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| − | ''[[Ein Walzertraum]]'' ("A Waltz Dream") is an [ | + | ''[[Ein Walzertraum]]'' ("A Waltz Dream") is an operetta[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operetta#:~:text=Operetta%20is%20a%20form%20of,at%20face%20value%2C%20subject%20matter.] 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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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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Walzertraum]. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == 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]]. | + | 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 == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | "Operetta" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operetta#:~:text=Operetta%20is%20a%20form%20of,at%20face%20value%2C%20subject%20matter.] | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Straus_(composer) | ||
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| + | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_D%C3%B6rmann | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W._Herbert | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hood | ||
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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.) | [[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.) | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 13 July 2021
Ein Walzertraum ("A Waltz Dream") is an operetta[1] by Oscar Strauss (1870-1954)[2], with a libretto by Leopold Jacobson (1873-1943)[3] and Felix Doerman (Felix Dörmann, 1870-1928)[4]
Contents
The original text
Based on the novella Nux, der Prinzgemahl ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[5], 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)[6] 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)[7], with lyrics by Adrian Ross (1859-1933)[8] opened on 28 March 1908 at the Hicks Theatre.
Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years[9].
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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Walzertraum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Straus_(composer)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Jacobson
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_D%C3%B6rmann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W._Herbert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Ross
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
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