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A Greek Slave
''A Greek Slave'' is a musical comedy in two acts, first performed on 8 June 1898 at Daly's Theatre in London, produced by George Edwardes and ran for 349 performances. The score was composed by Sidney Jones with additional songs by Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Harry Greenbank and Adrian Ross. The libretto was written by Owen Hall. It starred Marie Tempest, Letty Lind, Hayden Coffin, Scott Russell, Huntley Wright and Rutland Barrington among other popular London stars. The show had a brief Broadway run in 1899.
The work had stiff competition in London in 1898, as other successful openings included ''A Runaway Girl'' and ''The Belle of New York''.
==Background==
The simple plot of the production was based around the tangled love lives and misunderstandings of a Roman household. The same themes and characterisations would resurface some 70 years later in the Broadway show ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' by Stephen Sondheim.
''A Greek Slave'' was in the unfortunate position of following ''The Geisha'', also by Sidney Jones. This was the biggest stage hit of its era. Therefore, ''A Greek Slave ''is often remembered as being the show that was not as successful as ''The Geisha,'' rather than being appreciated on its own merits. This show is Jones' best score, with additional hit songs by Monckton. The tunes are catchy, and while the lyrics are witty they also show an appreciation of the classical mythology of the set time period.
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