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Lilac Time is a musical play written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin opened for the first time in New York City on Feb 6, 1917. The play featured some of the melodies of [[Franz Schubert]]
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'''''[[Lilac Time]]'' can refer to a play, a stage musical, various films, and a novel.'''
  
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'''The stage versions include:'''
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=''[[Lilac Time]]'', a romantic play by Jane Cowl (1884-1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Cowl] and Jane Murfin (1884-1955)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Murfin]= 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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Set in rural France during the First World War, not far from the front. It was springtime and the lilacs were in bloom. TThe story centres on a budding romance between a lovely rural French maiden and a handsome, courageous British soldier.
  
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The play opened for the first time on Broadway in New York City on February 6, 1917, produced at the Republic Theatre by Selwyn & Co. and starring Jane Cowl.
  
== Translations and adaptations ==
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The text was never published in play form, only in a novelized form, based on the  1928 film version, featuring Gary Cooper.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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Filmed as a silent movie by John McCormick and distributed by First National Pictures in 1928.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
November 1953: The play was presented by the Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society and directed by [[Leontine Sagan]], one of the foremost of South Africa's producers, who especially travelled to Port Elizabeth to direct the play. Starring [[Percy W Pickering]], [[Phyllis C Taylor]], [[Molly Tomalin]], [[Ruth Thomas]], [[Bill Turner]], [[Victor Borgognano]], [[Carl Scott]], [[Rupert Bellairs]], [[Monica Hunter]], [[Joyce Scotcher]], [[Valerie Stirk]], [[Basil Lavender]], [[William Woodin]], [[Arthur White]], [[George Jones]], [[Ernest Barnes]], [[Ronald W Davis]], [[Colin Neilson]], [[Wynton Ferreira]], [[Nellie Bonny]], [[Elaine Campbell]], and [[Molly Kauffman]].
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1957: Presented by [[East London Technical College Drama Club]] at the [[East London City Hall]], produced by [[Mary Howe]].
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== Sources ==
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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-cowl-6644
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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-murfin-6650
  
Producer: [[Leontine Sagan]]. Musical Director: [[Robert Selley]]. Dancing Mistress: [[Bessie Collett]]. Stage Manager: [[Cliff Collett]]. Lighting: [[A Alyn Lane]]. Props: [[Joan Adey]]. Prompts: [[Ivy Foster]] and [[Lorraine Victor]]. Wardrobe Mistress: [[Nellie Bonny]]. Business and Publicity: [[Harold Davidson]]. Programme Cover Design: [[Maurice Weightman]].
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http://www.ww1plays.com/2015/04/two-women-playwrights-named-jane.html
  
Music from [[Franz Schubert]] arranged by [[H Herbert]] and [[Clutsam]]. Book by [[Dr A M Willner]] and [[H Reichert]] and adapted by [[Adrian Ross]]. Set Designed by [[Solly Price]]. Costumes executed under the personal supervision of [[Leontine Sagan]].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac_Time_(1928_film)
  
== Sources ==
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[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].
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=''[[Lilac Time]]'' the musical (1922)=
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''[[Lilac Time]]'' is an English title for the German operetta '''''[[Das Dreimäderlhaus]]''''' by A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert, with the English book and lyrics written by Adrian Ross. 
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Also found as ''[[Blossom Time]]'', in a version adapted by Dorothy Donnelly with music arranged by Signmund Romberg (performed 1921).
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'''See ''[[Das Dreimäderlhaus]]'''''
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= Sources =
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http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_l/lilac_time.htm
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''Lilac Time'' theatrical programme - 1953.
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontine_Sagan
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontine_Sagan
  
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-cowl-6644
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[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].
  
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-murfin-6650
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 27 April 2024

Lilac Time can refer to a play, a stage musical, various films, and a novel.

The stage versions include:

Lilac Time, a romantic play by Jane Cowl (1884-1950)[1] and Jane Murfin (1884-1955)[2]

The original text

Set in rural France during the First World War, not far from the front. It was springtime and the lilacs were in bloom. TThe story centres on a budding romance between a lovely rural French maiden and a handsome, courageous British soldier.

The play opened for the first time on Broadway in New York City on February 6, 1917, produced at the Republic Theatre by Selwyn & Co. and starring Jane Cowl.

The text was never published in play form, only in a novelized form, based on the 1928 film version, featuring Gary Cooper.

Translations and adaptations

Filmed as a silent movie by John McCormick and distributed by First National Pictures in 1928.

Performance history in South Africa

1957: Presented by East London Technical College Drama Club at the East London City Hall, produced by Mary Howe.

Sources

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-cowl-6644

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jane-murfin-6650

http://www.ww1plays.com/2015/04/two-women-playwrights-named-jane.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac_Time_(1928_film)

Arts Theatre Club archive held by George Mountjoy.

Lilac Time the musical (1922)

Lilac Time is an English title for the German operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus by A.M. Willner and Heinz Reichert, with the English book and lyrics written by Adrian Ross.

Also found as Blossom Time, in a version adapted by Dorothy Donnelly with music arranged by Signmund Romberg (performed 1921).

See Das Dreimäderlhaus

Sources

http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_l/lilac_time.htm

Lilac Time theatrical programme - 1953.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontine_Sagan

Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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