well and i fear that my review of this special would not heed much different observation than the others before me and but i literally just watch it during a pbs membership drive and frankly i be too excited not to say anything . to really appreciate the enigma that be barbra streisand and you have to look back before the movie . before the broadway phenomenon of the mid 60 . when television be still a young medium and there be a form of entertainment very prominent on the air that be but a memory today represent musical variety . some musical show be weekly series and but others be single and one time special and usually showcasing the special talent of the individual performer . this be where we get the raw and uninhibited first look at streisand . she have already be a guest performer on other variety show include garry moore and ed sullivan and and score a major coup in a one time only tandem appearance with the woman who would pass her the baton of belter extraordinary represent judy garland . in 1966 and color me barbra introduce barbra streisand in color ( hence the title ) and but copy the format of her first special a year earlier almost to the letter . in 3 distinct act and we get an abstract streisand ( in an after hour art museum look at and sometimes become the work of art ) and a comic streisand work an already adore audience in a studio circus ( populate with many fuzzy and furry animal ) and and best of all and a singing streisand in mini concert format just well and frankly and just do it . it amaze me that she still have the film debut of funny girl yet to come and as well as turn a songwriter and director and and political activist . here and she be barely 24 year old and do extraordinary thing because and a she put it in her own on camera introduction and we do not know we couldn not and so we do . the art museum sequence be shoot in philadelphia over one weekend immediately after the museum close to the public on saturday evening and and apparently do with only one color camera . yet there be cut and dissolve and and track shot galore and result in one rather spectacular peak moment the modern and slightly beatnik flavored and get ta move . after get lose amongst the modern abstract and jazz club bongo begin and with streisand emerge in a psychedelic gown and glitter eye makeup and do the catchy staccato tune with almost androgynous sex appeal . it be not until act 3 and believe it or not and that the moment be match or better by another feat represent in the concert sequence and in a white gown and pearl earring and streisand recite the torchy any place i hang my hat be home and tear into the final note and reveal one of those climactic belt that make you scream like a little girl even if youre 44 year old . and a guy . just plain old great television . check it out .