Comments on: Deseret: The Opera — Act I

By: kevinf

kevinf — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:48:51 +0000

Grant, I only said that the stereotype of the Indian agent was embarrassingly bad, not inaccurate. (insert your favorite emoticon here)

By: SLK in SF

SLK in SF — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:33:58 +0000

Wow. The Sullivanesque music practically writes itself (and I just love "Hump-te-lump-te-lee!").

Scram (confidentially). Ha! well met, my darling!

Not sure if he reminds me more of Dick Deadeye or Snidely Whiplash; one can so easily imagine him twirling his mustachios (or caressing his luxuriantly patriarchal beard).

By: Stephen M (ethesis)

Stephen M (ethesis) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:33:46 +0000

This needed a facebook link so I could click “like” and share it with people

By: Grant

Grant — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:26:37 +0000

Uhm. This is pretty right on with regard to 19th Century Indian agents. I agree on the Native American and Mormon stereotypes. But, as a Mormon, I’d be glad to hear some of those songs. Reading along it seems like you can fit in any number of Sir Arthur Sullivan’s tunes and it works.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:07:48 +0000

Embarrassingly bad stereotype of Native Americans…check!
Embarrassingly bad stereotype of Mormons…check!
Embarrassingly bad stereotype of Indian Agents…check!
Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I can see some not too subtle double meaning in Arabella’s song, which could be camped up (pun intended) for effect by the actress.

Did Parker and Stone use this as source material for the BoM musical (sub Ugandans for Native Americans, and put the vulgarity right up front)?

Maybe it’s just me, but I see some significant social commentary here, and perhaps the critics didn’t like it being pointed out to them.

I laughed too about “24 wives but only 1 child”. I’d love to be able to hear the music.