Julianna might’ve been too nervous to narrate, but I want to make sure everyone knows this script is all her. For nearly half a year she’s been interviewing scholars, digging through archives, and walking 12 miles in Long Island just to finally tell this untold story. I’m so proud of her and this video and I hope you enjoy it :)
All her hard work really paid off! This was an excellent video. I had never heard of this play and the way all the different threads of it and Fitzgerald's life were teased out through conversation with experts was fascinating.
Who over conceived this or was the impetus for this video deserves all the praise! Thank you for highlighting something a theater and English nerd like me had never heard of! I don’t know how much engagement you get on videos like this but I appreciate the hell out of it!❤👍🏾
Fun fact: the actor who first played Jerry Frost in the Atlantic City premiere of 'The Vegetable', Ernest Truex, later played the lead role in the iconic 'Twilight Zone' episode "Kick the Can".
And also, when I saw the shot of the theaters in New York City back then and saw “Follies” in bright lights, I thought to myself, “wait a second, had Stephen Sondheim already written that by this time?” And then I snapped right back into reality a second later 😂
This would be really, really cool to show alongside some documentaries to high schoolers when studying Fitzgerald. Just a cool little extra thing to add in to a whole unit. If I was still teaching, I would definitely show this.
Your theatre documentaries are always so interesting, and while I’m not a big fan of theatre I come back these just to listen. Something I’d think would be interesting to see you cover if the play Moose Murders, which is a legendary flop among musicals and only ran for a single performance
Wait in the Wings with the Benjamin Mezzara HSMTMTS shirt! I had heard of this show, but I was a Fitzgerald kid in high school. Zelda’s life is such a tragedy from start to finish and is worth looking at further
Poor Zelda. Just tragic all the way through, and it ends so sadly for her. I always felt so bad for their daughter Francis also. I wonder what happened to her in later years.
The passion and enthusiasm for the subject matter is incredibly potent with this one, and that to me makes for some of the best types of videos! Julianna's writing style fit your channel perfectly. Another awesome look into such an obscure ( and somewhat bizarre) area of the history of theater!
I was an English major and an English teacher and a huge musical theater nerd and someone who is obsessed with Fitzgerald, not just his novels, but short stories, so thank you so much for this! How did I not really know the details about this crazy play?
Petition for Fred Schneider of the B52s to play Snooks! Only he could convincingly say his famous catchphrase, “You’ve got to come across with the STATE OF IDAHO!”
I just figured out who Fitzgerald looks like. If you put aside the hair cut and look only at his face (especially when smiling), young Fitzgerald reminds me of young Jake Gyllenhalle.
It’s not that crazy that no one wanted to make his great gatsby play, he was famously a huge prick to basically everyone including his best friends. Read about how much a prick he was and it wouldn’t be so confusing. If he were alive today he’d probably be widely reviled as a nuisance and troll.
To make a long story short, dadaism, and the avant garde movement in general, was a reaction to capitalism and the bourgeois of that era. Considering most TikTokers are trying to make money and publicity, I don't think they're that much alike.
Julianna might’ve been too nervous to narrate, but I want to make sure everyone knows this script is all her.
For nearly half a year she’s been interviewing scholars, digging through archives, and walking 12 miles in Long Island just to finally tell this untold story.
I’m so proud of her and this video and I hope you enjoy it :)
Congrats Julianna! All your hard work really shows in this video!
Nice!
We love you, Julianna!! I’m sure you’ll narrate your next one!
All her hard work really paid off! This was an excellent video. I had never heard of this play and the way all the different threads of it and Fitzgerald's life were teased out through conversation with experts was fascinating.
Congrats Julieanna! :)
Who over conceived this or was the impetus for this video deserves all the praise! Thank you for highlighting something a theater and English nerd like me had never heard of! I don’t know how much engagement you get on videos like this but I appreciate the hell out of it!❤👍🏾
"Fitzgerald found time to scrapbook!" I didn't know he got crafty 😂
Fun fact: the actor who first played Jerry Frost in the Atlantic City premiere of 'The Vegetable', Ernest Truex, later played the lead role in the iconic 'Twilight Zone' episode "Kick the Can".
And also, when I saw the shot of the theaters in New York City back then and saw “Follies” in bright lights, I thought to myself, “wait a second, had Stephen Sondheim already written that by this time?” And then I snapped right back into reality a second later 😂
This would be really, really cool to show alongside some documentaries to high schoolers when studying Fitzgerald. Just a cool little extra thing to add in to a whole unit. If I was still teaching, I would definitely show this.
Would love to see you cover the flop of the lord of the rings musical and it's revival last year
Favorite doc yet, old sport. 💚
Fantastic work! Julianna did great on the script, and the visuals/editing are awesome as always!
Your theatre documentaries are always so interesting, and while I’m not a big fan of theatre I come back these just to listen. Something I’d think would be interesting to see you cover if the play Moose Murders, which is a legendary flop among musicals and only ran for a single performance
Amazing work Julianna! So proud and happy for you. Great video.
Very interesting; your point about the connections between the play and the great Gatsby....
Fantastic video! As an archivist, I appreciate your thorough citation of the materials you featured from Princeton 😊
And then Owen Wilson met them in Paris a little bit later, he was like "wow"
Wait in the Wings with the Benjamin Mezzara HSMTMTS shirt!
I had heard of this show, but I was a Fitzgerald kid in high school. Zelda’s life is such a tragedy from start to finish and is worth looking at further
Poor Zelda. Just tragic all the way through, and it ends so sadly for her. I always felt so bad for their daughter Francis also. I wonder what happened to her in later years.
The passion and enthusiasm for the subject matter is incredibly potent with this one, and that to me makes for some of the best types of videos! Julianna's writing style fit your channel perfectly. Another awesome look into such an obscure ( and somewhat bizarre) area of the history of theater!
I was an English major and an English teacher and a huge musical theater nerd and someone who is obsessed with Fitzgerald, not just his novels, but short stories, so thank you so much for this! How did I not really know the details about this crazy play?
17:44 love the art on this program so much. It reminds me of Pippin.
I LOVE THIS!!!!! MORE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE THEATRE CREATIVES, PLEASE!
This is one of my favorite documentaries that you have done. F Scott Fitzgerald is such an interesting man.
Wonderful, thank you for the continued episodes!
Every time I see that picture of Zelda with her cat, I get terrible Cloverdale flashbacks. IYKYK. Zelda would know.
This video is amazing! It's so incredible to see how this channel is constantly improving
Congrats, Julianna! This was a very interesting video!
Petition for Fred Schneider of the B52s to play Snooks! Only he could convincingly say his famous catchphrase, “You’ve got to come across with the STATE OF IDAHO!”
This was awesome!!!!
I just figured out who Fitzgerald looks like. If you put aside the hair cut and look only at his face (especially when smiling), young Fitzgerald reminds me of young Jake Gyllenhalle.
Maybe you can do a retrospective on the works of George M Cohan.
Love this channel ❤
Love YOUR channel. Always in the background when writing.
Okay, but why was Bunny posing with that poor owl?? 🦉😳
Nice.
I do like a play that just goes off the rails
It’s not that crazy that no one wanted to make his great gatsby play, he was famously a huge prick to basically everyone including his best friends. Read about how much a prick he was and it wouldn’t be so confusing. If he were alive today he’d probably be widely reviled as a nuisance and troll.
I do love some miscellaneous pleasures
So Dada is basically Tik Tok?
Dada is art, Tiktok is just obnoxious
@@williek08472 dada was sometimes obnoxious too and there is art on TikTok
To make a long story short, dadaism, and the avant garde movement in general, was a reaction to capitalism and the bourgeois of that era. Considering most TikTokers are trying to make money and publicity, I don't think they're that much alike.