Lake Night at the Movies was featured last year on May 13, 2020 though this time I wanted to express my thoughts regarding the final movie that played in 2019, The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum and why Dan Dalpra chose one of Barnum's quotes to truly sum up the Pops .. for the people.
The tradition of Lake Night at the Movies continued in 2019 as a popular free event at the Chautauqua Lake Pops in Mayville. The featured movies were The Cobbler, On Golden Pond, The Prestige, Jumanji, Beauty & the Beast and The Greatest Showman. There were 2 large screens on the floating stage to allow viewing from the lawn or from a boat.
On a personal note, my favorite movie that summer was The Greatest Showman. At the end of the movie there is a quote by P. T. Barnum .. "No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else."
Another P. T Barnum quote is "The noblest art is that of making others happy."
This blog adopted those nine words after seeing it printed in black on a wall in the Chautauqua Lake Pops office in Mayville. I adopted it simply because I truly feel that Dan Dalpra lives by those words. They best describe why he created the Pops .. for all of us to enjoy.
The Greatest Showman
Pat Locke
Maestro Muse
