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Joseph Henry McAlpin Benrimo (1874-1942) was an American actor, playwright, and director. He often went by the name J. Harry Benrimo. Among his plays are ''The Yellow Jacket'' and ''The Willow Tree''; the latter was made into a film in 1920. He directed ''
J. Harry Benrimo
listing in ''Chief Contemporary Dramatists''. Thomas H.Dickinson, editor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1921: 720.
Joseph Henry McAlpin Benrimo (1874-1942) was an American actor, playwright, and director. He often went by the name J. Harry Benrimo. Among his plays are ''The Yellow Jacket'' and ''The Willow Tree''; the latter was made into a film in 1920. He directed ''The Blue Paradise
''The Blue Paradise'' is a musical in a prologue and two acts, with music by Edmund Eysler, Sigmund Romberg and Leo Edwards, lyrics primarily by Herbert Reynolds, and a book by Edgar Smith, based on the operetta ''Ein Tag im Paradies'' (''A Day ...
'' in its original Broadway
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**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
production at the Casino Theatre beginning in August 1915. He also staged the musical comedy
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, movemen ...
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
'' The Well of Romance'' in 1930.
Sources
J. Harry Benrimo
listing in ''Chief Contemporary Dramatists''. Thomas H.Dickinson, editor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1921: 720.
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American dramatists and playwrights American male actors 1874 births 1942 deaths {{US-playwright-stub