 Event |
The Girl in the Train
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
26 December 1911 |
| Last Date |
26 January 1912 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The 1910 English adaptation, The Girl in the Train, was produced in two acts by George Edwardes at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, and ran for 340 performances. The London production starred Robert Evett, Phyllis Dare, Huntley Wright, Arthur Williams and Rutland Barrington. Connie Ediss later joined the cast. The American production opened at the Globe Theatre in New York (where the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre stands now) on October 3, 1910 with a new adaptation by Harry B. Smith, which subsequently toured in Britain, America and Australia, among others. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Operetta
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Austria
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
In the English version, Gonda van der Loo, a young actress travelling on a train in Holland at night, is unable to secure a berth. Karel van Raalte, a young gentleman, generously offers his compartment to her. The two, however, become locked in the compartment. Their cries and knocks are unheard, and they are forced to spend the night together. Van Raalte's wife learns of the incident and jealous
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia, J C WIlliamson Theatre Scrapbook 8, vol 2 page 53 digitised on Trove |
| Thesis |
Heckenberg |
| Book |
Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
103819 |
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