User talk:Flami72/Archive 8

Archive 8 April 6, 2009-Sept 6, 2009

Theatre writers
I've recently put up some articles for theatre writers, including John Kenrick, J. P. Wearing, Kurt Ganzl and Andrew Lamb (may have forgotten one or two). If you have a chance, please give them a look-see and feel free to contribute. Also, please drop me a note if you think we ought to put up an article for anyone else, or if you have any other ideas. Having articles on these writers makes it easier to cite them in our articles. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:38, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Bernadette Peters
I don't love the new photo. What do you think? Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 02:48, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

173.88.160.231
I have reported the IP to WP:AIV in hopes they'll block it from continuing vandalism. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 20:30, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * They took action, but note that it's only for 31 hours. If they start again, feel free to report to WP:AIV, if I don't see it first. I just happened to see all this because I was watching one of the articles. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 22:00, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Peer approval
I've seen you pop up at CP a couple of times, and I just wanted to let you know that your attention to these has been noticed and appreciated. :) And if you prefer "theatre", feel free to alter my usage. :D --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Pleased, rewarded, and gratified. (theater..theatre..theatah..tomato..tomahtoe..:D). JeanColumbia (talk)

Formatting - Hairspray
LOL. In my browser, the table now looks only about half the width of the screen. Can you try 65 or 60? -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:13, 2 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Looks better to me, but if it doesn't fit in your view, maybe you should experiment with 55 or whatever fits.  If it goes off the screen for you, other people must have the same problem, so being able to see the all the text in the table trumps my aesthetic issue.  Of course, the alternative would be a simple bulleted list.  Feel free to make any changes so that you can see all the text.  Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:32, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

BWW interview links
A new editor (User:ALsummer09) added links to BWW interviews to a large number of bio articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/ALsummer09 I looked at a couple of these, and they usually had something of interest in them for the bios, but, of course, someone has deleted them all as spam. I saved a couple of them, but I just don't have time to do this and also to do that little thing we call "work". Plus, I'm in the middle of the HMS Pinafore peer review. If you have the time and inclination, it would be great if you could take a look and use the interviews in the bio articles. There's no rush - Wikipedia's not going anywhere. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:32, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * This will have to wait until July, middle, at the earliest. I'm preparing to go on vacation, will return late June, and have several urgent things to do when I return. (Frankly, I'm taking some much-needed down time right now to clear my head but then must return to getting ready to fly away.) JeanColumbia (talk) 20:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Have a fun vacation! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:52, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Paris
Is David Mackay (producer) the same guy who was one of the writers of Paris? Also, it's not clear to me who wrote book, lyrics and music, or whether English and Mackay wrote all of them together. I can't even tell if the K is supposed to be upper or lower case. The agent's site has it upper. What a mess! -- Ssilvers (talk) 19:34, 5 June 2009 (UTC) This is from the paper that I cited: "Written by Australian-based singer-actor turned playwright Jon English and British record producer David Mackay, Paris tells the story of the young prince who triggered the Trojan War...English started writing the musical 20 years ago." (The Daily Telegraph); this is from another article:"English created the musical in the late-1980s with David Mackay.They produced a concept album featuring some big names, including Demis Roussos, John Waters, Phillip Quast, Harry Nilsson and David Atkins, with the London Symphony Orchestra for backing." (TROY LENNON, Epic battle to hit stage, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), October 24, 2003, SYDNEY LIVE; Pg. 96); here is yet another article: "Behind the scenes: Written and composed by Jon English and David Mackay...AFTER almost 20 years in conception, Jon English and David Mackay's rock musical Paris has made it to the stage in Melbourne...But Paris is not merely a love story. English and Mackay have stayed true to the well-known Greek myth about patriotism, greed and vengeance."(KYLIE SKOTNICKI, Worth the 20-year wait,Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia),February 8, 2004 Sunday, INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. E21). One more: "English wrote it with musical producer and lyricist David MacKay..."It made me think that it would be funny to write a song about Paris. I mentioned it to David and three weeks later, when I had finished Pirates of Penzance, we started working on this musical," he said." (CATHERINE LAMBERT, English hopes for Paris, Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia), January 25, 2004 Sunday, INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. E23)
 * Answer --or not:

There is no way to tell, from these articles, who wrote what, altho' Mackay is called a "lyricist"; nor can I tell if this is the same David Mackay from the wikipedia article, although I'd make an educated guess that it is based on the JENNIE JONES, The Daily Telegraph article calling him "British record producer David Mackay" (cited in article & in my first sentence, wayyy above.

Mackay=lower case in the articles. Oh well, gotta run, I MAY have time tomorrow, otherwise it's late June.JeanColumbia (talk) 20:08, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello
Hello, I don't know if you remember me (Tweedle20) but I was on the Annie talk page, and no offense or anything, but you need to kind of calm down. You were being very rude to me and critisising me about something you weren't really a part of. I'm sure you are a very nice person and all, and what you said might have been true, but it did hurt. You're a better WIkipedian then me. IS there a way to delete Wikipedia accounts? If so, how do you do it. 71.236.57.18 (talk) 13:48, 17 June 2009 (UTC)Tweedle20

Welcome back!
Hope you had a good break. The musicals articles missed you! I tried to streamline the "milestones" in the Tony Awards article, as I thought it was getting out of hand. Feel free to revise. While you were gone, I had to try to defend the notability of Drama Desk Awards and some of the related awards. See if you want to revise. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, came back from Ireland with visions of green, a great place. Even went to both the Abbey and Gate theatres! The articles look fine, a bit tired right now to do much more than dabble. JeanColumbia (talk) 17:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

WP guidelines don't allow future productions?
I noticed on your Legally Blonde musical post, you have a comment that future productions cannot be listed? This seems like a strange rule, since I'm sure many people want to see when a touring company may be coming to their area.

Also, any plans of posting past dates for the touring company? 70.190.115.191 (talk) 16:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Response (and clarification) on IP70.190.115.191 talk page.JeanColumbia (talk) 17:25, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Thank you for creating the Rouben Ter-Arutunian article! — Robert Greer (talk) 14:44, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Blockquote
I agree that the guideline says 4 lines, but this is less than 3 lines on my screen. Based on this and previous conversations we have held, I am guessing that your computer is set to large text size. I don't think you are seeing a typical view. Or are you using a small laptop, perhaps? All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:07, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Nah, I've got a bigggg desk-top set-up, 15 inch screen, many gigs of whatever, running internet explorer, set to "ignore font types specified on web pages". I will not get into a debate/edit war over trivialities, but did want it noted why I used blockquote. I do not need to continue this conversation, nor will I pursue the font situation, it is set to my needs. (I shall, however, no longer use blockquote.)JeanColumbia (talk) 21:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

OK. Sorry if I've offended you in some way. Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:07, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

They're creepy and they're cooky...
Hi Jean, I see you've been updating The Addams Family with a section about the upcoming musical. I've been working on an article for the show in my userspace and plan on moving it to The Addams Family (musical) once it's a bit more complete ("complete" being relative on this site, of course). While it's by no means a carbon copy of your work, I have made use of your research (especially the references) and a few cleverly-phrased passages, not realizing you were the one writing it. Hopefully you don't mind, but I just wanted to give you a heads-up. — MearsMan  talk  22:48, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * ooooo.... (this is the show I'm looking forward to seeing..) mind? flattered! JeanColumbia (talk) 22:51, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

LaChiusa
There are so many redlinked shows named in his template. Are all of them notable? If you think any of them will never deserve an article, perhaps we can trim down his template? Just a thought. Hope your summer is going well. -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:52, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know this man's work, will look over his stuff within the next 2-4 weeks. (Today went from the pool to the Farmers Market, next to the park--yes, summer is simply wonderful! (unlike my hot & steamy summers in NY...)JeanColumbia (talk) 16:17, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Your Opinion Please
Hey Jean, I noticed you update the list of currently running shows quite alot on the Broadway page and would you mind taking a look at the discussion at the bottom of this page and adding your opinion? Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Theatre Many ThanksMark E (talk) 18:55, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Little me caesar.jpg)
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2009 in theatre
Hey Jean, do you know of any way we could make the table for this article abit... simpler? I have tried to update it but i just cannot for the life of me understand all the formatting for it. There must be an easier way to sort out the table and was wondering if you had any suggestions?Mark E (talk) 09:59, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok thank you have done :)Mark E (talk) 10:14, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Constructive or deceptive?
What do you make of these changes to A Tale of Two Cities (musical), particularly the part regarding the show's reception and closing? I can't decide whether the IP was being constructive or simply trying to obscure the fact that the show was a flop. — MearsMan  talk  22:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It's basically OK, but there should be references to the bad reviews also. The plot summary is not well written, and some of the awards are non-notable.  I did a bit of clean-up on the early sections of the article, but more is needed. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:01, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Princess Charming
Great job on expanding this article! :-)Singingdaisies (talk) 02:08, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Linking
Hi. I disagree with your reading of the guideline about linking items in quotes. It says that they should not "generally" be linked and suggests other ways of getting the links in. But in these cases, there is no other reference to these items in the text, a "See also" note seems inappropriate, and it does not disturb the quote to link them. It does not lead to "overlinking", and it is helpful to link particularly to the names of related musicals in our articles. Just my 2cents. So I wouldn't read that guideline so strictly. However, I do think that your solution was very nifty. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:41, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I think it's fun to have these discusions, and I generally agree with Ssilvers, who seems to have a good head on his/her (just being discreet here) shoulders and is one of the best, if not THE best, at collaborating (I think of ss as my personal Adolph Green, no higher praise); however, it does seem a bit silly to me to have a wikilink in the midst of a quote. I like the guideline and I will continue to do my edits accordingly. Feel free to revert, give me a warning, or, even drop as many notes as one pleases on my talk page, I truly love the art of comunication.JeanColumbia (talk) 22:50, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
 * LOL. Well, no point in reverting, though I don't see what the problem with linking within quotes is.  Thanks for the kind words, anyhow.  Hope I'm being helpful in giving a second eye to your wonderful recent stub expansions.  BTW, please see WP:ELLIPSES, as you reverted some of my WP:MOS changes to fix ellipses under the WP guideline.  It says "Put a space on each side of an ellipsis, except that there should be no space between an ellipsis and [the period at the end of a sentence].  All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:11, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Miss Saigon
Hello. Sorry, I thought I'd gone far back in the history to revert all of that nonsense. Obviously not. Thanks for keeping an eye on it. The JPS talk to me  10:57, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, my pleasure!JeanColumbia (talk) 11:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

KT Sullivan
I just ran across this person (see: http://www.ktsullivan.com/). It seems like we outta have an article, but I'm just too backlogged with other stuff. Any interest? All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:38, 1 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, you are right, I have a bit of time on Sunday (October 4), will at least put up a short article...and then...arrivederci amico...JeanColumbia (talk) 22:42, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

I am concluding that your trip is to Italia :-)  Have fun!  Let me know when KT is up, and I'll give it a second pair of eyes for you.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:53, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like my dear friend and follower has found my work, as usual has made it ever so much better (especially "correcting" my baad ibdb formatting that I can't seem to get). I'm done here. JeanColumbia (talk) 20:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Literary Maven reviewed it. I'll take a quick look at it now. Thanks for putting up the article! -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:51, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

User:MegSimpson
Hi. This person has been making lots of edits to add raw cast lists (often from the Czech republic) and other information to plays and never cites any sources, despite several talk page prompts. I am not even sure that the productions noted are even professiona productions. Would you take a look at her editing history and see if you think this editor is really a problem or not? I'll leave it to you to decide what, if anything ought to be done. Let me know if I can assist you in some way. -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:42, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Peters - Legends of Broadway
Hi. We have her "Legends of Broadway" album listed under "Cast Albums". Is that right, or should it go under a different heading? All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:53, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
 * That is, oddly enough, correct..the Legends recording actually consists of her original version of songs from : Dames At Sea, Annie Get Your Gun, Anyone Can Whistle, Sunday in the Park With George, Mack & Mabel, Song & Dance, Into the Woods, & Gypsy. I've added the link to the amazon.com listing to answer the question, just in case others wonder, & added the shows that are included, although not the specific songs. (Happy Thanksgiving, in case I miss you, I'll be wikibreaking for a while now, Jean). JeanColumbia (talk) 22:24, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. Happy Thanksgiving!  -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Lillian Russell
Someone apparently connected with U. of P. added a paragraph about Russell in Pittsburgh to her Legacy section. It is a fairly well-written paragraph, but I wonder whether it is notable. Also, the reference to the haunting "legend" is a very badly written article in a student newspaper, full of typos. Hardly a serious journalistic effort. Any thoughts? All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:24, 25 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I went ahead and cut down the paragraph but left most of it. -- Ssilvers (talk)

Hoaxer
The hoaxer has been blocked for six months! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

George Formby, Sr.
Picture size: thank you so much! I'll try to remember the process. -- Tim riley (talk) 13:49, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

High School Musical
I mentioned this in the Musical theatre article a little lower than where the new editor had suggested it. Would you take a look and see if you agree that it belongs there? My brain is a little fuzzy today. Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 02:22, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * OK (why did I not realize that HSM was a movie--I thought it was a TV series...I feel so old!).JeanColumbia (talk) 13:36, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Maybe it was also then a TV series? I'm not at all sure.... ??  Well, there's this: High School Musical: Get in the Picture.... -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:51, 12 December 2009 (UTC)