1. MUS103: Survey of Music History II Dr. Kathleen Bondurant, Ph.D. Musical Theater

4. Gilbert before Sullivan One of Gilbert's illustrations for his Bab Ballad "Gentle Alice Brown" In the Bab Ballads and his early plays, Gilbert developed a unique "topsy-turvy" style, where the humor was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_sullivan

5. Gilbert before Sullivan Ages Ago , during the rehearsals (left) for which Frederic Clay introduced Gilbert to Sullivan. At the time Gilbert began writing, theatre in Britain was in disrepute. Gilbert helped to reform and elevate the respectability of the theatre, especially beginning with his six short family-friendly comic operas, or "entertainments," for Thomas German Reed. http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_sullivan

8. Sullivan before Gilbert The Crystal Palace, where several early Sullivan works premiered. http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_sullivan

10. W.S. Gilbert AND Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan The Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) produced fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore , The Pirates of Penzance , and The Mikado are among the best known. http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_sullivan

13. Musical Theater Burlesque means literally "imitation" - to satirize or parody. Burlesque is a style of live entertainment that encompasses pastiche, parody and wit. The genre traditionally encompasses a variety of acts such as dancing girls, chanson singers, comedians, mime artists and strip tease artistes, all satirical and with an overall saucy edge. www.burlesqueshow.info/images/Gypsy.jpg

16. Musical Theater http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/ImperialMinstrelsPostcard.jpg

18. Musical Theater http://www.lorenzhart.org/img/ratherRight.jpg George M. Cohan. American actor, popular songwriter, playwright, and producer especially of musical comedies, who became famous as the “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”

20. Musical Theater http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Z2J5JPGRL._AA240_.jpg Jerome Kern , was one of the most important pioneering composers of American Popular Song. Kern was writing for Broadway shows in 1904 (age 19). He wrote his first complete score for a Broadway musical in 191l. The Kern/Hammerstein score for the musical 'Showboat' was a landmark in the Broadway theater. http://nfo.net/cal/hflokern.jpg Here's a photo of ( L-R ) Oscar Hammerstein, Florenz Ziegfeld and Jerome Kern , talking about the play "Showboat".

22. Musical Theater http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/teach/lq/013/images/gersh2.jpg Ira (Lyricist) and George Gershwin (Composer) with Fred Astaire (Dancer).

24. Musical Theater http://www.marx-brothers.org/watching/covers/dvd/1061_1385.jpg http://www.loc.gov/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/rodgers-hammerstein1.jpg Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.

25. Text Sources: The Complete Book of Light Opera . Mark Lubbock. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1962. pp. 753-756. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical030.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_sullivan