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| − | ''[[The Beauty of Bath]]'' is a musical play by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton. | + | ''[[The Beauty of Bath]]'' is a musical play by Seymour Hicks (1871–1949)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Hicks] and Cosmo Hamilton (1870–1942)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo_Hamilton]. |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| + | Based loosely on the play ''[[David Garrick]]'', the book was written by Hicks and Hamilton, with lyrics by Charles H. Taylor (1859–1907)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Taylor_(lyricist)], music by Herbert Edgar Haines (1880-1923)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Haines], and additional songs provided by Jerome Kern (1885–1945: lyrics and music)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Kern], Frank Clifford Harris (1875–1949: lyrics)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Clifford_Harris] and P.G. Wodehouse (1881–1975: lyrics)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse]. | ||
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| + | The piece was first produced by Charles Frohman at the Aldwych Theatre, opening on 19 March 1906, and then moving to the newly built Hicks Theatre on 26 December 1906. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1907: Performed by a visiting [[Gaiety Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]], the cast including [[Maimie Brickwell]] and [[Frank Greene]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
British Musical Theatre: The Shows[http://www.gsarchive.net/british/musicals.html] | British Musical Theatre: The Shows[http://www.gsarchive.net/british/musicals.html] | ||
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| + | https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=The+Beauty+of+Bath | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Hicks | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo_Hamilton | ||
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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 1923. (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. 427 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 31 March 2018
The Beauty of Bath is a musical play by Seymour Hicks (1871–1949)[1] and Cosmo Hamilton (1870–1942)[2].
Contents
The original text
Based loosely on the play David Garrick, the book was written by Hicks and Hamilton, with lyrics by Charles H. Taylor (1859–1907)[3], music by Herbert Edgar Haines (1880-1923)[4], and additional songs provided by Jerome Kern (1885–1945: lyrics and music)[5], Frank Clifford Harris (1875–1949: lyrics)[6] and P.G. Wodehouse (1881–1975: lyrics)[7].
The piece was first produced by Charles Frohman at the Aldwych Theatre, opening on 19 March 1906, and then moving to the newly built Hicks Theatre on 26 December 1906.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1907: Performed by a visiting Gaiety Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, under the auspices of the Wheeler Theatre Company, the cast including Maimie Brickwell and Frank Greene.
Sources
British Musical Theatre: The Shows[8]
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=The+Beauty+of+Bath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Hicks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo_Hamilton
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 1923. (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. 427
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
