| re: I was re-watching "The Music Man" last night on TCM - question about the con | |
| Posted by: JereNYC 12:50 pm EDT 03/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I was re-watching "The Music Man" last night on TCM - question about the con - PlayWiz 12:19 pm EDT 03/18/22 | |
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| I have always wondered what happens in River City the day after the events of the show. Clearly, Harold Hill is in no position to actually lead a band. Depending on how good Marian actually is, she might be able to provide some kind of basic instruction since it's not uncommon for musicians to know more than one instrument. I wonder how long it would be before the bloom came off the rose with the parents loving the cacophony that we see in the finale. And then, of course, there's the little matter of "Harold Hill" not being this guy's actual name. He and Marian can't even get married unless he either legally changes his name or reverts to his original name. So...how do they handle that? And what happens when angry salesmen and the guy's past con victims get word that he's living in River City? There might be a daily parade of people coming for Greg/Harold financially and otherwise. Yep, it's a fable and none of it really needs to make sense, but I've always kind of wished that Willson had thought it through more and come up with an ending that didn't beg so many questions. What if, instead of being able to keep the con going, it falls apart at the first act finale. Then the second act could be the townspeople, in ever greater numbers, and after seeing the positive changes that Harold has brought to their town, conspire with him to keep the whole thing alive and going and protect the guy from creditors and people who want to rearrange his face. They'd learn all about the guy through the course of events and the show's finale could still be a performance by the band, lead by Greg (if that's even his real name either), but in collusion with the entire town to both inspire the kids and scare off those who want retribution. Then, in the last scene, a new couple arrive in town, a husband and wife who are actual music/band instructors that Marian has found and Mayor Shinn has hired with the idea of teaching the kids to play instruments and teaching Greg/Harold to conduct. Yay! Everyone's problems are solved |
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