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The piece tells of a French school girl from a convent, who goes to Paris to help her lovesick friend. Through mistaken identity, she learns secrets that help her at the Paris stock exchange and ends up at a students' ball in the Latin Quarter. | The piece tells of a French school girl from a convent, who goes to Paris to help her lovesick friend. Through mistaken identity, she learns secrets that help her at the Paris stock exchange and ends up at a students' ball in the Latin Quarter. | ||
| − | Written as an Edwardian musical comedy, in two acts, composed by Leslie Stuart, with additional songs by Paul Rubens (1875-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubens_(composer)]. The book written by Henry Hamilton (1854-1918)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hamilton_(playwright)] and Paul M. Potter ()[], and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor ()[] and others. | + | Written as an Edwardian musical comedy, in two acts, composed by Leslie Stuart, with additional songs by Paul Rubens (1875-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubens_(composer)]. The book written by Henry Hamilton (1854-1918)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hamilton_(playwright)] and Paul M. Potter (1853-1921)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_M._Potter], and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor (1859-1907)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Taylor_(lyricist)] and others. |
Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, 1902 | Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, 1902 | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 26 April 2021
The School Girl is a musical comedy, in two acts, by Leslie Stuart (1863-1928)[1].
A play entitled The School Girl (said to be a "comic opera" and performed in Cape Town) is attributed to "G. Manchester and A. Maurice" by F.C.L. Bosman (1980: p.416, footnote 245). This appears to be a strange error.
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The piece tells of a French school girl from a convent, who goes to Paris to help her lovesick friend. Through mistaken identity, she learns secrets that help her at the Paris stock exchange and ends up at a students' ball in the Latin Quarter.
Written as an Edwardian musical comedy, in two acts, composed by Leslie Stuart, with additional songs by Paul Rubens (1875-1917)[2]. The book written by Henry Hamilton (1854-1918)[3] and Paul M. Potter (1853-1921)[4], and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor (1859-1907)[5] and others.
Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, 1902
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Performance history in South Africa
1903: Performed as part of the repertoire of a musical company performing under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers in the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town, from August onwards. Among the cast members were Myles Clifton, Victor Gouriet, Maud Marsland and Gertie Lester. The play attributed to "G. Manchester and A. Maurice" by F.C.L. Bosman (1980).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_Girl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Stuart
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=wKERAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y
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.416
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