River City town council
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River City town council is the fictional municipal governing body in Meredith Willson’s musical "The Music Man," responsible for local civic affairs in the town of River City, Iowa.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city council
ⓘ
fictional municipal governing body ⓘ fictional organization ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | stage musical ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Harold Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayor Shinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationOfOperation | River City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | The Music Man (1957 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | River City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | River City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
easily distracted
ⓘ
prone to bickering ⓘ susceptible to persuasion by Harold Hill ⓘ |
| hasRoleInNarrative |
represents small-town governance
ⓘ
source of comic relief ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | theatrical musical ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to be influenced by Harold Hill’s band proposal
ⓘ
to reflect public opinion in River City ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | The Music Man universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | local civic affairs in River City ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| stateOfFictionalSetting | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthorOccupation |
composer
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ |
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