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Madame Pompadour

1923 West End production

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 Act 1 - Tavern of the Nine Muses

 

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Bertram Wallis
Thomas Downey caricatures for The London Illustrated News

 

1927 JCW Australian production

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Act 1 - Tavern of the Nine Muses - Joseph (Arthur Stigant) standing on barrel at centre and the ensemble

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Madame Pompadour (Beppie De Vries) receives a salute from the patrons of the tavern, with Joseph (Arthur Stigant) at centre and Maurepas (Leslie Holland) at extreme left.

 

Productions

  • Australia

    Australia

    By Elisabeth Kumm & Rob Morrison   MADAME POMPADOUR Musical play in 3 acts by Frederick Lonsdale and Harry Graham, adapted from the German. Lyrics by Harry Graham. Music by Leo Fall. Presented by J.C. Williamson Ltd. Directed by Frederick J. Blackman. Dances and ensembles invented and arranged by...

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  • Broadway

    Broadway

    By Elisabeth Kumm & Rob Morrison   MADAME POMPADOUR Play with music in 2 acts by Clare Kummer, adapted from the German. Music by Leo Fall. Presented by Charles Dillingham-Martin Beck. Produced under the direction of R.H. Burnside. Musical numbers staged by Julian Alfred. Orchestra under the...

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  • West End

    West End

    By Elisabeth Kumm   MADAME POMPADOUR Musical play in 3 acts by Frederick Lonsdale and Harry Graham, adapted from the German. Lyrics by Harry Graham. Music by Leo Fall. Presented by George Edwardes (Daly’s Theatre) Ltd. Produced under the direction of Frederick J. Blackman. Scenery by Alfred Terraine...

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Additional Info

  • Discography

    By Rob Morrison & John Hanna   Madame Pompadour Discography The following is a partial discopgraphy representing major recordings identified to date. With thanks to John Hanna of Vintage Sounds, we have links (in red) to the original London and Australian recordings and some cover version recordings which...

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  • Further Resources

      Bibliography Anastasia Belina & Derek B. Scott (eds), The Cambridge Companion to Operetta, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2020 Ken Bloom, American Song: Complete musical theatre companion, 2 vols. Facts On File Publications, New York, 1985 Dan Dietz, The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway...

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  • Additional Pictures

    1923 West End production    Act 1 - Tavern of the Nine Muses   Thomas Downey caricatures for The London Illustrated News   1927 JCW Australian production   Act 1 - Tavern of the Nine Muses - Joseph (Arthur Stigant) standing on barrel at centre and the ensemble Madame Pompadour (Beppie De Vries) receives a...

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