tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post112235120465186811..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Bad Courtship Tips From MusicalsJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-6816198240194752582011-06-24T13:57:13.734-04:002011-06-24T13:57:13.734-04:00I think your reasoning on the line "hail Quee...I think your reasoning on the line "hail Queen of Fairyland, how's Hollywood?" may be a little specious, unless you saw the actual production. From the libretto and vocal material, the line comes in the midst of various female embodiments of US states being presented, so there's no reason to suspect that "queen" means anything more than a female monarch. I'd always assumed a link between Coronado in CA, which I think was referred to by L. Frank Baum as "Queen of Fairyland" (the name means "the crowned one"), and Hollywood, also in CA, and also connected with Baum's literary and filmic "magic".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com