The Great Flop That Gave Us The Great Gatsby

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• WA

  @WaitintheWings · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Julianna might’ve been too nervous to narrate, but I want to make sure everyone knows this script is all her. <br><br>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.<br><br>I’m so proud of her and this video and I hope you enjoy it :)

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• LA

  @langleymneely · 2 years ago

  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!❤👍🏾

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• AR

  @ariellakahan-harth8831 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Fun fact: the actor who first played Jerry Frost in the Atlantic City premiere of &apos;The Vegetable&apos;, Ernest Truex, later played the lead role in the iconic &apos;Twilight Zone&apos; episode &quot;Kick the Can&quot;.

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• K1

  @k1tkat-kate · 2 years ago

  &quot;Fitzgerald found time to scrapbook!&quot; I didn&apos;t know he got crafty 😂

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• TH

  @TheFandomExpert · 2 years ago

  Fantastic work! Julianna did great on the script, and the visuals/editing are awesome as always!

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• CA

  @CalTheHogNosedBat · 2 years ago

  And then Owen Wilson met them in Paris a little bit later, he was like &quot;wow&quot;

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• AM

  @amandastumpff5252 · 2 years ago

  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 😂

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• AM

  @amandastumpff5252 · 2 years ago

  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.

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• JA

  @JackieWarner13 · 2 years ago

  Amazing work Julianna! So proud and happy for you. Great video.

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• DR

  @dragonslayersworkshop8598 · 2 years ago

  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

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• KA

  @KateCastReviews · 2 years ago

  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&apos;s writing style fit your channel perfectly. Another awesome look into such an obscure ( and somewhat bizarre) area of the history of theater!

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• CH

  @charliehollingworth8170 · 2 years ago

  Would love to see you cover the flop of the lord of the rings musical and it&apos;s revival last year

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