 Event |
Florodora
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| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Royal Comic Opera Company season |
| First Date |
9 December 1916 |
| Last Date |
22 December 1916 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Musical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
An Edwardian musical comedy that became one of the first successful Broadway musicals of the 20th century. The book was written by Jimmy Davis under the pseudonym Owen Hall, the music was by Leslie Stuart with additional songs by Paul Rubens, and the lyrics were by Edward Boyd-Jones and Rubens.
The original London production opened in 1899 where it ran for a very successful 455 performances. T
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Thesis |
Heckenberg |
| Book |
Tallis |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection in the National Library of Australia, digitized in Trove. J.C.Williamson Scrapbook 8. Volume 3. page 157 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
150929 |
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