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George Graves (actor)
George Windsor Graves (1 January 1876 – 2 April 1949) was an English comic actor. Although he could neither sing nor dance,"The Comedy Old Man and His Troubles" '''', 3 February 1907 he became a leading comedian in musical comedies, adapting the French and Viennese '' opéra-bouffe'' style of light comic relief into a broader comedy popular with English audiences of the period. His comic portrayals did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Runaway Girl
''A Runaway Girl'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts written in 1898 by Seymour Hicks and Harry Nicholls. The composer was Ivan Caryll, with additional music by Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Aubrey Hopwood and Harry Greenbank. It was produced by George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre, London, opening on 21 May 1898 and ran for a very successful 593 performances. It starred Hicks's wife, Ellaline Terriss and the comic actor Edmund Payne. The work had stiff competition in London in 1898, as other successful musical comedy openings included ''A Greek Slave'' and '' The Belle of New York''. ''A Runway Girl'' ran at Daly's Theatre in New York City in 1898 and again in 1900. Internet Broadway Database, accessed November 29, 2018 The story concerns an Englishwoman who joins a group of musicians in Italy who are really ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Persian Princess
''A Persian Princess'' is an oriental-themed Edwardian musical comedy in two acts, with a book by Leedham Bantock and P. J. Barrow, lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Sidney Jones (composer), Sidney Jones, with additional numbers by Marie Horne. It premiered on 27 April 1909 at the Sondheim Theatre, Queen's Theatre in London."''A Persian Princess'', The New Musical Play, by Sydney Jones, at the Queen's Theatre", ''The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News'', 1 May 1909, p. 326 Despite its experienced and highly regarded cast the show opened to poor reviews and had a short run of 68 performances, closing on 3 July 1909. Roles and original cast *Princess Yolene (King Khayyam's Daughter) – Ruth Vincent *King Khayyam – George Graves (actor), George Graves *Zingarie (a Clove Gatherer) – Carrie MooreRichards, Leann''The First Merry Widow: a biography of Carrie Moore''(2011), Google Books, accessed 16 April 2019 *Prince Hassan (Son of King Khayyam) – Clarence Blakiston *Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Passmore
Walter Henry Passmore (10 May 1867 – 29 August 1946) was an English singer and actor best known as the first successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Passmore began performing professionally at the age of fourteen in the pantomime ''Cinderella''. He was apprenticed to a piano maker and then worked as a pianist before returning to acting, making his London debut in 1890. In 1893 he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, soon becoming the company's principal comedian. He created roles in the original productions of the last two Gilbert and Sullivan operas and in many other Savoy Operas. He played the patter roles in several Gilbert and Sullivan revivals, and he toured for the company. In 1903 Passmore left the company and began a career in musical comedies, plays and pantomimes in the West End and on tour that lasted for thirty years. His West End appearances included roles in such producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Belle Of Brittany
''The Belle of Brittany'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts set in 'Daffodil Time' in rustic 18th-century Brittany. It premiered at the Sondheim Theatre, Queen's Theatre in London on 24 October 1908. The music is by Howard Talbot and Marie Horne, to a book by Leedham Bantock and P. J. Barrow, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank.''The Belle of Brittany'' The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 12 April 2019 A Broadway theatre, Broadway production opened at Daly's Theatre (30th St.), Daly's Theatre in New York in November 1909 and ran for 72 performances. It was directed by Frank Smithson and featured Josephine Brandell and Margaret Dumont in early roles. Synopsis Babette is the only daughter of Poquelin, a prosperous miller, who holds the mortgage on the château and estate of t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer
''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. In 1993 it was acquired by Guardian Media Group Limited, and operated as a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly''. In December 2024, Tortoise Media acquired the paper from the Scott Trust Limited, with the transition taking place on 22 April 2025. History Origins The first issue was published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, making ''The Observer'' the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. Believing that the paper would be a means of wealth, Bourne instead soon found himself facing debts of nearly £1,600. Though early editions purported editorial independence, Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government. When this failed, Bourne's brother (a wealthy businessman) made an offer to the government, which also refused to buy the paper but agreed to subsidise it in return for influence over its editori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merveilleuses
''The Merveilleuses'' is a musical play in three acts, with a book adapted from the French original of Victorien Sardou by Basil Hood, lyrics by Adrian Ross, and music by Hugo Felix. The main plot is a love story, concerning Dorlis, an ''émigré'' aristocrat who has just returned from enforced military service in Italy, and Illyrine, his ex-wife. The English title was sometimes rendered as The Lady Dandies. It opened at Daly's Theatre, London, under the management of George Edwardes, on 27 October 1906, with a cast that included Evie Greene, Denise Orme and Robert Evett in the leading roles, and ran for 196 performances. Plot synopsis The story is set in Revolutionary France in the closing years of the 18th century, during the period when the Directoire, led by Barras, held power. Fashionable Parisian society is led by the ''Incroyables'', or dandies, and their feminine equivalents, the ''Merveilleuses''. The latter have adopted classical robes as their form of dress a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penny Illustrated Paper And Illustrated Times
The ''Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times'' was a cheap ( 1d.) illustrated London weekly newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ... that ran from 1861 to 1913. Premises Illustrated weekly newspapers had been pioneered by the '' Illustrated London News'' (published from 1842, costing fivepence): its imitators included the '' Pictorial Times'' (1843–48), and – after the 1855 repeal of the Stamp Act – the '' Illustrated Times''. With the abolition of paper duty in 1861 it was possible to envisage an even cheaper mass-circulation illustrated weekly. History The first issue, 12 October 1861, announced itself confidently under the masthead "PENNY ILLUSTRATED PAPER: With All the News of the Week": "A new era opens upon the people. In producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les P'tites Michu
''Les p'tites Michu'' (The Little Michus) is an opérette in three acts, with music by André Messager and words by Albert Vanloo and Georges Duval (journalist), Georges Duval. The piece is set in Paris in the years following the French Revolution and depicts the complications ensuing after the identities of two girls become confused in their infancy. The opera opened at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, on 16 November 1897 and ran for more than 150 performances. It became an international success, with productions in four continents, including an unusually long run of 400 performances in London, and had subsequent revivals in Paris. Background and first production After a considerable success in 1890 with his opéra comique ''La Basoche'' Messager had a series of failures later in the decade. Among these, ''Madame Chrysanthème (opera), Madame Chrysanthème'' (1893) played for 16 performances in Paris, ''Mirette (opera), Mirette'' (1894), written for London, had a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
