A young gringais rescued from Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916 and spirited into Chihuahua. She is forced to pass as a boy and live in squalor, subject to all the horrors and bloodshed of the 20th century's first major revolution. She becomes a pianist/spy in a bordello before joining Villa's doradosto fight side by side with her dashing Mexican lover in the cause of land reform and freedom. Her dangerous exploits carry her into the far reaches of the Sierra Madre where she encounters both love and death. Captain George Patton, an officer in General "Blackjack" Pershing's expeditionary force, apprehends this "revolutionary Villista," discovers she is really a young girl and sends her back to her wealthy father in New York. The lure of adventure and her love for the boy she left behind compels her to return to Mexico in search of him so they can continue the fight for justice-and the right to pursue their passion and love in peace."Tarver, a bred-in-the-bone southwesterner, knows his milieu well, and brings the times, the Mexican revolution and his gutsy young heroine to roaring, bodacious life!" -Les Roberts, prize-winning author and a reviewer for The Cleveland Plain-Dealer"Ben Tarver has crafted another beautifully detailed story of action, romance and drama, played against the gripping panorama of the Mexican Revolution. It will move you to tears and laughter." -Elaine Boies, editor and critic, Staten Island Advance

Far From the Angels: A Tale of Revolutionary Mexico

Literature & Fiction

Tarver, Ben

Genre Fiction

iUniverse

Far from the Angels: A Tale of Revolutionary Mexico

History

Americas

AMADOR PUB.

<p>MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF was originally presented off-Broadway in 1966, receiving rave reviews and garnering such comments as: "A solid hit!" and "Perfectly charming!" (New York Times), "Remarkably appealing!" (New York Post), and "Sprightly and ingratiating!" (NY Daily News). Since then this delightful musical has become a classic, seen in many productions throughout the United States and countries across the world. The six-character show has seen four revivals in New York City. RECORD WORLD described the show in this encapsulation: "Set in a Regency England highway inn, it scrambles with surprising little condescension the affairs of a gentleman who isn't a gentleman, a lackey who isn't a lackey, a lady who isn't a lady and a maid who isn't a maiden with grand comic style. But the show's real strength-happily, in this musically stultifying integrated age-lies in its tunes. If anyone would fault the songs for not being integrated, it is because they stand out from the text, as a good song will, and can be recalled after the last bow." Unfortunately the complete piano-vocal score had not been available for purchase until this current publication (2011). This score represents the complete musical, containing every song, every note found in the piano conductor score used in public performances. It includes the Overture, all the songs, scene changes, and miscellaneous cues.</p>

Man With a Load of Mischief: The Complete Piano / Vocal Score

Arts & Photography

Music

Foley Square Books

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