Princess Charming

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Event Princess Charming
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW
First Date 12 May 1928
Last Date 3 July 1928
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Fred Conyngham Actor Naval Officer
Reginald Dandy Actor Captain Torelli
Peter Gawthorne Actor Ivanoff
Victor Gouriet Actor Lord Chamberlain
Leslie Holland Actor Christian II of Sylvania
Edna Hooper Actor Anna
Cecil Kellaway Actor Albert Chuff
Bernard McCarthy Actor Officer
Cecil Pawley Actor Lieutenant
Edna Ralston Actor Marie
Kathryn Reece Actor Princess Elaine
Edmund Sherras Actor Attorney-General
Olive Sloane Actor Vashti Navarro
Donald Stewart Actor Aide de Camp
O H Thappes Actor Officer
Lou Vernon Actor Baron Sigman
Albert Szirmai Composer
Adele Hardwicke Dancer Solo
Arthur Wimperis Librettist
Lauri Wylie Librettist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Hungary
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Originally presented in Hungary under the title "Alexandra". The story concerns a young princess who accepts a proposal of marriage from the elderly king of a neighboring country as protection against an uprising by her own subjects. Captain Torrelli, a military officer sent by the king, fears imminent danger to the princess and marries her himself.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Thesis Heckenberg
Magazine
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 152717