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''Houp La!'' is an Edwardian musical comedy extravaganza with music by Nat D. Ayer and Howard Talbot, lyrics by Percy Greenbank and Hugh E. Wright, and a book by Fred Thompson and Hugh E. Wright. The story combines the comic financial troubles of a circus owner with a love triangle. The original production of the show was mounted by Charles B. Cochran at London's new St Martin's Theatre, opening on 23 November 1916 and starring Gertie Millar, George Graves, Nat Ayer and Ida Adams. It was the first production at the St Martin's,〔"A Cosy New Theatre", in ''The Times'', 24 November 1916, p. 11〕〔Wearing, J. P., ''The London stage, 1910–1919: a calendar of plays and players'', vol. 1 (Scarecrow Press, 1982)〕 which was leased by Cochran.〔Cochran, Charles Blake. ''The Secrets of a Showman'' (1925) p. 224〕 Although the critics found the music innovative, and the cast included stars of the day, the show ran for only three months in London. A Manchester production followed. ==Plot== ;Act I The owner of a struggling circus, Marmaduke Bunn, has severe money troubles. In desperation, he has an accumulator bet on all the horse-races of the day, and when his fancies all romp home he is thrilled by the size of his winnings. A French girl, Liane de Rose, tries to teach Bunn some of the complications of her language. Meanwhile, Tillie Runstead, the star of the circus, is in love with her admirer Peter Carey, a rich young polo player, but is worried because to her dismay her beau's interest appears to be veering towards the circus's dancer Ada Eve.〔 Findon, B. W. ''The Play-Pictorial'', issue no. 177 (vol. 29, 1917), p. 82〕 ;Act II Tillie makes good use of Ada's cloak and thus catches out her wandering lover. Sadly for Marmaduke Bunn, he finds he has made a mistake about the name of the winning horse in the day's last race, so he has won nothing, after all.〔 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「Houp La!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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