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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
The music was composed by Paul A. Rubens and Frank E. Tours, and the lyrics provided by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis  
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The music was composed by Paul A. Rubens (Paul Rubens (1875–1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubens_(composer)]) and Frank E. Tours, and the lyrics provided by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis  
  
First performed at the  Apollo Theatre, London, in 1906, playing from 14 April to 8 December. It then had a run at the Criterion Theatre, New York, from 26 August to 16 November. Revived a number of times, e.g. at the Queen's Theatre, London (5 May to 18 July, 1908) and  the Aldwych Theatre, London (22 May to 5 June, 1915).  
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First performed at the  Apollo Theatre, London, in 1906, playing from 14 April to 8 December. It then had a run at the Criterion Theatre, New York, from 26 August to 16 November. Revived a number of times, e.g. at the Queen's Theatre, London (5 May to 18 July, 1908) and  the Aldwych Theatre, London (22 May to 5 June, 1915).
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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1906: Performed at the end of the year in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town by a "new [[Gaiety Company]]" headed by [[Frank Greene]] and [[Maimie Brickwell]].
 
1906: Performed at the end of the year in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town by a "new [[Gaiety Company]]" headed by [[Frank Greene]] and [[Maimie Brickwell]].
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July 2 - 7, 1917: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] at the [[Grand Theatre]] in aid of the [[Red Cross]] and [[Governor General's Fund]]. Directed by [[Joseph Ashman]], producer, and [[H W Brown]], musical director.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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Original 1917 [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] production programme.
  
 
Entry on ''[[The Dairymaids]]'' in ''[[The Guide to Musical Theatre]]''[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_d/dairymaids.html]
 
Entry on ''[[The Dairymaids]]'' in ''[[The Guide to Musical Theatre]]''[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_d/dairymaids.html]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 6 December 2021

The Dairymaids is a farcical musical comedy in 2 Acts and 3 scenes by Alexander M. Thompson (1861–1948)[1] and Robert Courtneidge (1859–1939)[2].

The original text

The music was composed by Paul A. Rubens (Paul Rubens (1875–1917)[3]) and Frank E. Tours, and the lyrics provided by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis

First performed at the Apollo Theatre, London, in 1906, playing from 14 April to 8 December. It then had a run at the Criterion Theatre, New York, from 26 August to 16 November. Revived a number of times, e.g. at the Queen's Theatre, London (5 May to 18 July, 1908) and the Aldwych Theatre, London (22 May to 5 June, 1915).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1906: Performed at the end of the year in the Opera House, Cape Town by a "new Gaiety Company" headed by Frank Greene and Maimie Brickwell.

July 2 - 7, 1917: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Grand Theatre in aid of the Red Cross and Governor General's Fund. Directed by Joseph Ashman, producer, and H W Brown, musical director.

Sources

Original 1917 Port Elizabeth Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society production programme.

Entry on The Dairymaids in The Guide to Musical Theatre[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_M._Thompson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Courtneidge

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. 426

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