"Threepenny" or "Three Penny"?

I always thought it was one word. No?

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I've seen an adaptation of the musical entitled 3PO.

Then why does this person, who is supposed to have a finger on the pulse of culture and is a "voting member" of the Drama Desk spell it incorrectly?

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The correct title of this show is "Die Dreigroschenoper". Anything else is an English translation. Or an Americanization of English.

For instance, in the American recording of the Blitzstein translation there's a lyric in "Jealousy Duet" that goes:

"He's not in any danger
From some threepenny stranger"

while in the film "Mack the Knife", which was made in England, she sings,

"He's not in any danger
From you, some thrup'ny stranger"

Of course, in THW MSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, they sing

"Haypenny, one penny, tupenny, thrupenny..."

What an odd cooincidence..

I jsut finished my aplication for a summer Performing Arts camp, and we are doing 3PO, on top of that, I jsut got done with Edwin Drood!!

I love whoever likes Drood!

Yes, Sueleen, it is THE THREEPENNY OPERA.

And who didn't see that interview coming?

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HGIL08, I was Neville Landless/Victor Grinstead my senior year in high school. :)

Drooooood was sooooo fun!

I'm with mrkringas when it comes to the pronunciation. I've never heard it said as three-penny.

Updated On: 5/6/06 at 01:36 AM