The Gay Parisienne
The Gay Parisienne is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts by George Dance ()[].
Also known as The Girl from Paris.
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The work first performed in October 1894 at the Opera House in Northampton,with music by Ernest Rousden ()[]. Revived in London on 4 April 1896, with music by Ivan Caryll ()[].
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Performance history in South Africa
1903: Performed on tour in South Africa by the Royal Australian Opera Company under the management of the Wheeler Company from May to October. Among the performers were Dan O'Connor and Gertie Campion, who played "Julie Bon-Bon". The itinerary included the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town (in May) and His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg (from 11 July to some time in October)
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gay_Parisienne
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: p. 414.
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