Elmer Gantry: A New American Opera

It's not just The New York Times or The Wahington Post that invoke the name ELMER GANTRY as an archetype.
I found a fascinating article online that shows just how much significance the name still holds for the Christian right. Here's an online article from a Christian Broadcasting website that uses the name ELMER GANTRY as a shorthand for all dishonest evangelists, just as the Times or the Post would. The surprise is that the article goes to great lengths to praise the book (and movie) in a sly, calculating way. And it includes lots of good quotes from the book...

You'll have a chance to hear the cast sing the OCTET from ELMER GANTRY live on Nashville Public Radio, WPLN, and streamed live to the web at wpln.org. The Show is called "Live from Studio C" and it airs Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time. To hear it, click here. For more on the history of the octet, read on... Herschel

"You probably didn't notice it, but that old rogue Elmer Gantry turned eighty this year...." The Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2007

A look at the enduring power of ELMER GANTRY-as-archetype, and a thoughtful assessment of Sinclair Lewis's novel.
To read the complete article, click here.