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A Teen Celebrity in 1804
- Geste 3y ago>Betty’s people paid critics for good reviews, leaked his letters to the press, and authorized production of medallions, snuff boxes, coffee cups, and other merchandise. Theaters probably also used tricks to inflate the reception Betty received, like strategically placing ringers in the audience to cheer for him. It's always good to realise we aren't so much different from our previous generation. If anything, we just do what they did faster and with a greater impact on the world, for better or worse.
- throwawaymaths 3y agoFeel like Mozart was similar, in the 18thc, if you are looking for another data point.
- frozenport 3y agoMozart lives on, Nobody has heard of Betty
- MichaelZuo 3y agoYou certainly have, now.
- drt5b7j 3y agoI doubt I'll remember this article in a couple of hours, let alone a couple of days.
- ars 3y agoThat's more likely because there was no way to record Betty, but you can record Mozart.
- stephen_g 3y agoFrom Mozart’s work, which is widely performed today, he is still regarded as one of the best composers of all time… Seems pretty different from somebody whose handlers paid for good reviews…
- throwawaymaths 3y agoI don't mean to be snobby but while I rather like Mozart's later works, Mozart's early works really do sound like they were written by a kid that got famous.
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- glompers 3y agoShakespeare's early Titus Andronicus isn't a pleasure either
- bombcar 3y agoHey at least we get a genuine Shakespearean “yo momma”: Demetrius: Thou hast undone our mother. Aaron: Villain, I have done thy mother
- telesilla 3y agoYou haven't seen the stunning film version by Julie Taymor. https://youtu.be/OvZRvKf78yY?feature=shared https://youtu.be/OvZRvKf78yY?feature=shared
- cl3misch 3y agoHe apparently went on to attend college and wanted to continue acting afterwards, but was not well received by critics. He tried to kill himself, failed, and went on to live off his fortune.
- xeonmc 3y agoSounds a bit similar to the plot of Birdman?