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Charles H. Hoyt (1849–1900) collaborated on at least 11 musicals with conductor/composer Percy Gaunt (1852–1896). Hoyt, who has been called the Father of American Farce, developed a style in his musicals based upon fast action, outrageous situations, witty dialogue,
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neighbourhood of New York City was where theater life flourished from about 1860 to 1875, by the 1880s it had become a sordid district. The experience of the singer is described in part by the
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did not remain constant during its long run but varied with changes in novelty acts, songs, characters, and lines. One constant was
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became a major factor in the show's success. It was introduced on
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ran for 650 performances and set a
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dancing, acrobatics, and singing. The meager plot of
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and have nothing to do with the plot, a story set in
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272:"No, sir! But I've been knock'd down," said I;
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559:"After the Ball": The Rise of Tin Pan Alley
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262:I struck a place that they called a "dive,"
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