A French play first produced in English in 1962, "Boeing, Boeing" is enjoying a 21st century revival as a fond reminiscence of the "golden age" of air travel. It's the story of an American bachelor in Paris who is engaged to three different stewardesses who work for different airlines, but chaos ensues when their flight schedules change and all converge on his apartment at the same time. I hadn't realized it was made into a 1965 movie starring Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis!
During intermission we had a nice chat with these three lovely ladies who came to the play wearing their original stewardess uniforms! Back in the day, being a stewardess was quite a prestigious position. The two women who worked for Pan Am said you had to be fluent in English and one other language to even apply for a stewardess job. The third said her father allowed her to apply only after she finished her college degree.
In keeping with the 60s theme, I wore a boucle jacket and an above-the-knee pencil skirt with ankle boots as my "go-go" boots.
The theater had an exhibition of costumes made by their draper, B.W. Sellers. Here Mark is trying to decide which one would suit him the best. The fabrics are sumptuous and the attention to detail is exquisite--I'll share more of these photos tomorrow!
All in all, we had a wonderful time. Hope your weekend was fun too!
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