A Movie Scene Quiz

For me, it's the "Stepsisters' Lament": Why would a fellow want a girl like her? A frail and fluffy beauty? Why can't a fellow ever once prefer a solid girl like me?

Though 10 Minutes Ago sneaks in sometimes too.

For me, the rhythm of the "Stepsisters' Lament" is too tricky for it to stay in my head for long: after a few notes, I start putting the beat in the wrong place, and then it just falls apart.

Okay, I have to fess up. I dated a guy in college who was a voice major. He used to sing 10 Minutes Ago to me. All the time...

Wow -- I'd blush too!

hmmm. I think Mac mentioned that charmer once before. (the one that you found on the internet, Mac ? ).

Cinderella was on at 8PM this evening and I taped it to DVD. I saw part of it early this evening and will see the conclusion tomorrow. Yes, I loved it, too. I liked the "Impossible" song. (Reminded me of "A Hundred Million Miracles" from "Flower Drum Song".) I was hoping "The Loneliness of Evening" ,which was in the Lesley Ann Warren version ,would show up, but I guess it wasn't in this production. It was orignally written for South Pacific and I had a Bing Crosby recording of it. It would have been perfect for South Pacific. I can't get "Do You Love Me Because I'm Beautiful" out of my head. (lol)

Bree: As to your question, someone immediately came to mind. Was he a Naval Officer in a 1955 movie?

Raggedy: Yes, he was a naval officer in a 1955 movie. I knew this one would be too easy for you. Was it the "impresario" that gave it away?

My college years were long before the internet was around. I met this guy in a college acting class.

I'm so glad your station had it on for you, Raggedy! And I hope you had no technical difficulties like I did.

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The Senator Was Indiscreet - Senator
Mr. Roberts - Naval officer (Doc)
All those great Thin Man movies - Detective
Impresario - Ziegfeld Follies (in flashback, I think) and The Great Ziegfeld

Yes. My first thought was Ziegfeld (I just saw The Great Ziegfeld again on TCM ) for the impresario, and the detective "many times" was the clincher, because I loved, loved, loved "Asta".

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Ah, then maybe I could have thrown you off the scent if I had said "detective, multiple times in two different roles". But probably not -- if I had put it that way, you would undoubtedly have thought of the Philo Vance movies, too.

I thought of William Powell because he played the father in the movie version of Life with Father, and Howard Lindsay and Dorothy Stickney (who were married to each other, and who played the king and queen in Cinderella) played the father and mother in the original Broadway production of Life with Father. Howard Lindsay was probably better known as a playwright: he and his partner Russel Crouse adapted Clarence Day's "Life with Father" stories for the stage. (Crouse's daughter, Lindsay Crouse, was named for Howard Lindsay; when she was married to David Mamet, she was perhaps the only living person to have the names of three playwrights in her name.)

Is that enough theater trivia for one morning?

Nice photo!

Thanks for the trivia, bree. I actually knew most of that - but I didn't realize that that was Howard Lindsay as the king!

Never, never enough theatre trivia, Bree. Keep it coming. Love it.

I would not have known Philo Vance. (lol)

Mac: Sorry, wrong guy. But you did mention a guy in theatre who showed up on the internet, but, there I go again - nebby, nebby.

Now, I can't remember whether we had this actor before. I'm trying to keep a list and I don't see him there, and yet it's awfully familiar. Anyway:

Real-life Naval Commander
Fictional Naval Officer
Real-life actor
Real-life composer (twice, that I'm aware of)

You keep a list! Good lord - how far back does it go?

Oh, that guy that I found on the internet! No he was just a crush I had who had a lovely voice. I knew a lot of singers back then.

Noell Coward?

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity, Mac. (lol)

And no technical difficulties with Cinderella so far. I'm letting the show play now so I can edit out the Pledging.

The list is of our recent role-playing questions only. So far, we've asked
36.

Raggedy, did you see Sarah's guess? (I don't know if Noel Coward is right -- if he is, you've gotta come up with the movies in which he played those roles, too, Sarah!)

This isn't trivia, but it is theatre-related: there's an alarming article in today's New York Times about how difficult it is for plays (as opposed to musicals) to make a profit on Broadway these days -- only one play in the last two-and-a-half seasons has made what the article calls a "meaningful profit" -- and how difficult it is, as a result, for the producers of plays to raise money. A case in point is the new August Wilson play, Gem of the Ocean, which opened last night, but which almost didn't open because a backer pulled out at the last minute; they had to cancel a couple of weeks of performances until a new backer came to the rescue at the last minute. I saw Gem of the Ocean last week, and I'm very glad it opened: I thought it was a riveting experience, with great performances by a cast led by Phylicia Rashad as a 280-year-old woman.

Here are links to the article and the review of Gem of the Ocean:

Plays Without Music Find Broadway Harsh

Review of Gem of the Ocean

Hi Sarah. Not Noel Coward.

Wow. Thanks for the info and the link which I'll read later, Bree.

Oh, I see that Broadway's Lost Treasures II (performers from Tony Award shows between 1967 and 1986) will be on PBS here this Friday. I had seen a B'Way's Lost Treasures show quite some time ago, (Great show), but I don't think it's this one.