South Pacific (musical) of her portrayal of Nellie Forbush ... who is so shocked to find her early racial prejudices cropping up. Hers is a completely irresistible performance." When "South Pacific" opened in London in November 1951, the reviews were mixed. London's "Daily Express" praised the music but disliked other elements of that show, writing, "We got a 42nd Street "Madame Butterfly", the weakest of all the Hammerstein-Rodgers musicals. The "Daily Mail" suggested, "The play moved so slowly between its songs that it seemed more like "South Soporific"." "The Times" applauded the songs but indicated that "before the end the singing and the
Nellie the Elephant (TV series) Park Disco In 2006 and 2007 two DVDs of "Nellie the Elephant" were released by Abbey Home Media (in its 'Tempo TV Classics' range) with ten episodes each on the DVDs. Episodes contained: Nellie and the Ghost, Nellie Visits A Farm, Nellie Goes to Sea, Nellie on a Snowy Day, Nellie Goes to the Seaside, Nellie's Raincoat, Nellie and the Whale, Nellie and the Burning Barn, Nellie Takes A Jumbo Jet, Nellie the Theatre Star Episodes contained: Nellie and the Haunted House, Nellie at the Park Disco, Nellie at the Funfair, Nellie Rescues Mrs Maple's Moggy, Nellie Goes Ballooning, Nellie