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| This photo and caption appeared on the front page of the Lorain Journal on August 1, 1960 |
Although their movie career at Columbia Pictures had come to an end in late 1957, their comedy shorts had been made available to TV stations beginning in 1958. Thus a whole new generation of kids were introduced to the Stooges, and they loved them. So the trio experienced a happy comeback.
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| Courtesy www.threestooges.com |
He was dubbed "Curly Joe" and would star with Moe and Larry in several popular full-length features.
The "new" Three Stooges also began touring in 1958, and thus ended up in Lorain on July 31, 1960.
The Stooges performed in 4 shows that day, all for the price of 90 cents for an adult and 50 cents for a child.
If anyone out there was lucky enough to catch their show at the Palace, be sure to leave a comment!
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UPDATEClick here to read about Kevin Conley, who was lucky enough to see the Stooges at the Palace – and have his picture taken with them that day!
6 comments:
Oh does this bring back memories of after-school television with my many siblings!!
"Curly" Joe DeRita... the most depressing stooge.
I disagree....Joe Besser was the absolute WORST!
I watched a bunch of late era Stooges shorts recently on DVD. The Joe Besser shorts were quite different from the previous entries – sometimes quite pleasant, but just not very funny. They were a lot less violent (Besser had a clause in his contract that he couldn't be hit too much), plus the Stooges looked different (Larry had a normal hairstyle in many of them). Often they played "new" characters and weren't a team at all. At least the features with Curly Joe were a return to their old form and "look." I kinda liked Curly Joe, he had a thankless job to perform, with the inevitable comparison to the real Curly, but he was likable and carved out his own characterization - kind of a bemused innocent.
Saw them at the Palace.....and we'll worth the 50 cents and a fond memory with my Dad.
Saw them at the Palace.....and we'll worth the 50 cents and a fond memory with my Dad.
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