Kismet (play) upon his return to London, he revived "Kismet". Asche and Brayton appeared in a 1914 film of the play. It was later filmed in 1920, 1930 and 1944. Skinner played Hajj in the 1920 and 1930 film versions, despite being too old for it by the time the 1930 film was made. In 1953, the story was adapted into the famous musical by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with themes from the music of Alexander Borodin. The musical was, in turn, adapted for film in 1955. Kismet (play) Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911 by Edward Knoblauch (who
The Golden Apple (musical) the first Off-Broadway show to win the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Latouche's lyrics are much praised; Steven Suskin wrote: ""The Golden Apple" benefits from imaginative theatricality in all departments but it was the more-than-glorious score that carried this brilliant musical theatre experiment from Off Broadway to the Alvin", a Broadway theater. The musical is through-composed and exhibits features similar to more operatic musicals like "Porgy and Bess", "The Mother of Us All", "Candide", and "The Most Happy Fella". Jerome Moross was a classical composer of concert music and ballets, as well as a highly