Author: Leslie Stuart
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Category : Musical revues, comedies, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 636

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Author: Johnson Briscoe
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Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 838

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Author: John Franceschina
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135949085
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Harry B. Smith was the most prolific writer for the American musical theatre in history, working with every major American composer between 1880 and 1920. This examination of his work is thus highly instructive of the history of the American musical.

Author: H. Thomas Howell
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480812153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 497

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When Eleanor Pendleton met Louis M. Ream in 1911, it was love at first sight. She was a Broadway actress known for her beauty and dancing ability in musical comedy productions during the early twentieth century. Louis was tall, dark, and handsome and, as she soon discovered, the youngest son and presumptive heir of Norman B. Ream, one of Americas wealthiest men. The problem for Eleanor, as she learned after eloping with Louis, was her father-in-laws deep-seated aversion to the theatre; he regarded all actresses as disreputable. After an overnight trip to seek his fathers forgiveness and understanding, Louis disappeared. A blend of history and melodrama, H. Thomas Howells Eleanors Pursuit offers the biographical legacy of Eleanor Pendleton. It looks beneath the sensational newspaper coverage of 1911 to explore the confrontation between father and son and Eleanors anxious vigil while awaiting the return of her husband. When Reams lawyer arrives at her apartment instead of Louis and informs her the marriage is over, Eleanor collapses in disbelief. The lawyers take center stage, displacing the lovers. Chronicling one of the biggest celebrity newspaper stories of its day, Eleanors Pursuit follows the secret deal-making sessions, the stage-managed travesty of justice, and the ultimate courtroom battle. These events come to life as the witnesses and lawyers reveal the private details in their own words. Howell also tells how the public reacted to the story as it unfolded. With surprises at every turn, this biography explains the exceptional final stage of Eleanors pursuit.

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Languages : en
Pages : 896

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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Author: Andrew Lamb
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000143481
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Leslie Stuart (1864-1928) was a British songwriter best remembered as the composer of the hit show, Florodora. He began writing popular songs as a teenager, first for blackface and vaudeville performers, and eventually for more "legitimate" shows and revues. Florodora (1899), written in collaboration with London's most fashionable librettist, Owen Hall, was a musical-comedy sensation. Its combination of the traditional slow love ballads and waltzes with more rhythmic and long-lined numbers made it a worldwide success. He continued to compose through the first decade of the 20th century, laying the groundwork for the coming innovations in British and American musical theater.

Author: Albert Ellery Bergh
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Category : Opera
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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