Talk:Dionysus in '69

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While the film does use the apostrophe, as far as I can tell the original play did not (i.e., Dionysus in 69); it would be useful to clear this up if anyone has the time and energy. Languagehat (talk) 21:49, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The play was published sans apostrophe.[1] And I'm not so sure the film used it, either. The New York Times review of the film doesn't include it.[2] And the posters and box covers I've found online don't include it.[3] Although I have no proof thereof, I suspect the the original title was meant as a double entendre about the frank sexuality of the work, particularly since the first performances were in 1968, not 1969. Later marketers and catalogers seem not to have gotten the joke.

Unfortunately, the apostrophe version is what IMDb uses,[4] so it may be better to leave this article title as is. However, I think I may be bold and move the play article to the non-apostrophe version. --GentlemanGhost (converse) 00:52, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, now I see why IMBb uses the apostrophe. I found a link to the film itself, uploaded to the NYU Library with the permission of Schechner himself. In it, the title card clearly has an apostrophe.[5] So, although it seems that the play has no apostrophe in the title, the film does. --GentlemanGhost (converse) 02:07, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for finally clearing this up! Languagehat (talk) 20:44, 4 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks and nice work. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 07:56, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]