THEA 11000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ethel Merman, Yiddish Theatre, Jerome Kern
3 Aug 2016
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Music and spoken lines subjects light comedic and entertaining the mikado, the pirates of penzance. Music sketches animals juggling fuse english musical, mistral shows, and yiddish theatre. Dramatic sketches and songs satirizing other theatre. Lydia thompson and british blondes 1868 bring british burlesques to america. Beginning of the book musical: have storylines. Little johnny jones: 1904 american jockey vindicated after accusation of throwing a british race. Hero of george washington jr: 1906 changes name in protest of fathers english loyalty. Romances among members of the showboat cotton blossoms. White husband half black wife leave company: against law to perform on same stage in mississippi. George gershwin: create serious stories in musicals: of thee i sing, porgy and bess. Will pick first lady of the united states from national beauty contest. Love triangle on catfish row in charleston sc. Porgy falls in love with bess who is owned by towns crown. Praised for integration of songs into the story.
