Liner Notes
Cat. No. 80221
Release Date: 1978-01-01
Kim Criswell, soprano; Cincinnati's University Singers and Theater Orchestra, Earl Rivers
The witty and charming selections on this CD are associated with shows that achieved their popularity through long-run productions in New York City from 1860 to 1900. A multitude of musical theater styles flourished in New York because it was the most ethnically diverse city in the country. While the city's population swelled with large numbers of Europeans and former slaves, the professional stage was dominated by immigrant composers and performers. They strongly influenced the melodic and instrumental style of the music, the subject matter, wit and imagery of the texts, and the costume and stage design of the production. Essential to an understanding of the evolution of American musical theater.
The witty and charming selections on this CD are associated with shows that achieved their popularity through long-run productions in New York City from 1860 to 1900. A multitude of musical theater styles flourished in New York because it was the most ethnically diverse city in the country. While the city's population swelled with large numbers of Europeans and former slaves, the professional stage was dominated by immigrant composers and performers. They strongly influenced the melodic and instrumental style of the music, the subject matter, wit and imagery of the texts, and the costume and stage design of the production. Essential to an understanding of the evolution of American musical theater.
Cincinnati's University Singers
I Wants to Be a Actor Lady And Other Hits From Early Musical Comedies
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Track Listing
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Amazons' March
Giuseppe Operti
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The Yankee Doodle Boy
George M. Cohan
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My Heart
J. Cheever Goodwin
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Buckets Of Gore
John Braham
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I Wants To Be A Actor Lady
Vincent Bryan
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The Heidelberg Stein Song
Gustav Luders
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How'd You Like To Spoon With Me?
Jerome Kern
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May Irwin's "Bully Song"
Charles E Trevathan
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Sex Against Sex
Ludwig Englander
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A Pretty Girl
Woolson Morse
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Reuben And Cynthia
Percy Gaunt
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The Broadway, Opera And Bowery Crawl
Philip Stoner
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Song Of Brown October Ale
Reginald De Koven
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Lullaby
Joseph K. Emmet
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The Bowery
Percy Gaunt
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I Can't Do The Sum
Glen MacDonough
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