Word: guiseppi
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Love in the Snow," Boston's latest musical romance, draws brazenly on a wide variety of sources, and imitates many more. It runs the gamut from Victor Herbert through Gilbert and Sullivan and Guiseppi Verdi, and ends on a climactic rendition of "Vesti La Giubba." The surprising thing is that the sum total is not chaos, but a lively and tuneful evening's entertainment. Though strongly reminiscent of past musical hits, and in part admitted cribbing, Ralph Benatzky's score is pleasant and melodious. It has to be, to compensate for uninspired lyrics and a book exceeding even the broad...
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