The Magic Key
The Magic Key is described as a three act "Spanish Fairy Operetta" by composer W. Smyth Cooper
The title also appears as The Magic Key, or The Key to the Human Heart in some sources.
Contents
The original text
Based on the tale of Robin Hood and Maid Marion, it was published in 1911 by J. Curwen & sons, ltd., London, England.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1921: Produced by Muriel Alexander at the Palladium Theatre, Johannesburg, in aid of the Transvaal Children’s Hospital. Music was by David Foote and the performers included Billy Matthews as Robin Hood and Anne Immink as Maid Marion.
Sources
Bibliographic information, The Magic Key: A Spanish Fairy Operetta in Three Acts, Google Books[1]
Lionel Carson. 1921. The Stage Year Book. Stage Offices, p. 205[2]
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 3, Volume 6: p.1254[3]
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