History OverlyLongName / Theater

* An opera called ''The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakingatchdern'' holds the dubious honour of being the longest English manuscript title ever written.
* In ''A Day In Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine'' the [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho]] {{Expy}} asks the [[Creator/MarxBrothers Chico]] {{Expy}} what his name is,
--> "Oh, my name! She's-a Carlo Luigi Biondella Buonanova di Mozzarella."
--> "How do you spell that?"
--> "Wrong, every time!"
* ''Chrononhotonthologos'', a 1734 satire by Henry Carey. The opening lines go:
-->''Aldiborontiphoscophornio!''
--> ''Where left you Chrononhotonthologos?''
** And that isn't even the play's full title. It's ''The Tragedy of Chrononhotonthologos: [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The most tragical tragedy]] [[SoGoodWeMentionedItTwice that ever was tragediz'd]] [[RuleOfThree by any company of tragedians]]''. Any actor who can say both his name and/or his line in one breath, without tripping over his tongue deserves a medal.
* There's a scene in ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' where most of Cyrano and Christian's fellow soldiers are introduced to Roxane:
-->"Baron de Casterac de Cahuzac.--Vidame\\
De Malgouyre Estressac Lesbas d'Escarabiot.\\
Chevalier d'Antignac-Juzet.--Baron Hillot\\
De Blagnac-Salechan de Castel Crabioules..."
** It's even {{lampshaded}} in the next two lines:
--->'''Roxane''': But how many names have you each?\\
'''Baron Hillot''': Scores!
* Lampshaded by Joan of Arc (La Pucelle) in Shakespeare's ''Theatre/HenryVI, Part 1,'' Act 4, Scene 7:
-->LUCY: But where's the great Alcides of the field, \\
Valiant Lord Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, \\
Created, for his rare success in arms, \\
Great Earl of Washford, Waterford and Valence; \\
Lord Talbot of Goodrig and Urchinfield, \\
Lord Strange of Blackmere, Lord Verdun of Alton, \\
Lord Cromwell of Wingfield, Lord Furnival of Sheffield, \\
The thrice-victorious Lord of Falconbridge; \\
Knight of the noble order of Saint George, \\
Worthy Saint Michael and the Golden Fleece; \\
Great marshal to Henry the Sixth \\
Of all his wars within the realm of France? \\
JOAN LA PUCELLE: Here is a silly stately style indeed! \\
The Turk, that two and fifty kingdoms hath, \\
Writes not so tedious a style as this. \\
Him that thou magnifiest with all these titles \\
Stinking and fly-blown lies here at our feet.
* Leon Steponovitch Tolchinsky, Sophia Irena Elynya Zubritsky and Count Gregor Mikhailovitch Breznofsky Fyodor Yousekevitch from ''Theatre/{{Fools}}''.
* In Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical version of ''Film/{{Cinderella}}'', the three members of the royal family all have absurdly long names, the Prince being introduced as "His Royal Highness, Christopher Rupert Windemere Vladimir Karl Alexander François Reginald Lancelot [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Herman]] Gregory James, son of Her Majesty, Queen Constantina Charlotte Ermintrude Gwinyvere [[AerithAndBob Maisie]] Marguerite Anne and His Majesty, King Maximilian Godfrey Ladislaus Leopold [[AerithAndBob Sidney]] Frederick John."
* Creator/EddieIzzard's comedy special "Definite Article" featured a bit where he [[http://thinkcrate.blogspot.com/2005/03/eddie-izzard-comic-genius.html poked fun at the trend for heads of the United Nations to have exceedingly long names]]:
-->"I've changed my name, it's Jeff Jeff Jeff Smith Smith Smithly Ghali!"
-->"Come on in, Jeffrey-big long-named person!"
* The play "The Persecution And Assassination of Jean Paul Marat As Performed By The Inmates Of The Asylum Of Charenton Under The Direction Of The Marquis De Sade" by Peter Weiss is commonly referred to as "Marat/Sade" for obvious reasons, often times even on posters.
* Greek playwright Aristophanes coined the longest word ever written in literature from a comedy called Assemblywomen, Lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsaneilsmellsno­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­ypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­tragano­pterygon. No writer has ever created a longer word, and this record has been held since 390BC!
* In Creator/DorothyLSayers' ''Theatre/TheEmperorConstantine'', Helena's servant derides the Emperor's name -- he didn't have it that long when he had wooed (and abandoned) Helena.
* In ''Theatre/TheProducers'', you get Ulla Inga Hansen Bensen Yosen Tallen-Hallen Svaden Svanson.
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* In ''A Day In Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine'' the [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho]] {{Expy}} asks the [[MarxBrothers Chico]] {{Expy}} what his name is,

Stinking and fly-blown lies here at our feet. \\

* There's a scene in ''CyranoDeBergerac'' where most of Cyrano and Christian's fellow soldiers are introduced to Roxane:

* EddieIzzard's comedy special "Definite Article" featured a bit where he [[http://thinkcrate.blogspot.com/2005/03/eddie-izzard-comic-genius.html poked fun at the trend for heads of the United Nations to have exceedingly long names]]:

* In Theatre/TheProducers, you get Ulla Inga Hansen Bensen Yosen Tallen-Hallen Svaden Svanson.

* Lampshaded by Joan of Arc (La Pucelle) in Shakespeare's ''Henry VI, Part 1,'' Act 4, Scene 7:

* Leon Steponovitch Tolchinsky, Sophia Irena Elynya Zubritsky and Count Gregor Mikhailovitch Breznofsky Fyodor Yousekevitch from ''{{Fools}}''.

* In DorothyLSayers's ''Theatre/TheEmperorConstantine'', Helena's servant derides the Emperor's name -- he didn't have it that long when he had wooed (and abandoned) Helena.

* In Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical version of ''Film/{{Cinderella}}'', the three members of the royal family all have absurdly long names, the Prince being introduced as "His Royal Highness, Christopher Rupert Windemere Vandermere Karl Alexander François Reginald Lancelot [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Herman]] Gregory James, son of Her Majesty, Queen Constantina Charlotte Ermintrude Gwinyvere [[AerithAndBob Maisie]] Marguerite Anne and His Majesty, King Maximilian Godfrey Ladislaus Leopold [[AerithAndBob Sidney]] Frederick John."

* In ''A Day In Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine'' the [[MarxBrothers Groucho]] {{Expy}} asks the [[MarxBrothers Chico]] {{Expy}} what his name is,

** And that isn't even the play's full title. It's ''The Tragedy of Chrononhotonthologos: [[RedundancyDepartmentOfRedundancy The most tragical tragedy]] [[SoGoodWeMentionedItTwice that ever was tragediz'd]] [[RuleOfThree by any company of tragedians]]''. Any actor who can say both his name and/or his line in one breath, without tripping over his tongue deserves a medal.

LUCY: But where's the great Alcides of the field, \\

-->LUCY: But where's the great Alcides of the field, \\

-->JOAN LA PUCELLE: Here is a silly stately style indeed! \\