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Both Pygmalion arguments are sound as well as altruistic; but at a time when certain civilizations and cultures are in danger of losing their spoken heritage, these slight, quirky renderings of native speech may prove to be as valuable as the archaeologist's fossil finds.
-Discounted student matinee Mainstage performances, where 4,000 students saw Pygmalion and 11 ,400 are scheduled to see A Christmas Carol.
The materials for the Pygmalion costumes will cost $13,000!
The genre revived in 1995 with Clueless , which was based on Jane Austen's Emma . Cruel Intentions is the zillionth adaptation of the 18 th century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses . She's All That is loosely based on Pretty Woman , which was loosely based on My Fair Lady , which was based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion . Arriving at multiplexes in the next few months will be O , a version of Othello set against a backdrop of high-school sports, and 10 Things I Hate About You , an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew .
In his 1912 preface to Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw wrote, It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making another Englishman hate or despise him.