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[[File:SinbadWeddingBells.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Sheet music for Wedding Bells with Eddie Foy on the cover, 1891]]
[[File:SinbadWeddingBells.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Sheet music for Wedding Bells with Eddie Foy on the cover, 1891]]
'''''Sinbad''' or '''The Maid of Balsora''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with music composed by W. H. Batchelor and a book and lyrics by [[Harry B. Smith]].
'''''Sinbad''' or '''The Maid of Balsora''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with music composed by W. H. Batchelor and a book and lyrics by [[Harry B. Smith]].


The original production opened on June 11, 1891 in Chicago and starred [[Eddie Foy]]. It was produced by David Henderson, whose company was then known as the American Extravaganza Company.<ref name=Franceschina/>
The original production opened on June 11, 1891, in Chicago and starred [[Eddie Foy]]. It was produced by David Henderson, whose company was then known as the American Extravaganza Company.<ref name=Franceschina/>


==Original cast==
==Original cast==
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* Louise Eissing as Sinbad
* Louise Eissing as Sinbad
* Harry Norman as Snarleyow
* Harry Norman as Snarleyow
* Herbert Gresham as Count Spaghetti
* [[Herbert Gresham]] as Count Spaghetti
* Fanny Duball as School mistress
* Fanny Duball as School mistress
* [[Eddie Foy]] as Fresco
* [[Eddie Foy]] as Fresco
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* "Lullaby of the Waves"
* "Lullaby of the Waves"
* "The Bogie Man"
* "The Bogie Man"
* "The Sights That I Saw On The Big Ferris Wheel"
* "Wedding Bells"
* "Wedding Bells"
* "Oh! What a Diff'rence in the Morning" (interpolated by Frank Norman)<ref name=Diffrence/>
* "Oh! What a Diff'rence in the Morning" (interpolated by Frank Norman)<ref name=Diffrence/>
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
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<ref name=Fields1999>{{cite book|last=Fields|first=Armond |authorlink=Armond Fields |title=Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h4uHH5Kz1DAC&pg=PA86 |year=1999 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-4328-4 |pages=86–99}}</ref>
<ref name=Fields1999>{{cite book|last=Fields|first=Armond |authorlink=Armond Fields |title=Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h4uHH5Kz1DAC&pg=PA86 |year=1999 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-4328-4 |pages=86–99}}</ref>
<ref name=Franceschina>Franceschina, John. ''Harry B. Smith: dean of American librettists'' (New York: Routledge, 2003), p. 5.</ref>
<ref name=Franceschina>Franceschina, John. ''Harry B. Smith: dean of American librettists'' (New York: Routledge, 2003), p. 5.</ref>
<ref name=Diffrence>as indicated on the published sheet music: San Francisco: Sherman, Clay & Co., (1891).</ref>
<ref name=Diffrence>as indicated on the published sheet music: San Francisco: Sherman, Clay & Co., (1891).</ref>
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 21 February 2024

Sheet music for Wedding Bells with Eddie Foy on the cover, 1891

Sinbad or The Maid of Balsora is a musical with music composed by W. H. Batchelor and a book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith.

The original production opened on June 11, 1891, in Chicago and starred Eddie Foy. It was produced by David Henderson, whose company was then known as the American Extravaganza Company.[1]

Original cast

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In order of appearance:[2]

Songs

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  • "He Never Came Back"
  • "That's What The Wild Waves Are Saying"
  • "Money"
  • "Lullaby of the Waves"
  • "The Bogie Man"
  • "The Sights That I Saw On The Big Ferris Wheel"
  • "Wedding Bells"
  • "Oh! What a Diff'rence in the Morning" (interpolated by Frank Norman)[3]
  • "'Adieu' Said Marjorie"[a]

Notes

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  1. ^ This song is copyright 1893 and was probably a later interpolation by cast member Henry Norman.

References

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  1. ^ Franceschina, John. Harry B. Smith: dean of American librettists (New York: Routledge, 2003), p. 5.
  2. ^ Fields, Armond (1999). Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian. McFarland. pp. 86–99. ISBN 978-0-7864-4328-4.
  3. ^ as indicated on the published sheet music: San Francisco: Sherman, Clay & Co., (1891).