“If chance supplied a loaf of white bread, Two casks of wine and a leg of mutton, In the corner of a garden with a tulip-cheeked girl, There'd be enjoyment no Sultan could outdo.” (Side note: Hermine Gingold is simply wonderful in this movie) Shinn finds filthy about the book is its depictions of people eating sandwiches and drinking with girls. Storming in is Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn, the mayor’s wife, furious over the fact that Marian let her daughter check out “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám”, a book of Persian poetry. Marian Paroo is working at the town’s library where she is the librarian. Also, we’re going to overlook the “Wa Tan Ye” sequence and the Mayor’s xenophobia because that’s a whole other set of issues for another column.) So it’s relevant and worthy to be talking about these issues. But this piece is still one of the most popular musicals produced by schools and being revived on Broadway later this year. (Disclaimer: I know we’re looking at a piece written over 70 years ago, set decades before that, through a 2020 lense. Let’s break down The Music Man from Marian Paroo’s perspective.
What's the meaning of down by marian hill movie#
Hm, I wonder if the actual people of Iowa are familiar with a situation like this.īut along with stealing money, he breaks down a woman who should be a championed female character in musical theatre history to a standard cliche.įor this piece, I’ll be looking at the 1962 movie adaptation. It’s basically the story of a con-man who cheats people in Iowa with empty promises and gets away with it. While many consider Meredith Wilson’s classic one of the greatest musicals of all-time, it’s worth taking a look at because it could also be a cautionary tale. In the past, we’ve taken another look at musicals such as Oklahoma!, The Phantom of the Opera, Grease, The Sound of Music and Carousel.
What's the meaning of down by marian hill series#
Such is the case with the latest installment of this series - "The Sad Devolution of Marian the Librarian". We’ve also seen how villains may not have been as bad as they were depicted and unsung heroes that deserve more credit.Īnd then sometimes we see that tragic downfalls are often overlooked or aren’t considered downfalls at all. Some of these things have aged well and others haven’t. When looking back at some of the most notable musicals in history, we tend to see things from a different perspective.
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