''Orange Blossoms'' is a 1922
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 ...
with music by
Victor Herbert
Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is be ...
and a
book
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arr ...
by
Fred de Gresac
Fred de Gresac (died February 20, 1943), born Frédérique Rosine de Grésac, was a French librettist, playwright and screenwriter. She was the wife of opera singer Victor Maurel.
Early life
Frédérique Rosine de Grésac was born at Lamalou-les- ...
, based on her own 1902 French play ''La Passerelle'' which had also been translated and staged on Broadway in 1903 as ''
The Marriage of Kitty
''The Marriage of Kitty'' is a lost 1915 American silent comedy film directed by George Melford.
It was written by Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Hector Turnbull. The origin of the work was de Croisset, who wro ...
''.
[Dietz p.122]
It ran for 95 performances at the
Fulton Theatre
The Fulton Theatre was a Broadway theatre located at 210 West 46th Street in Manhattan, New York City, that was opened in 1911. It was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre in 1955. The theatre was demolished in 1982. Since the former Little Theatre be ...
on Broadway between September 19 and December 9, 1922. Produced and directed by Edward Royce, the cast included
Alta King
Alta L. King (March 21, 1899 – March 1981) was an American dancer, singer, and Ziegfeld girl in musical theatre.
Early life
King was born in Barnesville, Minnesota, the daughter of John F. King (1866–1939) and Alta Mae Kimpton King (18 ...
,
Pat Somerset
Pat Somerset (28 February 1897 – 20 April 1974) was an English stage and film actor.
Biography
Born Patrick Holme-Sumner, after appearing in some British silent films early in his career, he moved to the United States.
In 1922 he starred on ...
,
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith (September 8, 1898 – August 5, 1978) was an American stage, television, and film actress.
Life and career
Smith was born in Texas. Her family moved from Texas to New York shortly before Smith began studying at the Metropol ...
,
Edith Day
Edith Day (born Edith Marie Day; April 10, 1896 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress and singer best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies and operettas, first on Broadway and then in London's West End.
Life and career
Born ...
,
Hal Skelly
Hal Skelly (James Harold Skelley; May 31, 1891 – June 16, 1934) was an American Broadway and film actor.
Biography
He was born James Harold Skelley in Alleghenyville, Pennsylvania to James and Martha Skelley. His family moved to Daven ...
,
Nancy Welford, and
Jack Whiting. The setting is contemporary France with the action taking place in
Paris
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and
Cannes
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.
References
Bibliography
* Dan Dietz. ''The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
1922 musicals
American musicals
Compositions by Victor Herbert
Broadway musicals
Musicals based on plays
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