The Forty Thieves: The 1880 Gaiety Theatre Musical: Complete Libretto

by Robert Reece

Considered one of the best Gaiety Theatre musical burlesques, Robert Reece's "The Forty Thieves" merged the popular appeal of the music hall with the sophistication of the Savory operettas into a new form of musical comedy. With this libretto, Reece expanded the musical entertainment into three acts, and with its unified score by Meyer Lutz and its coherent plot, "Forty Thieves" paved the way for musical comedy. Robert Reece was a highly successful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515113876
• ISBN13: 9781515113874
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"