Difference between revisions of "Lilac Time"
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The text was never published in play form, only in a novelized form, based on the 1928 film version, featuring Gary Cooper. | The text was never published in play form, only in a novelized form, based on the 1928 film version, featuring Gary Cooper. | ||
| − | =''[[Lilac Time]]'' the musical= | + | =''[[Lilac Time]]'' the musical (1922)= |
''[[Lilac Time]]'' is an English title for the German operetta ''[[Das Dreimäderlhaus]]'' by A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert, with the English book and lyrics written by Adrian Ross. | ''[[Lilac Time]]'' is an English title for the German operetta ''[[Das Dreimäderlhaus]]'' by A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert, with the English book and lyrics written by Adrian Ross. | ||
| − | Also found as ''[[Blossom Time]]'', in a version adapted by Dorothy Donnelly with music arranged by Signmund Romberg. | + | Also found as ''[[Blossom Time]]'', in a version adapted by Dorothy Donnelly with music arranged by Signmund Romberg (performed 1921). |
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'''See ''[[Das Dreimäderlhaus]]''''' | '''See ''[[Das Dreimäderlhaus]]''''' | ||
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Revision as of 08:10, 29 May 2019
Lilac Time can refer to a play, a stage musical, various films, and a novel.
The stage versions include:
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Lilac Time, a romantic play by Jane Cowl (1884-1950)[1] and Jane Murfin (1884-1955)[2]
The original text
Set in rural France during the First World War, not far from the front. It was springtime and the lilacs were in bloom. TThe story centres on a budding romance between a lovely rural French maiden and a handsome, courageous British soldier.
The play opened for the first time on Broadway in New York City on February 6, 1917, produced at the Republic Theatre by Selwyn & Co. and starring Jane Cowl.
The text was never published in play form, only in a novelized form, based on the 1928 film version, featuring Gary Cooper.
Lilac Time the musical (1922)
Lilac Time is an English title for the German operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus by A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert, with the English book and lyrics written by Adrian Ross.
Also found as Blossom Time, in a version adapted by Dorothy Donnelly with music arranged by Signmund Romberg (performed 1921).
Sources
Lilac Time theatrical programme - 1953.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontine_Sagan
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-cowl-6644
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-murfin-6650
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