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The Wild Rose (1926 Musical)
''The Wild Rose'' is a musical theatre, musical in two acts with both book and lyrics co-authored by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, and music by Rudolf Friml. It should not be confused with the earlier 1902 musical, ''The Wild Rose'', by Ludwig Engländer, Harry B. Smith and George V. Hobart. History ''The Wild Rose'' was originally written as a starring vehicle for Lew Fields in the part of the gambler Gideon Holtz. Fields played the role in tryout (theatre), tryout performances prior to the original production's Broadway theatre, Broadway run, but was forced to leave the show 24 hours prior to the work's Broadway opening when he needed an emergency appendectomy. Actor William Collier Sr. learned the part in less than a day, and performed the part for its Broadway premiere at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 20, 1926. Others in the original cast included Desiree Ellinger as Princess Elise, Joseph Santley as Monty Travers, Joseph Macaulay as Baron Frederick, Wright Kramer ... [...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] |
