In Town (musical)
In Town is a
The piece was first produced by
History
In Town was first produced by
In Town was one of the first
After In Town, the Edwardian musical comedies would dominate the musical stage in Britain, and contribute to musical theatre throughout the English-speaking world and beyond, until the 1920s.[10]
Synopsis
Captain Coddington, a penniless lad-about-town, gives a young aristocrat friend, Lord Clanside, a tour of the slightly naughty lifestyles both high and low, to be found in London. Coddington invites all the ladies of the Ambiguity Theatre to lunch; Clanside agrees to pay the bill if he is invited to the party. Afterwards, with several uninvited guests, they visit the theatre to see a rehearsal. Coddington romances the prima donna of the theatre and wins her.
Roles and original cast
The original cast was as follows:[11]
- Captain Arthur Coddington – Arthur Roberts
- The Duke of Duffshire – Eric Lewis
- Lord Clanside – Phyllis Broughton
- The Rev. Samuel Hopkins – E. Bantock
- Benoll – H. Grattan
- Shrimp – Jessie Rogers
- Duchess of Duffshire – Maria Davis
- Flo Fanshawe – Sylvia Gray
- Kitty Hetherton – Florence St. John
References
- ^ Hollingshead, John. Good Old Gaiety: An Historiette & Remembrance (1903) London:Gaity Theatre Co., p. 74
- ^ "Prince of Wales's Theatre", The Times, 17 October 1892, p. 13
- ^ The Era, 4 June 1898, p. 10
- ^ Murphy, Nick. "Maud Hobson (1860–1913), the gaiety girl who dreamed of Colorado", Forgotten Australian Actors, February 2022, accessed 1 October 2023
- ISBN 0-19-513074-X; and Kenrick, John. Stage Musical Chronology: The 1890s: Part II - 1895 to 1899 Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Musicals101.com, 2003, accessed 1 October 2023
- ^ Briscoe, Johnson. The actors' birthday book, p. 103 (1908) Moffat, Yard and Company
- ^ Article on the rise of Edwardian musical comedy
- ^ Information about the famous costume designs of the musicals Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-304-29372-5
- ^ "In Town", The Theatre, 1 November 1892, p. 230