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[fancycwabs]

So, I've been asked to step in as a replacement for Professor Bhaer in the local production of Little Women, and I've got to confess I know NOTHING about the story. I always just assumed that it was basically The Facts of Life set in the 1800s. Looking at IMdB, however, I noticed that there are some relatively famous actors who've played the role over the years:

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Any insight into the story, or the character, or snarky comments would be much appreciated.

Especially if, you know, you've actually read the book.

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[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

Ah, so he is exactly the sort of person Theo Maske complains about in The Underpants.

THEO: Yes, I've seen these sensitive men singing their hearts out on the stage, crooning love songs and weeping over their lady loves. Why would a woman want a man who acts like a woman? Let women go off and write poems and stand on the stage singing of their broken hearts. Men, strong, vital men, should be at their desks, filing files and stamping documents and going home at five o'clock.

And yet, Theo and the professor SHARE THE SAME STYLE MUSTACHE! Unless the director asks me to shave.

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

He's not girly: he's just European.

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

Theo is kinda a bigot and misogynist in the Archie Bunker vein--only not as lovable. Also German.