Scaramouche - Scaramouche in Popular Culture

Scaramouche in Popular Culture

  • The hero of Rafael Sabatini's historical novel Scaramouche, and its film adaptations, is a similar swashbuckling character who goes incognito in the theatrical role of Scaramouche.
  • Several films were named Scaramouche, including: "The Scaramouches" (1910), silent movie, by Lewin Fitzhamon; "Scaramouche" (1923), silent movie, by Rex Ingram; "Scaramouche" directed by George Sidney in 1932; Scaramouche (1952 film) With Stewart Granger and Janet Leigh; among other post films and TV series.
  • Scaramouche is the name of a suite by the French composer Darius Milhaud for saxophone and cabaret orchestra (also in an arrangement for two pianos). Milhaud first composed the piece for theatre.
  • In the opening chapter of the book Phule's Company by Robert Asprin, the main character Willard Phule uses Scaramouche as his alias.
  • In Tom Stoppard's On the Razzle, Scaramouche is the nom de plume used by sales clerk Weinberl in his letters while answering "lonely hearts advertisements".
  • In the 1975 recording "Bohemian Rhapsody", by Queen, Scaramouche is asked to do the Fandango.
  • Inspired by "Bohemian Rhapsody", Scaramouche is the name of the lead female role in the jukebox musical We Will Rock You.

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