A light form of musical entertainment with average story line written and composed by many Victorians and Edwardians. Performed at The Gaiety Theatre and Daly’s Theatre
From The Geisha (A Story of a Teahouse)
First performed at Daly’s Theatre London 25th April 1896
Initial run 760 performances
Composer Sidney Jones 1861 - 1946
Lyrics Henry Greenbank (1865 - 1899)
Starring:
Marie Tempest (later Dame) (1864 - 1942)
Letty Lind (1864 - 1923)
Hayden Coffin (1862 - 1935)
Louis Bradfield (1866 - 1919)
Excerpt you hear in the demo is “The Amorous Goldfish”
Florodora
First performed The Lyric Theatre London 11th November 1899
Initial run 455 performances
Composer Leslie Stuart (Thomas Augustine Barrett) (1864 - 1928)
Lyrics by the composer and others including Paul Rubens (1875 - 1917)
Starring
Ada Reeve (also a Music Hall performer) (1874 - 1966)
Evie Greene (1876 - 1917)
Willie Edouin (1846 - 1908)
The excerpt in the semo is “Tell Me Pretty Maiden”
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