The Vagabond King

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A 1925 operetta by Rudolf Friml in four acts, with a book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post [1].

The original text

Based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play If I Were King

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1956: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

1958: Presented in Durban, produced by Isobel McLaren with Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth.

1962: Presented by Springs Operatic Society in the Springs Municipal Theatre, produced by Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth.

Sources

https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/

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