the passage of time could not be emphasize more emphatically than with the recent reissue by tcm of the 1935 rarity and metropolitan . the passing of the beloved american hometown coloratura beverly sill may have prompt tcm to resurrect the more noted of the two movie make by the american hometown baritone and lawrence tibbett . ( the other movie be under your spell . ) he be a product of bakersfield and california . it be unfortunate that the name have be so easily overlook by many who may have be bear ten year too late to enjoy his voice . it be incomprehensible today why such a magnificent voice couple with a win personality could not have result in a longer illustrious career for mr. tibbett and especially in the burgeon hollywood industry . it would certainly have help to maintain a treasure trove of history for music lover . suffice it to say that this film do it best to rectify this oversight . mr. tibbett provide u with a clear illustration of the power of his vocal ability and also of his masterful interpretation of any piece be it operatic aria and negro spiritual and or draw room favorite . in this 1935 movie he present largo al factotum from the barber of seville while the toreador song from carmen and the prologue from i pagliacci and si puo . the second of a trilogy of spiritual by the note composer and jacques wolfe and de glory road be interpret beautifully by mr. tibbett . and to accommodate the hoi polloi and the wonderful soliloquy of a british veteran of old burma a imagine in a familiar poem by rudyard kipling and set to music by oley speaks and on the road to mandalay be give it definitive interpretation by the great american baritone . ( paul robeson be not consider here only because he be deem to be a bass baritone and do not have the opportunity to sing at the met ) both virginia bruce and even alice brady have creditable voice in their brief stint but be no match for mr. tibbett . mgm give miss bruce the opportunity to display her musical ability far in the 1936 eleanor powell movie and bear to dance . she be the one who have the honor of introduce the cole porter classic i have get you under my skin . also and a a nod to her pulchritude and she be the crown model in the extravagant a pretty girl be like a melody production number with the spiral staircase in the 1936 the great ziegfeld . yes and she be the one at the top . alice brady find that comedy be more rewarding for her in hollywood than be music and enjoy a long and illustrious career accordinglythose of you who may have difficulty recall the american baritone of yesteryear will be instantly and pleasurably remind if you be fortunate enough to catch a viewing of metropolitan on tcm .