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High Jinks

Name: High Jinks
Description: High Jinks is an American operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach. It opened on Broadway in 1913 and centers on a perfume whose effects cause people to behave with unusual frankness and uninhibitedness, providing the work's central comic device.

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High Jinks is an American operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach. It opened on Broadway in 1913 and centers on a perfume whose effects cause people to behave with unusual frankness and uninhibitedness, providing the work's central comic device.

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What is High Jinks about?

High Jinks is an American operetta built around a perfume that makes people unusually frank and uninhibited. The perfume creates the central comic device for the romantic and social confusion in the story.

Who wrote High Jinks?

Rudolf Friml wrote the music, while Otto Harbach wrote the book and lyrics. The operetta opened on Broadway in 1913.

When did High Jinks open on Broadway?

High Jinks opened on Broadway in 1913. It belongs to the early twentieth-century American operetta tradition, combining songs, dialogue, romance, and farce.

Why is the perfume important in High Jinks?

The perfume causes characters to speak and behave with unusual openness. That supernatural-style premise drives misunderstandings, romantic revelations, and the work's comic plot.

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