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''Billee Taylor, or The Reward of Virtue'' is "a nautical comedy opera" by Edward Solomon, with a libretto by Henry Pottinger Stephens. The piece was first produced at the Imperial Theatre in London on 30 October 1880, starring Arthur Williams as Sir Mincing Lane and Frederick Rivers as Billee. It played at the Standard Theatre in New York later that year, starring J. H. Ryley and Alice Burville. ''Billee Taylor'' was a strong success on both sides of the Atlantic and enjoyed many revivals both in Britain and in the United States. Early revivals included The Gaiety Theatre, London (1885, with Marion Hood as Phoebe and Arthur Roberts as Barnacle) and Toole's Theatre (1886).〔Adams, p. 159〕 The satiric, cynical risqué story is based on the nautical poem and song of the same title by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who is best known for "A School for Scandal." Strangely, a version of this adult-themed story was created for children and published in 1881. ==Roles and original cast== *Billee Taylor ("a virtuous gardener", in love with Phoebe) – Frederic Rivers *Sir Mincing Lane (one of the "nouveau-riche") – Arthur Williams *Christopher Crab (a schoolmaster with a longing to be a genuine villain) – J. A. Arnold *Captain, the Hon. Felix Flapper (of "H. M. S. Thunderbomb") – Fleming Norton *Ben Barnacle (a sailor) – J. D. Stoyle *Arabella Lane (the daughter of Sir Mincing Lane) – Emma Chambers *Phoebe Fairleigh (a charity girl) – Kathleen Corri *Eliza Dabsey (beloved of Ben Barnacle) – *Susan, Jane Scraggs and charity girls 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billee Taylor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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