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''[[Ein Walzertraum]]'' ("A Waltz Dream") is an [[operetta]] by Oscar Strauss (1870-1954)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Straus_(composer)], with a libretto by Leopold Jacobson (1873-1943)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Jacobson] and Felix Doerman (Felix Dörmann, 1870-1928)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_D%C3%B6rmann]
 
''[[Ein Walzertraum]]'' ("A Waltz Dream") is an [[operetta]] by Oscar Strauss (1870-1954)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Straus_(composer)], with a libretto by Leopold Jacobson (1873-1943)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Jacobson] and Felix Doerman (Felix Dörmann, 1870-1928)[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_D%C3%B6rmann]
  
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==The original text==
  
 
Based on the novella ''Nux, der Prinzgemahl'' ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_M%C3%BCller-Einigen], the operetta  premiered on 2 March 1907 at the Carltheater in Vienna.  
 
Based on the novella ''Nux, der Prinzgemahl'' ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_M%C3%BCller-Einigen], the operetta  premiered on 2 March 1907 at the Carltheater in Vienna.  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
Translated and adapted into English as ''[[A Waltz Dream]]'' by Joseph W. Herbert (1863-1923)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W._Herbert] for performance at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia on 6 January 1908 and at the Broadway Theatre on 27 January 1908. The London version, adapted by Basil Hood (1864-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hood], with lyrics by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Ross] opened  on 28 March 1908 at the Hicks Theatre.
 
Translated and adapted into English as ''[[A Waltz Dream]]'' by Joseph W. Herbert (1863-1923)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W._Herbert] for performance at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia on 6 January 1908 and at the Broadway Theatre on 27 January 1908. The London version, adapted by Basil Hood (1864-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hood], with lyrics by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Ross] opened  on 28 March 1908 at the Hicks Theatre.
  
 
Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years
 
Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1909: Performed at the Opera House Cape Town during May, by a company under the management of the Wheeler Brothers. The cast included [[Jack Cannot]] and [[Florence Imeson]].
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== Sources ==
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.431
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Revision as of 05:39, 13 July 2021

Ein Walzertraum ("A Waltz Dream") is an operetta by Oscar Strauss (1870-1954)[1], with a libretto by Leopold Jacobson (1873-1943)[2] and Felix Doerman (Felix Dörmann, 1870-1928)[3]

The original text

Based on the novella Nux, der Prinzgemahl ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[4], the operetta premiered on 2 March 1907 at the Carltheater in Vienna.

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted into English as A Waltz Dream by Joseph W. Herbert (1863-1923)[5] for performance at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia on 6 January 1908 and at the Broadway Theatre on 27 January 1908. The London version, adapted by Basil Hood (1864-1917)[6], with lyrics by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[7] opened on 28 March 1908 at the Hicks Theatre.

Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years

Performance history in South Africa

1909: Performed at the Opera House Cape Town during May, by a company under the management of the Wheeler Brothers. The cast included Jack Cannot and Florence Imeson.

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.431

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page