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Sinbad
- Sinbad is a Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Harold Atteridge and music by Sigmund Romberg, Al Jolson and others. Jolson plays a porter in old Bagdad where he meets a series of characters from the Arabian Nights, including Sinbad. He is transported to various exotic settings.
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Budget. $574,000 [1] Box office. $498,000 [1] Big Boy is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film produced by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Alan Crosland and stars Al Jolson, Claudia Dell, Louise Closser Hale, and Noah Beery. The film is based on the 1925 Broadway hit show of the same name in which Jolson also starred.
Harold Richard Atteridge (July 9, 1886 – January 15, 1938) was an American composer, librettist and lyricist primarily for musicals and revues. He wrote the book and lyrics for over 20 musicals and revues for the Shubert family, including several iterations of The Passing Show.
The Whirl of the World. Categories: Musicals by writer. Musicals by lyricist. Works by Harold Atteridge.
Through an hour of comedy and music, Jolson fights for his chance to ride his master's horse, Big Boy, in the Kentucky Derby, which provides the big dramatic finish. The star only turns up out of the traditional makeup for a final concert scene in which, as himself, he talks to the audience and sings "Tomorrow Is Another Day".
- Alan Crosland
- Al Jolson
Musical comedy. Featuring songs with lyrics by Paul Rubens, Leslie Mayne, Edward P. Moran, Will Heelan and Vincent Bryan. Directed by Frank Smithson. Herald Square Theatre (moved to The Casino Theatre from 2 Sep 1907 to 14 Sep 1907 then to The Academy of Music from 2 Mar 1908 to close): 8 Apr 1907-Mar 1908 (closing date unknown/194 performances).
- Writer, Soundtrack
- July 9, 1886
- Harold Atteridge
- January 15, 1938
Big Boy may well be the closest a modern audience will ever come to seeing what a genuine Al Jolson Broadway musical looked like. Based on his 1925 stage hit, the film casts Jolson in the blackface role of Gus, a stableboy at a moss-covered Southern plantation.
Harold Atteridge Active - 1928 - 1930 | Birth - Jul 9, 1886 | Death - Jan 15, 1938 | Genres - Comedy , Music , Romance | Subgenres - Musical , Musical Comedy
