It’s from “That’s Entertainment,” and as for the play: it’s the one named after the character who is described, in the chorus of a three-minute musical abridgment of the play, as
“[NAME], [NAME], actin’ balmy
[NAME], [NAME], loves his mommy.”
And from later in the song:
“And when [NAME] killed Polonius, the concealed corpus delecti
Was the King’s excuse to send him for an English hempen necktie.”
Why no ‘Indian English” category? 350 million people use it!
You’ll be pleased to hear that the month of August is going to be dedicated to Indian English so watch this space…
Here’s a feature story on “The Old Man Sha in the Middle Kingdom: How Shakespeare Changed Chinese Theater and Vice Versa” which seems to be right up your alley. Check it out: http://rps.psu.edu/indepth/huang.html
There’s a video of highlights from four Chinese films and stage performances of Hamlet, Lear, and Romeo and Juliet.
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It’s from “That’s Entertainment,” and as for the play: it’s the one named after the character who is described, in the chorus of a three-minute musical abridgment of the play, as
“[NAME], [NAME], actin’ balmy
[NAME], [NAME], loves his mommy.”
And from later in the song:
“And when [NAME] killed Polonius, the concealed corpus delecti
Was the King’s excuse to send him for an English hempen necktie.”
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Why no ‘Indian English” category? 350 million people use it!
You’ll be pleased to hear that the month of August is going to be dedicated to Indian English so watch this space…
Here’s a feature story on “The Old Man Sha in the Middle Kingdom: How Shakespeare Changed Chinese Theater and Vice Versa” which seems to be right up your alley. Check it out: http://rps.psu.edu/indepth/huang.html
There’s a video of highlights from four Chinese films and stage performances of Hamlet, Lear, and Romeo and Juliet.