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| − | ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' is a musical play in two acts by | + | ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' is a musical play in two acts by Hugh Morton (1865-1916, libretto)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._M._S._McLellan] and Gustav Kerker (1857-1923, music)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Kerker]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | A musical about a Salvation Army girl who reforms a spendthrift, makes a great sacrifice and finds true love, the play opened in the Casino Theatre, New York on 28 September 1897, produced by George W. Lederer. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Rewritten and performed on Broadway as ''The Whirl of New York'' in 1921. The original was also filmed twice (1919 and 1952). | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | Tuesday, November 13, 1900: Performed by [[Hall's Australian Juveniles]] at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]]. | ||
1902: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Mouillot Company]], under the auspices of [[Frank de Jongh]] and featuring [[William Cromwell]] as the "Polite Lunatic". | 1902: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Mouillot Company]], under the auspices of [[Frank de Jongh]] and featuring [[William Cromwell]] as the "Polite Lunatic". | ||
| − | 1903: Performed again in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Mouillot Company]], under the auspices of [[Frank de Jongh]]. | + | 1903: Performed again in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Mouillot Company]], under the auspices of [[Frank de Jongh]], as part of a season of musical comedy and light opera beginning in December of 1902 and running into 1903. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[Eastern Province Herald]], November 8, 1900. | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belle_of_New_York_(musical) | ||
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-belle-of-new-york-454016 | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-belle-of-new-york-454016 | ||
| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._M._S._McLellan | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Kerker | ||
[[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.) | [[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.) | ||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 26 December 2022
The Belle of New York is a musical play in two acts by Hugh Morton (1865-1916, libretto)[1] and Gustav Kerker (1857-1923, music)[2].
Contents
The original text
A musical about a Salvation Army girl who reforms a spendthrift, makes a great sacrifice and finds true love, the play opened in the Casino Theatre, New York on 28 September 1897, produced by George W. Lederer.
Translations and adaptations
Rewritten and performed on Broadway as The Whirl of New York in 1921. The original was also filmed twice (1919 and 1952).
Performance history in South Africa
Tuesday, November 13, 1900: Performed by Hall's Australian Juveniles at the Port Elizabeth Opera House.
1902: Performed in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the Mouillot Company, under the auspices of Frank de Jongh and featuring William Cromwell as the "Polite Lunatic".
1903: Performed again in the Opera House, Cape Town, by the Mouillot Company, under the auspices of Frank de Jongh, as part of a season of musical comedy and light opera beginning in December of 1902 and running into 1903.
Sources
Eastern Province Herald, November 8, 1900.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belle_of_New_York_(musical)
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-belle-of-new-york-454016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._M._S._McLellan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Kerker
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: pp. 411, 414
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