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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1939: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]], [[Standard Theatre]].
 
1939: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]], [[Standard Theatre]].
  
1969: Staged in Cape Town by [[Carousel Productions]], directed and choreographed by [[Jennifer Craig]], with a large cast including [[Marieta Bosman]] (Rose-Marie), [[Philip de Vos]] (Jim Kenyon), [[Jill Kidwell]] (Lady Jane), [[Hugh Rowling]] (Herman), [[Susan Blake]] (Wanda), [[John Gort]] (Sgt Malone), [[Peter van der Merwe]] (Emile), [[Reg Turner]] (Edward) and others.
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1969: Staged in Cape Town by [[Carousel Productions]], directed and choreographed by [[Jennifer Craig]], with a large cast including [[Marieta Bosman]] ("Rose-Marie"), [[Philip de Vos]] (Jim Kenyon), [[Jill Kidwell]] (Lady Jane), [[Hugh Rowling]] (Herman), [[Susan Blake]] (Wanda), [[John Gort]] (Sgt Malone), [[Peter van der Merwe]] (Emile), [[Reg Turner]] (Edward) and others. Set design by and [[Craig Curtis]]. 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 07:12, 12 September 2023

Rose-Marie is an operetta-style musical with music by Rudolf Friml [1] and Herbert Stothart [2], and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach [3] and Oscar Hammerstein II [4]. It was first performed in 1925, on Broadway, New York.

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Performance history in South Africa

1939: Presented by the Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society, Standard Theatre.

1969: Staged in Cape Town by Carousel Productions, directed and choreographed by Jennifer Craig, with a large cast including Marieta Bosman ("Rose-Marie"), Philip de Vos (Jim Kenyon), Jill Kidwell (Lady Jane), Hugh Rowling (Herman), Susan Blake (Wanda), John Gort (Sgt Malone), Peter van der Merwe (Emile), Reg Turner (Edward) and others. Set design by and Craig Curtis.

Sources

Wikipedia [5].

Theatre announcement, The Rand Daily Mail, 11 November 1939.

Carousel Productions theatre programme, 1969.

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