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The Merveilleuses
''The Merveilleuses'' is a musical play in three acts, with a book adapted from the French original of Victorien Sardou by Basil Hood, lyrics by Adrian Ross, and music by Hugo Felix. The main plot is a love story, concerning Dorlis, an ''émigré'' aristocrat who has just returned from enforced military service in Italy, and Illyrine, his ex-wife. The English title was sometimes rendered as The Lady Dandies. It opened at Daly's Theatre, London, under the management of George Edwardes, on 27 October 1906, with a cast that included Evie Greene, Denise Orme and Robert Evett in the leading roles, and ran for 196 performances. Plot synopsis The story is set in Revolutionary France in the closing years of the 18th century, during the period when the Directoire, led by Barras, held power. Fashionable Parisian society is led by the ''Incroyables'', or dandies, and their feminine equivalents, the ''Merveilleuses''. The latter have adopted classical robes as their form of dress and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Felix
Hugo Victor Felix (19 November 1866 – 25 August 1934), born Felix Hugo Hayman, was an Austrian composer of operettas and musicals born in Budapest, Austrian Empire. Gänzl, Kurt"Felix the composer" ''Kurt of Gerolstein'', 19 December 2018 Felix's parents were and Hungarian–Austrian merchant, Mori Hayman (died 1896) and a Slovakian–Austrian mother, Eugenie Bachrich (died 1908). He was educated in Vienna, graduated from Vienna University with a Doctorate in Science, but decided to pursue music instead of chemistry. His first operetta was ''Die Kätzchen'', first produced in Lemberg in 1890 and in Vienna in 1892. His other works included ''Husarenblut'' (1894, Vienna), ''Rhodope'' (1900, Vienna and Berlin), ''Madame Sherry'' (1902, Berlin – his biggest success) and ''The Merveilleuses'' (1906, London). As music director of musical director of the Carltheater in Vienna from the late 1890s to 1906, he imported several British works to Vienna, adapting both librettos and scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais-Royal
The Palais-Royal () is a former royal palace located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, it was built for Cardinal Richelieu from about 1633 to 1639 by the architect Jacques Lemercier. Richelieu bequeathed it to Louis XIII, and Louis XIV gave it to his younger brother, the Duke of Orléans. As the succeeding dukes of Orléans made such extensive alterations over the years, almost nothing remains of Lemercier's original design. The Palais-Royal now serves as the seat of the Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council. The central Palais-Royal Garden (Jardin du Palais-Royal) serves as a public park, and the arcade houses shops. History Palais-Cardinal Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, the palace was the personal residence of Cardinal Richelieu. The architect Jacques Lemercier began his design in 1629; construction co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicals Set In Luxembourg
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] |
Musicals Set In The 1790s
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 work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaptations Of Works By Victorien Sardou
In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their Fitness (biology), evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the population during that process. Thirdly, it is a phenotypic trait or adaptive trait, with a functional role in each individual organism, that is maintained and has evolution, evolved through natural selection. Historically, adaptation has been described from the time of the ancient Greek philosophers such as Empedocles and Aristotle. In 18th and 19th century natural theology, adaptation was taken as evidence for the existence of a deity. Charles Darwin proposed instead that it was explained by natural selection. Adaptation is related to biological fitness, which governs the rate of evolution as measured by change in allele frequencies. Often, two or more species co-adapt and co-evolve as they develop adaptations that int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Musicals
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Graves (actor)
George Windsor Graves (1 January 1876 – 2 April 1949) was an English comic actor. Although he could neither sing nor dance,"The Comedy Old Man and His Troubles" ''The New York Times'', 3 February 1907 he became a leading comedian in Edwardian musical comedy, musical comedies, adapting the French and Viennese ''opéra-bouffe'' style of light comic relief into a broader comedy popular with English audiences of the period. His comic portrayals did much to ensure the West End theatre, West End success of ''Véronique (operetta), Véronique'' (1904) ''The Little Michus'' (1905; for which he invented the Gazeka), and ''The Merry Widow'' (1907). In addition to musical comedy, operettas and revues, Graves specialised in pantomime and music hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Sevening
Nina Gladys Sevening (1885 – 1958) was an English stage actress and singer who played minor comedy roles in a long string of Edwardian musical comedies in London and on tour. Background Sevening was born in Westminster, London. Her parents were H. W. Sevening, a German-born commercial clerk, and his English wife Gertrude. She was educated in London and Paris.Gillan, DonNina Sevening (c.1885–1958) stagebeauty.net Career Sevening first appeared on stage in December 1894 in ''The House That Jack Built'' at the Opera Comique. She later appeared in: *''My Innocent Boy'' at the Royalty Theatre 1898 * ''Florodora'' at the Lyric Theatre 1899 * ''The Silver Slipper'' at the Lyric Theatre 1901 * ''A Country Girl'' at Daly's Theatre 1902 * '' The Cingalee'' at Daly's Theatre 1904 * ''The Little Michus'' at Daly's Theatre 1905 * ''The Merveilleuses'' at Daly's Theatre 1906 * ''The Geisha'' at Daly's Theatre 1906 * ''The Merry Widow'' at Daly's Theatre 1907 * ''Susannah and Some Others'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Souray
Eleanor "Nellie" Souray (1880 – 8 December 1931), later styled as Eleanor Byng, Viscountess Torrington, was an English actress known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies, pantomime and light opera. Early life Souray was born Ellen Mary Souray (or Sowray) at Long Ditton, one of eight children of Edwin Souray and Mary Ann (or Marion) Husted Souray. Her sister Maidie Souray was also an actress. Career Souray was a comic actress and singer, preferring the range of shows "from pantomime to light comedy". She appeared in ''The Black Tulip'' (1898), ''The Girl from Kays'' (1902), '' The Duchess of Dantzic'' (1903), '' The Blue Moon'' (1905), ''The Merveilleuses'' (1906), '' The Admirable Crichton'', and ''Letty''. She was also associated with the Gaiety Theatre." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariette Sully
Mariette Sully (1878–1950) biography at the ''Association l'Art Lyrique Français'' website (in French)SULLY (Mariette) in the ''Encylopédie multimédia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France 1918–1944'' (in French) was a Belgian soprano who was principally active in operetta in France.O’Connor P. Mariette Sully. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Career Sully was born in on December 9, 1878. After leaving school she began working in the theatre, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobin
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Scott Russell (tenor)
Harry Henry Russell, better known as Scott Russell (25 September 1868 – 28 August 1949), was an English singer, actor and theatre manager best known for his performances in the tenor roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He was the brother-in-law of D'Oyly Carte contralto Louie René. Life and career Russell was born in Great Malvern and studied singing with Gustave Garcia at the Royal Academy of Music. Early career Russell made his stage debut in the chorus of the Agnes Huntingdon Company in New Jersey in the United States. His London debut came with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre in 1893, where he created the role of Lord Dramaleigh in the original production of ''Utopia, Limited''. In 1895, he created the roles of Bertuccio in '' Mirette'' and Pedro Gomez in ''The Chieftain'' at the Savoy. He also created the roles of Dr. Tannhauser in ''The Grand Duke'' (1896), He was in ''Weather or No'' (1896–97), and Count Cosmo in '' His Majesty'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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