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''San Toy, or The Emperor's Own'' is a "Chinese" musical comedy in two acts, first performed at Daly's Theatre, London, on 21 October 1899, and ran for 768 performances (edging out ''The Geisha'' as the second longest run for any musical up to that time). The book was written by Edward Morton, and the musical score was written by Sidney Jones with lyrics by Harry Greenbank and Adrian Ross. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton. The cast included Marie Tempest, Scott Russell, Huntley Wright and Rutland Barrington. The piece enjoyed international success.〔(Lionel Monckton biography ) at the British Musical Theatre site of The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive〕 In America, ''San Toy'' opened at the Daly's Theatre on Broadway on 10 October 1900.〔Bloom, Ken. ''American Song: the Complete Musical Theatre Companion'', 2nd Edition, Schirmer Books, 1996.〕 It was revived at the same theatre in 1901, 1902 and 1905, playing for a total of more than 200 performances in these productions.〔(''San Toy'' ) at the Internet Broadway Database〕 The piece was regularly performed by amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, from 1910 through the 1930s, but it has been produced only rarely since then.〔Bond, Ian. ("Rarely Produced Shows" ). St. David's Players, accessed 22 July 2010〕 Some of the language and stereotyping in the show reflect the period in which it was written and would not now be considered politically correct.〔(Thesis )〕 However, a close inspection to the lyrics of such songs as Samee Gamee display a gentle mocking of the pretension of Western superiority. ==Roles and original cast== *Captain Bobby Preston (Son of Sir George Bingo Preston) – Hayden Coffin *Yen How (A Mandarin) – Rutland Barrington *Sir Bingo Preston (British Consul at Pynga Pong) – Fred Kaye *Sing Hi (President of the Board of Ceremonies) – Colin Coop *Lieut. Harvey Tucker – Lionel Mackinder *Fo Hop (A Chinese Student) – Scott Russell *Fang (A Boatman) – Mr. McLean *Li Hi, Li Lo (Tartar Guards) – T. H. David and F. Vigay *Old Mandarin (At Court of Peking) – Ackerman May *Li – Huntley Wright *Poppy (Daughter of Sir Bingo) – Hilda Moody *Dudley (Her Maid) – Gracie Leigh *Chu (A Widow) – May Buckley *Wun Lung (Perpetual Corporal of The Emperor's Own) – Gladys Homfrey *Ko Fan (Of The Emperor's Own) – Maidie Hope *Yung Shi, Me Koui, Siou, Shuey Pin Sing, Li Kiang, Hu Yu (Wives of Yen How) – F. Collingbourn, Maroie Fawcett, M. Roche, F. Allen, Ethel Hope and Mary Collette *Trixie – Topsy Sinden *Mrs. Harley Streeter – Alice Davis *Hon. Mrs. Hay Stackporle – K. Francis *Miss Mary Lambkin – Hilda Coral *San Toy (Daughter of Yen How) – Marie Tempest 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「San Toy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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