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The Threepenny Opera [a] (Die Dreigroschenoper [diː dʁaɪˈɡʁɔʃn̩ˌʔoːpɐ]) is a 1928 German "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, The Beggar's Opera, [1] and four ballads by François Villon, with music by Kurt Weill.
Re-opening September 20, 1955, with largely the same cast, The Threepenny Opera this time played until December 17, 1961, a then record-setting run for a musical in New York City. [ 3 ] In 1955, financier Louis Schweitzer acquired the building as an anniversary present for his wife, actress-producer Lucille Lortel .
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) [7] is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, United States. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965.
The Embassy Theatre is a performance theater located in the downtown mall of Cumberland, Maryland at 49 Baltimore St. The theater mounts live performances of classic theatre fare such as Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera [2] and Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, as well as lesser-known work such as "The Mystery of Irma Vep" and "The Lady In Question," original works and local historical plays.
The song depicts Low-Dive Jenny (German: Spelunken-Jenny), a character borrowed from John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, and he in turn based that character on the historical person of Jenny Diver (1700–1741). [1] Low-Dive Jenny is a lowly maid at a "crummy old hotel", imagining avenging herself for the contempt she endures from the townspeople.
Kurt Weill in 1932. Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer [a] [2] active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. [3]
J.R. Bentley’s English Pub, an Arlington landmark for 43 years in two locations, ... the pub and grill originally opened in 1980 at 1321 S. Cooper St. across the UT Arlington campus.
Texas Hall is a 76,000-square-foot (7,100 m 2) proscenium theater on the campus of The University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. It opened in 1965 and has a seating capacity of 2,625. [2] Texas Hall hosts numerous events per year, including concerts, lectures, meetings, theater, and dance. [2]