Jose Lawrence Vaz, originally.from Calvim, Aldona, but.presently residing in Utorda, his.wife Marianin’s home village, was.born on September 6, 1927. Though.born in Goa, Jose was brought up at.Palli Hill, Bandra..Jose is the only son of late Benjamin.and Maria Aurora Vaz, both tiatrists of.unique calibre who showcased their.theatrical skills in tiatrs staged across.Mumbai. “In 1934, when tiatrist.Saluzin from Bardez decided to stage.his tiatr ‘Bomboichi Ixttinn’ in.Mumbai, my parents acted in the said.drama as Mr and Mrs Vaz. At the tender.age of 7, when the director.introduced me in his tiatr, he described.me as Master Vaz and the.same name clicked thereafter on the.Konkani stage,” he informs..During that period, Pako, Ernest.Rebello and Saluzin would compose.songs and Jose would sing them with.nostalgia. As his elder sister.Josephine was also a good singer,.she too joined her brother in singing.duets for almost two years. His.brother-in-law Sebastian D’Souza,.popularly known as S D Punewala,.also joined the fray and composed.songs for this versatile singer..At the age of 12, Jose tried his hand.at penning tiatr scripts and staged his.first tiatr, ‘Jack and Mack, Tarvar.Zalem Pack’ at St Martin’s Hall,.Bandra. “It wasn’t a full-fledged tiatr,.but more of a concert, and the audience.appreciated it,” he reveals. His.next two tiatrs were ‘Addecho Dotor’.and ‘Enddeanchem Noxib’..When Minguel Rod came to Mumbai.with his tiatr, he welcomed Vaz in his.tiatr. After regular rehearsals, Vaz and.Kid Boxer would settle for a drink at.Mahim. “One fine day while waiting.for the bus, Kid Boxer saw a board at.Metro Cinema. It read ‘Metro-.Goldwyn-Mayer’ and he instantly.suggested the name ‘Kid Young Rod’.for his troupe. It would take Minguel.Rod just one night to pen a tiatr.which he would then pass on to Kid.Boxer for rectification of dialogues..But all songs, including the cantos,.would be penned by Minguel Rod,”.reminisces this tiatrist..“For the first time, Paulo Marcel.Pereira from Goa Velha brought.Minguel Rod’s tiatrs ‘Ghorchem.Kestanv’ and ‘Bapul Bhav’ to Goa.from Mumbai. During that period, the.entire troupe would reside at Paulo’s.residence at Goa Velha,” informs.Jose..Thereafter, contractors from Verna.and Cansaulim, Caetan Bev/Kontu.and Sakratis/Paru respectively, followed.track and started staging.Minguel Rod’s tiatrs in several villages,.especially in Verna and.Cansaulim. “From November to.January, we would be in Goa to stage.a tiatr and reside at Minguel Rod’s.residence at Cortalim. On the feast of.Three Kings (January 3) we would.conclude our final performance at.Cansaulim and return to Mumbai,”.Vaz conceals..When in Minguel Rod’s troupe, Jose.picked up the skill of penning and.singing songs, besides scripting tiatrs..He also showcased his talent in tiatrs.staged by Prem Kumar, C Alvares, J P.Souzalin and Aleixin de Candolim..Blessed with 9 children (three daughters.and six sons), Vaz is today.enjoying the sunset years of his life in.the company of his children and.grandchildren. His daughters, Felez.and Maxie and son, Marcus Vaz, have.acted in khell tiatrs staged by Vitorin.Pereira..“As a singer, my son Marcus has excelled.the most and received.appreciation from all. When he was in.Kuwait, and he staged his tiatr.‘Almachea Disa’; he took me to perform.along with Prince Jacob,.Antonette de Calangute and Marcelin.de Betim for the show,” says Jose,.with pride. “I have appealed to my.son to share his compositions with.other singers who sometimes cannot.compose their own songs,” he adds..Focusing on the present palette of.songs in several tiatrs, he states:.“Each of the singers presents merely.their solos on stage and walks away..Variety in the form of duos, duets,.trios and quartets fail to make its appearance.and the audience gets.disheartened. Absence of varied.songs is precisely because singers.don’t meet more often to share ideas.and consequently creation of duets,.trios and choral takes a backseat.”
Jose Lawrence Vaz, originally.from Calvim, Aldona, but.presently residing in Utorda, his.wife Marianin’s home village, was.born on September 6, 1927. Though.born in Goa, Jose was brought up at.Palli Hill, Bandra..Jose is the only son of late Benjamin.and Maria Aurora Vaz, both tiatrists of.unique calibre who showcased their.theatrical skills in tiatrs staged across.Mumbai. “In 1934, when tiatrist.Saluzin from Bardez decided to stage.his tiatr ‘Bomboichi Ixttinn’ in.Mumbai, my parents acted in the said.drama as Mr and Mrs Vaz. At the tender.age of 7, when the director.introduced me in his tiatr, he described.me as Master Vaz and the.same name clicked thereafter on the.Konkani stage,” he informs..During that period, Pako, Ernest.Rebello and Saluzin would compose.songs and Jose would sing them with.nostalgia. As his elder sister.Josephine was also a good singer,.she too joined her brother in singing.duets for almost two years. His.brother-in-law Sebastian D’Souza,.popularly known as S D Punewala,.also joined the fray and composed.songs for this versatile singer..At the age of 12, Jose tried his hand.at penning tiatr scripts and staged his.first tiatr, ‘Jack and Mack, Tarvar.Zalem Pack’ at St Martin’s Hall,.Bandra. “It wasn’t a full-fledged tiatr,.but more of a concert, and the audience.appreciated it,” he reveals. His.next two tiatrs were ‘Addecho Dotor’.and ‘Enddeanchem Noxib’..When Minguel Rod came to Mumbai.with his tiatr, he welcomed Vaz in his.tiatr. After regular rehearsals, Vaz and.Kid Boxer would settle for a drink at.Mahim. “One fine day while waiting.for the bus, Kid Boxer saw a board at.Metro Cinema. It read ‘Metro-.Goldwyn-Mayer’ and he instantly.suggested the name ‘Kid Young Rod’.for his troupe. It would take Minguel.Rod just one night to pen a tiatr.which he would then pass on to Kid.Boxer for rectification of dialogues..But all songs, including the cantos,.would be penned by Minguel Rod,”.reminisces this tiatrist..“For the first time, Paulo Marcel.Pereira from Goa Velha brought.Minguel Rod’s tiatrs ‘Ghorchem.Kestanv’ and ‘Bapul Bhav’ to Goa.from Mumbai. During that period, the.entire troupe would reside at Paulo’s.residence at Goa Velha,” informs.Jose..Thereafter, contractors from Verna.and Cansaulim, Caetan Bev/Kontu.and Sakratis/Paru respectively, followed.track and started staging.Minguel Rod’s tiatrs in several villages,.especially in Verna and.Cansaulim. “From November to.January, we would be in Goa to stage.a tiatr and reside at Minguel Rod’s.residence at Cortalim. On the feast of.Three Kings (January 3) we would.conclude our final performance at.Cansaulim and return to Mumbai,”.Vaz conceals..When in Minguel Rod’s troupe, Jose.picked up the skill of penning and.singing songs, besides scripting tiatrs..He also showcased his talent in tiatrs.staged by Prem Kumar, C Alvares, J P.Souzalin and Aleixin de Candolim..Blessed with 9 children (three daughters.and six sons), Vaz is today.enjoying the sunset years of his life in.the company of his children and.grandchildren. His daughters, Felez.and Maxie and son, Marcus Vaz, have.acted in khell tiatrs staged by Vitorin.Pereira..“As a singer, my son Marcus has excelled.the most and received.appreciation from all. When he was in.Kuwait, and he staged his tiatr.‘Almachea Disa’; he took me to perform.along with Prince Jacob,.Antonette de Calangute and Marcelin.de Betim for the show,” says Jose,.with pride. “I have appealed to my.son to share his compositions with.other singers who sometimes cannot.compose their own songs,” he adds..Focusing on the present palette of.songs in several tiatrs, he states:.“Each of the singers presents merely.their solos on stage and walks away..Variety in the form of duos, duets,.trios and quartets fail to make its appearance.and the audience gets.disheartened. Absence of varied.songs is precisely because singers.don’t meet more often to share ideas.and consequently creation of duets,.trios and choral takes a backseat.”
