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The Gay Hussar
The Gay Hussar was a celebrated Hungarian restaurant located at 2 Greek Street, Soho, central London, England. It was established in 1953 and closed in 2018.
History
Victor Sassie was the founder of The Gay Hussar restaurant in 1953. Sassi ...
restaurant, and
Tatárjárás (disambiguation) Tatárjárás is a Hungarian word, meaning literally "Passing of the Tatars".
It may refer to:
* The Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241-42 (see Mongol invasion of Europe).
* An operetta by Emmerich Kálmán
Emmerich Kálmán ( hu, Kálmán Imre ...
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''The Gay Hussars'' is an
operetta in three acts by
Emmerich Kálmán
Emmerich Kálmán ( hu, Kálmán Imre; 24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian composer of operettas and a prominent figure in the development of Viennese operetta in the 20th century. Among his most popular works are ''Die Csárdà ...
. The piece was Kalman's first operetta and a hit throughout Europe and America. The first version, in
Hungarian, ''Tatárjárás'', with
libretto by
Karl von Bakonyi and
Andor Gábor, premiered at the
VÃgszinház in Budapest on 22 February 1908. The
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
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version, ''Ein Herbstmanöver'', with libretto by K. von Bakonyi and
Robert Bodanzky
Robert Bodanzky, also known as Danton (born Isidor Bodanskie, 8 March 1879 – 2 November 1923), was an Austrian journalist, playwright, poet and artist. While he became famous for his apolitical poems before World War I, he turned an anarchist ...
, premiered in
Vienna
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on 22 January 1909. It was so popular that it prompted Kalman to move to Vienna.
English adaptations
Its
New York premiere, as ''The Gay Hussars'', adapted by Maurice Brown Kirby with lyrics by Grant Stewart, was at the
Knickerbocker Theatre on 29 July 1909 with
W. H. Denny. Another English adaptation played in London as ''Autumn Manoeuvres'', opening in 1912 at the
Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiv ...
with
Robert Evett
Robert Evett (16 October 1874 – 15 January 1949) was an English singer, actor, theatre manager and producer. He was best known as a leading man in Edwardian musical comedies and later managed the George Edwardes theatrical empire.
In 1892, at ...
. The piece then toured in Britain.
Roles
Selected recordings
A version of ''Autumn Manoeuvers'' was recorded in 2003 by
Ohio Light Opera The Ohio Light Opera is a professional opera company based in Wooster, Ohio that performs the light opera repertory, including Gilbert and Sullivan, American, British and continental operettas, and other musical theatre works, especially of the lat ...
.
References
* , accessed 7 May 2019
*Ganzl, Kurt, ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', 2nd Ed., New York, Schirmer Books (2001), p. 1050.
A survey of Kalman operettas
External links
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Operas by Emmerich Kálmán
Hungarian-language operettas
German-language operettas
1909 operas
Operas set in Hungary