Legendary Show Comes to Town
The event, going on through Nov. 19th, is being performed at the theater at 13350 Dallas Parkway, Suite 3495.
Show times are Fridays, 10:30 a.m., Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Price is $9 for adults and $8 for kids and seniors.
According to Wikipedia, the name “Rumpelstiltskin” is a dwarf character in a fairy tale of the same name that originated in Germany.
The plot synopsis, states the website, is that in order to make himself appear more important, a miller lied to the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. The greedy king was so impressed that he married the miller’s beautiful daughter, but when their first child was born, the dwarf returned to claim his payment, said Wikipedia.
“The earliest known mention of Rumpelstiltskin occurs in Johann Fischart’s Geschichtklitterung, or Gargantua or 1577 which refers to an Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½amusement’ for children named Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Rumpele stilt or the Poppart,'” says the site. “Other elements of the story may also vary: in Tom Tit Tot, the girl ate five pies and her mother scolded her.”
According to Wikipedia’s research, the story of Rumpelstiltskin is an example of Aarne and Thompson’s folklore type 500 and the story is most commonly interpreted as a cautionary tale against bragging but in this case not the miller himself but rather his daughter is punished for his lies.
For more information on the Dallas show, call 214-369-4849.
