Black Crook: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
(PC) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | |||
[[Image:perfarts$black-crook-actress.jpg]] | [[Image:perfarts$black-crook-actress.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 12 January 2009
Unfinished History
Black Crook actress; note the tights.
THE BLACK CROOK
Generally considered the first truly American musical drama, The Black Crook hit both coasts with the force of a theatrical typhoon. The original 1866 edition played in New York for a record-breaking 475 performances, and within months San Francisco had mounted three knock-offs. A garish fable based on the Faust legend, the show's charms included such glitzy new mechanical effects as an onstage waterfall, plus a platoon of beautiful women in flesh-colored tights.
The Black Crook
Photos: SF Performing Arts Library and Museum