The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl
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"The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl" is a humorous, self-revealing song from the musical *The Music Man* in which con man Harold Hill explains his preference for a worldly, experienced woman over an idealized innocent.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| characterizes | Harold Hill as a cynical con man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | Harold Hill’s romantic preferences ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | The Music Man (1957 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | Broadway musical style ⓘ |
| lyricalContent | contrast between “sadder-but-wiser” women and naive “good” girls ⓘ |
| lyricist | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | voice ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Harold Hill
NERFINISHED
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Marcellus Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow | early in Act I of The Music Man ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
preference for a worldly, experienced woman
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rejection of idealized innocence ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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self-revealing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film adaptations of The Music Man
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stage productions of The Music Man ⓘ |
| workFromWhichTitleDerived | The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1957 ⓘ |
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