Talk:The show must go on

Mary Pickford
They say that this phrase was the last official message of Mary Pickford. Is it true and important? Infovarius (talk) 19:52, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Disambiguation of the theatre term
There are many articles that link to this page; those links are clearly meant to link to the meaning of the phrase, which is explain in the introduction of this page, but instead, visitors are treated to this list of unrelated items. Can't the introduction part be made into its own article?

Aisteco (talk) 20:06, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

"otherwise we'll have to give them their money back"
Anonymous editor(s) at 46.233.116.168, 78.233.197.193, 89.16.237.67, 90.215.63.65, 94.118.121.76, 109.30.27.87, 109.104.102.71, and 149.7.41.131: you have been persistently removing the sentence "There is no evidence to suggest that it is the abbreviation of a longer phrase" and adding "In England, a fuller phrase is often used, rather than it's abbreviation: 'The show must go on, otherwise we'll have to give them their money back'. An aside to the insincerity but reality of show business." You have not provided any references for this assertion. Per WP:WHYCITE, "sources are required for material that is challenged or likely to be challenged". Can you provide any evidence of your claim from reliable sources? Simply stating "this is the true saying" and "my father always said that too" in edit summaries does not qualify. Nick Number (talk) 18:06, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

Incorporate the English version in your text or I will always change it back. You cannot ignore it. This is an old well used saying in England. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.16.237.67 (talk) 15:21, 24 July 2014 (UTC)


 * If it is an old well-used saying then there should be ample references to it in print. Please see the guideline on identifying reliable sources for tips on citing appropriately. Nick Number (talk) 02:31, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

the hotel business???!!
I've NEVER heard this phrase applied to anything but show business. What in the hotel business, could possibly necessitate the "show going on"?? What, pray tell, in the hotel business constitutes a "show?" LOL. It's ludicrous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.138.89.132 (talk) 00:20, 14 June 2018 (UTC)