Oliver!'s Artful Dodger
Jack Wild
This here is my favorite Artful Dodger, the first one I was introduced to- I suspect where this whole thing started from is my twin and mines stuft animal games, we had 'streetkids', which we loved with all our hearts and souls. The Artful Dodger is the closest thing we've ever come across in actual life to them, and although subtle, I'm quite sure thats why we're so fascinated by him. The Artful Dodger has this funny sort of class about him, a dirty, slightly villainous charm, you might say. He is a clever young gentleman, with a smeared pouty face and an upturned nose. He has a fierce loyalty to Fagin, and his work, pickpocketing, and it is impossible to picture him as anything else. He can be mishcheiveous, and clever, but more so it is a simple appropriatness of his personality to the life he leads.
Plot Summary of Oliver! Qoutes from Oliver!
Here are the lyrics to two snipets of the songs he sings:
If you would like the songs in their entirity, email me.
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'Consider Yourself' Consider yourself, at home. Consider yourself, part of the family. I've taken to you, so strong. It's clear, we're, going to get along. Consider yourself, well in. Consider yourself, part of the furniture. There isn't a lot, to spare. But who cares, wotever we got we share. It it could chanse to be, We should see that harder days, Empty larder days, why grouse? If you should chanse to meet, Someone who could foot the bill, Then the drinks are on the house! Consider yourself, a mate We don't wanna have, no fuss So after some consideration we can state Consider yourself, one of us! |
'I'd Do Anything' I'd do anything for you, dear, anything For you mean everything to me I know that I'd go anywhere for your smile, anywhere For your smile everywhere I see Would you climb a hill? Anything. Wear a daffodill? Anything. Leave me all your will? Anything. Even fight my Bill? Wot fisticuffs!? I'd risk anything for one kiss, everything Yes, I'd do anything- Anything? Anything, for you! |
From left to right: Artful Dodger, Oliver, Charley Bates
A funny and amusing snippet of conversation between Bill Sikes and Fagin.
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