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''The Duchess of Dantzic'' is a comic opera in three acts, set in Paris, with music by Ivan Caryll and a book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton, based on the play ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau. Additional lyrics by Adrian Ross. The story concerns Napoleon I and a laundress, Catherine Üpscher, who marries Marshal Lefebvre and becomes a Duchess. The opera was first produced in London at the Lyric Theatre in 1903 and ran for 236 performances. Subsequently, it enjoyed a successful New York production and other productions around the world, and was revived in London and performed regularly by amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, until the 1950s.〔Bond, Ian. ("Rarely Produced Shows" ). St. David's Players, accessed 22 July 2010〕 ==Background== After composing a few comic operas early in his career, Caryll became extraordinarily successful in the 1890s, writing the music to hit musical comedies produced by George Edwardes, including ''The Shop Girl'' (1894), ''The Gay Parisienne'' (1896), ''The Circus Girl'' (1896) and ''A Runaway Girl'' (1898). After the turn of the century, he continued to write some of the most successful musical comedy scores of the era, including ''The Messenger Boy'' (1900), ''The Toreador'' (1901), ''The Girl From Kays'' (1902), ''The Earl and the Girl'' (1903) and ''The Orchid'' (1903). With ''The Duchess of Dantzic'', he turned back to comic opera. Although the piece met with success, it was not the kind of blockbuster hit that the above-mentioned musical comedies were. The musical adaptation followed a celebrated production of an English version of the original French play, translated by J. Comyns Carr and starring Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.〔''The Times'', 13 April 1897, p. 12〕 The original production of ''The Duchess of Dantzic'', produced by Edwardes, opened at the Lyric Theatre in London on 17 October 1903 and ran for 236 performances. It was directed by Robert Courtneidge, choreographed by Willie Warde and had scenery by Joseph Harker and costumes by Percy Anderson. The score was generally admired, although called old-fashioned.〔Traubner, Richard. (''Operetta: a theatrical history'' ), Routledge, 2003 ISBN 0-415-96641-8〕 The original New York production at Daly's Theatre ran from 16 January 1905 to 15 April 1905 for a total of 93 performances. The production was directed by Holbrook Blinn and choreographed by Warde with the Anderson costumes. The cast consisted mostly of the London players, including Adrienne Augarde as Renée, Holbrook Blinn as Napoleon I, Evie Greene as Catherine, and Courtice Pounds as Papillon.〔 J.C. Williamson produced the piece in Australia. A 1932 London revival starring Frank Cellier ran from 26 April to 20 May.〔''The Times'', 27 April 1932, p. 12 and 19 May 1932, p. 12〕 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「The Duchess of Dantzic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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