The "handsome stuffiness" of LOUIS EDMONDS, 1960

LOUIS EDMONDS and  GERRIANNE RAPHAEL found themselves prominent featured in the May 5, 1960, issue of The New York Times. The two were among the cast of ERNEST IN LOVE, a musical adaption of Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST. (You can see photos of the recording session for the soundtrack, as well as soundclips of Edmonds singing, by clicking HERE.)

I think we're all pretty familiar with Edmonds' career, but Raphael is best known to geeks of a certain age as the voice of Jaguara, the sorceress from the '80s cartoon THUNDERCATS.

Louis Edmonds in ERNEST IN LOVE, 1960

Ever wanted to hear Roger Collins sing? In 1960 you could have heard just that, thanks to an appearance by LOUIS EDMONDS in the off-Broadway play ERNEST IN LOVE. The two-act musical was an adaption of Oscar Wilde's  comedy of manners, "The Importance of Being Earnest."

The play was well-received, with The New York Times review noting Edmonds' "handsome stuffiness." The photos come courtesy of Masterworks Broadway, which has several more photos of the recording sessions for the ERNEST soundtrack.

The soundtrack is available from Amazon, but the track listing incorrectly attributes Edmonds songs to "Louis Edmonts."