"It's of note that while J. P. Morgan's middle name was spelled Pierpont, as you spelled it, that is not how the name of the character in the show is spelled in the show's script. In the script it is spelled Pierrepont."
I noticed that when I directed a production of the show many years ago, and I've always wondered why the change. I can't imagine it was to avoid any legal problems, because the all-important last name is different anyway, but maybe they just wanted to be super careful on that front. |
