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A Night Out (musical)
''A Night Out'' is a Edwardian musical comedy, musical comedy with a book by George Grossmith, Jr. and Arthur Miller, music by Willie Redstone and Cole Porter and lyrics by Clifford Grey. The story is adapted from the 1894 French comedy ''L'Hôtel du libre échange'' by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallières. The sculptor Pinglet gets an evening away from his domineering wife and dines with the attractive Marcelle Delavaux. After a series of coincidences and mix-ups, he manages the deception without suffering any adverse consequences. The musical was presented with success at the New London Theatre, Winter Garden Theatre, London, from 1920 to 1921 and then toured in Britain. History In 1896, "A Night Out", a non-musical adaptation of ''L'Hôtel du libre échange'', opened in London and ran for 500 nights."'A Night Out' – Old Farce in New Guise", ''The Times'', 20 September 1920, p. 8 The musical adaptation, produced by George Grossmith, Jr. and Edward Laurillard followed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Redstone
Willy (or Willie) Redstone (24 September 1883 – 30 September 1949) was a French composer and conductor of light music who had a substantial career in England and Australia, where he became music editor for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC. History Redstone (originally Rottenstein) was born in Paris, a nephew of the composer Charles Gounod (his mother was a half-sister). and cousin of Albert Carré, director of the Paris Opéra-Comique. His parents were in Paris as refugees from Strasbourg, which had fallen to Germany in 1870. He trained in Paris to be an engineer, but was more interested in music. He was four years at the Paris Conservatoire, on a scholarship won through his talent as a pianist. He studied harmony and counterpoint under Massenet. His first composition, at the age of 20, was a light opera which ran at the Théâtre Hébertot, Théâtre des Arts for thirty weeks in 1905, setting his future as a writer of light music. He was also in demand by theatre d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |