The Yashmak
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The Yashmak, A Story of the East is a
Shaftesbury Theatre in London from 31 March 1897 to 31 July 1897, for a run of 121 performances. Scott Russell, a former leading D'Oyly Carte Opera Company tenor, left the Savoy Theatre to star in the production with Aileen D'Orme,[1] who was later replaced by the French music hall singer Marguerite Cornille.[2] Kitty Loftus played Dora Selwyn, while Topsy Sinden was principal dancer in the piece.[3]
A yashmak is a double veil worn in Islamic countries. The first layer is drawn around the forehead and gathered up behind and on the head; the second, pinned on behind to the first, falls sufficiently in front to uncover the eyes.
References
- ^ Gänzl, Kurt. "Cartesians: the little soprano who remade herself... into a star!", Kurt of Gerolstein, 1 August 2020
- ^ Culme, John. "Postcard of the week", John Culme's Footlight Notes, 23 August 2003
- ^ "Players of the Period". The Era. 4 June 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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