The Bartered Bride numbers, including the drinking song and the new polka, were repositioned, and the polka was now followed by a furiant. A "March of the Comedians" was added, to introduce the strolling players in what was now act 3. A short duet for Esmeralda and the Principal Comedian was dropped. In September 1870 "The Bartered Bride" reached its final form, when all the dialogue was replaced by recitative. Smetana's own opinion of the finished work, given much later, was largely dismissive: he described it as "a toy ... composing it was mere child's play". It was written, he said "to spite
Reluctant Bride Reluctant Bride Reluctant Bride (released in the U.S. as Two Grooms for a Bride) is a 1955 British comedy film. Jeff Longstreet and Laura Weeks are paired together to take care of a group of wild children whose parents are lost on an African safari. The children make attempts to press Jeff and Laura into a romantic relationship while breaking them away from their fiancees. The "Radio Times" called it a "Far-fetched comedy" and rated it two out of five stars; while "Sky Cinema" wrote "Hollywood stars Virginia Bruce and John Carroll help to give a top coating of sophistication