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Another English version of the musical had a very successful run on Broadway, this one with a book and lyrics by George Grossmith, Jr. ()[] and additional numbers by Jerome Kern ()[]. It opened on 6 August 1909 and and ran for 288 performances. | Another English version of the musical had a very successful run on Broadway, this one with a book and lyrics by George Grossmith, Jr. ()[] and additional numbers by Jerome Kern ()[]. It opened on 6 August 1909 and and ran for 288 performances. | ||
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Die Dollarprinzessin is an operetta (also called a musical) in three acts by Alfred Maria Willner ()[] and Fritz Grünbaum ()[], with music by Leo Fall (1873-1925)[].
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The original text
Based on **, a comedy by Gatti and Trotha, it explores the world of the so-called "Dollar Princesses" or American heiresses travelling to Europe.
First performed on 2 November 1907 in the Theater an der Wien, Vienna
Translations and adaptations
The musical was translated and adapted into English as The Dollar Princess by Basil Hood ()[], with the music of Leo Fall and English lyrics by Adrian Ross ()[]. It opened in London at Daly's Theatre on 25 September 1909, running for 428 performances.
Another English version of the musical had a very successful run on Broadway, this one with a book and lyrics by George Grossmith, Jr. ()[] and additional numbers by Jerome Kern ()[]. It opened on 6 August 1909 and and ran for 288 performances.
La Principessa Dei Dollari, an Italian version by Renato Simoni, published by Muleti, Torino, 1911.
Performance history in South Africa
1909-1910: The English musical performed in South Africa by the large New Gaiety Company (featuring among others Doris Greville) and appearing under the auspices of the Wheeler-Edwardes Company. The play was performed at the Opera House in Pretoria from 7 June 1909, followed by performances at His Majesty’s Theatre in Johannesburg and the Opera House, Cape Town (toward the end of 1909 and again in 1910).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dollar_Princess
http://www.operascotland.org/opera/598/Dollar+Princess
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: pp.431, 434
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