Livret Phi-Phi Operette Legere 1919 French 3 act light opera original script

Description: LIVRET PHI-PHI Operette Legere, paroles de A. WILLEMETZ et F. SOLLAR, musique de H. CHRISTINE, 1919, French.Description: Brown paper covers with black illustration and lettering. Contents are the script of the operette.Condition: Good. Covers are rubbed, chipped and soiled. Front cover has a very fragile crease. Pages are age toned, but clean and tight.(see photos)Pages: 92Size: 7" x 10.5"Weight: 7 ozsUnique item for your opera collection.Phi-Phi is an opérette légère in three acts with music by Henri Christiné and a French libretto by Albert Willemetz and Fabien Solar. The piece was one which founded the new style of French comédie musicale, the first to really use the latest rhythms of jazz (one-step, fox trot) along with a plot which emphasised comedy – with risqué dialogue of puns and anachronisms – more than the romantic style, which had predominated before. The story concerns a sculptor, his wife, and their attractions to, respectively, a model and a prince, as well as a disastrous gambling loss by the sculptor's secretary.The piece opened in 1918, running for three years. Its success of the piece prompted imitators in Paris such as Le petit Phi-Phi (3 March 1922) and Les amants de Phi-Phi (13 March 1923). It also led to a spate of similarly titled stage works: Clo-Clo, Dédé, You-You and Pan Pan. A 1922 London production, in English, was also successful.Check out my other current book listings. I will combine shipping for the best rate. Ask if you have questions. No reserve. You bid, it sells!Notice: This book will be shipped book rate. It is slower, but cheaper. Be patient!

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