{"product_id":"1580-carousel-mille-agnes-de-original-photograph-rehearsing-carousel","title":"[Carousel] Mille, Agnes de. (1905–1993) Original Photograph Rehearsing \"Carousel\"","description":"Original photograph of the important choreographer, shown rehearsing \"'Billy Goes on a Journey,' the ballet she has designed for the new musical, 'Carousel,' with Jan Clayton (left) and Bambi Linn.\"  Stamped March 25, 1945 and with the above newspaper caption affixed to verso.  Some white in-painting and small crease to upper left corner, stamps and stickers to verso, else fine.  8.1 x 5 inches (20.5 x 12.7 cm.).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eFollowing the spectacular success of the first Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e! (1943), the pair sought to collaborate on another piece. After some hesitation, they acquired the rights to Ferenc Molnár's play \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLiliom\u003c\/i\u003e, about a Budapest carousel barker, and transplanted the setting to coastal Maine, adding a more hopeful ending. The musical required considerable modification during out-of-town tryouts, but once it opened on Broadway on April 19, 1945 - as with \u003ci\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e, de Mille as choreographer -  it was an immediate hit with both critics and audiences. \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eCarousel\u003c\/i\u003e initially ran for 890 performances and duplicated its success in the West End in 1950.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093134626975,"sku":"1580","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/1580_Mille_OP.jpg?v=1722186142","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/1580-carousel-mille-agnes-de-original-photograph-rehearsing-carousel","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}