Hal Holbrook as "Mark Twain Tonight!"

[@mdthor3187]

RIP Mr. Holbrook. Thank goodness this example will live on for those that never got to see you bring Mark Twain to life.

[@RobertAlvey]

Excellent!! I've seen Hal Holbrook 3 times in Mark Twain Tonight. This video is a new segment and wonderfully done. Thanks for sharing. It was a treat to be at the theatre.

[@halwheeler3124]

Perhaps the most briliant one man show ever. Have seen it three times and spoke with Mr. Holbrook once. Told him I had been following his career since he was on a soap opera in the 1950s called "The Brighter Day" Never dreamed then he would be the creator of an during masterpice of theater. And as he has aged, his portrayal is evenm better!

[@ddivincenzo1194]

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall if Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde ever met and conversed in person.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

If Sam could have seen Hal playing him he would have laughed, then criticized his performance...may they both rest in peace.

[@TheBlindDM]

He tells the truth

[@markcreely8966]

VALE Hal Holbrook or should I say Mr Twain, an absolute bloody genius.

[@pdclemens]

Wonderful to see Hal as marvelous as always! He hasn't lost a thing in his wryly hilarious, touching prortrayal. However, one thing puzzles me... WHY is the once whitish-blonde hair now so dark looking? Compare this to the many clips on KZbin of Hal in his 1960's CBS TV special and you'll immediately see what I mean. Odd. But still, nothing amiss with that classic performance!

[@nightshadedesign]

Holbrook did Twain longer than Samuel Clemmens did. When he first started, the Twain makeup had to age Hal substantially. And perhaps that led to the white wig he used back then. Later, he grew to be older than Twain ever was. So he was playing a chaeacter younger than himself. So perhaps he switched to an darker, younger version to shed some years.