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"The Musical Telephone"
One Act Play
by Roger Lee Hall
THE MUSICAL TELEPHONE -
A Romantic Narrative
This one-act play is based on a chapter from Edward Bellamy's
famous 1888 novel, Looking Backward, 2000-1887, which sold millions
of copies and has been translated into over twenty languages.
Reportedly, it was one of the most influential books of the late 19th century.
The futuristic fantasy story included a chapter about hearing live music
through a modern day telephone which had been
invented by Alexander Graham Bell and announced on March 7, 1876.
The play was first performed at the Bellamy Centennial Conference at
Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts in 1988.
In the first production it was titled, Bellamy's Musical Telephone
and later changed to a simpler title of The Musical Telephone
to highlight the ingenious telephone device described by Bellamy
in his famous 1888 novel.
About the Actors
Greg Bazaz ( Julian West) has been involved with both professional and
community theaters in the Boston area as well as Off-Off Broadway
in New York. He appeared in the world premiere production of the musical
Cyrano in Michigan, with Jose Ferrer. Greg has been both an actor and a
director in theater productions and has been a host
for a cable television program.
Dorothy Yanish ( Edith Leete) received a M.M. degree from
Catholic University in Washington, and a B.S. degree
from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has also studied privately in
Italy and Austria. In addition to giving voice recitals throughout
New England, she has been a soloist with the John Oliver Chorale
and has sung with the Cantata Singers.
Playwright and Director:
Roger Lee Hall is an ASCAP composer and American musicologist.
He is also a poet and a published writer.
He is Album Producer of a large collection of recorded music --
American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)
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from the premiere of the play in 1988
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