SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS: THE VIDEO IS NOT VIEWABLEĭIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY. Now, "the pellet with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon and the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true."Īnd as a special bonus for Danny Kaye fans, we add a video clip of him singing Anywhere I Wander from his portrayal of Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen in the 1952 film. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true." Just after Kaye memorizes the rhyme, he is told that there's been a change, because they broke the chalice from the palace. The classic line, a great tongue twister, is "the pellet with the poison is in the vessel with the pestle. There are many funny parts to the movie, but the most memorable and most often quoted is the rhyme that Kaye, as the jester made a knight, has to repeat to himself before a joust in order to avoid drinking a poisonous beverage. The plot is too convoluted to explain here, but you can get a synopsis from the Wikipedia entry for it. One of the best tongue twister routines in film comedy came at a crucial point in The Court Jester (1955), considered the best of Kaye's films. He started his career at the age of 13, performing in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Known for his physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes,Īnd rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye (1913-1987), a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian, was best Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division.This is the centennial year of Danny Kaye's birth to Jewish Ukrainian immigrants as David Daniel Kaminsky. Please contact: Performing Arts Reading Room. The Library of Congress would like to learn more about these materials and would like to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information or know of their history. In some cases, the Library was unable to identify a possible rights holder and has elected to place some of those items online as an exercise of fair use for strictly non-commercial educational uses. In those cases, only thirty-second excerpts of sound recordings and one or two pages of print or manuscript materials are used. While every effort has been made to obtain permission to use these songs or portions of these songs, in some cases, the rights' owner may have only granted permission to use a portion of the material online. Items included here with the permission of the rights holders are indicated as such in the bibliographic record for each item. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding items and may assist users in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items as related to their desired uses. Users should consult the bibliographic information that accompanies each item for specific information. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as holders of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes.
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