Music Publisher, Theatrical Producer. Louis (born Ludwig) Dreyfus was the head of music publisher Chappell & Company, and the promotor of American Musical's in London's West-End. Through Chappell, Dreyfus became what the New York Times described as a "powerhouse" in the musical comedy industry, and successfully imported Broadway musicals to the London stage from the 1930s onward, and later bringing British musicals to New York. The firm's success ran the gamut from "No No Nannette" to the "Sound of Music", the rights for which were bought by Louis Dreyfus. In 1917, Dreyfus, then the head of Harmes Day Publishing in New York married British stage legend, Valli Valli. Following her death in 1928, Dreyfus took the helm at Chappell & Company's London office, while his brother Max Dreyfus managed the New York office. In 1931 he married American adventuress, Jean Golden Gowen. In 1964 he succeeded his brother Max as a director of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Louis Dreyfus remained active in the theatrical world until shortly before his death. A fire at Chappell & Company in London, in 1964, two days after Max Dreyfus' death, completly destroyed the company's archives of original manuscripts, scores, photographs, and business letters.
Music Publisher, Theatrical Producer. Louis (born Ludwig) Dreyfus was the head of music publisher Chappell & Company, and the promotor of American Musical's in London's West-End. Through Chappell, Dreyfus became what the New York Times described as a "powerhouse" in the musical comedy industry, and successfully imported Broadway musicals to the London stage from the 1930s onward, and later bringing British musicals to New York. The firm's success ran the gamut from "No No Nannette" to the "Sound of Music", the rights for which were bought by Louis Dreyfus. In 1917, Dreyfus, then the head of Harmes Day Publishing in New York married British stage legend, Valli Valli. Following her death in 1928, Dreyfus took the helm at Chappell & Company's London office, while his brother Max Dreyfus managed the New York office. In 1931 he married American adventuress, Jean Golden Gowen. In 1964 he succeeded his brother Max as a director of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Louis Dreyfus remained active in the theatrical world until shortly before his death. A fire at Chappell & Company in London, in 1964, two days after Max Dreyfus' death, completly destroyed the company's archives of original manuscripts, scores, photographs, and business letters.
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