 Event |
The Girl in the Train
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| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
6 April 1912 |
| Last Date |
24 May 1912 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The 1910 English adaptation, The Girl in the Train, was produced in two acts by George Edwardes at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, and ran for 340 performances. The London production starred Robert Evett, Phyllis Dare, Huntley Wright, Arthur Williams and Rutland Barrington. Connie Ediss later joined the cast. The American production opened at the Globe Theatre in New York (where the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre stands now) on October 3, 1910 with a new adaptation by Harry B. Smith, which subsequently toured in Britain, America and Australia, among others. |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Operetta
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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 |
Austria
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
In the English version, Gonda van der Loo, a young actress travelling on a train in Holland at night, is unable to secure a berth. Karel van Raalte, a young gentleman, generously offers his compartment to her. The two, however, become locked in the compartment. Their cries and knocks are unheard, and they are forced to spend the night together. Van Raalte's wife learns of the incident and jealous
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
Tallis, Silent Showman |
| Programme |
Prompt Collection, NLA, J. C Williamson Scrapbooks of music and theatre programmes, Vol2, page 67 as digitised on Trove |
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| Event Identifier |
106212 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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