Difference between revisions of "The Beauty of Bath"
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Based loosely on the play ''[[David Garrick]]'', with additional songs provided by Jerome Kern (lyrics and music), F. Clifford Harris (lyrics) and P. G. Wodehouse (lyrics). | Based loosely on the play ''[[David Garrick]]'', with additional songs provided by Jerome Kern (lyrics and music), F. Clifford Harris (lyrics) and P. G. Wodehouse (lyrics). | ||
| − | The piece was produced by Charles Frohman | + | The piece was first produced by Charles Frohman at the Aldwych Theatre, opening on 19 March 1906, and then moving to the newly built Hicks Theatre on 26 December 1906. |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1907: Performed in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town | + | 1907: Performed by a visiting [[Gaiety Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]], the cast including [[Maimie Brickwell]] and [[Frank Greene]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 31 March 2018
The Beauty of Bath is a musical play by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton. Lyrics by Charles H. Taylor. Music by Herbert E. Haines.
Contents
The original text
Based loosely on the play David Garrick, with additional songs provided by Jerome Kern (lyrics and music), F. Clifford Harris (lyrics) and P. G. Wodehouse (lyrics).
The piece was first produced by Charles Frohman at the Aldwych Theatre, opening on 19 March 1906, and then moving to the newly built Hicks Theatre on 26 December 1906.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1907: Performed by a visiting Gaiety Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, under the auspices of the Wheeler Theatre Company, the cast including Maimie Brickwell and Frank Greene.
Sources
British Musical Theatre: The Shows[1]
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=The+Beauty+of+Bath
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.
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