I Wants to Be an Actor Lady Flashcards
Who incorporated swing rhythms of jazz into a chamber piece called the Creation of the World?
Darius Milhaud
Who was a member of Les Six?
Darius Milhaud
What piece helped legitimize jazz in the eyes of many listeners?
Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Who wrote Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin
What Viennese operetta caused Americans to go wild?
The Merry idow
What two operettas were created in America and exported back to Europe?
The Wizard of Oz and Babes in Toyland
Who wrote the score for Babes in Toyland?
Victor Herbert
What operetta employed America-based storyline and was set in New Orleans?
Naughty Marietta
What operetta introduced the song Ah Sweet Mystery of Life?
Naughy Marietta
Who wrote the music for Naughty Marietta?
Victor Herbert
Who is credited with developing Musical Comedy?
George Edwards
Who was carried onstage as a baby with his parents as vaudevillians?
George M. Cohan
Who was one of the earliest Americans to succeed with the new genre of Musical Comedy?
George M. COhan
Whose admonition to his cast on the opening night of his first show was speed, speed, speed?
George M. Cohan
What was Cohan’s third musical comedy?
Little Johnny Jones
What song does Little Johnny Jones open with?
Yankee Doodle Dandy
In Little Johnny Jones who is Johnny Jones?
A jockey who is boasting about his American prowress
What was the main theater district of New York?
Broadway
Why did Cohan’s works not fare well overseas while being a hit in the U.S.?
Because of their strong American bias
What was London’s equivilent to Broadway?
West End
Who composed In Dahomey?
Will marian Cook
What male musician’s mother was upset that he wasted his talent on popular songs instead of symphonies and sonata?
Will Marian Cook
Who did Cook team up with to showcase Bert Williams and George Walker?
poet Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Will Cook teamed up to showcase who?
Bert Williams and George Walker
What is In Dahomey about?
A group of urbanized African Americans who journey to Africa and the finding of rustic conditions unsettling
What did some critics fear about In Dahomey when it opened on Broadway?
That it would spark racial incidents which it did not
What famous place in London was In Dahomey presented?
Buckingham Palace
What was the name of Will Marrion Cook’s wife?
Abbie Mitchell
Who was given an additional spot line time in In Dahomey for the Buckingham Palace visit?
Aida Overton Walker
What is an interpolation?
Something that is added after a show after its begun its Broadway run
What was Alda Overton’s Interpolation in In Dahomey?
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How many of the songs from In Dahomey did Von Tilzer write the sheet music for and publish?
15
Who is Aida Overton Walker’s character in In Dahomey?
Rosetta Lightfoot
Who’s Broadway aspirations is Rosetta Lightfoot mimicking?
The aspirations of Carrie Brown
Who is Miss Carter in In Dahomey?
Well-known red haired actress Luara Jean Libby
Who wrote the Maiden’s Prayer?
Edith Nesvit
What are phrases Troskeena Wellington and Ha the child’s in London from?
Climatic lines from contemporary plays
What is a vamp?
A shot motif that can be repeated at will until the performer is in position and ready to sing
What is a verse chrous form?
Narrative verses alternate with a refrain, or chorus which uses the same poetry each time it reoccurs
What helped make In Dahomey such a hit?
The use of topical references and up to date music
