VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: The Gay Divorcee, Cole Porter, Tap Dance
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Tap dance musical (comedy) (cid:884) a popular form of musical theatre of the 20th century, developed chiefly in the us and england; it features spoken dialogue developing dramatic situations appropriate for song, ensemble numbers, and dance. Cole porter, (cid:862)night and day(cid:863) from the gay divorcee (1932 broadway play) Night and day under the hide of me, there"s an oh, such a hungry yearning, burning inside of me. And this torment won(cid:859)t be through(cid:853) (cid:858)til (cid:455)ou let me spend m(cid:455) life making love to you. day and night, night and day. Synopsis: mimi glossop wants a divorce from her absentee husband, so her aunt hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. The arrangement is that mimi(cid:859)s husband will discover the pair in a beach resort in brighton (in the south of england). Before she leaves london for brighton, mimi meets the american dancer guy holden, who is immediately smitten with her and begs her to call him.
