Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines

For the 1916 film adaptation, see Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (film).

Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines is an opera in three acts by Jack Beeson written in 1975 to a libretto by Sheldon Harnick after the 1901 play of the same name by Clyde Fitch. The play had previously been adapted for a 1916 silent film.

The world premiere was September 20, 1975, at the Lyric Theater, Kansas City, Missouri directed and choreographed by Jack Eddleman and conducted by Russell Patterson. It was produced by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.[1] A recording of the original cast was published in 2010 by Albany Records.[2]

  1. ^ "Jack Beeson - Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines - Opera". boosey.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ CD Liner Notes, Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines: A Romantic Comedy in Music, Music by Jack Beeson, Libretto by Sheldon Harnick, Based on the Play by Clyde Fitch, (p) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment, Under license from The Sony Music Custom Marketing Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, (c) 2010 Albany Records. Catalog no.: TROY1149-50.