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Revision as of 16:54, 28 December 2024 by 4meter4 (talk | contribs) (create stub)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Greenwich Village Follies of 1919 is a musical revue in two acts with music by A. Baldwin Sloane and lyrics co-authored by John Murray Anderson and Arthur Swanstrom. Anderson also wrote the book in collaboration with Philip Bartholomae. The first of The Greenwich Village Follies series of revues, the work premiered Off-Broadway at the Greenwich Village Theatre on July 15, 1919. Theatre scholar Thomas S. Hischak described it as "the first Off-Broadway musical to gain wide recognition in New York", and credited designer Charles Buckles Falls for adopting many new innovations in set design both original to him and from Europe which had a significant impact on future set design on Broadway. Shirley Baker was also praised for her costume designs.
The Greenwich Village Follies transferred to Broadway where it opened at the Nora Bayes Theatre on September 9, 1919. It's final performance on Broadway was on January 31, 1920. Collectively, the show was performed a total of 232 times between the two theaters. The production starred Bessie McCoy Davis, Cecil Cunningham, Harry Delf, Bobby Edwards, Harry K. Morton, and Ted Lewis and his Orchestra.
References
- *Bloom, Ken (1996). American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, 1900-1984. Schirmer Books. p. 425-426. ISBN 9780871969613.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Off-Broadway Musicals Since 1919: From Greenwich Village Follies to The Toxic Avenger. Scarecrow Press. p. 4-5. ISBN 9780810877726.
- ^ Unruh, Delbert (2018). "The Greenwich Village Follies". Forgotten Designers Costume Designers of American Broadway Revues and Musicals From 1900-1930. Page Publishing. ISBN 9781640827585.
- Salem, James M. (1973). "The Greenwich Village Follies". A Guide to Critical Reviews: American drama, 1909-1969. Scarecrow Press. p. 246.
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