Fritzi (musical)

Fritzi is a musical comedy written by Sidney Blow and Edward Royce, with lyrics by Arthur Stanley and music by Carl Tucker. The story concerns a Parisian woman who disguises herself as an impoverished Baroness to gain an audition with a famous actor-manager. He falls in love with her and, after some complications, proposes marriage.

Fritzi
Rosalinde Fuller, the original Fritzi
MusicCarl Tucker
LyricsArthur Stanley
BookSydney Blow and Edward Royce
SettingParis
PremiereDecember 2, 1935
Productions
  • 1935 Theatre Royal, Birmingham
  • 1935 Adelphi Theatre
  • 1936 Shaftesbury Theatre

After a premiere at the Theatre Royal in Birmingham, England, on 2 December 1935, the piece moved to the Adelphi Theatre in London on 21 December and finally to the Shaftesbury Theatre on 13 January 1936 for a further six weeks.

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