Gertie Millar in The Marriage Market, 1913

''The Marriage Market'' (Leányvásár) is an

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its ...

by Hungarian

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Victor Jacobi Victor Jacobi (22 October 1883 – 10 December 1921) was a Hungarian operetta composer. He studied at the Zeneakadémia (Academy of Music) in Budapest at the same time as the noted Hungarian composers Imre Kálmán and Albert Szirmai. Jac ...

. It was premiered on 14 November 1911 at the Király Színház (King Theater) in

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and was the composer's first significant success not only in Hungary, but also abroad. The

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major li ...

was by Miklós Bródy and Ferenc Martos.

Adaptations

The operetta enjoyed English-language productions in 1913, in an adaptation by Gladys Unger, with lyrics by Arthur Anderson and Adrian Ross. It played at Daly's Theatre in London, starring

Gertie Millar Gertrude Ward, Countess of Dudley ( Millar; 21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952), known as Gertie Millar, was an English actress and singer of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. Beginning her care ...

, produced by George Edwardes, and at the Knickerbocker Theatre on Broadway, produced by

Charles Frohman Charles Frohman (July 15, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American theater manager and producer, who discovered and promoted many stars of the American stage. Notably, he produced '' Peter Pan'', both in London and the US, the latter productio ...

, with additional songs by

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

. In 1916 a Spanish-language version was produced, in an adaptation by Emilio González del Castillo, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in

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, under the title ''Jack''. Jacobi's music was adapted by

Pablo Luna Pablo Luna Carné (May 21, 1879 Alhama de Aragón – January 28, 1942 Madrid) was a Spanish composer.Vincent J. Cincotta Zarzuela, the Spanish lyric theatre: a complete reference 2003 "Along with Amadeo Vives, Jose Serrano, Francisco Alonso an ...

Roles

*Kitty Kent —

*Jack Fleetwood, known as "Slippery Jack" —

Robert Michaelis Robert Armand René Michaelis (22 December 1878 – 29 August 1965) was a French-born actor and singer who worked in musical theatre, mainly in England, but he also made appearances on Broadway. By 1901, Michaelis and his parents had settled in ...

*Senator Abe K. Gilroy — E. A. Douglas *Bald-Faced Sandy, Sheriff of Mendocino bluff and proprietor of the Palace Hotel — Tom Walls *Other guests on the yacht: **Dolly **Pansy **Peach **Dora **Dolores — Kate Welch *Spanish and American cowboys **Mexican Bill — Pop Cory **Shorty **Tabasco Ned —

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**Cheyenne Harry *Hi-Ti, a Chinese bar-keeper *Padre Pedro, a Spanish Priest *Captain on the 'Mariposa' *Midshipmen —

Daisy Burrell Daisy Burrell (born Daisy Isobel Eaglesfield Ratton; 16 June 1892 – 10 June 1982) was a British stage actress and Edwardian musical comedy performer who also appeared as a leading lady in silent films and in pantomime. In 1951 she appeared i ...

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*Spanish and American girls *Miners *Sailors *Footmen

Musical numbers (English adaptation)

;Act I *Little Chiquita – Pablo and Chorus *Compliments – Mariposa, Kitty and Jack *Never Count Your Chickens Before They're Hatched – Emma and Blinker *American Courtship – Kitty *The One I Love – Mariposa and Jack *Come On Boys For This Is Market Day – Chorus *Hand In Hand – Mariposa, Jack, Kitty and Hurlingham ;Act II *All the Ladies Love a Sailor Man – Captain *Love Of Mine – Mariposa and Jack *The Middy – Kitty *A 1 – Blinker *On Their Honeymoon – Company *June Is In the Air – Mariposa and Jack *Answers – Kitty *How Things Happen – Hurlingham and Blinker ;Act III *It's Late Now – Blinker *Jilolo – Kitty ;Additional Numbers *I'm Not A Silly Billy – Kitty *The Boy In Blue – Captain *I Don't Believe In Fairies Now – Blinker *The Heart of a Sailor – Captain and chorus *Very Little Time For Loving Nowadays – Blinker and chorus *Joy Bells – Blinker and chorus

References

Information from MusicalTheatreguide.com

External links

Information from the IBDB database about the New York production
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