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The Little Duchess (musical)
''The Little Duchess'' is a musical in three acts with music by Reginald De Koven and both book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., the work was an adaptation of Alfred Hennequin's 1878 play ''Niniche''. The musical was created as a starring vehicle for Ziegfeld's longtime life partner, the actress Anna Held, who portrayed Clare de Brion, a.k.a "The Little Duchess". The original production of ''The Little Duchess'' was directed by George F. Marion who also starred in the production as Count Cassibianca. The cast also included Sydney Barraclough as the romantic male lead, Captain Ralph Edgerton. The musical used sets designed by Ernest Albert, and costumes designed by Caroline Seidle, Will R. Barnes and Archie Gunn. Herman Perlet served as music director. After initial tryout performances in Baltimore and Washington D.C., the work premiered on Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (other) * Broadway theatre, theatrical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
