Beauty and the Beast
Theater
Theater
Zémire et Azor
"Beauty and the Beast. A Christmas Quadrille" (Sheet music, Pinao arrangement)
"Shirley McKenna Collection"
By: Richard Michael Levey (R.M. Levey)
Publisher: Dublin: Cramer & Co., n.d.
Info Here
[Dublin]
"Shirley McKenna Collection"
By: Richard Michael Levey (R.M. Levey)
Publisher: Dublin: Cramer & Co., n.d.
Info Here
[Dublin]
Beauty and the beast, quadrille
A Christmas quadrille
Ugly sisters, quadrille
Beast, quadrille
Beauty, quadrille
John Quill, quadrille
Aldgate Pump, quadrille
A Christmas quadrille
Ugly sisters, quadrille
Beast, quadrille
Beauty, quadrille
John Quill, quadrille
Aldgate Pump, quadrille
1742 - "Love for Love/Amour pour Amour"
comedy in 3 acts, in verse, with a prologue, Comédie-Française, January,
Written: Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée
Read Script Here (Google books)
[French, Paris]
comedy in 3 acts, in verse, with a prologue, Comédie-Française, January,
Written: Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée
Read Script Here (Google books)
[French, Paris]
The story is based off of Villeneuve's version
1771 - "Beauty and the Beast/ Zémire et Azor"
4-act opera-ballet
"féerie" (fairy play)
From: Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Music: André Modeste Grétry (Belgian)
Booklet: Jean-François Marmontel (French)
1st performed Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramtique on MArch 22, 1845
Read Score Here (French)(Library)
Read Score Here (French)(Archive)
Watch Here (French)(Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège)
Watch Here (French)(shot on location at château de la Roche Guyon 2017, more info Here (*doesn't fallow the script*)
More info Here
Costume links Gallica, Creazilla
[French]
4-act opera-ballet
"féerie" (fairy play)
From: Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Music: André Modeste Grétry (Belgian)
Booklet: Jean-François Marmontel (French)
1st performed Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramtique on MArch 22, 1845
Read Score Here (French)(Library)
Read Score Here (French)(Archive)
Watch Here (French)(Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège)
Watch Here (French)(shot on location at château de la Roche Guyon 2017, more info Here (*doesn't fallow the script*)
More info Here
Costume links Gallica, Creazilla
[French]
Characters
Zemire (Beauty): daughter of Sander (colorature soprano)[plaid by
Azor (Beast): Cursed Prince of Kamir (tenor) [plaid by Jean-Baptiste Guignard, called Clairval]
Sander: Zemire's Father & Persian merchant (baritone)
Lisbé: Zemire's sister (soprano)
Fatmé: Zemire's sister (mezzo-soprano)
Ali: slave of Sander, buffoon (tenor)
Une Fée: The Fairy (recitative)
Zemire (Beauty): daughter of Sander (colorature soprano)[plaid by
Azor (Beast): Cursed Prince of Kamir (tenor) [plaid by Jean-Baptiste Guignard, called Clairval]
Sander: Zemire's Father & Persian merchant (baritone)
Lisbé: Zemire's sister (soprano)
Fatmé: Zemire's sister (mezzo-soprano)
Ali: slave of Sander, buffoon (tenor)
Une Fée: The Fairy (recitative)
Notes on the production:
Inspired by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's «La Belle et la Bête» and part of the Opera-férie genre. One of the more famouse scenes is Where Azor shows Zémire and enchanted painting where she can see her father and family a famouse trio is sung and then she Zémire rushes to th epainting they disapear which prompts Zémire to ask to go see her father. Marie Antoinette, who had just turned sixteen, confessed to Grétry the morning after the premiere that she had dreamt of the magical picture. Sadly no costume design for Azor can be found but there is some art done at the time of the and a costume plot summery.
Jean-François Marmontel has given a very detailed designs for the sets and costumes and he had little doubt that they would be fallowed excatly, except neither the tailer of set designers had bothered to look at his design, and they had based thier deisgns off of the tale of La Belle et la Bête. Orginaly Azor was supose to walk on all four and the orginal intended actor Clairval expressed his reluctance a playing a character who is so ugly. "How do expect me to make a role interesting in which I will be hideous?" "Hideous, you will be. You will be frightneing at first glace; but in your ugliness you will have nobility and even grace." Jean-François Marmontel said. Clairval responded "Look, at the beast's costume they're preparing for me for I have heard terrible things about it." This was on the eve of the performance and not a moment to loose, Grétry asked to see Azor's costume, but has issues with the costumer letting him see it. Finally he was able to see the costume "show Monsieur the beast costume." What did he see? a pair of pants resembling a monkey's skin, with a long, shaven tail, a bare back, enormous claws on all four paws, two long horns on the hood, and the most deformed mask with boar's teeth. I cried out in horror, protesting that my play would not be performed with this ridiculous and monstrous disguise. "What would you have wanted then?" the tailor asked me proudly what I wanted it to look like. He answered "Tiger-striped trousers, matching shoes and gloves, a purple satin dolman (a long, loose Turkish robe or a heavily braided, worn by 19th-century Hungarian hussars), a wavy black mane, picturesquely disheveled, and a frightening mask, but not dissimilar to, nor resembling, a muzzle." -Cf. Jean-François Marmontel: Mémoires d'un père pour servir à l'instruction de ses enfans, Volume 3, Paris, Year 13, 180. & Here
Story Summery:
Having been shipwrecked in a storm, the merchant Sander and his servant Ali find their way to a strange palace. A banquet has been laid, though there is no sign of the owner, and the two help themselves to the feast. Sander plucks a rose from the palace garden to give to his daughter Zémire, a beast-like creature named Azor appears, He is the owner of the palace and demands as reparation, for the stolen rose his life, unless he can persuade one of his daughters to take his place.
Zémire, the gentlest of them all, agrees to sacrifice her life for her father. Ali leads her to the palace, where she almost faints at the fearsome sight of Azor. At first terrified, but Azor proves to be a kind and graciouse host. Zémire gradually allows herself to be touched by his kindness. Zémire misses her family badly and so Azor makes them appear in a magic painting, he even allows her to visit her father he transports her and home with the promises she will return to him. Sander tries to dissuade Zémire from returning to Azor, but the young girl's steadfastness, and return to finds Azor in despair because he believes she has abandoned him. She protests that she cares about him and the magic spell on Azor is lifted now he has found love. He changes from a beast to a handsome prince and claims his kingdom with Zémire at his side.
Inspired by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's «La Belle et la Bête» and part of the Opera-férie genre. One of the more famouse scenes is Where Azor shows Zémire and enchanted painting where she can see her father and family a famouse trio is sung and then she Zémire rushes to th epainting they disapear which prompts Zémire to ask to go see her father. Marie Antoinette, who had just turned sixteen, confessed to Grétry the morning after the premiere that she had dreamt of the magical picture. Sadly no costume design for Azor can be found but there is some art done at the time of the and a costume plot summery.
Jean-François Marmontel has given a very detailed designs for the sets and costumes and he had little doubt that they would be fallowed excatly, except neither the tailer of set designers had bothered to look at his design, and they had based thier deisgns off of the tale of La Belle et la Bête. Orginaly Azor was supose to walk on all four and the orginal intended actor Clairval expressed his reluctance a playing a character who is so ugly. "How do expect me to make a role interesting in which I will be hideous?" "Hideous, you will be. You will be frightneing at first glace; but in your ugliness you will have nobility and even grace." Jean-François Marmontel said. Clairval responded "Look, at the beast's costume they're preparing for me for I have heard terrible things about it." This was on the eve of the performance and not a moment to loose, Grétry asked to see Azor's costume, but has issues with the costumer letting him see it. Finally he was able to see the costume "show Monsieur the beast costume." What did he see? a pair of pants resembling a monkey's skin, with a long, shaven tail, a bare back, enormous claws on all four paws, two long horns on the hood, and the most deformed mask with boar's teeth. I cried out in horror, protesting that my play would not be performed with this ridiculous and monstrous disguise. "What would you have wanted then?" the tailor asked me proudly what I wanted it to look like. He answered "Tiger-striped trousers, matching shoes and gloves, a purple satin dolman (a long, loose Turkish robe or a heavily braided, worn by 19th-century Hungarian hussars), a wavy black mane, picturesquely disheveled, and a frightening mask, but not dissimilar to, nor resembling, a muzzle." -Cf. Jean-François Marmontel: Mémoires d'un père pour servir à l'instruction de ses enfans, Volume 3, Paris, Year 13, 180. & Here
Story Summery:
Having been shipwrecked in a storm, the merchant Sander and his servant Ali find their way to a strange palace. A banquet has been laid, though there is no sign of the owner, and the two help themselves to the feast. Sander plucks a rose from the palace garden to give to his daughter Zémire, a beast-like creature named Azor appears, He is the owner of the palace and demands as reparation, for the stolen rose his life, unless he can persuade one of his daughters to take his place.
Zémire, the gentlest of them all, agrees to sacrifice her life for her father. Ali leads her to the palace, where she almost faints at the fearsome sight of Azor. At first terrified, but Azor proves to be a kind and graciouse host. Zémire gradually allows herself to be touched by his kindness. Zémire misses her family badly and so Azor makes them appear in a magic painting, he even allows her to visit her father he transports her and home with the promises she will return to him. Sander tries to dissuade Zémire from returning to Azor, but the young girl's steadfastness, and return to finds Azor in despair because he believes she has abandoned him. She protests that she cares about him and the magic spell on Azor is lifted now he has found love. He changes from a beast to a handsome prince and claims his kingdom with Zémire at his side.
« Zémire et Azor » (Acte 3, Scène 6) painting by Antoine François Saint-Aubert
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French
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English
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(Azor)
Du moment qu’on aime, L’on devient si doux ! Et je suis moi-même Plus tremblant que vous ... (Azor) Toi, Zémire que j’adore, Tu m’a donc manqué de foi. Et pourquoi vivrais-je encore ? Je n’inspire que l’effroi. ... (Zémire) Hélas ! plus que moi-même, Je sens que je t’aimais. Et dans ce moment même, Plus que jamais, Je t’aime, Azor, je t’aime … |
(Azor)
From the moment we love, We become so sweet! And I myself Trembling more than you. ... (Azor) You, Zémire, whom I adore, You have betrayed my trust. And why should I contuine to live? when I inspire only disgust.” ... (Zémire) Alas! More than myself, Azor, you were dear to me. Only at this moment Does it become clear to me, I love you, Azor, I love you. |
A semi-opera, a musical play "with spectacles and a ballet" by Bartholomeus Ruloffs. It is one of the most successful attempts to create a Dutch-language opera in the 18th century. Zemire en Azor was, for its time, a box-office success, with thirteen performances. Ruloffs composed new music to a Dutch libretto, which had been translated from French, based on Marmontel's La Belle et la bête (Beauty and the Beast).
1785 - "The Beauty and the Monster: A Comedy from the French of Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de Saint Aubinthe Countesse de Genlis"
Beauty And The Beast Pantomime And Playscripts:
Writter: Isaiah Thomas
Theatre of Education
Printed at Worcester, Mass
Boston
[English, Boston]
Beauty And The Beast Pantomime And Playscripts:
Writter: Isaiah Thomas
Theatre of Education
Printed at Worcester, Mass
Boston
[English, Boston]
1813 - "Beauty’s Song at Her Spinning Wheel"
Set to Music by Mr. Whitaker
From 1813 appeared in the book titled Beauty and the Beast: Or, A Rough Outside with a Gentle Heart, a poetical version of the tale published by M.J. Godwin at the Juvenile Library in London.
Read Here (Sheet Music)(Archive)
[English, London]
Set to Music by Mr. Whitaker
From 1813 appeared in the book titled Beauty and the Beast: Or, A Rough Outside with a Gentle Heart, a poetical version of the tale published by M.J. Godwin at the Juvenile Library in London.
Read Here (Sheet Music)(Archive)
[English, London]
1819 - "Beauty and the Beast/ Zémire and Azor"
2 acts
Romantic Opera
Composer: Louis Spohr
Read Here (Score)(German)(Archive)
Read Here (Score)(German)(Archive)
Listen Here (Manhattan School of Music Opera)
Buy Opera Here (Manhattan School of Music Opera)
Listen Here "Die Rose"
[German]
2 acts
Romantic Opera
Composer: Louis Spohr
Read Here (Score)(German)(Archive)
Read Here (Score)(German)(Archive)
Listen Here (Manhattan School of Music Opera)
Buy Opera Here (Manhattan School of Music Opera)
Listen Here "Die Rose"
[German]
1840? - "Beauty and the Beast"
Characters
Beauty
The Beast/ Prince Alzo
Sir Algate Pump, (Beauty's Father)
John Quill
Dressalinda (Beauty's sister)
Marrygilda (Beauty's sister)
Queen of Roses
Zephyrs
Beauty
The Beast/ Prince Alzo
Sir Algate Pump, (Beauty's Father)
John Quill
Dressalinda (Beauty's sister)
Marrygilda (Beauty's sister)
Queen of Roses
Zephyrs
1841 - "Beauty and the Beast:"
A Grand, Comic, Romantic, Operatic, Melodramatic, Fairy Extravaganza
Two Acts.
Written by: J. R. Planché
London, G. Berger
A Grand, Comic, Romantic, Operatic, Melodramatic, Fairy Extravaganza
Two Acts.
Written by: J. R. Planché
London, G. Berger
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1847 - "Beauty and the Beast"
2 acts, Drama Author: J. R. Planché (James Robinson) Publisher : N.Y. Read Here (Archive) [English, USA] 1955 - "Beauty and the Beast:" A Fairy Extravaganza by J. R. Planche Director: Don Gemmell Players’ Theatre, London |
1843 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Produced and directed by: William Mitchell
Music and lyrics by: H. C. Timm and W. Alpers
Olympic Theatre, New York City
Produced and directed by: William Mitchell
Music and lyrics by: H. C. Timm and W. Alpers
Olympic Theatre, New York City
Cast
Beauty - Mrs. H. C. Timm
The Beast/Prince Axor - Charles M. Walcot
Dressylinda - Mary Taylor
Marygolda - Mrs. Mossop
Croton Pump, Esq - Jack Nickinson
John Quill - William Mitchell
Queen of the Roses - Miss Clark
Zephyr - Miss Singleton
Black Cupid - Master Wood
Beauty - Mrs. H. C. Timm
The Beast/Prince Axor - Charles M. Walcot
Dressylinda - Mary Taylor
Marygolda - Mrs. Mossop
Croton Pump, Esq - Jack Nickinson
John Quill - William Mitchell
Queen of the Roses - Miss Clark
Zephyr - Miss Singleton
Black Cupid - Master Wood
1843 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Produced and directed by: James Wallack
Produced and directed by: James Wallack
Cast
Beauty - Mrs. Ellen Herbert
The Beast - James Wallack
Sir Aldgate Pump - C. Hill
John Quill - W. F. Gates
Queen of the Roses - Mrs. C. Hill
Beauty - Mrs. Ellen Herbert
The Beast - James Wallack
Sir Aldgate Pump - C. Hill
John Quill - W. F. Gates
Queen of the Roses - Mrs. C. Hill
1845 - "Beauty and the Beast/ La belle et la bête"
2 acts
Author: Jean-François-Alfred Bayard and Antoine-François Varner
Publisher: C. Tresse (Paris)
Comedy-Vaudeville
1st performed Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramtique on MArch 22, 1845
Read Here (Gallica)
[French]
2 acts
Author: Jean-François-Alfred Bayard and Antoine-François Varner
Publisher: C. Tresse (Paris)
Comedy-Vaudeville
1st performed Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramtique on MArch 22, 1845
Read Here (Gallica)
[French]
1854 - "Beauty and the Beast": An Entertainment for Young People, the First of the Series of Little Plays for Little People
Author: Julia Corner & Alfred Crowquill
Dean & Son
[English, London]
Author: Julia Corner & Alfred Crowquill
Dean & Son
[English, London]
1855 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Produced and directed by George Washington Marsh
Broadway Theatre, New York City
[English, NY]
Produced and directed by George Washington Marsh
Broadway Theatre, New York City
[English, NY]
Cast
Beauty - Mary Guerineau Marsh
The Beast - Louise Marsh
Aldgate Pump - Carrie Marsh
John Quill - George Washington Marsh
Marygolda - Georgina Marsh
Dressylinda - Helen Brooks
Queen of the Roses - Miss Saome
Zephyr - Cora Ames
Beauty - Mary Guerineau Marsh
The Beast - Louise Marsh
Aldgate Pump - Carrie Marsh
John Quill - George Washington Marsh
Marygolda - Georgina Marsh
Dressylinda - Helen Brooks
Queen of the Roses - Miss Saome
Zephyr - Cora Ames
1877 - "Beauty and the Beast"
A Pantomime
Writer: Frank Green
Producer: Morris Abrahams
Director: Isaac Cohen
Pavilion Theatre, London
[English , London]
A Pantomime
Writer: Frank Green
Producer: Morris Abrahams
Director: Isaac Cohen
Pavilion Theatre, London
[English , London]
Cast
Beauty - Marion Webster
The Beast - Mr. Holdsworth
Harlequin - J. F. Alexander
Columbine - Rose Alexander
Pip - Arthur Alexander
Clown - Johnny Alexander
Pantaloon - Mr. Gibbs
John Quill - Gus Connolly
Dancers - H. Lynn, J. Wilton, G. English, J. Cifion, A. Wolff, Katie Cohn, Polly and Constance Alexander
Beauty - Marion Webster
The Beast - Mr. Holdsworth
Harlequin - J. F. Alexander
Columbine - Rose Alexander
Pip - Arthur Alexander
Clown - Johnny Alexander
Pantaloon - Mr. Gibbs
John Quill - Gus Connolly
Dancers - H. Lynn, J. Wilton, G. English, J. Cifion, A. Wolff, Katie Cohn, Polly and Constance Alexander
1890 - "Beauty and the Beast"
A Pantomime
Written by: William Yardley and Augustus Harris
Produced and directed by: Augustus Harris
Scenery by: Robert Caney, T. E. Ryan, Kautsky, William Perkins
Costumers: Edel and Russell, Auguste, Harrison, M. Landolf, Miss Palmer
Chorus master: Stedman
Choreographer: John d’Auban
Musical director: P. Bucalossi
Stage manager: Arthur P. Collins
Prince of Wales Theatre, London
[English, London]
A Pantomime
Written by: William Yardley and Augustus Harris
Produced and directed by: Augustus Harris
Scenery by: Robert Caney, T. E. Ryan, Kautsky, William Perkins
Costumers: Edel and Russell, Auguste, Harrison, M. Landolf, Miss Palmer
Chorus master: Stedman
Choreographer: John d’Auban
Musical director: P. Bucalossi
Stage manager: Arthur P. Collins
Prince of Wales Theatre, London
[English, London]
Cast of Characters
Beauty - Belle Bilton
The Beast - John d’Auban
Mary Anne - Harry Nicholls
Sarah - Jane Herbert Campbell
Monmorency - Charles Wallace
Old Bogie - George Temple
Fairy Rosebud - Forence Paltzer
Beauty - Belle Bilton
The Beast - John d’Auban
Mary Anne - Harry Nicholls
Sarah - Jane Herbert Campbell
Monmorency - Charles Wallace
Old Bogie - George Temple
Fairy Rosebud - Forence Paltzer
1896 - "Beauty and the Beast"
A Spectacular Extravaganza
2 acts 10 scenes
Author: Will Bradley
Music: Edmund Seven, Wells R. Hosmer
Lyrics: Nixon Waterman
Illustrated
7 songs
Read Here (Jstor)
[English, USA]
A Spectacular Extravaganza
2 acts 10 scenes
Author: Will Bradley
Music: Edmund Seven, Wells R. Hosmer
Lyrics: Nixon Waterman
Illustrated
7 songs
Read Here (Jstor)
[English, USA]
Characters
Beauty (Daughter of first Merchant)
Beast (A beautiful Prince, under enchantment)
First Merchant
Three sisters (Daughters of first Merchant)
Second Merchant (In love with Beauty)
Three lovers
Maid
Servant
Devil
Town Police
Good Fairy
Townspeople
Inps of Hell
When Love Goes Blindly By (Seven)
Bring Me A Rose (Seven)
The Key to Hades (Hosmer)
Melon Song (Hosmer)
The Masher is a Very Funny Thing (Hosmer)
The Art of Being Kind (Hosmer)
Love Goesth Where it Will (Hosmer)
Beauty (Daughter of first Merchant)
Beast (A beautiful Prince, under enchantment)
First Merchant
Three sisters (Daughters of first Merchant)
Second Merchant (In love with Beauty)
Three lovers
Maid
Servant
Devil
Town Police
Good Fairy
Townspeople
Inps of Hell
When Love Goes Blindly By (Seven)
Bring Me A Rose (Seven)
The Key to Hades (Hosmer)
Melon Song (Hosmer)
The Masher is a Very Funny Thing (Hosmer)
The Art of Being Kind (Hosmer)
Love Goesth Where it Will (Hosmer)
1900 - "Beauty and the Beas/La belle et la bête :"
5 acts
Written lady patroness of the Society for the Protection of Children
Music by Mr. Maurice Lapeyre
Orchestration by Mr. de La Chaussée
Publisher : Bordeaux
Children's play
Read Here (Gallica)
[French]
5 acts
Written lady patroness of the Society for the Protection of Children
Music by Mr. Maurice Lapeyre
Orchestration by Mr. de La Chaussée
Publisher : Bordeaux
Children's play
Read Here (Gallica)
[French]
1900 - "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"
3 acts, Pantomime
Book: J. Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins
Produced by: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane's; Klaw & Erlanger'
Adapted from the stories of "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Beauty and The Beast" by Malcolm Douglas
3 acts, Pantomime
Book: J. Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins
Produced by: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane's; Klaw & Erlanger'
Adapted from the stories of "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Beauty and The Beast" by Malcolm Douglas
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1901 - "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"
3 acts, Musical & pantomime Music: J. M. Glover and Frederick Solomon Lyrics: J. Cheever Goodwin Book by: John J. McNally and Goodwin Adapted from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane's 1900 pantomime of the same name by J. Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins; orginal adapted from the stories of "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Beauty and The Beast" by Malcolm Douglas Additional music and lyrics by the songwriting team of Jean Schwartz and William Jerome,[2] and by the African-American creative team of Bob Cole, James Weldon Johnson, and J. Rosamond Johnson. Produced: Nov 4, 1901–May 31, 1902; Broadway Theatre, New York, NY 
Princess Beauty
Prince Charming Malevolentia Malevolentia uses her magic to curse the Princess Beauty into a sleep that lasts 100 years. Prince Charming goes in search of the princess, finds her, and wakes her with a kiss. All seems right, and the pair plan a wedding to unite their two kingdoms. At the wedding, Malevolentia ruins the day by turning the prince into a beast. Ultimately, everything is set right when the princess gives the beast true love's kiss which breaks the spell and he magically transforms back into the prince. The happy couple marry.
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1902–1903 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Director: F. W. Wyndham
Production by: Howard and Wyndhams
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Director: F. W. Wyndham
Production by: Howard and Wyndhams
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Stars
Jessie Merrilees
Dorah Dichl
Zena Dare
Nelly Stratton
Wilkie Bard
Horace Mills
James Dixon
Heeley and Meeley
Harry Lupino
Lupino Lane
Jessie Merrilees
Dorah Dichl
Zena Dare
Nelly Stratton
Wilkie Bard
Horace Mills
James Dixon
Heeley and Meeley
Harry Lupino
Lupino Lane
1909 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Production by: Howard and Wyndhams
Presented by: Fred Granville
King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
Production by: Howard and Wyndhams
Presented by: Fred Granville
King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
Stars
Three Sisters Sprightly
Leslie Austin
Daleno and Stream
Hilda de Gray
Nora Kebble
Nellie Wood
Mademoiselle Benita Sidney Milton
Sam Foster
Juan Wood
Three Sisters Sprightly
Leslie Austin
Daleno and Stream
Hilda de Gray
Nora Kebble
Nellie Wood
Mademoiselle Benita Sidney Milton
Sam Foster
Juan Wood
1907 - "The Scarlet Flower (Hartmann Ballet)/ Аленький цветочек (балет Гартмана)"
5 acts & 8 scenes, ballet
Composer: F. A Hartman (Foma Hartman)
Libretto: P. A. Marzhetsky
Choreographer: N. G. Legate
Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Sergei Aksakov
1st stages at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg by choreographer Nikolai Legat
[Russian]
5 acts & 8 scenes, ballet
Composer: F. A Hartman (Foma Hartman)
Libretto: P. A. Marzhetsky
Choreographer: N. G. Legate
Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Sergei Aksakov
1st stages at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg by choreographer Nikolai Legat
[Russian]
1909 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Three Galant Plays: A Byzantine Afternoon, Beauty and the Beast, The Slippers of Aphrodite
Written by: Fernand Nozière
Clarence Stratton. New York: William Rudge
Three Galant Plays: A Byzantine Afternoon, Beauty and the Beast, The Slippers of Aphrodite
Written by: Fernand Nozière
Clarence Stratton. New York: William Rudge
1913 - "Beauty and the Beast/La belle et la bête :"
3 acts, play
"féerie" (fairy play)
Writter: Alexandre Arnoux
Publisher : l'imprimerie Sainte Catherine, à Bruges
[Belgium]
3 acts, play
"féerie" (fairy play)
Writter: Alexandre Arnoux
Publisher : l'imprimerie Sainte Catherine, à Bruges
[Belgium]
Inspired Cocteau
1915 - "Beauty and the Beas/La belle et la bête"
4 acts
Bluebeard.--Little Red Riding Hood's friends.--Thirteen at the table.--Poor Sylvie.--Beauty and the Beast.--The Emerald Princess/ Barbe Bleue.--Les amies du Petit Chaperon rouge.--Treize áa table.--Pauvre Sylvie.--La Belle et la Bãete.--La princesse âEmeraude
Drames et comâedies
Writter: Dupráes, Marguerite
Publisher : New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American Book Company
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[French]
4 acts
Bluebeard.--Little Red Riding Hood's friends.--Thirteen at the table.--Poor Sylvie.--Beauty and the Beast.--The Emerald Princess/ Barbe Bleue.--Les amies du Petit Chaperon rouge.--Treize áa table.--Pauvre Sylvie.--La Belle et la Bãete.--La princesse âEmeraude
Drames et comâedies
Writter: Dupráes, Marguerite
Publisher : New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American Book Company
Read Here (Gallica)
[French]
1916 - "The Beautiful Bellinda"
3 acts, Opera
Composer: Hans Huber
Prelude by: Gian Bundi
[Swiss]
3 acts, Opera
Composer: Hans Huber
Prelude by: Gian Bundi
[Swiss]
1921 - "The Lost Ape/Lutung Kasarung"
Sundanese folktale from Indonesia
**the first ever Indonesia silent movie
[Indonesia]
Sundanese folktale from Indonesia
**the first ever Indonesia silent movie
[Indonesia]
(Summery)
In the mythological narrative set in Svargaloka, the handsome god Batara Guruminda Kahyangan, consumed by pride, defies the highest mother goddess, Batari Sunan Ambu. As punishment, he is cursed and reincarnated as a black lutung monkey on earth, where he must learn humility and earn a woman's love. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Pasir Batang, King Prabu Tapa Agung has two daughters: the good-hearted Purbasari and the wicked Purbararang. The king favors Purbasari as his successor, prompting Purbararang, with her fiancé Indrajaya, to seek a witch’s aid to curse her sister. This results in Purbasari developing a skin rash, leading to her exile in the jungle. In the jungle, Purbasari befriends Lutung Kasarung, the disguised god Guruminda, who helps her by curing her skin condition and restoring her beauty. The construction of an enchanted palace attracts people to Purbasari, increasing her sister's jealousy. Purbararang devises challenges for Purbasari to undermine her; among them, she commands Purbasari to tame a rampant banteng bull and construct a dam in the wetlands, both tasks successfully accomplished with Lutung Kasarung’s magic. As the rivalry escalates, Purbararang imprisons Purbasari when she discovers a mysterious handsome man—actually Lutung Kasarung in his divine form—who captures Purbasari's affection. When their father returns from his hermitage and witnesses the conflict, he decides that the daughter with the longer hair should inherit the throne. By measuring their hair, he finds Purbasari's is longer. However, Purbararang insists on a challenge based on the appearance of their suitors. Purbasari boldly chooses Lutung Kasarung, valuing his character over looks, which breaks the curse as he transforms back into his handsome god form. Defeating Indrajaya in a combat challenge solidifies Guruminda's rightful place. Purbasari forgives her sister and her fiancé despite their treachery, allowing them to remain in the palace. Ultimately, Purbasari and Guruminda marry and find happiness together, concluding the tale with themes of humility, love, and forgiveness prevailing over jealousy and malice.
In the mythological narrative set in Svargaloka, the handsome god Batara Guruminda Kahyangan, consumed by pride, defies the highest mother goddess, Batari Sunan Ambu. As punishment, he is cursed and reincarnated as a black lutung monkey on earth, where he must learn humility and earn a woman's love. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Pasir Batang, King Prabu Tapa Agung has two daughters: the good-hearted Purbasari and the wicked Purbararang. The king favors Purbasari as his successor, prompting Purbararang, with her fiancé Indrajaya, to seek a witch’s aid to curse her sister. This results in Purbasari developing a skin rash, leading to her exile in the jungle. In the jungle, Purbasari befriends Lutung Kasarung, the disguised god Guruminda, who helps her by curing her skin condition and restoring her beauty. The construction of an enchanted palace attracts people to Purbasari, increasing her sister's jealousy. Purbararang devises challenges for Purbasari to undermine her; among them, she commands Purbasari to tame a rampant banteng bull and construct a dam in the wetlands, both tasks successfully accomplished with Lutung Kasarung’s magic. As the rivalry escalates, Purbararang imprisons Purbasari when she discovers a mysterious handsome man—actually Lutung Kasarung in his divine form—who captures Purbasari's affection. When their father returns from his hermitage and witnesses the conflict, he decides that the daughter with the longer hair should inherit the throne. By measuring their hair, he finds Purbasari's is longer. However, Purbararang insists on a challenge based on the appearance of their suitors. Purbasari boldly chooses Lutung Kasarung, valuing his character over looks, which breaks the curse as he transforms back into his handsome god form. Defeating Indrajaya in a combat challenge solidifies Guruminda's rightful place. Purbasari forgives her sister and her fiancé despite their treachery, allowing them to remain in the palace. Ultimately, Purbasari and Guruminda marry and find happiness together, concluding the tale with themes of humility, love, and forgiveness prevailing over jealousy and malice.
1921 - "Beauty and the Beast / La belle et la bête"
6 acts
Writter: Caroline Wasson Thomason (Caroline W. Thomason)
Publisher : Philadelphia, The Penn Pub. Co
Read Here (Archive)
[English/ French]
6 acts
Writter: Caroline Wasson Thomason (Caroline W. Thomason)
Publisher : Philadelphia, The Penn Pub. Co
Read Here (Archive)
[English/ French]
Cast of Characters
Beauty
The Beast/ King
The Merchant
The Good Fairy
The Sisters
The Sprites
Beauty
The Beast/ King
The Merchant
The Good Fairy
The Sisters
The Sprites
1928 - "Beauty and the Beast"
A Pantomime
Writers: Walter and Frederick Melville
Director: Walter and Frederick Melville
Music by: Charles J. Moore
Lyceum Theatre, London
[English, London]
A Pantomime
Writers: Walter and Frederick Melville
Director: Walter and Frederick Melville
Music by: Charles J. Moore
Lyceum Theatre, London
[English, London]
Cast of Characters
Beauty - Jean Colin
The Beast/Prince Hal - Dorothy Seacombe
Hook o’Crook, A Witch - Frank Attree
Spirit of the Rose - Hermione Damborough
Beauty - Jean Colin
The Beast/Prince Hal - Dorothy Seacombe
Hook o’Crook, A Witch - Frank Attree
Spirit of the Rose - Hermione Damborough
1924 - "Beauty and the Beast: An Opera"
One Act , Opera
Author: Robert A. Simon
Music: Vittorio Giannini
New York: G. Ricordi and Co.
[English]
One Act , Opera
Author: Robert A. Simon
Music: Vittorio Giannini
New York: G. Ricordi and Co.
[English]
1949 - "Beauty and the Beast:"
A Play by Nicholas Stuart Gray
Director: Mary Morris
Mercury Theatre, London
[English, London]
A Play by Nicholas Stuart Gray
Director: Mary Morris
Mercury Theatre, London
[English, London]
Cast of Characters
Beauty - Carol Marsh
The Beast/Prince - John Byron
Mr. Hodge - Hugh Pryce
Mickey - Barry McGregor
Jessamine - Jill Reymond
Jonquiline - June Rodney
Mr. Clement - Donald Finlay
Beauty - Carol Marsh
The Beast/Prince - John Byron
Mr. Hodge - Hugh Pryce
Mickey - Barry McGregor
Jessamine - Jill Reymond
Jonquiline - June Rodney
Mr. Clement - Donald Finlay
1950 - "The Scarlet Flower/ Аленький цветочек"
play
Writters: Irina Karnaukhova & Leonid Brausevich
Director: Leonid Lukyanov & Stepan Bubnov
Composer :Alexander Metner
longest-running children's play
Based on the famous fairy tale by S. T. Aksakov's "Scarlet Flower"
Pushkin Theatre
[Russian, USSR]
play
Writters: Irina Karnaukhova & Leonid Brausevich
Director: Leonid Lukyanov & Stepan Bubnov
Composer :Alexander Metner
longest-running children's play
Based on the famous fairy tale by S. T. Aksakov's "Scarlet Flower"
Pushkin Theatre
[Russian, USSR]
1953 - "Beauty and the Beast:"
A Basic Pantomime
Three Acts , Pantomime
Author: Trudy West
Samuel French
[English, London]
A Basic Pantomime
Three Acts , Pantomime
Author: Trudy West
Samuel French
[English, London]
Cast of Characters
Beauty
Prince Ferdinand - the Beast
Benjamin Bountiful - Beauty's father
Jemima and Joy - Beauty's sisters
Batty - butler
Frou-Frou - dancing mistress
Marmaduke
Matthew - valet
Chorus of servants
Guests
Farm workers
Fairies of the White Rose
Beauty
Prince Ferdinand - the Beast
Benjamin Bountiful - Beauty's father
Jemima and Joy - Beauty's sisters
Batty - butler
Frou-Frou - dancing mistress
Marmaduke
Matthew - valet
Chorus of servants
Guests
Farm workers
Fairies of the White Rose
1951-1956 - "Beauty and the Beast: A Play for Children"
Play
Author: Nicholas Stuart Gray
Illustrated by: Joan Jefferson Jarjeon
Publisher: Samuel French
London: Oxford University Press
Dobson Books Ltd
*1960, 1962, 1962, 1970, 1975, 1981
ISBN 10: 0192760033
ISBN 10: 057365008X
ISBN 13: 9780573650086
[English, London]
Play
Author: Nicholas Stuart Gray
Illustrated by: Joan Jefferson Jarjeon
Publisher: Samuel French
London: Oxford University Press
Dobson Books Ltd
*1960, 1962, 1962, 1970, 1975, 1981
ISBN 10: 0192760033
ISBN 10: 057365008X
ISBN 13: 9780573650086
[English, London]
The wizard - Hodge
The Prince (His nephew) - Mikey
The merchant - Mr. Clement
Beauty - Jane
Jessamine - Beauty's sisters
Jonquiline - Beauty's sisters
The Prince (His nephew) - Mikey
The merchant - Mr. Clement
Beauty - Jane
Jessamine - Beauty's sisters
Jonquiline - Beauty's sisters
1964 - "Beauty and the Beast"
New Plays for Children
2 acts , play
Author: Ellen Stuart
Adapted From The Old French Legend
Review Here
New Plays for Children
2 acts , play
Author: Ellen Stuart
Adapted From The Old French Legend
Review Here
The Count has invested a fortune in a ship and leaves his home to check on its fate. He discovers the ship is lost. As he returns home, the Count loses his way and discovers the Beast's castle. While there he eats and takes a rose from the garden, which the Beast equates to stealing (a hanging offense). Beauty agrees to take the Count's place and live at the castle of the Beast, who treats her exceptionally well. The Beast lets her return home to visit her family and when she returns he's nearly dead. She agrees to marry him; the curse that was on him is then broken, and they live happily ever after. (ref Summery Here)
1966 - "Beauty and the Beast Ballet"
ABC Films release
Produced by Gordon Waldear
Featuring the San Francisco Ballet
Music by Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Lew Christensen
Narrator: Haley Mills.
[English]
ABC Films release
Produced by Gordon Waldear
Featuring the San Francisco Ballet
Music by Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Lew Christensen
Narrator: Haley Mills.
[English]
1978 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Tiger’s Bones, and Other Plays for Children
**Other plays - “The Tiger’s Bones,” “Sean the Fool, the Devil, and the Cats,” “Orpheus,” and “The Coming of the Kings.”
Play written by: Ted Hughes
Illustrated by: Alan E. Cober
New York: Viking Press
[English]
Tiger’s Bones, and Other Plays for Children
**Other plays - “The Tiger’s Bones,” “Sean the Fool, the Devil, and the Cats,” “Orpheus,” and “The Coming of the Kings.”
Play written by: Ted Hughes
Illustrated by: Alan E. Cober
New York: Viking Press
[English]
1978 - "Stages"
Beauty and the Beast scene within a play called Stages
Play written by: Stuart Ostrow
Artist: Maurice Sendak
Buy Poster Here (SurrenderDorothy Esty)
Read Article Here
Designed sets and costumes for an a scene in a play of Beauty and the Beast
Premiered: The Belsco Theatre (Mar 19, 1978)
Beauty and the Beast scene within a play called Stages
Play written by: Stuart Ostrow
Artist: Maurice Sendak
Buy Poster Here (SurrenderDorothy Esty)
Read Article Here
Designed sets and costumes for an a scene in a play of Beauty and the Beast
Premiered: The Belsco Theatre (Mar 19, 1978)
1982 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Written by: Warren Graves
Directed by: Keith Digby
Design by: Jack Boschman
Costumes by: Kathryn Burns
Sound by: Paul Moulton
Lighting by: Luciano Iogna
New York: Dramatists Play Service
Theatre 3, Edmonton, Canada. 5 December to 5 January 1979
Written by: Warren Graves
Directed by: Keith Digby
Design by: Jack Boschman
Costumes by: Kathryn Burns
Sound by: Paul Moulton
Lighting by: Luciano Iogna
New York: Dramatists Play Service
Theatre 3, Edmonton, Canada. 5 December to 5 January 1979
Cast
The Beast - Michael Ray Cunningham
Beauty - Carol Sinclair
Manello - Steven Hilton
Blotti - Warren Graves
Jonquil - Nicole Evans
Rougi - Kyra Harper
The Beast - Michael Ray Cunningham
Beauty - Carol Sinclair
Manello - Steven Hilton
Blotti - Warren Graves
Jonquil - Nicole Evans
Rougi - Kyra Harper
1985 - "Beauty and the Beast:"
A Play by Louise Page, Based on Mme. de Villeneuve’s 1740 Story
Director: Jules Wright
Choreograper: Jacky Lansley
Sets: Annie Smart
Old Vic Theatre, London
[English, London]
A Play by Louise Page, Based on Mme. de Villeneuve’s 1740 Story
Director: Jules Wright
Choreograper: Jacky Lansley
Sets: Annie Smart
Old Vic Theatre, London
[English, London]
Beauty - Joely Richardson
Hew the Beast - Jack Klaff
Finagle - Natasha Parry
Mielle - Cathryn Harrison
Aephyr - Veronica Quilligan
Bear/Nossail - Mark Tandy
Bearkeeper/Duke/Argent - Terence Harvey
Lady/Jen/Fairy/Sophy/Monkey/Pomfret - Souad Faress
Courtier/Boye/Simon - Philip Bretherton
Soldier/Earl/Kit/Monkey - Jack Ellis
Lady/Ann/Mother of the Fairies/Governess/ Clarice/Monkey - Tricia Kelly
Hortense/Monkey - Marty Cruickshank
Hew the Beast - Jack Klaff
Finagle - Natasha Parry
Mielle - Cathryn Harrison
Aephyr - Veronica Quilligan
Bear/Nossail - Mark Tandy
Bearkeeper/Duke/Argent - Terence Harvey
Lady/Jen/Fairy/Sophy/Monkey/Pomfret - Souad Faress
Courtier/Boye/Simon - Philip Bretherton
Soldier/Earl/Kit/Monkey - Jack Ellis
Lady/Ann/Mother of the Fairies/Governess/ Clarice/Monkey - Tricia Kelly
Hortense/Monkey - Marty Cruickshank
1988 - "Beauty and the Beast:"
A Pantomime
Book and Lyrics by : David Cregan
Music by: Brian Protheroe
London: Samuel French
[English, London]
A Pantomime
Book and Lyrics by : David Cregan
Music by: Brian Protheroe
London: Samuel French
[English, London]
King Tom - later the Beast
Beauty - his youngest daughter
Dolores - a wicked fairy
Candy - a good fairy
Snowdrop - her apprentice
Mr. James Smith - a rich old man Beauty's father
Ivy - Beauty's older sister
Jacintha - Beauty's older sister
Mrs. Buller - the housekeeper
Arnold - the footman
Sir Simon Prettyface - suitors
Sir Thomas Funnywit - suitors
Beauty - his youngest daughter
Dolores - a wicked fairy
Candy - a good fairy
Snowdrop - her apprentice
Mr. James Smith - a rich old man Beauty's father
Ivy - Beauty's older sister
Jacintha - Beauty's older sister
Mrs. Buller - the housekeeper
Arnold - the footman
Sir Simon Prettyface - suitors
Sir Thomas Funnywit - suitors
1993 - "The Beauty and the Beast"
Play
Writer: Gail Bowen
[Canadian]
Play
Writer: Gail Bowen
[Canadian]
1994 - "The Magic Rose: A Tale of Beauty and the Beast"
Choreographer: Edward Henkel
Music by: Edward Elgar
Costumes and sets by: Gillian Bradshaw-Smith
Premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music,
New York Theatre Ballet
[English]
Choreographer: Edward Henkel
Music by: Edward Elgar
Costumes and sets by: Gillian Bradshaw-Smith
Premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music,
New York Theatre Ballet
[English]
Cast
Ariadne/Beauty - Sylvia Nolan
Prince Theseus - Jack Hansen
Beast - Elmar Streeter
Ariadne/Beauty - Sylvia Nolan
Prince Theseus - Jack Hansen
Beast - Elmar Streeter
1994 - "Beauty and the Beast/ La Belle et la Bête"
Composer: Philip Glass
Based on Jean Cocteau's film, 1946
More Info Here
Production Here
[French]
Composer: Philip Glass
Based on Jean Cocteau's film, 1946
More Info Here
Production Here
[French]
Photos from Opera Parallèle, La Belle et la Bête, Berkeley, 2026 Info Here
2000 - "Beauty and The Beast - A Gothic Romance Musical"
Musical
Book : Kelly Masterson
Lyrics : Judy Spencer
Music : Wayne Blood
Musical
Book : Kelly Masterson
Lyrics : Judy Spencer
Music : Wayne Blood
Recording 2000
Beast: Robert Cuccioli
Jolie (Beauty): Christine Boger
Father (Espoir): Timothy Jerome
Jolie Sister*: Cindy Boyle
Jolie Sister*: Bonnie Simmons
Armand (Jolie suitor): Bryan Batt
Old Women (Enchantress): Brooks Almy
Jean-Marie (sister suitor): Jeff Elsass
*The sisters' names are Veronique and Isabel not sure who plaid which sister
Jolie (Beauty): Christine Boger
Father (Espoir): Timothy Jerome
Jolie Sister*: Cindy Boyle
Jolie Sister*: Bonnie Simmons
Armand (Jolie suitor): Bryan Batt
Old Women (Enchantress): Brooks Almy
Jean-Marie (sister suitor): Jeff Elsass
*The sisters' names are Veronique and Isabel not sure who plaid which sister
Revived in 2023, with the title changed to "La Belle et la Bete"
2018 - "The Scarlet flower/Аленький цветочек"
Ice Musical
Director: Tatiana Navka, Alexey Sechenov
Composer: S. Kovalsky
Lyricist: N. Simonova
Based on the story by Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov
Info Here
Commercial Here
Ice Musical
Director: Tatiana Navka, Alexey Sechenov
Composer: S. Kovalsky
Lyricist: N. Simonova
Based on the story by Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov
Info Here
Commercial Here
A magical story of true love, kindness, and genuine beauty based on the work of Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov will be presented on ice for the first time from November 6 to 10. This new project by renowned Russian champion Tatyana Navka will magically combine the professionalism of world-class figure skaters, cutting-edge special effects and stage designs, and stunning music written especially for this show. "The Scarlet Flower," recreated on ice for the first time, is an updated version of the Russian folk tale is captivated.
based on an idea by Chiara Guidi
dramaturgy Chiara Guidi and Vito Matera
sound composition Scott Gibbons
sets, lighting, costumes Vito Matera
dramaturgy Chiara Guidi and Vito Matera
sound composition Scott Gibbons
sets, lighting, costumes Vito Matera
