''Rose-Marie'' is an

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-style

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with music by

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and

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, and book and lyrics by

Otto Harbach Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas. Harbach collaborated as lyricist or librettist with many of the leading B ...

and

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. The story is set in the

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and concerns Rose-Marie La Flemme, a

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girl who loves miner Jim Kenyon. When Jim falls under suspicion for murder, her brother Emile plans for Rose-Marie to marry Edward Hawley, a city man. The work premiered on

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at the

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on September 2, 1924, running for 557 performances. It was the longest-running Broadway musical of the 1920s until it was surpassed by ''

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'' (1926). It was then produced at the

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in 1925, enjoying another extraordinary run of 581 performances. It was filmed in 1928, in 1936 and again in 1954. The best-known song from the musical is "

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". It became

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and

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's "

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". Several other numbers have also become standards, including the title song.

Background

Producer

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, attempting to create popular new

shows in the operetta tradition, sought exotic, unusual settings for his new productions. ''

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'' (1898) is set in

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, ''

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'' (1907) takes place in France, and '' Naughty Marietta'' (1910) features

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.Bloom & Vlastnik, p. 278 He sent his nephew,

, and

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, Canada, to witness a rumored magnificent

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festival. The men reported that there was not, nor had there ever been, such a festival in Quebec or any part of Canada. Arthur Hammerstein still liked the Canadian setting, and Oscar Hammerstein II and Harbach began work on the book for a new musical set in the Canadian Rockies.

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and Herbert Stothart collaborated on the score, and

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star

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was cast in the title role.Nolan, p. 41 British actor and singer

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was cast opposite her as Jim Kenyon.

Productions and adaptations

;Stage versions ''Rose-Marie'' premiered on September 2, 1924 at the

in New York City, running for 557 performances. Direction was by

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and choreography was by Dave Bennett. The orchestrations were by

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. Costumes were designed by Charles LeMaire, and settings were by Gates and Morange. It had a brief revival on Broadway in 1927. It was then produced at the

in London in 1925, enjoying another extraordinary run of 581 performances. The original West End production had a chorus of eighty. It was London's most successful Broadway show after

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until it was surpassed by ''

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''. In Paris's

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, ''Rose-Marie'' ran for an unprecedented 1,250 performances. A touring company premiered the work in Canada on January 12, 1925 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in

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, and the piece toured Australia and played in Paris.Upperco, Jackson
"The Best Of Broadway’s Roaring Twenties"
''That's Entertainment'', February 17, 2014 Other Canadian productions were given by the Variétés lyriques in 1937 and another in 1945, in French, and by Theatre Under the Stars in 1940, Melody Fair in 1951, and the Eaton Operatic Society in 1959. It was produced by the

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several times in the 1970s and 1980s, the

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in Canada (1981),

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of Illinois (1987), and

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in 2003. ;Film versions The show has been filmed three times, including a

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in 1928.

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starred in this version, alongside James Murray. The best known film version was released in 1936, starring

and

. Although the plot was changed, and most of the songs were dropped, it was a huge success and became MacDonald and Eddy's best-known film. In 1954,

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produced an

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version in

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, which more closely followed the original plot, but it still dropped most of Friml's songs. This version starred

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and

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, with

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and

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as comic relief. It was choreographed by

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. ;''Little Mary Sunshine'' ''Rose-Marie'' is the main (but not the only) target of the satirical

'' Little Mary Sunshine'', which

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elements of the plot as well as the style of several of the songs. In particular, the song "Colorado Love Call" from ''Little Mary Sunshine'' is a parody of "

" from ''Rose-Marie''.

Synopsis

;Act I In

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, Canada,

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, hunters and travellers gather at "Lady" Jane's hotel ("Vive la Canadienne").

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Malone is flirting with Lady Jane, while wealthy city man Edward Hawley is watching a

girl, Rose-Marie La Flamme, even though she's

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Jim Kenyon's sweetheart. Rose-Marie's brother, Emile, is searching for her, fearing she is alone with Jim. Wanda, a half-blooded

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, dances close to Hawley, enraging her Indian lover, Black Eagle. Lady Jane's man, the cowardly "Hard-Boiled Herman", arrives at the bar. Jim arrives to greet Rose-Marie enthusiastically and explains to Sergeant Malone that he has given up his former wild ways because of his love for "Rose-Marie". Black Eagle claims some land (and the gold on it) belonging to Jim and Herman. Herman thinks that shooting Black Eagle will solve everything, but Jim prefers to use legal means, declaring that he will visit Black Eagle and show him the boundary line the property map. Sergent Malone and "The Mounties" warn Herman that they will not hesitate to enforce the laws. Emile is going to take Rose-Marie with him to the trapping grounds at

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. He dislikes Jim and wants her to marry Hawley for financial security. Rose-Marie doesn't want to go, insisting to her brother that she is in love with Jim ("Lak Jeem"). Hawley plans to accompany Emile, but first he has to end his affair with Wanda. He plans to visit her at Black Eagle's

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and bribe her to stay away from him. Jim tells Rose-Marie that he will follow her to Kootenay Pass, and they will meet in an old house he calls a castle near a valley with a beautiful echo. According to legend, Indians would call down into the valley to the girls they wished to marry ("Indian Love Call"). Hawley meets Wanda at her cabin and tries to pay her off, just as Jim arrives with a map to prove his claim. Wanda sends Jim away. Black Eagle returns home and catches Wanda and Hawley embracing. He attacks Hawley, and Wanda stabs Black Eagle to save Hawley. Jim and Herman, unaware of the murder, follow Emile, Hawley, and Rose-Marie to Kootenay Pass. Jim and Rose-Marie communicate through their "Indian Love Call" (reprise). Emile tells Rose-Marie that she should marry Hawley because he could buy her all the "Pretty Things" she wants. Wanda arrives at Kootenay Pass and tells everyone that Jim is wanted for the murder of Black Eagle; his map was discovered near Black Eagle's body. Herman continues romancing Lady Jane ("Why Shouldn't We?"). Hawley proposes to Rose-Marie, but she refuses him. He and a city girl whom he has employed, Ethel Brander, try to impress Rose-Marie with the glamour of city life in

. Wanda leads an Indian "Totem-Tom-Tom" dance. Jim has received an offer from the Brazilian government to lead a mining project there. He asks Rose-Marie to come with him, even though it would be safer for her to go to Quebec and wait for him there. If she decides to come, they will meet at the "castle" and go to the United States to be married. If she does not, she should sing the Indian Love Call up the valley to him. Rose-Marie insists she will go with him; he leaves immediately, and she plans to follow twenty minutes later to avoid attracting suspicion. Sergeant Malone arrives with a warrant to arrest Jim for murder. Emile knows that Jim is hiding in the "castle". He tells Rose-Marie that he will not reveal Jim's hiding place to the Mounties if she will go to Quebec and marry Hawley. Holding back tears, Rose-Marie tells Hawley that she must sing the "Indian Love Call" to him, but she is really singing to Jim, telling him that she will not go with him. ;Act II Many months have passed. Rose-Marie is about to marry Hawley in Quebec, believing that Jim was the killer. Ethel Brander has convinced her that Jim murdered Black Eagle because he loved Wanda. Herman and Lady Jane have married, and they have a shop in Quebec. He still flirts with other women, but he catches her giving Sergeant Malone "Only a Kiss". Jim returns with Wanda intending for her to clear his name. But, seeing Wanda, Rose-Marie jumps to conclusions about Jim and Wanda. Rose-Marie tells Jim that she loves Hawley ("I Love Him"). The wedding preparations commence ("The

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of the Minute"), and Wanda jealously threatens Hawley. Sergeant Malone prepares to arrest Jim, who is hiding in Kootenay Pass, even though Malone is troubled by the evidence. Herman suspects Wanda and gets her to confess by pretending that Hawley has accused her of the murder. Jane interrupts them and incorrectly assumes Herman is cheating on her ("One Man Woman"). The wedding begins ("Doorway of My Dreams"), but as Rose-Marie walks down the aisle, Wanda publicly confesses to the murder and declares her love for Hawley. Everyone rushes to Jim's lodgings, and Rose-Marie goes to the pass to return Jim's "Indian Love Call". The lovers are finally united.

Music

Musical numbers

;Act I * "Vive la Canadienne" – Sergeant Malone and Ensemble * "Hard-Boiled Herman" – Hard-Boiled Herman and Ensemble * "

Rose-Marie ''Rose-Marie'' is an operetta-style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. The story is set in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and concerns Rose-Marie La Flemme, a F ...

" – Jim Kenyon and Sergeant Malone * "The Mounties" – Sergeant Malone and Ensemble * "Lak Jeem" – Rose-Marie La Flamme and Ensemble * "Rose-Marie (Reprise)" – Rose-Marie, Sergeant Malone, Edward Hawley, Emile and Ensemble * "

" – Rose-Marie and Jim * "Pretty Things" – Rose-Marie and Ensemble * "Why Shouldn't We?" – Lady Jane and Hard-Boiled Herman * "Totem Tom-Tom" – Wanda and Ensemble ;Act II * "Pretty Things (Reprise)" – Ethel Brander and Girls * "Only a Kiss" – Hard-Boiled Herman, Lady Jane and Sergeant Malone * "I Love Him" – Rose-Marie, Jim, Hawley, Emile, Ethel and Wanda * "The Minuet of the Minute" – Rose-Marie and Hard-Boiled Herman * "One Man Woman" – Lady Jane, Hard-Boiled Herman and Ensemble * "The Door of Her Dreams (Door of My Dreams)" – Ensemble

Musical style

In ''Rose-Marie'', Friml and Stothart emulated the late 19th-century Viennese operetta style of

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and American composer

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, using lilting waltzes and sweeping romantic or sentimental passages. They added to this new dance styles, notably the

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(for example in the title song of the show).

Recordings

The operetta has been recorded a number of times. The 1925 original London cast recorded six numbers along with an orchestral medley. These recordings have been collected on a number of LP and CD editions.

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recorded the major songs in 1948 as part of his series of operetta recordings for

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. These were reissued on LP on the budget

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label in 1958.

recorded eight numbers for a

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ten-inch Lp in 1950. Around the same time, singles recorded by Eddy and MacDonald in 1936, at the time of the film's release, were reissued in an extended Play 45-rpm disc by RCA Victor Red Seal as ERA 220. The sleeve featured a photo of the two of them as they appeared in the film. The MGM soundtrack album of the 1954

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and

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remake was released on records just prior to the film's premiere in March 1954. The most complete recording released prior to 2022 was made in 1958 by RCA Victor (''

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'' #LSO-1001) starring

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and

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. In 1961 EMI issued an LP of selections with Barbara Leigh,

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, Andy Cole and Maggie Fitzgibbon (Cole and Fitzgibbon had appeared together in a 1961 London revival). The following year,

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included a recording of one side of highlights in their 12-record ''Treasury of Great Operettas'' set. The Smithsonian Institution recorded the complete score, performed in concert in 1981, conducted by James R. Morris, starring Debra Vanderlinde and

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, but the recording was not commercially released until 2022."1981 Smithsonian"
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, accessed December 11, 2022

Notes

References

*Bloom, Ken and Vlastnik, Frank. ''Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of all Time.'' Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, 2004. *Gänzl, Kurt. ''Gänzl's Book of the Broadway Musical: 75 Favorite Shows, from H.M.S. Pinafore to Sunset Boulevard.'' Schirmer Books, New York, 1995. *Nolan, Frederick. ''The Sound of Their Music: The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein''. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, New York, 2002.
Information from The Canadian EncyclopediaInformation from Stageagent.comSynopsis of the show

External links

at Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy: A Tribute
IBDB listing for the Broadway productionsRose-Marie (LP, 1958)
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