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| Molly Picon in Circus Girl, 1928 |
Showing posts with label musical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musical. Show all posts
Monday, October 1, 2012
Molly Picon
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wizard of Oz
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| On January 21, 1903, The Wizard of Oz opened on Broadway at the brand new Majestic Theatre on Columbus Circle. It became the favorite of a generation. The audiences couldn’t get enough. The Tornado scene! Fred Stone’s boneless Scarecrow walking about on his ankles! The lovely all-girl poppy field! The glittering Emerald City! The audiences came back for seconds and thirds. They brought their kids. Everyone bought the sheet music, the phonograph records, the player-piano rolls, and Baum’s original novel! Oz had entered the American consciousness. digitalgallery |
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| The Wizard of Oz is one of the best-loved fairy tales and one of the best-loved films of all time. Yet few people know that it was a Broadway musical in 1903 that made Oz, Dorothy Gale, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman household names. ( Montgomery and Stone as the Tin Man and Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz.) |
Shuffle Along
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| Lyricist Noble Sissle and cast members from the musical "Shuffle Along," ca. 1921. |
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Vintage Ad
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| The original sheet music cover for Watch Your Step (1914) gives you an idea of the ornate, colorful style that dominated theatrical memorabilia and advertising in the 1910s. The score by Irving Berlin included several hits, most notably the counterpoint "Play a Simple Melody," and the less well known "When I Discovered You." |
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Nat King Cole
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| Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. |
greenobles
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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