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Mlle. Modiste

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The musical, which opened at the Knickerbocker (then on Broadway and 38th Street), spins a Cinderella tale of a stagestruck Parisian named Fifi, who works in Mme. Cecile’s hat shop on the Rue de la Paix. A wealthy American helps Fifi become a celebrated singer, which also helps smooth the way to her winning the approval of her sweetheart’s aristocratic, crotchety uncle.

Opened
1905
Performances
202
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Victor HerbertLyrics: Henry BlossomBook: Henry Blossom

Productions4 on Broadway

1905 Knickerbocker Theatre Original. December 25, 1905 · Fred Latham 202 performances
1906 Knickerbocker Theatre Return-Engagement. September 1, 1906 · Fred G. Latham 22 performances
1907 Knickerbocker Theatre Return-Engagement. September 9, 1907 · Fred G. Latham 21 performances
1929 Jolsons 59th Street Theatre Revival. October 7, 1929 · Milton Aborn 48 performances

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In the literature16 passages

In the Cinderella tale, cut from a similar bolt of cloth as the one used for Mlle. Modiste book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p31

Among his best known shows are Babes in Toyland, The Red Mill, Naughty Marietta, Mlle. Modiste, Sweethearts, Eileen, and Orange Blossoms. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p258

In addition to Herbert’s great talents as a composer and instrumentalist, he is credited with safeguarding the legal rights of composers and lyricists with his founding of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Victor Herber @ BM ictor Herbert important Am of the first two decades of the twe… book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p31

BLOSSOM, HENRY (ca. 1866–1919). Librettist and lyricist best remembered for his collaborations with Victor Herbert, including Mlle. Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), The Princess Pat (1915), and Eileen (1917). book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p75

He wrote Mlle. Modiste (1905) for Fritzi Scheff, Naughty Marietta (1910) for Emma Trentini, and Sweethearts (1913) for Christie MacDonald. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p189

Jerome Kern ized interpolation of “Kiss Me Again” from MLLE. MODISTE [December 25, 1905]. This didn’t prevent her from getting the lead in Kern’s very next show. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p65

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