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THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER [musical show]
- Title
- THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER [musical show]
- Opening Date
- November 14, 1908
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- 1910 medley by Victor Light Opera Company. (78/Vic 31780, ALB-1955)
- 1911 records by members of 1910 London prod. Evelyn d'Alroy: "Sympathy" d'Alroy, Lempriere Pringle, Tom Shale, C H Workman, Amy Augarde: "Finale, Act 2 (78/Odeon(E) 0703) "The Tale of a Coat" Pringle: "Bulgarians" (78/Odeon(E) 0705) d'Alroy, Workman: "That Would Be Lovely," "The Letter Song" (78/Odeon(E) 0704)
- 1924 medley by Brunswick Light Opera Company. (78/Bruns 20021)
- 1931 medley by Columbia Light Opera Company. (78/Col(E) DX-284)
- 1941 album, with a song by Bronislau Kaper & Gus Kahn written for the 1941 film. COND: Robert Armbruster. VOCALS: Nelson Eddy & Rise Stevens of 1941 film cast; chorus. (78/Col album MM-482; Col ML-4060, with The Student Prince. Excerpt: Eddy, Stevens: "My Hero" (ALB-432, ALB-1417).)
- 1941 film soundtrack, as used on radio trailer. COND: Herbert Stothart. CAST: Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens. "The Chocolate Soldier," "Sympathy," "Evening Star," "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix," "My Hero," "Thank the Lord the War Is Over" (MGM 16" 26467, ALB-2342)
- 1949 studio prod. MUSIC: Oscar Straus. WORDS: Stanislaus Stange. COND: Al Goodman. CAST: Ann Ayars, Charles Fredericks, Jimmy Carroll, John Percival, chorus. (RCA LK-1006)
- 1959 studio prod. COND: Lehman Engel. CAST: Rise Stevens (of 1941 film cast & 1955 TV cast), Robert Merrill, Jo Sullivan, Peter Palmer, Sadie McCollum, Michael Kermoyan, Eugene Morgan. (RCA LSO-6005; CD/Sony 81364. Incomplete: RCA LSO-1506. Excerpts: Stevens, Merrill: "Sympathy," "The Letter Song" (ALB-874).)
- 1963 studio prod. ORCH & COND: Alan Braden. CAST: Laurie Payne, Stephanie Voss, Barbara Elsy, Pauline Stevens, chorus. (World Record Club(E) T-210, with The Firefly; CD/Classics for Pleasure(E) 3359882, with Naughty Marietta & The Student Prince.)
- 1998 Ohio prod. WORDS: Gregg Opelka. COND: J Lynn Thompson. CAST: Suzanne Woods, Daniel Neer, Greta Feeney, John Pickle, Elizabeth Peterson, Boyd Mackus, Stephen Rushing, Richard Stevenson. (CD/Newport Classic NPD-85650/2)
- Medley by Regal Light Opera Company. (78/Regal-Zono(Australia) G-30072)
- Medleys by Light Opera Company. (1910: 78/HMV(E) 04509) (1929: 78/HMV(E) C-1705)
- Records by Gladys Moncrieff of 1915 & 1932 Australian prods. "My Hero" (1932: Regal(Australia) G-21358, ALB-1182, ALB-1788) (1927: 78/Vocalion(E) S-103)
- Records by members of 1941 film cast. Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens: "My Hero" (1945: ALB-908) Eddy: "My Hero" (c 1965, with Gale Sherwood: ALB-499) "While My Lady Sleeps" (1958: ALB-134)
- Studio prod. COND: Lehman Engel. CAST: Jeanette Scovotti, Rita Williams, Jean Allister, William Lewis, John Hauxvell. (Reader's Digest 46-2, with White Horse Inn)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19081114
Last Updated: 08-23-2012