Trivial Pursuit #24
Trivial Pursuit #24
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 9:55am
SHOW BOAT is one of my all-time FAVORITE musicals.
Towards the beginning of the musical, Queenie becomes concerned when Julie knows ALL the words to "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man."
Why is Queenie so suspicious?
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."
#1re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 9:58amBecause people might figure out that she is like Carol Channing....part black...and won't be able to perform.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#2re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:00amBoobs, you beat me to it... DAMN THIS SLOW COMPUTER!
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#3re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:04am
CLOSE ENOUGH, Boobs! :)
Yes, although Julie is later revealed to be a mulatto, at that point in the story, everyone thinks she's cauciasian (spelling?).
Anyway, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" is a Black song (unfortunately, in those times, called a "Coon Song,") so Queenie is VERY suspicious that a "white" woman like Julie can sing the song in its entirity.
VERY creative answer to a tough question, Boobs!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Now for your bonus points: Under what circumstances does Magnolia sing a reprise of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" in Act II of SHOW BOAT?
"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
#4re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:11amHint #1: Magnolia needed a job.
"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."
#5re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:11amClearly she was a hooker.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#6re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:14amI think Rath is right on this one.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#7re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:16amWell, Rath, SHOW BOAT was a FAMILY show... but I do appreciate you taking the time to play our game. :)
"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
#8re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:17amHint #2: Magnolia needed a job as a SINGER.
"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."
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#9re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:17amSo in that case, they referred to her as a lady of the night?
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#10re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:17amOh - she was one of those singing whores. Like Kristin Chenoweth. Who read Page Six today?
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#11re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:19amWe don't need to read Page Six to know Chenoweth is singing whore, Rath.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#12re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:19amLOL Rath....thats cute!
"It never bothered me that she called me a c*nt, it bothered me that I answered to it!" Carol Channing about Ethel Merman filming an episode of "The Love Boat"
#13re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:19amshe sang it as her audition for a saloon in Chicago... unbeknownst to her, Julie also works at this saloon and hears Magnolia sing the song...
#14re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:19amTrue, but confirmation is always satisfying.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#15re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:21amSo...Magnolia was the Mary Magdalene of "Showboat"??? I see the similarities..."Can't Help Lovin'Dat Man of Mine" and "I don't Know How to Love Him".
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#16re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:24am
joeyjoe, you are 1000% Correct!!!
Yes, Magnolia sings a reprise of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" while auditioning for a job in a saloon in Chicago.
I guess we have another prize split--between you and Boobs--one of you gets a free cruise down the Hudson River--and another gets a free cruise of the Mediterrean! :)
Have a GREAT day, everybody!
THANKS for playing!!!
"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."
#17re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:24amThere's no chimbley in I Don't Know How To Love Him.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#18re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:26amI'll take the free cruise down the Hudson...how do I collect my prize???
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#19re: Trivial Pursuit #24
Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:30amContact your local travel agent and tell them "Mary_Ethel sent you!" :)
"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."
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