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| re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 04:00 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
| In reply to: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? - Chazwaza 03:53 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
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| I look at it as a fun curtain raiser that also gives our leading man something more to sing. It still has no place in the context of the book and I think it would feel very different if some attempt had been made to integrate it back into the show. I do think it gives insight into the character though...we find out that Vandergelder's half-a-million dollar fortune isn't entirely through his own hard work...we find out that he lucked into a job and then married the boss' daughter, who then died. |
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| re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? | |
| Posted by: garyd 04:32 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? - JereNYC 04:00 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
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| Doesn't Horace give Dolly the "penny from his pocket" in the final scene? | |
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| re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 04:39 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? - garyd 04:32 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
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| He does. Dolly returns his purse in the final scene...I guess, at some point in the interim, she retrieved it from Barnaby...and he takes out the penny, puts it in the purse, and tells her to keep it. | |
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| re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:31 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? - JereNYC 04:00 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
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| "I look at it as a fun curtain raiser that also gives our leading man something more to sing. It still has no place in the context of the book and I think it would feel very different if some attempt had been made to integrate it back into the show. I do think it gives insight into the character though...we find out that Vandergelder's half-a-million dollar fortune isn't entirely through his own hard work...we find out that he lucked into a job and then married the boss' daughter, who then died." I agree on all counts. I think the number works perfectly in its current slot in the show, and even though it's a very funny and charming song with a catchy tune, I can't even imagine it as the Act I closer. |
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| re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? | |
| Posted by: CCentero 10:11 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: What's the case for Penny in My Pocket? - Michael_Portantiere 04:31 pm EST 02/08/18 | |
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| The song produces that very sweet payoff in the end that helps make us feel that Dolly and Horace will be very happy together. Very smart addition. | |
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