Directed by Laurence Schwab and choreographed by Bobby Connolly, the first London production of The Desert Song opened at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on April 7, 1927. Edith Day and Harry Welchman starred, with featured performances by Gene Genard, Dennis Hoey, Sidney Pointer and Harry Welchman. The London Times called it a “delightful evening,” and Horace Horsnell of the London … Read More
1944 Studio Cast
Conducted by Isaac Van Grove, the 1944 studio cast recording of The Desert Song featured the vocal talents of Kitty Carlisle, Wilbur Evans, Felix Knight, Vicki Vola and the Jeffry Alexander Chorus. The 10″ LP contained ten selections from the score. In 2002, Decca released the recording on CD, paired with a 1953 studio recording of New Moon.
1926 Broadway
After tryouts in Wilmington, Washington, New Haven and Boston (under the working title of Lady Fair), The Desert Song opened on Broadway at the Casino Theatre on November 30, 1926. Directed by Arthur Hurley with choreography by Bobby Connolly, the production starred Vivienne Segal and Robert Halliday. Though reviews were mixed, audiences loved the show, and it ran for an … Read More
The Desert Song
This 1926 operetta from the team who had created Rose-Marie (plus additional librettist Frank Mandel) was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colonial rule. A swashbuckling romance/adventure story, The Desert Song presents a brave and dynamic hero who takes on a mid-mannered persona to conceal his true identity – a theme … Read More
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