The Spring Chicken (1905)
 The Spring Chicken is an English musical comedy adapted by George Grossmith, Jr. from Coquin de Printemps (1897) by Jaime and Duval, with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank and Grossmith, produced by George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre, opening on 30 May 1905. It ran for a very successful 401 performances. The London production starred Grossmith, Harry Grattan, and Gertie Millar, with Henry Lytton later joining the cast. It will be the Spring (!) presentation on
Tuesday 27th March 2012 at 5.30 pm. until 8.00 pm.
Free admission.
at The Westminster Reference Library 35, St. Martin's Street, London WC2H 7HP
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A Gertie Millar Celebration Day
 will be held on
Tuesday 17th April 2012 from 10.00 am until 4.30 pm.
Programme
10.00 - 11.30 The life and career of Gertie Millar by Ken Reeves
11.30 - 12.00 coffee break
12.00 - 13.00 Rita Martin: staging portraits of Gertie Millar and other actresses
13.00 - 14.00 lunch break
14.00 - 15.00 Fashion and the stage: Gertie Millar and the dress designer Lucile
15.00 - 15.30 tea/coffee break
15.30 - 16.30 A presentation of Gertie Millar's revue era songs
Attendance is free, but a donation of £5 is requested.
at The Westminster Reference Library, 35, St. Martin's Street, London WC2H 7HP
Telephone: 020 7641 5250
Gertrude "Gertie" Millar (later Countess of Dudley) (21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952) was one of the most famous English singer-actresses of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies.
Beginning her career at age 13, Millar was a star of musical comedies for two decades. She married composer Lionel Monckton, who composed many of her shows and songs that she made famous. After Monckton died in 1924, Millar married the 2nd Earl of Dudley. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The George Edwardes Musical Comedy Society's next event in the ongoing series of presentations of 'Forgotten Gaiety Musicals' which have included: The Shop Girl, The Toreador, Our Miss Gibbs, The Girls of Gottenberg, The Messenger Boy, The Orchid, A Runaway Girl & The Spring Chicken will be a read-through and sing-along, with audience participation, of:
The Circus Girl (1896)
 The Circus Girl is a musical comedy in two acts by James T. Tanner and Walter Apllant (Palings), with lyrics by Harry Greenbank and Adrian Ross, music by Ivan Caryll, and additional music by Lionel Monckton. The musical was produced at George Edwardes's, Gaiety Theatre, beginning 5 December 1896, and ran for a very successful 497 performances. It also had a successful New York run at two theatres for a total of 172 performances. It starred Seymour Hicks as Dick Capel and his wife Ellaline Terriss as Dora Wemyss. Edmund Payne and Arthur Williams also appeared. Nancy McIntosh played La Favorita in the New York production in 1897. Set in Paris, the plot concerns a group of English tourists who get mixed up with a circus troupe. Two of the famous songs from the show are "A Little Bit of String" and "The Way to Treat a Lady". Tuesday 25th September 2012 at 5.30 pm. Free admission.
at The Westminster Reference Library 35, St. Martin's Street, London WC2H 7HP
Telephone: 020 7641 5250
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Bognor Regis Music Club presents the twelfth & last annual amateur concert revival of an Early British Musical Comedy which have included The Geisha, The Arcadians, The Maid of the Mountains, A Country Girl, The Quaker Girl, Miss Hook of Holland, San Toy, A Greek Slave, Our Miss Gibbs, A Runaway Girl & A Chinese Honeymoon
 The Sunshine Girl (1912)
by Paul A. Rubens
on Saturday 16th June 2012 at 7.30 pm.
An Amateur Centenary Concert Revival
Dedicated to the memory of Derek Debuse
at The Concert Room, 2 Sudley Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1EU
Musical Director: Geoffrey Porter
Pianist: Rex Latter
Narrator: Marion Porter Admission on the door £8 |
