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Question about the play

posted 18 years ago by novastar_6
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Now in the movie, it's explained just WHY Ed printed up 'Watch for the revolution, it's coming soon' and 'the red flag will sweep the country'. To advertise the fireworks made based on the Russian revolution...but in the play, just HOW could someone explain printing up phrases like 'Dynamite the Capitol!' 'Dynamite the White House!' 'Dynamite the Supreme Court!'? I know he said he'd just print anything, but where could that stuff come from?

[–] Green_day_bsket_case 18 years ago

the book he was reading on trotsky

[–] novastar_6 18 years ago

Ahhhhh, that would make sense, I suppose...I never read it.

[–] inlovewithJC 17 years ago

in Act III, when Donald is reading the paper, he reads "the defendants, 13 in all ..." ... there were 14 of them, weren't there?

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[–] novastar_6 17 years ago

Well let's see, there was Grandpa, Paul, Penny, Ed, Essie, Tony, Alice, Rheba, Donald, Mr and Mrs. Kirby, Mr. Kolenkhov, Mr. DePinna, and Gay Wellington, so yes it was 14.