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The Red Mill (Revised 1945)
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 8w, 3m
Music by Victor Herbert
Original Book and Lyrics by Henry Blossom
New Book by Milton Lazarus
Additional Lyrics by Forman Brown
Musical arrangements by Edward Ward
As produced by Edwin Lester at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association
Two American vaudevillians who find themselves stranded and penniless in a small Dutch village. Despite some comic misunderstandings, dramatic schemes, and romantic heartbreaks, everything works out in the end.
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Cast Size
8w, 3m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
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Details
Summary
The Burgomaster's daughter, Gretchen, loves Captain Doris van Damm. Her father, however, wishes her to marry the Governor of Zeeland. Con and Kid agree to help Gretchen and the Captain to elope. Willem tells the Burgomaster about this plot, and he locks Gretchen in the windmill. The Americans try to rescue her, but the Burgomaster has made all arrangements for the marriage between his daughter to the governor. Plotting with Tina, the two Americans finally help Gretchen to escape. They appear at the wedding festivities (which are missing the bride) disguised as Sherlock Holmes and Watson to "help" Burgomaster find his daughter. Bertha replaces Gretchen as the bride, marries the Governor (her childhood sweetheart), and her identity is then revealed. It turns out, luckily, that Captain Van Damm is heir to a large fortune. The fathers' resistance falls away, and the lovers are united. The Americans return home to New York ("New York").
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1900-1910
- SettingKatwyk-ann-Zee, Holland. About 1900.
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Music
- Musical Style Operetta
- Dance Requirements Moderate
- Vocal DemandsDifficult
- Orchestra Size X-Large
- Chorus Size Large
Licensing & Materials
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