Posts Tagged 'London'

The Incomparable Maudi Darrell: One-Time Darling Of London’s Gaiety Theatre

The story begins almost like a fairy tale: Once upon a time there were three brothers, George, Edward and John.

When the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit

This Musical triumviretta in 1 act was adapted from J Maddison Morton’s farce Box and Cox by F C Burnand,

When you ‘live’ in a certain ‘world’ – in my case, that of the 19th century musical theatre – you

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A seventy-one year old man, a little crippled these days, lying in the too-scorching sun by the Australian seaside, reading

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Operetta star performer and writer Ivor Novello (1893-1951) will be featured as “Composer of the Week” for BBC Radio 3

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Chu Chin Chow was a version of the Arabian Nights’ Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves tale, put together by

Thank God for the internet. Especially, if you’re interested in historical operetta recordings. The website Norbeck, Peters & Ford offers

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Here is something really yummy: a collection of essays dealing with various aspects of popular musical theater at the beginning