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re: UGH! I can't think of a worse choice to re-invent this material...

Posted by: pierce 01:35 am EST 11/02/15
In reply to: re: UGH! I can't think of a worse choice to re-invent this material... - simbo 03:16 am EDT 10/31/15
Rat tat tat tat is of course bad history as Brice married Arnstein after WWI but is shown doing a WWI number after her marriage


Funny Girl was never concerned with accuracy or "good history," and we can start with the fact that Fanny Brice's marriage to Nick Arnstein was her second one, along with the fact that Arnstein (the rascal) was more than happy to live off his wife's money.

Funny Girl was mostly concerned with giving its audiences good songs, good performances and good entertainment - and down the road, giving its investors a nice profit. A few facts were thrown in to keep the show within the ballpark of Brice's life, but it was never intended to be a documentary - just an entertaining Broadway musical. And the relevant point about "Rat Tat Tat Tat" was that it was a funny, rousing number, and "The Swan" wasn't.


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