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The Fatal Wedding/Southern Roses

The Fatal Wedding (Act II, pg.53)
Gussie Davis

Southern Roses (Act II, pg. 53)
Johann Strauss II

The origin of talking through one's hat

Here is the link to what we discussed in table work:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/talking-through-your-hat.html

Meaning of character's names

Might be helpful, or just fun, to have a look at what your character's names mean:

First names:

Johnny-Short for "John". Hebrew for "God is gracious"

Julia-French for soft-haired, youthful

Linda-Spanish for "pretty one"/English for "Linden tree"

Edward-English for "wealthy guardian"

Ned-Short for Edward. See above.

Seton-Old English for "sea settlement"

Laura-English for "laurel-crowned"

Susan-Hebrew for "lily"

Nick-Short for Nicholas or Dominik. Meaning "victorious people"

Charles-German for "manly" or "farmer"

Delia-Could be short for Cordelia. Welsh for "dark"

Henry-German for "ruler of the home"

Last names:

Seton-Old English for "sea settlement"

Cram-German for "peddler"

Potter-English for "maker of pots"

Religion and Church in the Great Depression

For many in the 1930s, religion fueled their emotions and supported their arguments. For others, religion offered the solace of continuity and a sense of contact with something transcending the problems of this world, and many rejected mixing politics and religion.

The economic collapse had a direct effect on religious groups. Regular attendance at religious services dropped, perhaps because the recently poor were embarrassed by their new status. Only a third of the population reported attending services once a week.

While the Seton's do seem to be somewhat religious, particularly Edward, they would have also found an excuse to attend church so that they may flaunt their wealth. They could easily afford to wear their "Sunday Best" and give money to the church, unlike most Americans. America was also prominently white Protestant (we can assume that the Seton's are as well) and most thought that they were the most authentic Americans and exercised their cultural dominance.

Look familiar????

Maxfield Parrish's Work

Daybreak (Landscape) is regarded as the most popular art print of the 20th century, based on number of prints made: one for every four American homes.

Alberich (The Ring of Nibelung)

Old King Cole (Nursery Rhymes)

Dinky Bird (Poems of Childhood)

Sleeping Beauty (Myths and Fairy Tales)

The Fisherman and the Genie (Arabian Nights)

Maxfield Parrish's major works can be divided into six groups:
Arabian Nights (illustrations from 1909 and 1923), Myths and Fairy Tales, Poems of Childhood (illustrations from 1904), Nursery Rhymes, The Ring of Nibelung (illustrations from 1898) and Landscapes.

Selected Books Illustrated

Baum, L. Frank. Mother Goose in Prose. Chicago: Way & Williams, 1897.
Lee, Albert. The Knave of Hearts: A Fourth of July Comedietta. New York: Russel, 1897.
Grahame, Kenneth. The Golden Age. London: John Lane at Bodley Head, 1899.
Grahame, Kenneth. Dream Days. London: John Lane at Bodley Head, 1899.
Field, Eugene. Poems of Childhood. New York: Scribners, 1904.
Wharton, Edith. Italian Villas and Their Gardens. New York: Century, 1904.
Wiggin, Kate Douglas and Nora A. Smith, eds. The Arabian Nights, Their Best-Known Tales. New York: Scribners, 1909.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys. New York: Duffield, 1910.
Hawthorne, Hildegrade. Lure of the Garden. New York: Century, 1910.
Saunders, Louise. The Knave of Hearts. New York: Scribners, 1925.
Stein, Ealeen. Troubador Tales. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1929.

Periodicals Illustrated

Harper’s Weekly, 1895-1906.
Ladies’ Home Journal, 1896-1915, 1920, 1930-1931.
Scribner’s Magazine, 1897-1905.
Century, 1898-1917.
Collier’s, 1904-1913, 1936.

To see more go to:
http://maxfieldparrish.info/
http://parrish.artpassions.net/