| re: Perennial yet specific: why did they move the "1776" act break? | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 04:22 pm EDT 07/04/24 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 04:19 pm EDT 07/04/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Perennial yet specific: why did they move the "1776" act break? - steveva 03:17 pm EDT 07/04/24 | |
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| I heard that an attempt was made after "Cool, Cool..." that worked well, a structurally logical spot. Curiously, I never thought "Violin" was halfway through the show, ever, until I checked out the intermission placement this afternoon. In performance, the piece's high drama is back-loaded. With a break after a new character's introduction (and one who never returns), it would make Martha Jefferson's arrival as historic as it is (supposedly) historical, simply by underscoring her supposed role in the creation of one of the most famous documents ever penned. Since that "plot point" has always strained credibility, attaching an intermission at that juncture does the show no particular favors, even with a Buckley-esque instrument in service of the moment. I remember well that the show was intermission-less in February of 1969. Having just turned 17, and soon to be draft eligible, I thought the piece was very much about the moment we were living in. And remember talking about it on the way home. "Momma" landed with potency, but everything about the cost of war felt underscored back then. Famously, "Cool, Cool..." became a bone of contention, both for the Nixon White House, and then via Jack Warner when the film came out. Today, it was "Is Anybody There?" that pulled earned tears from me. |
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