Orange Blossoms (musical)

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Orange Blossoms
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MusicVictor Herbert
LyricsBuddy DeSylva
BookFred de Gresac
BasisThe Marriage of Kitty by Fred de Gresac
Productions1922, Fulton Theatre, Broadway

Orange Blossoms is a 1922 musical comedy with music by Victor Herbert and a book by Fred de Gresac, based on her own 1902 French play La Passerelle which had also been translated and staged on Broadway in 1903 as The Marriage of Kitty.[1]

It ran for 95 performances at the Fulton Theatre on Broadway between September 19 and December 9, 1922. Produced and directed by Edward Royce, the cast included Alta King, Pat Somerset, Queenie Smith, Edith Day, Hal Skelly, Nancy Welford, and Jack Whiting. The setting is contemporary France with the action taking place in Paris and Cannes.

References[]

  1. ^ Dietz p.122

Bibliography[]

  • Dan Dietz. The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.


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