Book contents
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Reviews
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I From One Year to the Next
- 1 Legacies
- 2 Transnational Connections
- 3 Playing on the Past
- 4 Getting Ready for 1924
- Part II From Winter to Spring
- Part III From Summer to Autumn
- Part IV From December Onwards
- Select Discography and Videography
- Permissions
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
2 - Transnational Connections
from Part I - From One Year to the Next
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 September 2024
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Reviews
- The Year that Made the Musical
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I From One Year to the Next
- 1 Legacies
- 2 Transnational Connections
- 3 Playing on the Past
- 4 Getting Ready for 1924
- Part II From Winter to Spring
- Part III From Summer to Autumn
- Part IV From December Onwards
- Select Discography and Videography
- Permissions
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Transnational networks were significant in the production of musical theatre in 1923 and 1924. Musicals created in one country transferred to another (Stop Flirting, Little Nellie Kelly), composers were writing works specifically for different countries (Jerome Kern: The Beauty Prize for the United Kingdom, Stepping Stones for the USA), and some musicals told a story about a different country (Wildflower, Il paese dei campanelli (The Land of the Bells)). New stars such as Adele and Fred Astaire appeared on marquees, as did established ones such as Fred Stone. Works originating in one place, such as Maurice Yvain’s Ta bouche, from Paris, came to the USA as One Kiss in an adaptation by Clare Kummer. This vibrant co-existence of the old and the new, the established and the emerging, was a key part of musical theatre in 1924.
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- The Year that Made the Musical1924 and the Glamour of Musical Theatre, pp. 20 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024