Naughty Marietta

A 1910 operetta in two acts, with music by Victor Herbert and libretto by Rida Johnson Young.

Subject
Wikipedia: "Set in New Orleans in 1780, it tells how Captain Richard Warrington is commissioned to unmask and capture a notorious French pirate calling himself "Bras Priqué" – and how he is helped and hindered by a high-spirited runaway, Contessa Marietta. The score includes many well-known songs, including Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life."

Performance history in South Africa
Directed for Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society (JODS) in 1961 by Anthony Farmer.

Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1965.

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