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Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1846 – 1 August 1919) was a German-born businessman, theater impresario, and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America.
Oscar Hammerstein may refer to: Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), cigar manufacturer, opera impresario and theatre builder; Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), Broadway lyricist, songwriting partner of Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein (lawyer) (born 1954), Dutch lawyer
The company began operations in 1906 at the Manhattan Opera House on 34th Street in New York City.Hammerstein built the house with the initial intent of making it a home for performances solely of opera in English; before construction was completed, however, he chose to shift the company's focus, deciding instead to present great operas in their original languages.
Oscar Hammerstein II: Richard Rodgers: Oscar Hammerstein II: Damn Yankees: George Abbott and Douglass Wallop: Richard Adler: Jerry Ross: My Fair Lady: Alan Jay Lerner: Frederick Loewe: Alan Jay Lerner: 1995 — 1996 The King and I: Oscar Hammerstein II: Richard Rodgers: Oscar Hammerstein II: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Burt ...
Harlem Opera House was an opera house located at 211 West 125th Street, in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Designed by architect John B. McElfatrick, it was built in 1889 by Oscar Hammerstein; it was his first theater in the city.
Liliom was a failure in Hungary when it was staged there in 1909, but not when it was staged on Broadway in an English translation by Benjamin Glazer in 1921. The Theatre Guild production starred Joseph Schildkraut and Eva Le Gallienne, with supporting roles played by such actors as Dudley Digges, Edgar Stehli, Henry Travers and Helen Westley.
"Bill" is a song heard in Act II of Kern and Hammerstein's classic 1927 musical, Show Boat.The song was written by Kern and P. G. Wodehouse for their 1917 musical Oh, Lady! ! Lady!! for Vivienne Segal to perform, but it was withdrawn because it was considered too melancholy for that s
Hammerstein was the producer of the Rudolf Friml operettas The Firefly (1912), Katinka (1915) and Rose-Marie (1924), which he collaborated on with his nephew, Oscar Hammerstein II. Arthur produced almost 30 musicals in 40 years in show business.