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Thread #32382   Message #426278
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
26-Mar-01 - 11:36 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mary's Reply (Mountains of Mourne sequel)
Subject: RE: Mountains of Mourne - Sequel?
Well, yes; the racial stereotyping is a bit embarrassing nowadays, and he does come over as something of an "Uncle Tom" by today's standards.  Still and all, he made his living mainly as a comic writer, and it was affectionate parody, by all accounts, made with understanding.  At any rate, he chose some pretty good tunes to work with, which must have quite a bearing on his continuing popularity, at home as much as abroad.  Stephen Foster comes to mind, too, though of course he didn't belong to the culture he parodied.

Malcolm