Sweet Mystery: The Musical Works of Rida Johnson Young

by Ellen M Peck

Rida Johnson Young (ca. 1869-1926) was one of the most prolific female playwrights of her time, as well as a lyricist and librettist in the musical theater. She wrote more than thirty full-length plays, operettas, and musical comedies, 500 songs, and four novels, including Naughty Marietta, Lady Luxury, The Red Petticoat, and When Love is Young . Despite her extensive output, no significant study of her work has been produced. This book looks at her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190873582
• ISBN13: 9780190873585
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"