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| going_like_elsie |
When Eliza is blonde...So I know that there have been many blonde Elizas- but how does Higgins lines work then when they ask Pickering what color her hair and eyes are. I think it goes something like this:Pickering (on the phone): Her hair? Oh now let me see... sort of a neutral color... Higgins: Brown! Pickering: Brown. Her eyes... well.... Higgins: BROWN! BROWN! BROWN! I know that is not the exact dialogue- but you get the idea. What happens to those lines when the actress is blonde and they don't have her wear a wig. I ask because I am auditioning for Eliza and I was wondering if my blondeness would count against me... |
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| Melindaisy |
we changed them to reflect my coloring
"blonde" and "green".... |
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| SeasonsOfLove |
Just change them to suit your Eliza.
Ours had red hair: "Well, it's sort of a neutral non descript colour.." "She's bloody ginger, Pickering!" |
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| princesswanabe |
Oh my gosh! that ginger thing may have been the funniest thing I've ever heard! lol 
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| Silverweed |
I doubt it. Keep in mind that Julie Andrews, who played Eliza originally, was blonde. |
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| Salome |
Julie was not blonde when she played eliza. | ||||||
| Mademoiselle Lanoire |
Right. I don't remember seeing any pictures/video of her dyed blonde before tSoM. |
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| Silverweed |
Yes she was. Check out the pics from that time in her autobiography---she was totally blonde! |
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| actor |
She was the original - the line would then be "Blonde! Blonde! Blonde!" Unless they changed it just for the movie. I haven't read the book of the musical. |
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| mantarnia |
If Julie was blonde at the time then she must have been wearing a wig when she played Eliza. As shown here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJqBaA0CqOo&feature=related |
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| Mademoiselle Lanoire |
She is most definitely not a natural blonde.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77dM2LE4v7E&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2-YGGn0y4&feature=related |
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| feather |
julie andrews DID wear a darker wig for eliza. but anyway her hair was a light brown colour once she reached adulthood - blonde as a kid which may be why people are basing this on her autobiography, but it got darker as she grew up.
but her eyes are blue, and i still think Higgins shouted out 'brown brown brown brown' in responto the question about her eyes. i always assumed they just figured that the audience couldn't see a stage performer's eye colour. another thread on this forum has shown, however, that sometimes a more intimate stage means the audience do notice the discrepancy. read MFL goofs for details... |