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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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Based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play ''If I Were King''
 
Based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play ''If I Were King''
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] in 1956.
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1956: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
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1958: Presented in Durban, produced by [[Isobel McLaren]] with [[Anne Ziegler]] and [[Webster Booth]].
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1962: Presented by [[Springs Operatic Society]] in the [[Springs Municipal Theatre]], produced by [[Anne Ziegler]] and [[Webster Booth]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
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https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 14:25, 22 February 2025

A 1925 operetta by Rudolf Friml in four acts, with a book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post [1].

The original text

Based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play If I Were King

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1956: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

1958: Presented in Durban, produced by Isobel McLaren with Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth.

1962: Presented by Springs Operatic Society in the Springs Municipal Theatre, produced by Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth.

Sources

https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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