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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 40 general entries. We are selecting 30 for display.
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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Chip. The three sailors are Chip, Gabey, and Ozzie.
Hildy. Claire is an anthropologist. Lucy is Hildy's roommate with a cold. Kim is just a made up name.
I may die.. Lucy has a bad cold during the whole entire muscial and she says that because her roommate is kicking her out of the house so she can be with Chip alone.
Ivy Smith. Ivy is the girl for Gabey. He falls in love with her picture when he saw it on the subway. Claire is Ozzie's girl. Hildy is Chip's. Madame Dilly is the Carnegie Hall lady that is drunk half the time.
The little old lady. Figment is the museum director and Mr. Upperman is the taxi owner. Bill puts up the poster of Ivy and Gabey takes it down which the little old lady sees and yells at him.
Mr. Upperman and Madame Dilly. Mr. Upperman and Madame Dilly never meet during the play. The others are all love birds by the end.
John Pitkin. John is engaged to marry Claire. At the end he sees Lucy and they get together since Claire was cheating on him.
Yes. She was engaged to Pitkin.
Ivy. Ivy worked there so she could get money. Claire and Hildy spot her and Lucy then comes in with Pitkin when he arrests everyone.
| Are these the correct lyrics? "Ella the girl of the cinders/did the wash and the walls and the winders/but she landed a prince who was brainy and blue eyed and blond." | "Once Upon a Mattress" Lyrics
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No. The prince was brawny not brainy. The rest of it is correct.
| What song is this from? "Snow White was so pretty they tell us/that the queen was insulted and jealous/when the mirror declared that Snow White was the fairest of all/she was dumped on the border/but was saved by some men who adored her/oh I grant you they were small/but there were 7 of them practically a regiment." | "Once Upon a Mattress" Lyrics
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happily ever after. Winnifred sings this song when she is thinking that she wants to live happily ever after.
No. The song goes: "How he could dip and glide and skip and slip and slide in his very soft shoes", not slip and skip and slide.
The Jester's father. Many people assume that since "Very Soft Shoes" is the Jester's song, it is about him. That isn't true. In this song, the Jester sings about his father.
1428. The year is 1428 is mentioned in the song "Very Soft Shoes".
jumpy. In this song, the Queen tries to think of a test, and is very grumpy because her nerves are jumpy.
gray. Winnifred's face grows gray when she's away from the swamps.
rotten. Winnifred says there is no land as rotten as the swamps.
Melinda. The role of Daisy was originated on Broadway by Barbara Harris. Born in 1935, she went on to win a Tony for her role in "The Apple Tree". "The Apple Tree" ran from October 18, 1966 to November 25, 1967.
Doctor Mark Bruckner. Bruckner was originated on Broadway by John Cullum, who is remembered for his powerful performances in "Shenandoah" and "On The Twentieth Century". He was also seen as Cladwell in "Urinetown". "Shenandoah" ran from January 7, 1975 to August 7, 1977. "On the Twentieth Century" ran from February 19, 1978 to March 18, 1979. "Urinetown" ran from September 20, 2001 to January 18, 2004.
Mark Hellinger Theater. The Mark Hellinger has also been the home of shows such as "Oliver!", "Shenandoah" and "Man of La Mancha". The theater closed in 1989 and became a church.
Smoking. Daisy's afraid that her excessive smoking will hurt the career of her fiancee Warren. She asks Doctor Bruckner to cure her using hypnosis. At this point in the show, Daisy has already shown a susceptibility to hypnosis.
To learn who he will be in the next life. Kriakos is a rich man who wants to learn who he will be in the next life so he can leave all of his money to that person. In return, Kriakos will finance an investigation into Melinda's life.
Trelawney. Melinda sailed for Boston on the Trelawney, but it never got there. At the end of the show Daisy is about to board a plane, but she doesn't, due to her ESP telling her it will crash. The plane was named the Trelawney.
| Is this the correct lyric? "This is a dream, Melinda,
Just a facade, so they say.
This whole affair they all declare
Was dreamed each step of the way." | On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
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No. The correct line is "Just a mirage, so they say". This is from the song "Melinda", sung by Doctor Bruckner. He is entranced by Melinda but not by Daisy, whom he thinks is a conformist.
13. "The Princess in the true story was not the only girl put to the test. Actually, she was one of 13 girls - girls who came to the castle hoping to wed the Prince, but who, for one reason or another, were found to be unsuitable."
Found in the very first line of the play, excluding the opening song.
18. There are nine scenes in Act One, and nine in Act Two.
Huckleberry. Quite an odd color. This is stated during the scene where the ladies of court are helping Winnifred pick out a dress.
What was the middle name of the daughter-in-law of the best friend of the blacksmith who forged the sword that killed the beast?. Wow. Quite a mouthful. This is quite an unfair question. It was presented in the opening scene by the Wizard.
Samarkand. Icolmkill is where Winnifred is from. Avalon is from King Arthur's tale. I made up Dresgard. The Nightingale is another thing designed to tire Winnifred.
| "King Sextimus will never talk, until the ________ devours the hawk." What word is missing? | Once Upon A Mattress
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Mouse. The Jester repeats this multiple times, including the final scene where the King recovers his voice. The mouse is Dauntless, the hawk is Queen Aggravaine. Get it?
November. She states this during "In A Little While."
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