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| − | ''[[Theodore & Co.]]'' is an English musical comedy in two acts by [[H. M. Harwood]] and [[George Grossmith Jr.]]
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| − | with a book by [[H. M. Harwood]] and [[George Grossmith Jr.]] based on the French comedy ''[[Théodore et Cie]]'' by [[Paul Armont]] and [[Nicolas Nancey]]. The music is by [[Ivor Novello]] and [[Jerome Kern]], with lyrics by [[Adrian Ross]] and [[Clifford Grey]]. It opened at the Gaiety Theatre in London on 19 September 1916 and became very popular.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1917 – The first local production by the [[London Gaiety Co.]] opened on 19 March 1917 at [[His Majesty’s Theatre]] in Johannesburg. It was produced by [[Wybert Stamford]], with musical direction by [[Ernest Millar]] and sets by [[Frank Tyars]] and [[A.R. Martin]]. The large cast included [[Theodore Leonard]], [[Frank Harrison]], William Lester, Derek Downe, Nelson Hancock, Laurence Wensley, [[Grafton Williams]], Brian Kelley, Tom Clark, Patrick Brady, L.J. Stebbings, [[Thomas Pauncefort]], [[Billie Barlow]], [[Rita Reuas]], Blanche Browne, Ivy Louise, Beryl Record, Fame Bennett, Mabel Stuart, Patricia Denvers, Peggy Phyl, Eileen Searsoe, Gertrude Phillips, Winifred Vyvyan, Dorothy Hamilton, Kathlyn Beaumont, Madge Cass, [[Elise Hamilton]] (as Tommie Hamilton) and Nancy Benyon.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[Rand Daily Mail]], 17 March 1917
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