Rose Marie

work by Friml and Hammerstein II

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Rose Marie is a 1924 operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Operettas are musical-dramatic productions similar to light opera, featuring a romantic plot with songs, music, and spoken dialogue.1234

Rose Marie was a significant success in American musical theatre, demonstrating the enduring popularity of operettas even as musical comedy began to emerge. The show is known for its songs, including \"Indian Love Call\". It represents a tradition of operettas that found new life in the United States in the early 20th century.143

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Rose Marie (1924; book and lyrics by Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II), best remembered for the song “Indian Love Call,” was followed in 1925 by The Vagabond King (book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post), with its popular songs “Only a Rose” and…
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Rose Marie (1924; book and lyrics by Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II), best remembered for the song “Indian Love Call,” was followed in 1925 by The Vagabond King (book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post), with its popular songs “Only a Rose” and…
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theatre music
Viennese operetta
…by figures listing Rudolf Friml’s Rose Marie (1924) and Sigmund Romberg’s The Desert Song (1926) as the most frequently performed works in U.S. musical theatre, in terms of both amateur and professional performances.
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…by figures listing Rudolf Friml’s Rose Marie (1924) and Sigmund Romberg’s The Desert Song (1926) as the most frequently performed works in U.S. musical theatre, in terms of both amateur and professional performances.
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