Lorenz Hart : a poet on Broadway / Frederick Nolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nolan, Frederick W., 1931-2022, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943.

Hart, Lorenz.

Lyricists--United States--Biography.

Lyricists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lorentz Hart singlehandedly changed the craft of lyric writing, transforming the commercial song lyric from one of tired clichés and cloying sentimentality to one with unexpected phrases that would twang the nerve or touch the heart. Endowed with both a buoyant wit and a tender sincerity, Hart brought a poetic complexity to his art penning such memorable hits as My Funny Valentine, Isn't It Romantic?, The Lady is a Tramp, and Blue Moon. unheard before. Lorenz Hart: A Poet on Broadway presents the public triumphs of a true genius of the American musical theatre, and the personal tragedies of a

Contents:

Contents; 1. Max and Frieda; 2. Love at First Sight; 3. A Lonely Romeo; 4. A Couple of College Kids; 5. Doldrums; 6. The Blond Beast; 7. Campfire Days; 8. The Brief Career of Herbert Richard Lorenz; 9. Gilding the Guild; 10. Crest of a Wave; 11. More Gaieties; 12. The Great Ziegfeld; 13. ""One Dam Thing After Another""; 14. A Great Big Beautiful Hit; 15. A Willing Ham for Dillingham; 16. Oscar Hammerstein Was Right; 17. Makers of Melody; 18. Wall Street Lays an Egg; 19. Ten Cents a Dance; 20. Hard Times on Broadway; 21. Hollywood Bound; 22. A Folson Story; 23. Goldwyn's Folly

24. Night Madness25. Yesterday's Men; 26. Billy Rose's Jumbo; 27. ""The Saddest Man I Ever Knew ""; 28. Twice in a Lifetime; 29. ""The Biggest Opening Since the Grand Canyon""; 30. A Special After-dark Existence; 31. Musical Comedy Meets Its Masters; 32. ""If It's Good Enough for Shakespeare . . .""; 33. The French Have a Word for It; 34. Bothered and Bewildered; 35. I Could Have Been a Genius; 36. Nobody's Hart; 37. To Keep My Love Alive; 38. What Have I Lived For?; Coda; APPENDIX I: Lyrics by Hart: A Show-by-show Listing; APPENDIX II: Lyrics by Hart: An Alphabetical Listing; BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX I: Rodgers and Hart Shows and MoviesAmateur Shows; Stage Musicals; Movies; INDEX II: Rodgers and Hart Songs; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; INDEX III: General; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-802329-4

1-4294-0618-6

1-280-52866-4

0-19-535611-X

0-19-510289-4