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Evangeline (1874 Musical)
''Evangeline; or, The Belle of Acadia'' is a musical Extravaganza, with music by Edward E. Rice (arranged and orchestrated by John J. Braham) and lyrics and book by J. Cheever Goodwin.Valencia, Brian D"Musical of the Month: Evangeline" The New York Public Library, November 30, 2012, accessed January 7, 2017 It was a comedy loosely based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 serious epic poem ''Evangeline''.Shields, David S"Evangeline 1885 – The Earliest Stage Images of an American Musical" Broadway Photographs, University of South Carolina, accessed April 23, 2016 The title character is a young American maiden of French Acadian stock, who is forced to leave her home and is separated from her beloved. A notary stalks her, holding a secret will that may prevent her from gaining her inheritance. The extravaganza debuted at Niblo's Garden in New York City on July 27, 1874, and received many revivals throughout the late 19th century. Background Rice funded the musical's original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangeline Rice And Goodwin's American Opera Bouffe
''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poetry, epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English language, English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians. The idea for the poem came from Longfellow's friend Nathaniel Hawthorne. Longfellow used dactylic hexameter, imitating Greek and Latin classics. Though the choice was criticized, it became Longfellow's most famous work in his lifetime and remains one of his most popular and enduring works. The poem had a powerful effect in defining both Acadian history and identity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It represents lost loved ones and heartbreak; but also keeping hope as she did in the poem. More recent scholarship has revealed the historical errors in the poem and the complexity of the Expulsion and those involved, which the poem ignores. Plot ''Evangeline' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
