My Sensibilities Protected
What is it lately with people trying to protect my sensibilities from theater companies? A couple of weeks ago Yale banned stage weapons for fear of scarring the minds of theater goers, now a show in the UK must post a notice that meat may be seen during a production. By the by Yale changed the rules, now they must warn you ahead of time just like the chicken warning in the UK. Soon they will have to warn you about patter songs in Gilbert and Sullivan show possibly distressing slow talkers.
May 9th, 2007 at 8:06 am
I’m all for the Gilbert and Sullivan warning. Nudity, weapons and meat are nothing compared to the pitter patter of their works!
May 9th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Well, look what it has done to Leta!
May 10th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Actually, any one producing a G&S show is required in several states to disclose in all advertising that patter songs will be used. The legal phrasing is something like “includes such popular numbers as “I am the very model of a moden Major-General”, “Poor Wand’ring One”, “With cat-like tread”, and the beloved “Hail Poetry”, Pirates of Penzance is a must-see for the entire family.”
I agree that burying the patter number amongst all the other songs may be skirting the intent of the law, but baby steps, you know, baby steps.
May 10th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
You don’t have to post an explicit: DANGER_WARNING_DANGER! This show contains Pirates with stage weapons eating chicken while singing patter songs! DANGER_WARNING_DANGER! signs around the venue? Things have gone soft under the Republicrat and Democans.
May 11th, 2007 at 8:21 am
Leta,
I think you messed up something in that first title…
Isn’t it: “I’ve Built a Better Model Than the One at Data General”?
See here: http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiDATAGNRL.html