Moon Lake Casino
Moon Lake Casino
GypsyRoseLee
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/04
#1Moon Lake Casino
Posted: 3/27/05 at 12:44amWhat is the significance of "The Moon Lake Casino" in Tennessee Williams' plays? I can think of three that make mention of it, The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Summer and Smoke. There must be more, but I was just wondering...what's the deal?
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GypsyRoseLee
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/04
#2re: Moon Lake Casino
Posted: 3/27/05 at 1:47amWell, it's nice to see I'm not the only one who doesn't know!
"This is what I trained to do, and this is what I love about theater. What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. And out my own self, to shape and form and fashion a real human being--and to present that in such a way that people see something of themselves or their own understanding in that human being."
--Phylicia Rashad
maybethistime
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/04
#3re: Moon Lake Casino
Posted: 3/27/05 at 1:56am
Columbus, MS was the birthplace of Williams. He used the historical figures and houses of the area for the basis of many of his characters and places. For example, the home of Blanche Cutrer in Clarksdale, MS was the basis for Big Daddy's house in "Cat" and Belle Reve in "Streetcar", as well as the character Blanche DuBois in "Streetcar". Moon Lake, located between Clarksdale and Tunica, MS is mentioned several times in Williams's works. Across the street from Moon Lake is "Uncle Henry's", a resturant today, formerly the Moon Lake Casino mentioned in Williams's work. 
All of thsese historical references that would have no significance to someone who wasn't from the area, where just homages to little parts of his native regeion.
Updated On: 3/27/05 at 01:56 AM
GypsyRoseLee
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/04
#4re: Moon Lake Casino
Posted: 3/27/05 at 2:11amWow, that picture is really eerie for some reason. Does he use the name "Cutrer" somewhere? It sounds familiar...I can't quite put my finger on it.
"This is what I trained to do, and this is what I love about theater. What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. And out my own self, to shape and form and fashion a real human being--and to present that in such a way that people see something of themselves or their own understanding in that human being."
--Phylicia Rashad
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