Merrie England

Merrie England is an English comic opera in two acts by Edward German (1862-1936)[1] to a libretto by Basil Hood (1864–1917)[2].

The original text

It opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on 2 April 1902 [3].

Performance history in South Africa

1939: A production conducted by P.B. Preston was presented by the East London Choral Society on 7 December 1939.

1947: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1947.

1958: Presented by Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society.

1958: Presented in the East London City Hall by the Dramatic Society of East London. With Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth, Mabel Fenney, Pamela Emslie, Hilary Adams, Cawood Meaker, Jimmy Nicholas, Brian Denyer, Karel Petzer, Peter Mostert, James Pannell, produced by Doreen Egan, conducted by Jean Fowler.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrie_England_%28opera%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_German

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Hood

Programme (1939 production) held by NELM: [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 113. 2. 6.

Programme (1958 production) held by NELM: [Collection: TUCKER, Percy]: 2001. 20. 3. 5. 203.

https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/

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