Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Neither Ingrid Bergman nor anyone else in “Casablanca” says “Play it again, Sam”....

And Dracula never said "Gude eeevening, " not in the Stoker novel, nor in the Broadway play based on it. However, in the 1978 revival (and possibly earlier ones), the classic entrance line was indeed used. Dracula (Frank Langella when the production opened, then Raul Julia, and later Jean Leclerq) made his entrance, and the house exploded in cheers. Then he said "Gude eeevening!" -- and the house exploded in fresh cheers for about ten minutes.

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