''Bluebeard, Jr., or, Fatima and the Fairy'' is a

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

in four acts with a

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Clay M. Greene Clay Meredith Greene (March 12, 1850 – September 5, 1933) was an American playwright. Biography He was born on March 12, 1850, in San Francisco, California, to William Harrison Greene (1812–1871) and Anne Elizabeth Fisk (1830–1901). He stu ...

and music by

Fred J. Eustis Frederick J. Eustis, sometime referred to as F. J. Eustis, (c. 1858, in Boston, Massachusetts – March 28, 1912, in Toronto, Canada) was an American composer, conducting, conductor, and theatre director. He is best remembered for writing music for ...

, Richard Maddern, and

John Joseph Braham Sr. John Joseph Braham (1847 – October 28, 1919) was an English-born American musical theater conductor and composer who introduced the works of Gilbert and Sullivan to the United States and composed some of the earliest original orchestral scores fo ...

The plot is loosely based on the folk tale of Bluebeard as told by

Charles Perrault Charles Perrault ( , also , ; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was an iconic French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales ...

. The work was a critical triumph when its premiered at the Grand Opera House, Chicago on June 11, 1889; especially for the elaborate and innovative sets designed by Ernest Albert, and for the performance of its star, the comedian

Eddie Foy Edwin Fitzgerald (March 9, 1856 – February 16, 1928Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; and McNeilly, Donald. ''Vaudeville, Old and New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America''. Routledge Press, September 2006, . pp. 406–410), ...

. After its Chicago premiere, the production toured nationally; including stops at Boston's Tremont Theatre (1889) and Broadway's Niblo's Garden (1890).Gänzl, p. 76

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