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Miss Hook of Holland is a musical comedy in two acts by Paul Alfred Rubens (1875-1917)[1] and Austen Hurgon (1867-1942)[2].
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Styled a "Dutch Musical Incident", it was first produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 31 January 1907, running for a very successful 462 performances and at the Criterion Theatre, Broadway 31 December, 1907 (119 performances). Also played at Prince’s Theatre, Bristol (1912 – 1913).
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Performance history in South Africa
1909: Produced for the first time in South Africa by the Wheeler Brothers in the first quarter of the year, with a cast that included Maud Aston (as "Sally"), Foster Courtenay ("Mr Hook") and Alfred Beers ("Slinks").
Sources
http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_m/miss_hook_holland.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubens_(composer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austen_Hurgon
https://theatricalia.com/play/2ax/miss-hook-of-holland/production/5qa
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: pp.430, 438 Go to ESAT Bibliography
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