Trivial Pursuit #104
Trivial Pursuit #104
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:23am
By 1933, Composer Jerome Kern was fed up with the turn musicals had taken on Broadway.
He called his latest project--ROBERTA--a "damned fashion show set to music!"--and he wasn't far from the truth. 
Kern said, "That's IT, I'm giving up Broadway for GOOD! From now on, I write MOVIE Musicals!!!"
To his utter dismay, what was Kern's first assignment when he arrived in Hollywood?
GOOD LUCK, Everybody!!!
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#1re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:32amHint #1: No Julie Andrews--but Audrey Hepburn.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Ellie3
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#3re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:38am
GOOD Guess, Ellie--but a little off-track...
Care to try again?
Hint #2: Not Carol Channing--but Barbra Streisand.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#5re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:42am
Allie, YOU GOT IT!!!
YES, when Kern arrived in Hollywood--RKO Studios handed him his first assignment--the film version of ROBERTA!
Talk about irony!!!
Now for your bonus points:
What was the big hit song from ROBERTA, which became a hit all over again in the 1950s when sung by The Platters?
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#7re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:43amAnd not from the '50s.
"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#9re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:48am
ALLIE YES!!!
You're a sharp kid for almost 3 in the morning (or whatever time zone YOU'RE in). 
YEP, The Platters took an old song from the '30s, dusted it off, and made it into a big hit ALL OVER AGAIN in the '50s!!!
And your prize?:
Well, you've just found out you've inherited a dress shop! Its run by your Aunt Minnie--who calls herself "Roberta". You're going to meet and fall in love with Roberta's assistant--who at the end of the show--oooooh--will reveal herself to be a Russian Princess!!!
Don't stay up too late, folks!
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Ellie3
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
#11re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:50am
*eyes glaze over* Yes... it's almost 4. Going to bed NOW!
And yay, a dress shop!
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#12re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:50am
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes":
They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
Oh, I of course replied
Something here inside cannot be denied
They said someday you'll find
All who love are blind
Oh, when your heart's on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I can not hide
Oh, so I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke gets in your eyes
Music: Jerome Kern
Lyrics: Otto Harbach
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"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#13re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 2:54amEllie, maybe paradox and I can SHARE T.P. duties...
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#14re: Trivial Pursuit #104
Posted: 4/13/05 at 12:05pm
Someone's raining on my parade...
I've been very busy these past two days.
But there will be another T.P. today...
Updated On: 4/13/05 at 12:05 PM
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