Musical (1936)


Musique: Eric Maschwitz
Paroles: Bernard Grun • George Posford
Livret: Bernard Grun • George Posford
Production à la création:

A love story set during the first World War/Russian Revolution with the son of a titled family pursuing his love for a young dancer through difficult times. The show starts and ends after the war at a Montmartre night-club Balalaika.

Version 5

Balalaika (1939-12-Film)

Type de série: Film
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : vendredi 29 décembre 1939
Première : vendredi 29 décembre 1939
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Reinhold Schünzel
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Nelson Eddy (Prince Peter Karagin, aka "Peter Illyich Teranda"), Ilona Massey (Lydia Pavlovna Marakova), Charlie Ruggles (Corporal Nicki Popoff), Frank Morgan (Ivan Danchenoff), Lionel Atwill (Prof. Pavel Marakov), C. Aubrey Smith (Gen. Karagin), Joyce Compton (Masha, the Marakovs' maid and later Nicki's wife), Dalies Frantz (Dimitri Marakov), Walter Woolf King (Capt. Michael Sibirsky, Peter's friend), Abner Biberman (Leo Proplinski), Arthur W. Cernitz (Capt. Sergei Pavloff), Roland Varno (Lt. Nikitin), George Tobi((Slaski (bartender)), Phillip Terry (Lt. Smirnoff), Frederick Worlock (Ramensky), Roland Varno (Lt. Nikitin), Paul Sutton (Anton (waiter)), Willy Castello (Capt. Testoff), Paul Irving (Prince Morodin), Mildred Shay (Jeanette Sibirsky), Alma Kruger (Mrs. Danchenoff), Zeffie Tilbury (Princess Natalya Petrovna)

The initial location is outside the Balalaika Nightclub in Montmartre just after World War I. An old man is singig a sad ballad, "Where Are the Snows?" and the audience is transported back to the Russia of 1914 by way of the story of a lovely ballerina and singer, Lydia, and her high-born lover, Peter. These two young people survive the Revolution, foil and attempted assassination of the Tsar and finally, melt into each other's arms while in exile in Paris.

Synopsis complet


This is a revised version of the 1933 musical play, The Great Hussar. (19 October 1933)


ACT I
Overture (George Posford)
1. a: Where Is The Snow - COLONEL and BALALAIKA PLAYER - "When each snowflake like a feather seems to float and gently fall" - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
b: Where Is The Snow - COLONEL and BALALAIKA PLAYER (Grun Arr. Posford)
2. Moonshine (Arr. Posford)
3. Where Is The Snow - COLONEL and BALALAIKA PLAYER - "When each snowflake … " (Grun Arr. Posford)
4.Curtain Music segue into …
5.Music For Practice Steps - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
6. Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tschaikowsky - Arr. Posford)
7.The Devil In Red - COSSACKS (off stage) (Grun - Arr. Posford)
8. Devil In Red - CHORUS - "Men from the Don, where the Cossack banners flame" (Grun - Arr. Posford)
9. Exit Of Cossacks (Grun - Arr. Posford)
10. Cossacks Sing Off Stage - a cappella - "Here's the song we sing … " (Grun - Arr. Posford)
11.Chorus - "All a man requires of a woman"
12. Exit Of Officers (Grun - Arr. Posford)
13. Red Rose - LYDIA and GIRLS - "These are his roses … " - (Posford)
14. From Ballet Room To Gipsy Restaurant (Posford)
15. In The Moonlight On The Island - CHORUS - "In the moonlight on the island … " - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
16. Welcome, Welcome - CHORUS - "Welcome, welcome to the Balalaika … " - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
17. Two Guitars - CHORUS - "Sweetest music in the world" - (Arr. Posford)
18. Vodka-Vodka - CHORUS - "Vodka, now that's the way to happiness" - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
19. Red Shirt - CHORUS - "Red shirt gypsies wandering the plain" - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
20. This Night Of Feasting - CHORUS - "This night of feasting shall last till morning" - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
21. Porch (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
22. Hussars (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
23. Boys (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
24. Moonshine (Arr. Posford)
25. Let Guitars Sound - CHORUS - "Gipsy music haunting rhythm" - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
26. If The World Were Mine - PETER, LYDIA and CHORUS - "You're mine this night of love" - (Posford)
27. Porch (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
28. This Night Of Feasting - CHORUS - (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
29. Moonshine (Arr. Posford)
30. Return Of Guests & Gipsies - CHORUS - "Play for us a gipsy tune" - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
31. Russian Hymn - "Hail to thee Russia land we adore" - (Arr. Posford)

ACT 2
Entr'acte - and intro to Act 2 - (Arr. Posford)
32. Come This Holy Night Of Christmas - PETER and MALE CHORUS - "Come this holy night of Christmas" - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
33. At The Balalaika - PETER and MALE CHORUS - "There's a little restaurant I know" - (Posford)
34. Austrian Hymn - MALE CHORUS - "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" - (Arr. Posford)
35. Interlude To Scene 2 - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
36. Masha, Masha, Masha! - GIRLS - "Where is Masha?" - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
37. Ballerina, Sad And Lonely - VARVARA, LYDIA and GIRLS - "Ballerina, sad and lonely" - (Posford)
38. Entrance Of Nicki - (Posford)
39. Be A Casanova - NICKI and MASHA - "I'm going to be like Casanova" - (Posford)
40. At The Balalaika (Reprise) - PETER, LYDIA and GIRLS - (Posford)
41. Fanfare & Russian Imperial Hymn - (Arr. Posford)
42. Reflections. Ballet: (Posford)
43. Entrance Of Emperor and Interlude - (Arr. Posford)
44. From Marakov's House to the Palace Ballroom — Interlude - (Arr. Posford)
45. Muzurka (Posford)
46. Drinking Song - PETER and GUESTS - "Drink to our friends" - (Posford)
47. Valse Sentimentale (Posford)
48. Finale To Act 2 (Arr. Posford)

ACT 3
49. Introduction To Act 3 - (Posford)
50. Chook-Chook (Traditional - Arr. Posford)
51. At The Balalaika - PETER and CHORUS - "How brief the dream we dreamed" - (Posford)
52. Nichevo - NICKI and MASHA - "If you ask a girl in Russia" - (Grun)
53. Tango - Nina - (Posford)
54. Paso Doble - (Posford)
55. Devil In Red (Reprise) - IGOR and CHORUS - "Times may be bad" - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
56. The Night Grows Old (Valse Sentimentale) - CHORUS - "Romance has such stories to tell" - (Posford)
Sleeping Beauty Waltz - (Tschaikowsky - Arr. Posford)
57. Where Is The Snow - COLONEL - "Where is the snow that lay deep on the hill?" - (Grun - Arr. Posford)
58. Finale. If The World Were Mine - LYDIA and PETER - (Posford)


ALEXEY VASSILYEVITCH
COLONEL BALAKIREV (STREET SINGER)
BALALAIKA PLAYER
CHESTNUT VENDOR
SERVANT GIRL
COOK'S GUIDE
FRENCH CIRL
POSTCARD SELLER
ENGLISHMAN
Isr ENGLISH LADY
2ND ENGLISH LADY
MRS. MORRISON
RANDALL P. MORRISON
TAXI-DRIVER
VARVARA, TANYA, FEDORA (DANCERS)
DANCERS
MADAME PETROVA (BALLET MISTRESS)
IGOR SERVERSKY, FEDYA (COSSACK OFFICERS)
NICKI
MASHA
LYDIA MARAKOV
COUNT PETER KARAGIN
PRINCE KARAGIN
MANIEV (PROPRIETOR OF THE BALALAIKA GIPSY RESTAURANT)
COOK
GIPSY DANCER
PROFESSOR MARAKOV
SERGEANT
STAGE DIRECTOR
CALL BOY
DENIKOV (POLICE COMMISSAR)
COUNTESS (IN THE. BALLET)
COUNT (IN THE BALLET)
COURT OFFICIAL
SERGEI
1ST REVOLUTIONARY
2ND REVOLUTIONARY
GENERAL ORLOVSKY
GENDARME
ENGLISH LADY
HER HUSBAND

TOURISTS, GIPSIES, COSSACK OFFICERS, POLICE, SOLDIERS, REVOLUTIONAIRES, CABARET GUESTS, WAITERS, ETC.

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The show was filmed by MGM starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey but only using one song from the original stage show, "At the Balaika". Even then the lyrics were changed. The remainder of the music used in the film was culled from a variety of different sources.


Version 1

Balalaika (1936-12-Adelphi Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Adelphi Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre : 569 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 22 décembre 1936
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Leontine Sagan
Chorégraphie : Joan Davis
Producteur :
Avec : Eric Marshall (Colonel Balakirev), Dorothy Seacombe (Mrs Morrison), Bennett O’Loughlan (Randall P. Morrison), Roger Treville (Peter Karagin), Muriel Angelus (Lydia Marakova), Jerrold Robertshaw (Prince Karagin), Arthur Hardy (Marakov), Clifford Mollinson (Nicki), Betty Warren (Masha)
Commentaires : This is a revised version of the 1933 play “The Great Hussar”. With gipsy songs and dances, a major ballet performance, dramatic revolution scenes, and Cossack dancing it was a great critical and popular success.
An MGM film version was made in 1939 starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey using a new score made up of songs by Sigmund Romberg. Only one song, “At the Balalaika” remained from the original stage show.

London Run: Adelphi Theatre 22/12/1936 - Transferred to His Majesty's 6/2/1937 - Transferred to Adelphi 19/2/1938.

Version 2

Balalaika (1937-02-His Majesty's Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Her Majesty's Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre : 569 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 22 décembre 1936
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Leontine Sagan
Chorégraphie : Joan Davis
Producteur :
Avec : Eric Marshall (Colonel Balakirev), Dorothy Seacombe (Mrs Morrison), Bennett O’Loughlan (Randall P. Morrison), Roger Treville (Peter Karagin), Muriel Angelus (Lydia Marakova), Jerrold Robertshaw (Prince Karagin), Arthur Hardy (Marakov), Clifford Mollinson (Nicki), Betty Warren (Masha)
Commentaires : This is a revised version of the 1933 play “The Great Hussar”. With gipsy songs and dances, a major ballet performance, dramatic revolution scenes, and Cossack dancing it was a great critical and popular success.
An MGM film version was made in 1939 starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey using a new score made up of songs by Sigmund Romberg. Only one song, “At the Balalaika” remained from the original stage show.

London Run: Adelphi Theatre 22/12/1936 - Transferred to His Majesty's 6/2/1937 - Transferred to Adelphi 19/2/1938.

Version 3

Balalaika (1938-02-Adelphi Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Adelphi Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre : 569 représentations
Première Preview : samedi 19 février 1938
Première : samedi 19 février 1938
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Leontine Sagan
Chorégraphie : Joan Davis
Producteur :
Avec : Eric Marshall (Colonel Balakirev), Dorothy Seacombe (Mrs Morrison), Bennett O’Loughlan (Randall P. Morrison), Roger Treville (Peter Karagin), Muriel Angelus (Lydia Marakova), Jerrold Robertshaw (Prince Karagin), Arthur Hardy (Marakov), Clifford Mollinson (Nicki), Betty Warren (Masha)
Commentaires : This is a revised version of the 1933 play “The Great Hussar”. With gipsy songs and dances, a major ballet performance, dramatic revolution scenes, and Cossack dancing it was a great critical and popular success.
An MGM film version was made in 1939 starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey using a new score made up of songs by Sigmund Romberg. Only one song, “At the Balalaika” remained from the original stage show.

London Run: Adelphi Theatre 22/12/1936 - Transferred to His Majesty's 6/2/1937 - Transferred to Adelphi 19/2/1938.

Version 4

Balalaika (1938-09-Théâtre Mogador-Paris)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Théâtre Mogador (Paris - France)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : samedi 24 septembre 1938
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : ???? ????
Chorégraphie : ???? ????
Producteur :
Avec : Jacqueline Francell (Lydia), Coecilia Navarre (Masha), Charlotte Clasis (Anna Petrova), Reda-Caire (Pierre Karagin), Jean Kerien (Nicky), Gilbert Moryn (le colonel), Jean Périer (Prince Karagin), Daniel Nendaille (Marakov), Aubert (Alexis). Orchestre, direction Sylvio Mosse

Version 5

Balalaika (1939-12-Film)

Type de série: Film
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : vendredi 29 décembre 1939
Première : vendredi 29 décembre 1939
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Reinhold Schünzel
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Nelson Eddy (Prince Peter Karagin, aka "Peter Illyich Teranda"), Ilona Massey (Lydia Pavlovna Marakova), Charlie Ruggles (Corporal Nicki Popoff), Frank Morgan (Ivan Danchenoff), Lionel Atwill (Prof. Pavel Marakov), C. Aubrey Smith (Gen. Karagin), Joyce Compton (Masha, the Marakovs' maid and later Nicki's wife), Dalies Frantz (Dimitri Marakov), Walter Woolf King (Capt. Michael Sibirsky, Peter's friend), Abner Biberman (Leo Proplinski), Arthur W. Cernitz (Capt. Sergei Pavloff), Roland Varno (Lt. Nikitin), George Tobi((Slaski (bartender)), Phillip Terry (Lt. Smirnoff), Frederick Worlock (Ramensky), Roland Varno (Lt. Nikitin), Paul Sutton (Anton (waiter)), Willy Castello (Capt. Testoff), Paul Irving (Prince Morodin), Mildred Shay (Jeanette Sibirsky), Alma Kruger (Mrs. Danchenoff), Zeffie Tilbury (Princess Natalya Petrovna)

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