Trivial Pursuit #54
Trivial Pursuit #54
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:01pm
In THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, Tony's mail-order brider is called Amy, but throughout the musical Tony refers to her by another name.
What name does Tony use for his wife?
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."
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#2re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:13pm
Folks, we have ANOTHER TIE!!! (19 seconds is too close of a photo-finish not to bestow honors on both Gov. Slaton AND Undie!)
YES, Tony is too amashed to ask the waitress he admires serving him her real name so he refers to her as Rosabella--as a matter of fact, it isn't even until the VERY END of the musical that we learn that her name is truly Amy.
CONGRATULATIONS to both of you--and Undie, WELCOME to the Trivial Pursuit Winner's Circle! You and Gov. answered quite a toughie!!!
Now, Gov. and Undie, for your bonus points: When Tony is waited on by Amy/Rosabella, he thinks she seems too nice to leave a cash tip. What does he leave instead as a tip?
"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."
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#3re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:21pmA "tie pin? Or am I getting something mixed up...
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#4re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:22pmHint #1: A piece of man's jewelry.
"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."
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#5re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:25pmYes, his amethyst tie-pin.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#6re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:26pm
Gov., you have NOTHING mixed up!!! (Sorry for the message criss-cross there.)
YES, as a tip, Tony leaves Rosabella/Amy his amethyst tie pin.
CONGRATULATIONS yet again!--I bow to your knowledge of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
And your prize?
Well, a certain young lady you've been corresponding with is waiting at the train station--seems like you proposed to her via mail and she's come to marry you... 
Enjoy your Sunday, everyone!!!
"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."
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#8re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:28pm
"My Dear Rosabella":
I call you Rosabella
Because I don't know your name
And I am too scared to ask you
I cannot leave you money on the table.
You look too nice,
And so I leave you my genuine amethyst tie pin!
"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."
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#9re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:29pmHere's another Most Happy Fella trivia question: what are the two terms that Cleo uses for pocket lint?
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#10re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:29pmCorrect, Gov., your first win was the "Where's Charley?" question.
"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
#11re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:33pm
Oh, Magruder, I think... I think... I'm goin' out on a limb here--but was it 'gnrr' and 'smurgle' (or something equally nonsensical like that?)
I know its in Act I, Scene 1 of the show...
"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."
Updated On: 1/2/05 at 01:33 PM
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:36pm
Yup! Gnrrr and smurgles it is!
God bless our farm!
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#13re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:39pm
so, magruder, do I win something?
"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."
Updated On: 1/2/05 at 01:39 PM
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:44pmYes! How'd you like a great...big...Italian .... spozalizio?
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#15re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:49pm
magruder, just set it up--and I'll be there!
Thank 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."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#16re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:52pm
"Sposalizio:"
Sposalizio!
Sposalizio!
Sposalizio!
Hey! Look at the lights,
Look at the food
Look at the flowers
Hey! Look at the wine,
Look at the place!
I like a great big Italian sposalizio
Set it up and I'll be there!
With the lanterns glowing
And the vino flowing
And the good, strong smell of
Mozzarella in the air.
The smell of mozzarella
Mozzarella in the air.
Great big Italian sposalizio
Lay it count and count me in
I'm the kind of fella
Love to go out
Likes a tarantella
To a blowout
To the fine, fine music
Of a mellow mandolin
Music of a mellow mandolin
With all the neighbors, and all the
Neighbors'neighbors
All the friends, and all of their friends
And the 'mangia, mangia, mangia'
Never ends!
Neer ends!
I like a great big Italian sposalizio
Set it up and I'll be there!
With the lanterns glowing
Look at 'em over your head!
And the vino flowing
Malaga, Malaga red!
And the good, strong smell of
Mozzarella in the air.
Set it up!
Set it up, set it up, set it up!
And I'll be there!
"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."
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#17re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:59pmMalaga malaga red?
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Updated On: 1/2/05 at 01:59 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#18re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:03pm
Well, here's what Dictionary.com says on the subject...
"Mal·a·ga
A sweet fortified wine originally from Málaga, Spain."
I guess Frank Loesser really knew his vino...
"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."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#19re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:06pm
this thread was too funny
ive never seen or heard the score for "the most happy fella"
you guys peaked my interest
i'll read up on it during the week and pick up or (hopefully borrow) the cast recording
i have a friend on the beach who's a big theatre queen (no offense to anyone here) who has almost every cast album/soundtrack ever released
i wouldnt be surprised if he owns a copy...
Updated On: 1/2/05 at 02:06 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#20re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:12pm
Marquise, you're in for a REAL TREAT.
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA is a one-of-a-kind musical sensation.
I won't spoil anything for you, but I think you'll be surprized by a couple of QUITE WELL KNOWN songs that were written for THE MOST HAPPY FELLA score...
"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."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#21re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:18pmcool! because it sounds like a show i could really get into...
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22re: Trivial Pursuit #54
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:44pmIt's a real crazy quilt of a score. It goes from brassy Broadway to rustic folk to grand opera, and it just spills over with music. There's nothing else quite like it. Totally a one-of-a-kind show.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
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