Somewhere Else (musical)

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Somewhere Else is a musical in two acts with music by Gustav Luders and both book and lyrics by Avery Hopwood. It premiered at the Broadway Theatre on January 20, 1913. [1] It was harshly reviewed in the press and lasted only one week on Broadway. [2] It was Luders' final stage work, and he died of a heart attack on January 24, 1913, during this production's brief run, an event which may have been precipitated by the stress of the public negative reaction to the work. [3] The production closed on January 25, 1913, after just eight performances. [2]

Directed by Frank Smithson and produced by Henry W. Savage, Somewhere Else starred Cecil Cunningham as Mary VII, Queen of the fictional country "Somewhere Else". [4]

References

  1. ↑ Ewen, David (1959). Complete Book of the American Musical Theater: A Guide to More Than 300 Productions of the American Musical Theater from The Black Crook (1866) to the Present. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN   9780030270307.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. 1 2 Dietz, Dan (2021). "Somewhere Else". The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 201–202. ISBN   9781538150283.
  3. ↑ Ewen, David (1977). All the years of American popular music. Prentice Hall. p. 205. ISBN   9780130224422.
  4. ↑ Salem, James M. (1991). "Somewhere Else". A Guide to Critical Reviews: The musical, 1909-1989., Third Edition. Scarecrow Press. p. 453.


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