<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Arioso7&#039;s Blog (Shirley Kirsten)]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://arioso7.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[arioso7: Shirley Kirsten]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://arioso7.wordpress.com/author/arioso7/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The divine musical comedy of Sid&nbsp;Caesar]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="38682" data-permalink="https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/the-divine-musical-comedy-of-sid-caesar/sid-caesar/" data-orig-file="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg" data-orig-size="220,278" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Sid Caesar" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg?w=220" data-large-file="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg?w=220" src="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg?w=220&#038;h=278" alt="Sid Caesar" width="220" height="278" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-38682" srcset="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg 220w, https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sid-caesar.jpg?w=119&amp;h=150 119w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" /></a></p>
<p>Most people associate Victor Borge with comedic antics at the piano, but few know of Sid Caesar&#8217;s artistry at the grand in pantomime. </p>
<p>A devotee of TV&#8217;s<em>Your Show of Shows</em>, starring Sid, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris, I recently took a journey down memory lane, revisiting three of my favorite musically framed skits that were ingeniously created by immensely gifted writers, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Mel Tolkin Larry Gelbart, among others.</p>
<p><strong>The First Piano Recital</strong></p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/cWvgZx-7uf4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span></p>
<p><strong><br />
Classical Musicians</strong><br />
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/VeV9t2pqHWA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span></p>
<p><strong>The Recital</strong></p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/D3ivzcLEzUs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span></p>
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<p><strong>Interview with the Master</strong><br />
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/fg32_EP1d7M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span></p>
<p>About Sid Caesar (from Wiki)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Caesar"><br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Caesar</a></p>
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