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''A Winsome Widow'' is a 1912 musical produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., which was a revised version of Charles Hale Hoyt's 1891 hit, ''A Trip to Chinatown'', with a score by Raymond Hubbell. ==History== The show debuted at the Moulin Rouge on April 11, 1912, and ran into September, with a total of 172 performances.〔Boardman, Gerald Martin. (American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle ), pp. 322-23 (2011 ed.)〕 (A pre-opening performance was presented at Parson's Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut on April 8, 1912.〔(9 April 1912). ("A Winsome Widow" Staged ), ''The New York Times''〕) One of its featured songs was "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" by Stanley Murphy and Henry I. Marshall. The musical was a big hit, and featured a finale with real ice skating.〔Mordden, Ethan. (Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business ), p. 123 (2008)〕 The large cast featured Emmy Wehlen, Leon Errol, the Dolly Sisters, Elizabeth Brice, Frank Tinney, and Charles King. A young Mae West played a small role, though she quit after five performances.〔〔Watts, Jill. (Mae West: An Icon in Black and White ), p. 37 (2001)〕〔Colt, Stanislaus (Winsome Emmy Wehlen ), ''Cosmopolitan (magazine)'', p. 410-411 (August 1912)〕 Though well received by audiences, the show had mixed reviews. The ''New York Clipper'' called it "a spectacle of gayety and gorgeousness", but ''The New York Times'' was bored of its "sameness", and critic Sime Silverman of ''Variety'' said it was "at least forty minutes too long, draggy with superfluous people."〔〔(12 April 1912). (Now New York Has Its Moulin Rouge ), ''The New York Times''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Winsome Widow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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