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My fair lady
My Fair Lady
Broadway playbill created by Al Hirschfeld
Music	Frederick Low
The words	Alan Jay Lerner
Libretto	Alan Jay Lerner
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In 1960, "My Fair Lady" was shown in the USSR (Moscow, Leningrad, Kyiv). Starring: Lola Fisher (Eliza Doolittle), Edward Mulhair and Michael Evans (Henry Higgins), Robert Coote (Colonel Pickering), Charles Victor (Alfred Doolittle), Reed Shelton (Freddie Einsford-Hill).

In 1965, the musical was staged at the Moscow Operetta Theater with Tatyana Shmyga in the title role.

Screened in 1964. The film won the Oscar for Best Picture in the same year.

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An excerpt characterizing My Fair Lady (musical)

Everything in the club went on in its usual order: the guests who had gathered for dinner sat in groups and greeted Pierre and talked about the city news. The footman, having greeted him, reported to him, knowing his acquaintance and habits, that a place had been left for him in a small dining room, that Prince Mikhail Zakharych was in the library, and Pavel Timofeich had not yet arrived. One of Pierre's acquaintances, between a conversation about the weather, asked him if he had heard about the kidnapping of Rostova by Kuragin, which they were talking about in the city, was it true? Pierre, laughing, said that this was nonsense, because now he was only from the Rostovs. He asked everyone about Anatole; he was told by one that he had not yet come, the other that he would dine to-day. It was strange for Pierre to look at this calm, indifferent crowd of people who did not know what was going on in his soul. He walked around the hall, waited until everyone had gathered, and without waiting for Anatole, he did not dine and went home.
Anatole, whom he was looking for, dined with Dolokhov that day and consulted with him about how to fix the spoiled case. It seemed to him necessary to see Rostova. In the evening he went to his sister's to talk with her about the means of arranging this meeting. When Pierre, having traveled all over Moscow in vain, returned home, the valet reported to him that Prince Anatol Vasilyich was with the countess. The drawing room of the Countess was full of guests.
Pierre did not greet his wife, whom he did not see after his arrival (she was more than ever hated by him at that moment), entered the living room and, seeing Anatole, went up to him.
“Ah, Pierre,” said the countess, going up to her husband. “You don’t know what position our Anatole is in ...” She stopped, seeing in her husband’s head lowered, in his shining eyes, in his resolute gait, that terrible expression of fury and strength, which she knew and experienced on herself after the duel with Dolokhov.
“Where you are, there is debauchery, evil,” Pierre said to his wife. “Anatole, let’s go, I need to talk to you,” he said in French.
Anatole looked back at his sister and obediently got up, ready to follow Pierre.

The musical "My Fair Lady" by Frederick Lowe and Alan Jay Lerner is a romantic story about the transformation of a simple flower girl into a sophisticated and graceful lady, which won the hearts of many viewers around the world. The uniqueness of the musical lies in the combination of various musical material: from sentimental waltz to the Spanish jota.

Characters	Description
Henry Higgins	phonetician
Pickering	military man, fond of studying Indian dialects
Eliza Doolittle	flower seller
Doolittle Alfred	Eliza's father, scavenger
Mrs Pierce	cleaner working for Higgins
Madame Ensford Hill	aristocrat
Freddie	relative of Mrs. Einsford-Hill, in love with Dolittle

Summary

Secular people gather in the square near the famous Theater Royal in London. Eliza, the flower girl, sits on the steps, her merchandise inadvertently touches the noble youth Freddy Eynsford Hill, the flowers crumble and fall. Despite the elegant gentleman's apologies, the flower girl expresses her indignation in an extremely rude way. She demands that Freddie pay damages. A crowd of onlookers is quickly created around, who are interested in what caused all the fuss. Someone notices that one person literally records the girl's speech, many assume that this is a policeman who wants to arrest Eliza for her boorish behavior. It turns out that this is a famous professor who studies phonetics. He was interested in Eliza's pronunciation, which was clearly far from perfect. Arguing that there are no people left among the English who know their native language, for the sake of public recognition, he easily determines the place of residence of each of the interlocutors. So he meets the military Pickering. Higgins decided to brag to a new acquaintance and casually offered the flower girl to teach her to speak perfect English in six months, because it is competent speech that is the road to a bright future for a girl.

The next day, the flower girl Eliza comes to Higgins, she is ready to take lessons from him, as she wants to work in a better paid flower shop. At the beginning, Higgins laughs at the girl who already wants to leave, but Pickering offers to make a bet. Under the terms of the deal, Professor Higgins must teach her how to speak correctly so that no one from secular society can recognize her as a simpleton. Pickering promises to pay all maintenance costs. This arrangement of events suits the professor, and he orders the maid Pierce to take care of Miss Doolittle. Pickering and Higgins discuss life, and the professor expresses his own opinion about marriage and women: he does not intend to marry, and believes that women are only capable of creating a mess.

Eliza's father, scavenger Alfred Doolittle, hears the news that his daughter has gone to live with Professor Higgins. Meanwhile, the girl diligently tries to learn the pronunciation of sounds, but learning is difficult for her. Doolittle comes to Higgins and wants to get a monetary reward for her. He presents his philosophy of life, which seems very original to Higgins. The professor not only gives him money, but also advises Dolittle to the American millionaire as a brilliant speaker.

Eliza studied all day, but to no avail. The professor decides that since swearing and reproaches do not help in learning, then you need to change tactics. After a sweet conversation, the girl finally understands what she was doing wrong and flawlessly reads the verse "Wait for it to rain in Spain." Encouraged, Eliza sings the song "I want to dance."

The day has come when Miss Dolittle is to appear in society at the hippodrome. At the beginning, everything goes well, but Eliza, in a fit of happiness, begins to tell stories from her life, adding vernacular to them. With this, she captivated the heart of Freddie Eynsford-Hill. Frustrated Eliza returns to Higgins, everyone understands that hard work on what to say is still needed. Freddie sings a song about how he feels, but Dolittle is so saddened that she doesn't want to go outside.

A month and a half has passed, and it is time for another final test. At the ball, Eliza was at her best. No one, even Professor Karpathy, could recognize a simpleton in the girl, moreover, society recognized her as a real princess. Higgins is congratulated for the success of the experiment, but no one cares about Eliza's fate. Offended and upset, she packs her things and leaves.

Miss Doolittle returns to her hometown, where no one will recognize her. The father got rich thanks to the recommendation of Higgins and now wants to get married. The Professor and Pickering are very sad that Eliza is gone, they want to find her.

Eliza meets the professor by chance. He confesses that everything has changed without her and asks her to return. Doolittle does not want to listen to him, she says that all doors are open to her.

Upon returning home, the professor listened for a long time to records of Eliza's voice. Miss Dolittle enters the room, discreetly turning off the phonograph. Higgins, seeing her, does not hide his joy.

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Interesting Facts

• The musical was originally supposed to be titled My Fair Eliza, but the title was later changed to My Fair Lady.
• The 1964 film adaptation won an Oscar.
• Lerner and Lowe worked together for a long time, creating musicals for Broadway. The first, truly successful work was the musical California Gold.
• In total, the play was staged 2,717 times at the Broadway Theater.

• "My Fair Lady" was not only nominated, but also won an honorary Tony Music Award.
• The plot of the play "Pygmalion", which is the basis for the creation of the musical, was greatly changed during the work. So, in the original source, Eliza marries Freddie and opens not a flower shop, but a vegetable shop, as a symbol of disbelief in true love.
• In the film adaptation, the already famous Audrey Hepburn got the role of Eliza, many connoisseurs of the musical were upset because they wanted to see Julia Andrews in her place, who was a permanent performer on Broadway.
• Well-known composers refused producer Gabriel Pascal, as they did not believe in the success of the project.

History of creation

The idea to create a musical performance from the most famous and popular play of those days by George Bernard Shaw belongs entirely to the Hungarian producer Gabriel Pascal. In 1930, he acquired the rights to some of the famous playwright's works, including Pygmalion. In 1938, he managed to film the theatrical version of the play. For a long time, Pascal was looking for a composer who would dare to compose a musical based on a script. The work was offered to such eminent artists as Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, Gian Carlo Mennoti, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. But only composer Frederick Lowe and librettist Alan Jay Lerner decided to show courage and write a musical that has not been removed from the repertoire of the Broadway theater for more than half a century.

The first dress rehearsal was held at the Schubert Theater in New Haven. The main roles were entrusted to Julia Andrews and Rex Harrison.

March 15, 1956 was a resounding premiere at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York. Then there was a production on Broadway, which lasted for 6 years, and then was resumed again.

The film adaptation of the musical was released in 1964. The role of Eliza Doolittle was given to Audrey Hepburn, a replacement for Rex Harrison could not be found, since no one could better cope with the role of Professor Higgins. In the same year, the film received an Oscar film award.

In 1960, this musical performance was staged in the Soviet Union, the show took place in three cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kyiv. The audience was delighted with what they saw, and the songs quickly became popular and recognizable.

The musical "My Fair Lady" is a multifaceted musical performance. It strikes to the depths of the soul with its simplicity and naivety, and at the same time surprises with brilliance and luxury. Having seen and heard this musical creation once, the viewer will forever remember its bizarre melodies and bright surroundings.

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Year of establishment: 1964

Country: USA

Studio: Warner Bros. pictures co.

Duration: 170

Musical comedy "My fair lady"- a film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, staged based on the work of Bernard Shaw"Pygmalion".The plot of the film largely repeats the famous play.

The music for the film "My Fair Lady" was created by the composerFrederick Lowewrote the script and lyricsAlan Jay Lerner.

Professor of PhoneticsHenry Higgins (Rex Harrison) is an inveterate bachelor. He makes a bet with his colleague, ColonelPickeringthat in three months he can turn an illiterate London flower girlEliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) into a real lady.

The professor undertakes to teach a girl who speaks street jargon, high-society manners and perfectly correct speech. After the expiration of the stated period, Eliza should be presented at the embassy ball, and if none of those present guess her low origin, the colonel recognizes the victory of the professor and pays all the expenses for the girl's education.

Eliza herself hopes that a good pronunciation will allow her to get a job in a flower shop.

Musical " My fair lady"managed to become a legend even before the film was made.

The audience first saw this production on Broadway on March 15, 1956. The show's play was incredibly popular, and tickets were sold out six months in advance. To date, the musicalMy fair lady"has been played on Broadway over2100 once. It was successfully demonstrated in two dozen countries and was translated into 11 languages. The main roles in the musical were played byRex Harrisonand aspiring singerJulie Andrews.

Starting the filming of the film, director George Cukor chose to replaceAndrewsto the more famousAudrey Hepburn,which initially caused disappointment among fans of the musical. There was no replacement for the male lead in the musical, andRex Harrisonsuccessfully moved from Broadway to the big screen. This work became the actor's finest hour - he received a well-deserved Oscar for best actor in the film "My Fair Lady".

Another contender for the role of Eliza Doolittle wasElizabeth Taylor. The choice of an actress for the lead role caused some hype in the press. Audrey Hepburn was 10 years older than her heroine, did not have outstanding vocal abilities and had a reputation as a born lady. Despite vocal lessonsAudreycould not cope with the musical numbers, and the American singer became the voice of HepburnMarnie Nixon. The actress was very upset by this fact and believed that she had not coped with the role.

Movie " My fair lady"received the following awards: - 8 awardsOscarin the nominations: "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Actor", "Best Artists", "Best Cinematographer", "Best Composer", "Best Costumes", "Best Sound". - 5 awardsgolden globein the nominations: "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Actor", "Best Actress", "Best Supporting Actor". —British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (Best Foreign Film).

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