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    The Black Crook is a work of musical theatre first produced in New York City with great success in 1866. Many theatre writers have cautiously identified...
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    326th performance of The Black Crook on August 5, 1867; no recognition at this time that it was likely the longest) "The Black Crook". IBDB.com. Internet...
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    List of Broadway theaters (category Theatre in the United States)
    that are considered the beginning of the Broadway era include the 1866 opening of The Black Crook at Niblo's Garden, considered the first piece of American...
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    Mackenzie Crook (born Paul James Crook, 29 September 1971) is an English actor, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in The Office, Ragetti in the Pirates...
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    of the Wallace opera Lurline and after a relatively short recuperation she chose to join the cast of the Niblo's December revival of The Black Crook' playing...
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    the hugely successful Broadway show The Black Crook in 1866; the first transcontinental touring theatre show in the U.S. in 1876; and, in 1878, the first...
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    premiered in New York in 1866, The Black Crook, combined dance and some original music that helped to tell the story. The spectacular production, famous...
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    Broadway theatre (category Musical theatre in the United States)
    to tell the story, is considered to be The Black Crook, which premiered in New York on September 12, 1866. The production was five-and-a-half hours long...
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    Humpty Dumpty (category Pages using the Score extension)
    the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as an anthropomorphic egg, though he is not explicitly described as such. The...
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    Niblo's Garden (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia)
    more of the pleasure ground, was twice burned and rebuilt. On September 12, 1866, Niblo's saw the premiere of The Black Crook, considered to be the first...
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    Brothers' productions. The Black Crook In August 1873, the brothers first produced their own musical spectacle, a revival of The Black Crook at Niblo's Garden...
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    a song originally written as part of the score of a work of musical theatre or musical film, especially if the piece in question has become a standard...
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    premiered in New York in 1866, The Black Crook, combined dance and some original music that helped to tell the story. The spectacular production, famous...
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    The Black Crook of 1866 ... already displayed a mixture of "ersatz German romanticism" (Gerald Bordman) and burlesque elements inherited from the Dutch...
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    Broadway productions from the 1860s into the early 20th century. After designing new sets for the very first musical, The Black Crook, at Niblo's Garden in...
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  • The Black Crook. The piece was a gamble by impresario Laura Keene, in the hope that the elaborate and expensive scenery of the show, as well as the singing...
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    George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars...
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    Amaru Shakur (/ˈtuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊər/ TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac...
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    northwestern extreme of the Black Hills, which are its defining geographical feature. Crook County was created by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory on...
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    writing the book inspiring the hit musical play The Black Crook. Early in his life, Barras trained as a carpenter and served for three years in the US Navy...
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    Thomas Baker (musician) (category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music)
    He is best known for composing the music for The Black Crook; a work which is widely cited as the first precursor to the twentieth-century musical. Thomas...
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    Music: Jacques Offenbach) London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on June 30 The Black Crookthe first "book musical". Broadway production opened...
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  • for appearing in the original cast of The Black Crook in 1866. Born Annie Kemp, she played the role of Stalacta in that musical. In the original advertisements...
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  • however, have stated that The Black Crook (1866, premiere) deserves the distinction as the "first hit musical" because it was the first musical to have an...
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    was an active member of the Professional Footballers' Association and was elected the first black chairman of the union. Crooks was born in Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent...
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  • of the original production of The Black Crook in 1866. He worked in Chicago for many years and was part of the Hooley company. He retired from the stage...
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  • her troupe, the British Blondes, who first appeared in the United States in the 1860s, and also by early 'leg' shows such as 'The Black Crook' (1866). Its...
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    Operetta Vol. 2. Smith, Cecil (1981) Musical Comedy in America: From the Black Crook Through Sweeney Todd Routledge. ISBN 0-87830-564-5 Traubner, Richard...
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  • Crook Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Crook, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division...
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  • The Black Crook. A dancer and ballet master at the Vienna State Opera (1896–1901), he directed the ballet of the Budapest Opera (1902-1915), then the...
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