Edward Jakobowski
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Edward Jakobowski was an English
composer
best known for writing the comic opera
Erminie
. Jakobowski was a significant figure on the London musical stage during the last two decades of the 19th Century. He did not challenge Sullivan, nor quite equal Fred Clay or Alfred Cellier but his gift of charming melody was frequently remarked on at the time. With the exception of Erminie (154 performances at the Comedy Theatre in 1885) none of his works had more than a short London run, though a number of them were produced in America and one or two even made Broadway, while The Queen of Brilliants (1894) was first produced in Vienna. His principal shows were Dick (1884), The Lady of the Locket (1885), Erminie, The Palace of Pearl (1886, described as a "musical spectacular extravaganza", but its run at the Empire was hardly "spectacular"), Mynheer Jan (1887, which was liked by the critics but unsuccessful - oddly, its vocal score was published but not until 1924), Paola (1889, first produced in America), La Rosiere (1893, in one act), The Queen of Brilliants (1894), Milord Sir Smith (1898, originally titled Cumpano), "Tarantella" (staged in the USA in 1899) then and The Devil's Deputy (1894) and Winsome Winnie (1903) both the last two being staged only in the United States. For two musicals - The Three Beggars (1883) and Little Carmen (1884) Jakobowski used the name Edward Belville. He was one of eight composers who contributed to Pat in 1892. The two short operettas in 1893 with libretti by B. C. Stephenson
, The Improvisatore and A Venetian Singer, made little impact.
England
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
best known for writing the comic opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Erminie
Erminie
Erminie is a comic opera in two acts composed by Edward Jakobowski with a libretto by Claxson Bellamy and Harry Paulton, based loosely on Charles Selby's 1834 Robert Macaire...
. Jakobowski was a significant figure on the London musical stage during the last two decades of the 19th Century. He did not challenge Sullivan, nor quite equal Fred Clay or Alfred Cellier but his gift of charming melody was frequently remarked on at the time. With the exception of Erminie (154 performances at the Comedy Theatre in 1885) none of his works had more than a short London run, though a number of them were produced in America and one or two even made Broadway, while The Queen of Brilliants (1894) was first produced in Vienna. His principal shows were Dick (1884), The Lady of the Locket (1885), Erminie, The Palace of Pearl (1886, described as a "musical spectacular extravaganza", but its run at the Empire was hardly "spectacular"), Mynheer Jan (1887, which was liked by the critics but unsuccessful - oddly, its vocal score was published but not until 1924), Paola (1889, first produced in America), La Rosiere (1893, in one act), The Queen of Brilliants (1894), Milord Sir Smith (1898, originally titled Cumpano), "Tarantella" (staged in the USA in 1899) then and The Devil's Deputy (1894) and Winsome Winnie (1903) both the last two being staged only in the United States. For two musicals - The Three Beggars (1883) and Little Carmen (1884) Jakobowski used the name Edward Belville. He was one of eight composers who contributed to Pat in 1892. The two short operettas in 1893 with libretti by B. C. Stephenson
B. C. Stephenson
Benjamin Charles Stephenson or B. C. Stephenson was an English dramatist, lyricist and librettist. After beginning a career in the civil service, he started to write for the theatre, using the pen name "Bolton Rowe". He was author or co-author of several long-running shows of the Victorian theatre...
, The Improvisatore and A Venetian Singer, made little impact.