retirement, Theodore retained a cult following, performing his monologues of guilt, frustration and existentialist fear. National interest in him was revived in the 80's by his appearances on "Late Night with David Letterman."
"Tears From A Glass Eye" is one of only 2 albums that Theodore recorded during his life and it is VERY RARE. To make it even more unusual, it is a REVIEW COPY as visible in the scans of the back cover and record label. (One can only imagine what the average "Entertainment" reviewer would make of this album in 1955 when it was released!)
Condition of the album is VG+, playing with light scratchiness throughout. The cover is similar, with light damage to the corners (but no split seams). Finding a copy of this album is extremely hard to do so don't miss this opportunity!
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