Cinderella and the Prince, or The Castle of Heart's Desire

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Cinderella and the Prince, or The Castle of Heart's Desire - A Fairy Excuse for Songs and Dances in 3 Acts is a musical with music by Louis F. Gottschalk and Edward W. Carliss, lyrics by D.K. Stevens, and R.A. Barnett, and additional musical numbers by D.J. Sullivan, J. S. Chipman, and D.K. Stevens. It was published by White-Smith Music Publishing Company of Boston in 1904. The musical was first staged in Boston at the Majestic Theatre in 1904 in a production produced by Robert Barnet. [1]

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References

  1. Anne Alison Barnet (2004), "The Last Cadet Show", Extravaganza King: Robert Barnet and Boston Musical Theater, Northeastern University Press, ISBN   9781555536114