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| − | The music was composed by Paul A. Rubens and Frank E. Tours, and the lyrics provided by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis | + | The music was composed by Paul A. Rubens (Paul Rubens (1875–1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rubens_(composer)]) and Frank E. Tours, and the lyrics provided by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis |
| − | First performed at the Apollo Theatre, London, in 1906, playing from 14 April to 8 December. It then had a run at the Criterion Theatre, New York, from 26 August to 16 November. Revived a number of times, e.g. at the Queen's Theatre, London (5 May to 18 July, 1908) and the Aldwych Theatre, London (22 May to 5 June, 1915). | + | First performed at the Apollo Theatre, London, in 1906, playing from 14 April to 8 December. It then had a run at the Criterion Theatre, New York, from 26 August to 16 November. Revived a number of times, e.g. at the Queen's Theatre, London (5 May to 18 July, 1908) and the Aldwych Theatre, London (22 May to 5 June, 1915). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 3 December 2020
The Dairymaids is a farcical musical comedy in 2 Acts and 3 scenes by Alexander M. Thompson (1861–1948)[1] and Robert Courtneidge (1859–1939)[2].
Contents
The original text
The music was composed by Paul A. Rubens (Paul Rubens (1875–1917)[3]) and Frank E. Tours, and the lyrics provided by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis
First performed at the Apollo Theatre, London, in 1906, playing from 14 April to 8 December. It then had a run at the Criterion Theatre, New York, from 26 August to 16 November. Revived a number of times, e.g. at the Queen's Theatre, London (5 May to 18 July, 1908) and the Aldwych Theatre, London (22 May to 5 June, 1915).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1906: Performed at the end of the year in the Opera House, Cape Town by a "new Gaiety Company" headed by Frank Greene and Maimie Brickwell.
Sources
Entry on The Dairymaids in The Guide to Musical Theatre[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_M._Thompson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Courtneidge
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. 426
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