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The Boys from Syracuse is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors, as adapted by librettist George Abbott. The score includes swing and other contemporary rhythms of the 1930s.
The Boys from Syracuse: Directed by A. Edward Sutherland. With Allan Jones, Irene Hervey, Martha Raye, Joe Penner. The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the story concerns the efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins who, for reason of plot confusion, are also ...
Muchachos de Siracusa es una película dirigida por A. Edward Sutherland con Allan Jones, Irene Hervey, Martha Raye, Joe Penner .... Año: 1940. Título original: The Boys from Syracuse. Sinopsis: La acción tiene lugar en Éfeso, antigua Asia Menor.
United States. Language. English. The Boys from Syracuse is a 1940 American musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, based on the 1938 stage musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, which in turn was loosely based on the play The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.
The Boys from Syracuse. Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Lorenz Hart | Book by George Abbott. Twins! More twins! Lovers – chased and chaste! The first musical ever adapted from Shakespeare remains one of the most madcap musical farces ever to animate the stage.
ACT ONE. In ancient Greece, citizens of Ephesus gather as Aegean, a man from their rival city of Syracuse, begs for mercy from their duke. The Duke refuses, declaring that Aegean will be executed. When asked why he came to Ephesus, Aegean says he had twin sons, both named Antipholus, who had twin servants, both named Dromio, and were separated ...
On July 18, 1940, Universal Pictures released the film adaptation of Rodgers & Hart’s The Boys from Syracuse, premiering the film in Syracuse, New York. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland, the movie starred Allan Jones, Martha Raye, Joe Penner, Rosemary Lane and Irene Hervey.
