THEA 110 Exam II With Complete Solutions.

Id Rather be Right - Opening - Answer-1937 Id Rather be Right - Music - Answer-Richard Rogers Id Rather be Right - Lyrics - Answer-Lorenz Hart Id Rather be Right - Book - Answer-George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Id Rather be Right - Story - Answer-Peggy and Phil want to get married but they can't until FDR balances the federal budget. Phil has a dream that he runs into FDR and he balances the budget so true love can endure Id Rather be Right - Implications - Answer-- added to the adoration of FDR - Brought George M. Cohan back on stage George M. Cohan - Answer-- actor, singer, dancer, writer, director, and producer - started as a child performer in vaudeville -he came to typify the early 20th century, flag-waiving, America-loving, patriot -only actor to have a statue right near Broadway How long does the story of Show Boat span? - Answer-1887 to 1927 Black Codes - Answer-These codes were meant to give lawful structure to the supremacy of the white race regardless of the prohibition of slavery. They included policies for things like vagrancy, segregation, voting rights, and citizenship. They also gave way to the Jim Crow laws. Whitewashing - Answer-Miscasting of race so there were more white peopleWhat year is the best Show Boat adaptation? - Answer-1936 When were Jim Crow laws repealed? - Answer-The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Who were the Jim Crow laws based on? - Answer-Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice or T. Daddy Rice Why is 1936 the best Show Boat adaptation? - Answer-- James Whale- the movie director - wanted to cast people who had originally performed on the show on stage - The film also used the original Orchestrator - Robert Russel Bennett - and the original Conductor - Victor Baravalle Porgy and Bess - Music - Answer-George Gershwin Porgy and Bess - Lyrics - Answer-DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin Porgy and Bess - Book - Answer-DuBose Heyward Peggy and Bess - Opening Date/Performances - Answer-Oct. 10th, 1935 and ran for 124 performances Porgy and Bess - Story - Answer-Crown and his part-time pimp kill Robbins, one of the men of Catfish Row. When Crown flees he abandons his woman Bess and the crippled beggar Porgy takes her in. Porgy and Bess fall in love. Crown later returns but Porgy kills him. When the police take Porgy away just to identify the body, the neighborhood drug dealer Sportin' Life convinces Bess the police actually suspect Porgy of murder. He tempts her with cocaine, promises her the "high life", and takes her off with him to Harlem. At the final curtain, Porgy returns and resolves to find Bess. Gullah - Answer-Term references variety of English used by descendants of African slaves living along the Georgia and South Carolina Most recognizable songs from the Porgy and Bess - Answer-- Summertime - I got Plenty O' Nuttin'- Bess, You Is My Woman Now - It Ain't Necessarily So Is Porgy and Bess a musical? - Answer-- Porgy and Bess is a fold tale. Its people naturally would sing fold music - Operatic form: sung-through, alternating arias, recitative, and choruses The Cradle Will Rock - Music - Answer-Marc Blitzstein