Leg Up

How Do You Solve a Problem Like This Maria?

We don't know, but her hills certainly look alive. And, needless to say, wiglets are one of our favorite things.

We mean the lady no disrespect (particularly on her birthday), but this image almost made us do a spit take. We can't imagine loonier casting; or a more inappropriate publicity still to accompany a particular playbill. But that's part of what we secretly admire about Barbara Eden - she's completely guileless, sort of on the fringe, kind of tacky...but impossible to dislike, because she seems so damn nice, to say nothing of earnest. We're sure that she gave her portrayal of Maria Von Trapp everything she's got, bless her heart.

MISS BARBARA EDEN
August 23, 1934

Her Name is Barbara, Too...?

45 sleeve found HERE

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Barbara, showing off her garden of Eden.