The Dollar Princess

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Event The Dollar Princess
Venue Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW
First Date 13 May 1911
Last Date 9 June 1911
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A young American oil tycoon, when recruiting domestic staff, takes on a succession of impoverished members of the European aristocracy. But the servants he selects are all very well connected. His sister, who has money, later follows the course of true love and takes a job in another household pretending to be impoverished.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
P B Bathurst Actor and Singer Sir James McGregor
A Bayne Actor and Singer Gendarme
Charles Beetham Actor and Singer Duke of Stonehenge
Herbert Clayton Actor and Singer Freddy Fairfax
Dorothy Court Actor and Singer Alice
Bert Gilbert Actor and Singer Harry Q. Conder
Olive Godwin Actor and Singer Olga Labinska
Frank Greene Actor and Singer John, Earl of Quorn
John Roland Hogue Actor and Singer Dick
Nance Maunsell Actor and Singer Lady Constance
Alice Mitchell Actor and Singer Lady Augusta
Augustus Neville Actor and Singer Paillard
W S Percy Actor and Singer Mr. Bulger
Victor Prince Actor and Singer Tartaroff
Lottie Sargent Actor and Singer Daisy
Olive Sinclair Actor and Singer Lady Dorothy
Gertie Telfer Actor and Singer Lady Edith Dalrymple
Harry Wotton Actor and Singer Vicomte de Jolifontaine
Basil Hood Adaptor
Jennie Brenan Ballet Master/Mistress
Leo Fall Composer
Alexander C Butler Director
Adrian Ross Lyricist
Fritz Hart Musical Director
F Greenbaum Playwright
A M Willner Playwright
William R Coleman Scenic Artist
George Upward Scenic Artist
Frank Stirling Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information musical in three acts by A.M. Willner and Fritz Grünbaum (after a comedy by Gatti-Trotha), adapted into English by Basil Hood (from the 1907 Die Dollarprinzessin), with music by Leo Fall and lyrics by Adrian Ross. It opened in London at Daly's Theatre on 25 September 1909, running for 428 performances. It also had a very successful run on Broadway, with a new book and lyrics by George Grossmith
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Tallis, Silent Showman
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dollar_Princess
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 152196