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| − | ''[[The Broken Melody]]'' is a three-act play by Herbert Keen and James T. Tanner. | + | ''[[The Broken Melody]]'' is a musical comedy-drama in three-act play by Herbert Keen and James T. Tanner. |
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| − | Commissioned by actor-manager and musician [[Auguste van Biene]] as a | + | Commissioned by actor-manager and musician [[Auguste van Biene]] as a vehicle for himself, it was first produced at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, London, on Thursday evening the 28th July 1892, with [[Auguste van Biene]] in the leading role. |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:11, 19 December 2017
The Broken Melody is a musical comedy-drama in three-act play by Herbert Keen and James T. Tanner.
Contents
The original text
Commissioned by actor-manager and musician Auguste van Biene as a vehicle for himself, it was first produced at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, London, on Thursday evening the 28th July 1892, with Auguste van Biene in the leading role.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_van_Biene
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, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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