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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1064 Posts	Posted: Mar 30, 2009 01:50 pm 0 It's a bit anticlimactic now, but here's my bit on "Schmul". On Saturday, when the question was still open, I emailed the Kurt Weill Foundation (through http://www.threepennyopera.org and asked: "Hello. I hope this is within the scope of what you do at http://www.threepennyopera.org "The text notes the murder of Schmul Meier. What is the meaning of “Schmul”? Is it his name? Title? Descriptor? I have searched in vain for a solid answer. "Thank you." This morning, I got the reply: "Schmul,' or 'Shmuel,' is a variant of Samuel, so it is Maier's first name. It may be that it is intended to sound like Yiddish, and so to imply that Maier is Jewish, but I'm not sure about that--it may be simply German for 'Samuel.' "Thank you for your question; please let me know if you have any others. With best wishes, Dave Stein Kurt Weill Foundation" I'm still having fun with this. I'll be reading the Beggar's Opera this week, then start of the 3Penny. John The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats
ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2746 Posts	Posted: Mar 31, 2009 04:49 am 0 I played minor characters in both "Beggers" and "Threepenny." They were a lot of fun. My favorite <?> moment would have to be as Peachum sent out his beggers. As a begger, I decided my charcter would tie back his leg with a belt to look like a cripple. One night I took too long getting the belt in place and as I was trying to get off stage, one legged, Peachum came up behind me and shoved me off stage! Great moment theatrically, but I almost broke my leg! "There's no time to lose," I heard her say. "Catch your dreams before they slip away." "Dying all the time, lose your dreams and you could lose your mind. Ain't life unkind?"
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1064 Posts	Posted: Mar 31, 2009 11:04 am 0 Forgive me for laughing out loud, Ed. That is a very funny moment. Thanks. (And I cringe as I imagine breaking my own leg.) John The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats
ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2746 Posts	Posted: Apr 3, 2009 10:26 pm 0 In retrospect, it was! At the time it was; "That #&@&#*&(! I almost got killed!" "There's no time to lose," I heard her say. "Catch your dreams before they slip away." "Dying all the time, lose your dreams and you could lose your mind. Ain't life unkind?"
balducci Loyal user Canada 230 Posts	Posted: Apr 9, 2017 09:28 am 0 Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_the_Knife The rarely heard final verse—not included in the original play, but added by Brecht for the 1931 movie—expresses the theme and compares the glittering world of the rich and powerful with the dark world of the poor: Denn die einen sind I'm Dunkeln Und die andern sind I'm Licht Und man siehet die I'm Lichte Die I'm Dunkeln sieht man nicht. There are some who are in darkness And the others are in light And you see the ones in brightness Those in darkness drop from sight. Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1064 Posts	Posted: Apr 9, 2017 10:47 am 0 Quote: On Apr 9, 2017, balducci wrote: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_the_Knife The rarely heard final verse—not included in the original play, but added by Brecht for the 1931 movie—expresses the theme and compares the glittering world of the rich and powerful with the dark world of the poor: Denn die einen sind I'm Dunkeln Und die andern sind I'm Licht Und man siehet die I'm Lichte Die I'm Dunkeln sieht man nicht. There are some who are in darkness And the others are in light And you see the ones in brightness Those in darkness drop from sight. Nice find! The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats
arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1823 Posts	Posted: Apr 9, 2017 02:55 pm 0 Fascinating discussion! Here’s my favorite recording of this classic song. Quite possibly the “swingiest” version, performed live at the 1966 Cote D’Azur Jazz Festival by Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Arthur Stead royalty-free music and interactive routines www.arthurstead.com
Uli Weigel Inner circle Berlin, Germany 1478 Posts	Posted: Apr 11, 2017 08:51 am 0 Quote: On Mar 29, 2009, stoneunhinged wrote: And John, I forgot the question about "Preis". That goes way beyond my German ability. I did, however, do a quick online check of the Luther translation of the passage in the Bible about Judas and the word is not used there. In today's German--which might be quite different from Brecht's in this regard--no one asks about "price" when talking about goods and services; rather, they talk about what something "costs". "Preis" (sounds just like the English "price") is usually used in the sense of "prize", as in "award". That's why I thought maybe "reward" is better. But I'm unsure. Preis really just means price here, the cost of something. No biblical connotation whatsoever. The thirty pieces of silver Judas got for his treason would be called "Judaslohn" (blood money).
stoneunhinged Inner circle 3079 Posts	Posted: Apr 11, 2017 09:12 am 0 Thanks, Uli. Never heard "Judaslohn" either. But then, I don't go to church a hell of a lot.
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1064 Posts	Posted: Apr 11, 2017 10:21 am 1 Thanks Uli. Nice to see that the discussion is still alive! The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats
Station10 Regular user Indiana 180 Posts	Posted: May 1, 2017 01:19 am 0 Ahhh, this brings back memories. In one of my college literature classes we studied Three Penny Opera and our professor brought in a vinyl recording for us to listen to. John Gilmore www.blindeyemagi.com "I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic." ~ Harry Houdini "To Strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield!" ~ Alfred Tennyson
arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1823 Posts	Posted: May 1, 2017 11:00 pm 0 For Weill fans, I highly recommend this recording: https://www.amazon.com/Charming-Palast-O......ax+raabe Arthur Stead royalty-free music and interactive routines www.arthurstead.com
lynnef Inner circle 1362 Posts	Posted: May 5, 2017 02:09 pm 0 Thank you stoneunhinged for your origial post and all others who brought in new (old) stuff. It put me in Weimar Germany for awhile. Alas, sometimes I think we're in Weimar now. Stone mentioned he listened to Brecht 10x. That's about how many times I've watched Cabaret. Lynn
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