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| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:04 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - Michael_Portantiere 09:51 am EST 03/09/21 | |
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| Beating one's wife and children was pretty common in the neighborhood where I grew up in the 50's. My dad was the exception to the rule on our block. He never beat my mother and never even spanked my younger siblings. This is actually hard to believe, but I swear it's true. I attended very strict Catholic grade schools in blue collar neighborhoods. I remember when I was in the 8th grade or so all the guys in my class had to meet with a Jesuit priest once a week -- I clearly remember him telling us that when we got married, it was our responsibility to beat our wives if we caught them being untruthful. In the 70's I built a summer home for my parents in a rural area of central Illinois. Our closest neighbor used to brag how he beat his wife whenever she got out of line, like, for example, if she used her electric dryer for the laundry when it wasn't raining outside. I remember he came over one Sunday afternoon while I was watching a Chicago Bears game and left suddenly in a huff because he refused to watch a professional sport that paid a *n-word* like Walter Payton so much money. Fortunately he passed away before the summer I brought some guys from my baseball team (one of whom was black) to do some fishing on our lake. Just a little slice of the world I grew up in. |
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| re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 12:18 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - BroadwayTonyJ 12:04 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
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| I wonder if that horrible neighbor ever needed or had a relative who needed an organ donation. Because Walter Payton was not only one of the greatest to ever play the game, his Foundation did (and continues to do) so much to increase awareness of the need for organ donations, the NFL named its annual Humanitarian award for him. It’s likely thousands of lives have been saved or aided because of Payton’s example. Laura |
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| re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:13 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - showtunetrivia 12:18 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
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| My parents used to spend weekends at our lake and were always friendly to our neighbor, but obviously didn't really know him. When he made that comment, I was pretty shocked. I told him, "Aren't you aware that Payton is the greatest running back in the NFL today and certainly one of the greatest players of all time?" His next comment to me was even worse than the first one. His wife was very nice, though. Politically, Illinois is a solidly blue state and most of the population lives in Cook and the other counties surrounding Chicago. However, when you go to the small towns and rural areas 100 miles or so from Chicago, it's a totally different world. I've never seen a stage production of Pygmalion, although I did see the '63 TV version with Julie Harris. I'm not positive, but I do believe Eliza returns to Henry at the end. |
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