[5], The success of the "Arabian Nights" adaptation Kismet, a 1911 play by Edward Knoblock, inspired Oscar Asche to write and produce Chu Chin Chow. The greedy Kasim persuades his brother to tell him where his sudden wealth came from and slips out to see what he can find at Hasan's cave. Lee states this in the audio interview in, Compilation of longest-running plays in history, "Chu Chin Chow (1934): A Robust Operetta", "A Tonic to the Imagination" (Anderson's costume designs on display at the Harry Ransom Center collection), Introduction to "Chu Chin Chow" novelization, "Cartesians: the little soprano who remade herself... into a star! It is based on the extraordinarily successful stage musical Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, that ran in London from 1916 to 1921. Issued 1929 10" 'Selection From "Chu Chin Chow" (Parts I & 2)', The lead character, Mame Dennis, mentions several times in the novel, The name of American comic book character, record notes; "British Light Music" by Philip Sourcroft, This page was last edited on 11 September 2020, at 06:10. This enabled him to raise the £20,000 to buy the film rights – a record amount at the time. (1923). [1] Occasional productions are still mounted, including one in July 2008 by the Finborough Theatre in London, England. Chu Chin Chow is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based (with minor embellishments) on the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. Add the first question. Theatre journal The Era said that Norton's music had "a touch of the East but for the most part it was on a level with the tender melody of musical comedy" and "hardly inspired". Show TV Channels Hide TV Channels TV ; Show Radio Channels [10], "Chu Chin Chow (1934): A Robust Operetta", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chu-Chin-Chow_(1923_film)&oldid=974734213, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 August 2020, at 18:06. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Asche directed the musical and played the lead role of Abu Hasan, leader of the forty thieves (the "Chu Chin Chow" of the title refers to the robber chief when impersonating one of his victims). That's it. Of course, Chu Chin Chow isn'Chu Chin Chow. [1], A silent film of the musical, starring Betty Blythe, was produced in 1925 using some of the music. Major productions included the following:[1]. ", Title: [3], Wilcox had a box office success with Flames of Passion (1922) starring imported Hollywood actor Mae Marsh. The three shows were very different from each other.