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''[[Ein Walzertraum]]'' ("A Waltz Dream") is an [[operetta]] 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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''[[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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==The original text==
  
 
Based on the novella ''Nux, der Prinzgemahl'' ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_M%C3%BCller-Einigen], the operetta  premiered on 2 March 1907 at the Carltheater in Vienna.  
 
Based on the novella ''Nux, der Prinzgemahl'' ("Nux, the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen (1882-1950)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_M%C3%BCller-Einigen], the operetta  premiered on 2 March 1907 at the Carltheater in Vienna.  
  
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, with lyrics by Adrian Ross) opened  on 28 March 1908 at the Hicks Theatre.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years
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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.
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Filmed a number of times under various titles over the years[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Walzertraum].
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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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]].
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Walzertraum
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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/Leopold_Jacobson
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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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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Ross
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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.)
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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.431
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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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]

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

"Operetta" in Wikipedia[10]

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

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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Return to PLAYS III: Collections

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