Queenie And Burrs In Joseph Moncure's The Wild Party

The Wild Party is a musical based on a narrative poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure published on 1928. The story is about an exotic couple, Queenie and Burrs, that throws a party in their apartment. The party takes place in New York City during the 1920s. The couple are vaudevillians and their life style is full of excesses. During the party, Kate, Queenie’s best friend, brings an attractive young man named Black. The conflict arrives when Queenie and Black feel mutually fascinated despite their partners. Queenie and Black decide to live an adventurous affair during the evening that provokes Burrs. Those incidents show the conflictive and abusive relationship that Queenie and Burrs have. In the end, the conflict exploits, Black and Burrs fight and burrs is

The words in the fascinating performance demonstrates the true nature of the characters behind their eccentric personalities. Queenie is a gorgeous woman that drives men mad. Between the lines is eminent that Queenie lacks of self-love and self-respect. She has a life of appearances and self-destruction; she is attracted to violent and corrupt men. The music itself is pure melodrama it exhibits emotions, tension, violence, and passions. The classic vaudeville style and some subtle moments reflects the crazy life that Queenie faces. The ending is a part that do not displayed the richness of the whole play. Queenie is bathed in morning light. The ending displays a hope for Queenie’s future, but Queenie did not showed a full transformation in her mentality. Burr’s dead was shocking for Queenie, but the play lacks of an additional song from Queenie that will really demonstrates an internal confrontation. In larger scale, people in cities will accept, enjoy, and comprehend the play. In rural small communities, the play will not be understood and it will be misrepresent as a frivolous performance of scandalous relationships and