The Beauty Spot was a 1909 musical comedy in two acts[1] that played for 137 performances at the Herald Square Theatre in New York with music by Reginald De Koven, a book by Joseph W. Herbert and additional lyrics by Terry Sullivan.[2][3] The musical provided early appearances for the actresses Lillian Worth (as Lillian Wiggins)[4] and Evelyn Laye.[5]
Herbert had authored a musical play The Prince of Borneo, which was staged in three different versions in three different continents under three different titles in search of success until it eventually emerged in 1909 as The Beauty Spot to music by Reginald De Koven,[6] who composed the score in 1907.[1] The Beauty Spot ran at the Herald Square Theatre on Broadway for 137 performances from 10 April 1909 to 7 August 1909.[2] Set in the South of France, the choreographer was Julian Alfred and the scenic designers were H. Robert Law, Edward G. Unitt and Joseph Wickes,[3] while Frank P. Paret was the musical director.[7]
- ^ a b The Beauty Spot - Petrucci Music Library
- ^ a b The Beauty Spot (1909) - Playbill database
- ^ a b The Beauty Spot (1909) - Internet Broadway Database
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NPGwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kurt Gänzl, Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Second edition. Three volumes. New York: Schirmer Books, 2001
- ^ Digital full score for The Beauty Spot