“Now, as you are no doubt aware, my friend Mr. Charles Dickens was full halfway through the creation of The Greatest Mystery Novel Of Our Time, when he committed the one ungenerous deed of his noble career: he died."
The Narrator
(Source: The Chairman, Drood)
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guys i just saw a production of the mystery of edwin drood (at parker theater in utah) and it SLAPPED
(tryna summon the 4 other ppl on the planet who know about this show)
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Deb Caletti, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Green was the silence, wet was the light,
The month of June trembled like a butterfly.”
– Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib
Dan Simmons, Drood
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Summertime and the livin’ is easy.
Porgy and Bess
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Inspired by this post:
LORD HENRY WOTTON of The Picture of Dorian Gray fame: adept at being a bitch, had one conversation with fresh-faced Dorian that fucked him up permanently. Enjoys hedonism, sodomy, and being an asshole.
THE CHAD JOHN JASPER from The Mystery of Edwin Drood: dissociative King. Wakes up in an agreeable disposition and ends the night wanting to shake his nephew in his teeth like a dog toy. Unpredictable. Enjoys creeping through graveyards for no discernable reason, illegally doing opium, creeping on his nephews platonic fiancee, and generally acting unsettling.
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Hi there! Auditioning for Edwin Drood and have to sing something golden age. Wondering if you have any recs in general but specifically for the character of Rosa Budd? Love your account!
Thanks! I’ve recommended songs for Rosa before, but the only one that’s golden age is I Wish It So from Juno. There are so many lovely and haunting contemporary soprano songs I wish I could suggest, but since you have to stick to golden age, I’d add Dear Friend from She Loves Me, I Loved You Once in Silence and Before I Gaze At You Again from Camelot, Old Maid or Is It Really Me from 110 in the Shade, So In Love from Kiss Me Kate, No Other Love from Me and Juliet, and I’ve Never Said I Love You from Dear World.
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Shout out to that time I photoshopped lowry and halligan out of the Image at 4am whilst listening to Lario on loop.
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Claude Rains in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935).
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Please don't post straight up Ultrakill fanart and outright MOTD vitriol onto the Mystery of the Druids tag. Do not pollute the main tags of a work just because the fandom is small, "everyone gets the reference/agrees", or you want exposure. There are people out here who genuinely are fans of this game and want to see works made by fans and stuff that actually relates to the game. We deserve the same respect as any other fandom. Use proper etiquette. Use proper tags.
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Ahhh, you're watching "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"! I wanna say you mentioned before that you hadn't seen it (apologies if I'm misremembering), and if so, how'd you like it?
I bought it for myself on Blu-Ray last spring and watched it tonight for the second time!
It's a good movie! Not the best out of Claude Rains' filmography, but a well-made and moody film.
Claude is, of course, excellent as John Jasper. He fills the character with so much darkness...but unlike some of Claude's other villainous roles, he doesn't take much delight in it...you can feel it twisting him up inside...especially as we get closer to the end, and his guilt begins to grow.
I also find the movie interesting because The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens' unfinished novel, and so the writers were tasked with creating an ending...they obviously couldn't take the route the musical eventually did with having the audience pick the guilty party, lol. And I can imagine that with Claude Rains as John Jasper, the ending became clear to the screenwriters.
Also, there are a couple of absurdly funny moments with some side characters...E.E. Clive as the Mayer is so ridiculously English...he wears a monocle and blusters about, actually saying remarking how something is "most un-English"...a couple of his one-liners really got me this time around.
Thanks for the ask @hobbitmajora! Have you seen this one?
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