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1、美国名人喜剧女演员露西尔鲍尔1.ucilleBall,1911-1989:SheWastheFunniestWomanonTelevisionplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:00repeatByMarioRitter2008-2-2MARYTILLOTSON:ThisisMaryTillotson.STEVEEMBER:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutthemuch-lovedperformerLucilleBall.Herfamou
2、stelevisionseries“ILoveLucy,wasfirstbroadcastinnineteenfifty-one.(MUSIC)MARYTILLOTSON:TheiiLoveLucy,showwasahugesuccess.Itwasthemostpopulartelevisionshowofthenineteenfifties.ThekindoftelevisionprogramMs.Ballhelpeddevelopiscalledasituationcomedy.Sometelevisionexpertsgivehercreditforinventingthiskindo
3、fseries.Today,someofthemostpopulartelevisionprogramsinAmericaaresituationcomedies.STEVEEMBER:Onereasonforthegreatpopularityof“ILoveLucy,mayhavebeenitsreal-lifeconnectionwithMs.BallSfamily.Ontheshow,shewasLucy,thewifeofRickyRicardo,aCubanmusician.RickywasplayedbybandleaderDesiArnaz,whowasLucilleBalsh
4、usbandinreallife.Theshowcombinedissuescommontothelifeofmarriedpeoplelivinginthecitywithmusicalperformancesandcomictheater.Often,ashowwouldincludeapartwithMisterArnazactingseriouslywhileMs.Balladdedafunnyelement.Inthefollowingpiece,MisterArnaztriestosingnormallyandMs.Balladdsthecomedy.(SOUND)MARYTILL
5、OTSON:Alsoonthe“ILoveLucywshowwereVivianVanceandWilliamFrawley.Ms.VanceplayedEthelMertzandMisterFrawleyplayedEtheShusband,FredMertz.Ontheshow,theMertzeswerefriendsoftheRicardosandownedthebuildinginwhichtheyalllived.FredMertzlovedbaseball,whichwasAmericasmostpopularsportatthetime,uILoveLucy,oftenshow
6、edFredMertzintenselywatchingbaseballorsomeothersportlikeboxingwhileEtheladdedherownfunnycomments.(SOUND)STEVEEMBER:Awell-knownstoryabouttheiiLoveLucyShow”concernsthebirthoftheArnaz,sson,DesiJunior.OfficialsofthebroadcastingcompanywonderedwhattodowhenMs.Ballbecamepregnantinnineteenfifty-two.Ms.Ballex
7、plainsthatherhusband,Desi,cameupwithasolution.(SOUND)MARYTILLOTSON:Ms.BalSpregnancywasmadepartoftheshow.Infact,criticssaytheshowinwhichLucyRicardotellsRickythatsheispregnantisoneofthebest.Init,LucygoestotheentertainmentplacewhereRicky,Sbandisplayingtotellhimthattheyaregoingtohaveababy.Rickysuddenlyu
8、nderstandsthatheisgoingtobeafatherafterLucysecretlyrequeststhesong,WereHavingaBaby.(MUSIC)MARYTILLOTSON:Ms.BallgavebirthtohersecondchildonthesamedaythatLucyRicardogavebirth.Infact,DesiJunior,Sbirthdatewasplannedtohappenonthesamedayasthebroadcast.TheshowinwhichLucygavebirthwasoneofthemostpopulartelev
9、isionprogramseverbroadcastinAmerica.Infact,thestoryisthatDesiJunior,SbirthreplacedreportsaboutDwightEisenhower,sfirstpresidentialceremonyonthefrontpagesofAmerica,snewspapers.STEVEEMBER:Thesuccessofthe“ILoveLucy,showdidnotcomeearlyinLucilleBalKslife,oreasily.Instead,itwastheresultofyearsofhardwork.Ms
10、.BallwasbornnearJamestown,NewYork,innineteeneleven.Shetriedtogetintoshowbusinessatanearlyage.Earlyon,shewenttothesameactingschoolasthefamousactressBetteDavis.However,sheleftwhenshewastoldthatshedidnothaveenoughactingability.Intheearlynineteenthirties,shemovedtoHollywood.Sheappearedinanumberofmovies,
11、butwasnotwellknown.MARYTILLOTSON:Innineteenforty,shemettheleaderofamusicalgroupwhohadbeenborninCuba.HisfullnamewasDesiderioAlbertoArnazdeAchatheThird.Theyworkedtogetherinamovieandmarriedsoonaftertheymet.Forthenexttenyears,sheappearedinmoviesandonradio.Hetraveledalotwithhisband.Innineteenfifty,thebro
12、adcastingcompany,CBS,decidedtomakeatelevisionprogrambasedontheradioshow,“MyFavoriteHUSband.LucilleBallwasthestaroftheradioshow.ShewantedMisterArnaztoplaythepartofherhusbandonthetelevisionshow.CBSrejectedtheidea.Butsherefusedtogiveup.SheandDesitraveledaroundthecountryperforminginashowtogethertoprovet
13、hattheywoulddowellontelevision.Theirshowwasasuccess.CBSofferedthembothjobs.STEVEEMBER:Ms.Ballhadanotherdemand.Shewantedhershowtobeaproductionofthebestquality.Earlytelevisionpictureswerenotofgoodquality.Ms.Ballwantedherprogramtobefilmed,whichwouldimprovethepicture,andthenbroadcastlater.Yetshewantedpe
14、opletowatchtheprogramasitwasbeingfilmedsothesoundoftheirreactionscouldbecaptured.Ms.BallalsowantedtofilmtheshowsinHollywood.CBSdidnotwanttheextracosts.So,Ms.BallandMisterArnazagreedtoworkforlesspay.Inexchange,CBSletthemowntheprogram.Thatagreementmadethemownersofwhatwouldbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulp
15、rogramsontelevision.MARYTILLOTSON:Duringthefifties,Ms.BallwonalmosteveryhonortherewasfortelevisionactorsincludingseveralEmmyAwards.Yet,eventhemostpopularperformerscouldnotescapethepoliticalrealitiesofthetime.ConservativelawmakersaccusedLucilleBallofbeingacommunist.TheFederalBureauofInvestigationkept
16、asecretrecordofinformationaboutherrjustasitdidaboutmanyHollywoodactorsatthetime.STEVEEMBER:MisterArnazsupervisedtheircompany,DesiluProductions.Thecompanyproducedsixteendifferenttelevisionprogramsandranthreeproductioncenters,calledstudios.Innineteensixty,LucilleBallandMisterArnazlegallyendedtheirmarr
17、iage.MisterArnazsoldhispartofthecompanytohisex-wife.Ms.Ballbecamethefirstwomantoheadamajorproductioncompany.ItwasoneofthebiggestinHollywood.Ms.Ballalsowasthestarofseveralothershowsofherown.TheLucyShow“wasbroadcastfromnineteensixty-twotonineteensixty-eight.HereSLucywfolloweduntilnineteenseventy-four.
18、Ms.BalllatersoldherproductioncompanytoParamountStudios.MARYTILLOTSON:ILoveLucywshowedMs.Ballatherbest.MisterArnazaddedsomethingthatwasunusualforAmericantelevisionatthetime.ManyofthesongsontheshowwereinSpanish.Onesong,“Babalu,“ispopularlyconnectedwithiiLoveLucy,ItswordsareSpanishanditssoundisLatinAme
19、rican.Itisthismixturealongwiththeexcellentperformancesthatmadetheshowspecial.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:Ms.Balldiedinnineteeneighty-nineafteraheartoperation.Yet,shestillmakespeoplelaugh.HerprogramsarerebroadcastontelevisionandtherearehundredsofInternetsitesabouther.Afteralltheseyears,everyonestilllovesLucy.(MUSIC)JimTedder:OurprogramaboutLucilleBallwaswrittenbyMarioRitterandreadbyMaryTillotsonandSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
