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- catalog abstract ""This is the tale of Robert Barnet (1852-1933), a prosperous Boston sugar merchant, and the enormously popular musical theatricals he wrote and produced for the First Corps of Cadets, a volunteer militia of young upper class Boston businessmen who sought money to build an armory as protection against feared immigrant uprisings." "Barnet had already made a name for himself in local amateur theater circles when the Corps hired the middle-aged father of five to stage fund-raisers to erect the armory, known today as the Park Plaza Castle. Dubbed the "Extravaganza King" for his ever-more elaborate productions, held annually in Boston from 1891 to 1906, Barnet almost single-handedly managed the lavish musical farces and Mother Goose burlesques, acting as librettist, director, stage manager, and costume designer. The male cadets, including several Harvard graduates trained in the Hasty Pudding tradition, played all the roles in these overblown affairs, and Barnet himself starred as Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492, his most famous work. Donning dresses and wigs for the females parts, the hefty muscular leading ladies raised laughter rather than eyebrows from the audiences of prominent Bostonians who attended the shows." "In this account, Barnet's great-granddaughter, Anne Alison Barnet, reclaims the little-known story of Cadet Theatricals and the creative force behind the huge productions, many of which later toured the country and had Broadway runs. Drawing on photographs, scrapbooks, and family memorabilia, she traces Barnet's life and the colorful history of the Cadet shows. While Barnet gained national fame for his long run of successes in Boston, his fortunes reversed after moving in 1908 to New York City, where he failed to adapt his talents to evolving musical theater tastes and fell into professional obscurity."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13315599.
- catalog coverage "United States Massachusetts Boston.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Barnet had already made a name for himself in local amateur theater circles when the Corps hired the middle-aged father of five to stage fund-raisers to erect the armory, known today as the Park Plaza Castle. Dubbed the "Extravaganza King" for his ever-more elaborate productions, held annually in Boston from 1891 to 1906, Barnet almost single-handedly managed the lavish musical farces and Mother Goose burlesques, acting as librettist, director, stage manager, and costume designer. The male cadets, including several Harvard graduates trained in the Hasty Pudding tradition, played all the roles in these overblown affairs, and Barnet himself starred as Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492, his most famous work.".
- catalog description ""In this account, Barnet's great-granddaughter, Anne Alison Barnet, reclaims the little-known story of Cadet Theatricals and the creative force behind the huge productions, many of which later toured the country and had Broadway runs. Drawing on photographs, scrapbooks, and family memorabilia, she traces Barnet's life and the colorful history of the Cadet shows. While Barnet gained national fame for his long run of successes in Boston, his fortunes reversed after moving in 1908 to New York City, where he failed to adapt his talents to evolving musical theater tastes and fell into professional obscurity."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""This is the tale of Robert Barnet (1852-1933), a prosperous Boston sugar merchant, and the enormously popular musical theatricals he wrote and produced for the First Corps of Cadets, a volunteer militia of young upper class Boston businessmen who sought money to build an armory as protection against feared immigrant uprisings."".
- catalog description "Donning dresses and wigs for the females parts, the hefty muscular leading ladies raised laughter rather than eyebrows from the audiences of prominent Bostonians who attended the shows."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-217) and index.".
- catalog description "Monstrat Viam -- Very gentlemanly ladies -- Cheered to the echo -- The Cadets' laureate -- They came to praise : the process and the press -- Mother Goose burlesque -- Bright particular star -- The last Cadet show -- Afternoons at the Rialto.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 223 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Extravaganza king.".
- catalog identifier "1555536115 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Extravaganza king.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
- catalog relation "Extravaganza king.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Boston".
- catalog spatial "United States Massachusetts Boston.".
- catalog subject "782.1/4/0974461 22".
- catalog subject "Barnet, R. A. (Robert Ayres), 1850?-1933.".
- catalog subject "Librettists Massachusetts Boston Biography.".
- catalog subject "ML423.B26 B36 2004".
- catalog subject "Musical theater Massachusetts Boston History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Monstrat Viam -- Very gentlemanly ladies -- Cheered to the echo -- The Cadets' laureate -- They came to praise : the process and the press -- Mother Goose burlesque -- Bright particular star -- The last Cadet show -- Afternoons at the Rialto.".
- catalog title "Extravaganza king : Robert Barnet and Boston musical theatre / Anne Alison Barnet.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".