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Kismet (Theatre)
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Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911, about a beggar who pretends to be a sorcerer for one day... long enough for him to get lots of money, be promoted to the nobility, and win the hand of the villain's clever wife, Lalume. It also happens to be the same day that his daughter, Marsinah, meets and falls in love with the handsome Caliph. In 1953 it was made into a musical, using the (VERY altered!) music of Borodin (most notably, the Polovtsian Dances), with original lyrics.There are several film adaptations, the most famous being the 1944 play version starring Marlene Dietrich and Ronald Colman, and the 1955 musical version with Howard Keel and Dolores Grey.Not to be confused with the dice game. | |
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Good Is Not Soft | |
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Good Is Not Soft: The Caliph. When the Poet asked what he would do if he someone lied to him and as a result, his love was lost. His answer "I would order his death without delay and without mercy." In "Not Since Nineveh", while Lalume is comparing Baghdad to various Biblical cities, she lists "Not since that village near Gomorrah got too hot for Lot!". Given what everyone assumes the Sin of Sodom was, it doesn't seem to be a coincidence that it isn't explicitly named. And let's not even go into what "got too hot" could be taken for... | |
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Only Sane Man | |
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Only Sane Man: Lalume and the Poet both fall into this trope, especially when they're talking to the Wazir. | |
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Guile Hero | |
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Guile Hero: The Poet is constantly getting into sticky situations, and every time he manages to get out of them with quick thinking and a silver tongue (and a fair amount of luck). | |
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Awesome, but Impractical | |
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Awesome, but Impractical: Those slave girls may look gorgeous, but they can't carry a litter. | |
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Becoming the Mask | |
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Becoming the Mask: The Poet goes from trying to convince people that he's not a wizard, to enjoying the pretense, to believing it... in the space of about an hour. | |
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Summon Backup Dancers | |
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Summon Backup Dancers: In Not Since Nineveh. | |
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Melismatic Vocals | |
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Melismatic Vocals: "So-o-o-o-o-o-o teeny!" | |
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Badass Boast | |
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Badass Boast: Consciously done, when the Poet is pretending to be a summoner. "I'm calling on my powers!" | |
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The Voiceless | |
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The Voiceless: The princesses of Ababu. They whistle, though. | |
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My God, What Have I Done? | |
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My God, What Have I Done?: When the Poet learns that the Wazir married Marsinah by force after the Caliph saw her in the harem, he says "In Allah's name, what have I done!" The Caliph also qualifies. He is young and idealistic, but watch out if you anger him. | |
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Soundtrack Dissonance | |
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Soundtrack Dissonance: 1950's big band swing in an Arabian Nights style story? | |
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Catchphrase | |
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Catchphrase: "Faaaate..." | |
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Berserk Button | |
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Berserk Button: The poet snaps only when the Wazir threatens Marsinah. Threatening to cut his hands off just got him to sing. | |
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Distracted by the Luxury | |
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Distracted by the Luxury: Marsinah stops caring where her father got the gold as soon as he buys her a new outfit. Subverted by Lalume, "I would like my husband to think that it was his harem that enticed you to remain here..." | |
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" | |
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": In the musical version, the lead character is simply credited as "Poet", and the only name he's called by is Hajj, which is a stolen identity. The Caliph and the Wazir also go unnamed. | |
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With Lyrics | |
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With Lyrics: Songwriters Robert Wright and George Forrest adapted most of the score from instrumental and operatic works by Alexander Borodin, though most of the songs also contain original music; usually the main motif comes from Borodin with Wright and Forrest providing the bridges and verses.note The only songs that use Borodin's music exclusively are the opening and closing, "Sands of Time," from Borodin's "In the Steppes of Central Asia," and the Caliph's solo "Night of My Nights," which puts lyrics to the Borodin piano piece "Serenade." Conversely, two songs are completely original Wright and Forrest compositions with no Borodin material: "Rahadlakum," with music from an earlier song by the team, and the Poet's "I Am" Song "Rhymes Have I," written during pre-Broadway tryouts when Alfred Drake needed a stronger opening song and the songwriters had used up all the melodies they knew from Borodin's small body of work. | |
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Aside Glance | |
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Aside Glance: "I want to take you to the Harem." POET: (glance) "Must I?" | |
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Vocal Tag Team | |
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Vocal Tag Team: Lalume and the Poet. | |
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Distant Duet | |
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Distant Duet: "And This is my Beloved" | |
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Beware the Nice Ones | |
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Beware the Nice Ones: The Poet seems quite amiable. He's also capable of holding a man underwater until he drowns, while casually talking to the Caliph. | |
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Bawdy Song | |
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Bawdy Song: Especially the way Dolores Gray sings 'em. | |
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You Fool! / int_3b4eef30 | |
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