UBetty Boop, opopayiwe ngu-"It Girl," uhlanganisa iminyaka engu-90 ngo-Agasti 9!
Ngomhla ka-Agasti 9, umgubho wamazwe ngamazwe wenkanyezi ethandekayo ye-boop-oop-a-dooping Betty Boop izoqala ngochungechunge lokuhalalisela isithonjana sopopayi, ukuhlonipha iminyaka engu-90 yokuqala kwesikrini sakhe esikhulu. Omunye wabalingisi abadume kakhulu kupopayi, uBetty Boop ukhonzwa abalandeli bayo yonke iminyaka, uthathwa njengesithonjana sesitayela, i-trendsetter kanye nophawu lokuhlomisa abesifazane.
Umnikazi womlingiswa, I-fleischer Studioskanye nomenzeli welayisensi Izici zenkosi, bahlela izindlela eziningi zokwenza le khathuni ehlekisayo ngo-Agasti nakuwo wonke u-2020, kusukela emikhankasweni yenkundla yezokuxhumana kanye nokuhlolwa kwekhathuni okuku-inthanethi kuya ochungechungeni lokusebenzisana kwemikhiqizo emikhulu.
UBetty Boop uthole ikhefu lakhe ngo-Agasti 9, 1930 kukhathuni yeFleischer Studios Izitsha ezinesiyezi - nakuba abalandeli bakhe besimanje bangeke babone i-mermaid eculayo, edansayo eyadalwa ngu-Max Fleischer njengesithakazelo sothando esingaba khona ku-half-dog, isihlabani esingumuntu, u-Bimbo. Njengoba uBetty ezuza okulandelayo ngokwakhe, i-spaniel yakhe ibukeka ishintshashintsha yaba ubuso bukadoli wengane kanye nezindlebe zakhe ezinde zenja ephaphazelayo zaba amacici akhe ayisignesha ayihuphu. (Kamuva waba nomdlwane wakhe, u-Pudgy, owasungulwa ngo-1934 Umngane KaShwi Nomtekhala.)
Ukubukeka okuphakeme komlingisi kanye nesitayela sokwenza izwi njengengane kugqugquzelwe abaculi nabalingisi abakhulu be-Jazz Age yawo-20, ikakhulukazi uHelen Kane, "Baby Esther" Jones, Gertrude Saunders, Bessie Smith no-Ethel Merman. Nakuba abesifazane abaningi abanamakhono benikele ngezimpilo zabo eminyakeni edlule, umlingisi wezwi osayinwe nguBetty Boop kwakungu-Mae Questal, naye owakhulumela i-Olive Oyl kaFleischer kanye ne-Famous Studios 'Little Audrey. Ihambisana nenkululeko ekhulayo yabesifazane abayithola ngemva kweMpi Enkulu, iFleischer Studios yaba yisitudiyo sokuqala esikhulu ukuqasha umlingisi wesifazane: uLillian Friedman, omsebenzi wakhe ovezwe ku. I-Pudgy kanye nekati elilahlekile (1938).
“Enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu isiko lanamuhla elabelana ngalo nesikhathi sangaphambi kokudangala ukuthi womabili angamasiko aye/aphuma ekucindezelweni, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane.Ngicabanga ukuthi lo mugqa uyisizathu esikhulu esenza ukuthi uBetty Boop aqhubeke nokuzwakala. eminyakeni edlule naphezu koshintsho oluqhubekayo olumzungezile,” kusho umongameli weFleischer Studios uMark Fleischer (umshana kaMax) Umagazini we-animation.
Sekuyiminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, uBetty Boop ecula futhi ephula imithetho nezimiso zesikhathi esedlule, ebeka ubungozi futhi ebeka amathrendi ngobuhlakani nangobuhle njengomgqugquzeli wangempela. Njengomlingisi wokuqala wesifazane wopopayi, waqanjwa ngokuthi "Indlovukazi Yopopayi" futhi ikhono lakhe lokuxhumana nabantu selithathe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-90. Uthando lukaBetty, ukuqiniseka nokuqina kwakhe kuyaqhubeka nokukhuthaza abalandeli bakhe emhlabeni jikelele.
Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yini abadali bopopayi banamuhla abangayifunda empumelelweni ehlala njalo kaBetty, uMark Fleischer waphawula: “Ukuba i-surreal ngokuvamile kwanelisa kakhulu, kuyakhuthaza futhi kuyajabulisa kunokuba ngokoqobo ngokusobala.”
Ozakwethu bomkhiqizo emhlabeni wonke ujoyine I-King Features kanye ne-Fleischer Studios ngokubambisana kwezingubo, izesekeli, imikhiqizo yobuhle, okuqoqiwe nokunye ukuze kugujwe ingqopha-mlando yesithonjana somhlaba. Ukusebenzisana kwakamuva kufake i-Nike, umugqa wobuhle ovela ku-IPSY, amawashi avela ku-Invicta, okuqoqiwe okuvela ku-MBI, Inc., kanye nezibalo ze-vinyl eziqoqwayo ezivela ku-Funko.
Incwadi entsha, Umhlahlandlela kaShwi Nomtekhala Wokuphila Impilo Enesibindi Nelinganiselayo – Iseluleko Esijabulisayo, Esiqinile Nesimangalisayo Sikhuthazwe Yisithonjana Esigqwayizayo I-(Skyhorse Publishing) ikhishwe ngoJanuwari ukuze iqale unyaka wama-90. Ibhalwe ngabameli bokunikeza amandla uSusan Wilking Horan no-Kristi Ling Spencer, le ncwadi inesandulela somklami u-Zac Posen futhi inika abafundi amazwibela ngomlando ocebile kaBetty kuyilapho ihlinzeka ngamathiphu afika ngesikhathi nangapheli ezihlokweni ezisukela kwezothando kuye kwezempilo kanye nokuzithuthukisa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, a Shwi Nomtekhala Broadway Musical iyathuthukiswa njengamanje. Kokukhethekile kwakamuva, i-PBS inikeze abalandeli ukuthi babheke ukukhiqizwa kwesiteji okuzayo lapho umqambi wohlelo, u-David Foster, ebuka kuqala enye yezingoma azibhalele uhlelo (buka ku-pbs.org). UFoster nonkosikazi wakhe, uKatherine McPhee, nabo basanda kucula ingoma yomculo enesihloko esithi "Something to Shout About" ohlelweni. Uhlelo lwanamuhla.
Shwi nomtekhala unetimu yokugubha iminyaka engama-90 "Forever Fabulous" izoqhubeka phakathi no-Agasti kuze kube sekupheleni konyaka, futhi abalandeli bangalindela ukubona inhlanganisela ebanzi yokusebenzisana okusha nemicimbi ye-inthanethi.
Ulwazi olwengeziwe nezibuyekezo nge-90th kaShwi noMtekhala ziyatholakala ku-www.bettyboop.com kanye neziteshi zayo zokuxhumana.
