Frederic Ranken

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Frederic G. Ranken (c. 1869 — October 19, 1905,

light operas and musicals staged on Broadway from 1899 through 1907. His greatest success was the libretto for Reginald De Koven's 1905 comic opera Happyland. He also wrote libretti for composers Victor Herbert and Ludwig Engländer, and was a lyricist for composers Alfred Baldwin Sloane and Gustave Kerker
among others. As a playwright he wrote the books for several musicals.

Life and career

Frederic G. Ranken was born in

Christmas Day 1906 and continued to run at that theatre into 1907.[5]

Ranken wrote both the book and lyrics for several Broadway musicals, including The Chaperons (1902, composer Isidore Witmark);[6] Nancy Brown (1903, composer Henry K. Hadley);[7] and The Gingerbread Man (1905, composer Alfred Baldwin Sloane.[8] He also was a lyricist for songs written by Gustave Kerker for the 1903 musical Winsome Winnie which was staged at the Casino Theatre.[9]

Ranken died of yellow fever at the age of 36 in Manhattan on October 19, 1905.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "FREDERIC RANKIN DEAD.; The Librettist Had Just Achieved Success in "Happyland."". The New York Times. October 20, 1905. p. 9.
  2. ^ Bordman & Norton, p. 196
  3. ^ Bordman & Norton, p. 221
  4. ^ Dietz, p. 308
  5. ^ Letellier, p. 1031
  6. ^ Erdman, p. 53
  7. ^ Ross Griffel, p. 646
  8. ^ Dietz, p.331
  9. ^ Dietz, p. 194

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