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''The Quaker Girl'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in three acts with a book by James T. Tanner, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and music by Lionel Monckton. In its story, ''The Quaker Girl'' contrasts dour Quaker morality with Parisienne high fashion. The protagonist, Prudence, is thrown out of her house by her quaker parents for drinking a glass of champagne. Later, in Paris, her grey dress and bonnet become the height of fashion. The musical opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 5 November 1910 and ran for an extremely successful 536 performances. It starred Gertie Millar and C. Hayden Coffin. Phyllis Dare starred in the Paris production in 1911. It then opened at the Park Theatre on Broadway on 23 October 1911, running for a successful 240 performances. A revised version was produced at the London Coliseum on 25 May 1944, but the run was interrupted by bombing. The piece then toured the British provinces and soon re-opened in London at the Stoll Theatre in February, 1945, followed by extensive touring until December, 1948. The piece was popular with amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, from the 1920s until 1990, receiving over 250 UK productions during that period, but it has been produced only sporadically since then.〔Bond, Ian. ("Rarely Performed Shows" ). St. David's Players, accessed 22 July 2010〕 Of the musical numbers in the score, only "Come to the Ball" continues to be well known, but "Tony from America" and "When a bad bad Boy" are also key numbers. Selections from the score were recorded in 2004 by Theatre Bel-Etage chorus and orchestra, conductor Mart Sander. The complete show, including dialog, was revived in a staged concert with piano in July 2007 by Lyric Theatre of San Jose, California.〔("Performance History". ) Lyric Theatre website, accessed 23 July 2010〕 ==Roles== *Prudence Pym, A Quaker Girl – Gertie Millar *Tony Chute, Naval Attache to U.S. Embassy, Paris – Joseph Coyne *Princess Mathilde, An exiled Bonapartist Princess – Elsie Spain *Captain Charteris, Kings Messenger, Princess Mathilde's Fiance – Hayden Coffin *Phoebe, Maid to Princess Mathilde – Gracie Leigh *Madame Blum, of Maison Blum, Paris – Mlle. Caumont *Prince Carlo, Once engaged to Princess Mathilde – G. Carvey *Monsieur Duhamel, Minister of State – Herbert Ross *Monsieur Larose, Chief of Police, Paris – D. J. Williams *Mrs. Lukyn, Proprietress of "The Chequers" – Luna Love *Toinette, Shop Girl at Maison Blum, Paris – Gina Palerme *Diane, A Parisian Actress – Phyllis LeGrand *Nathaniel Pym, A Quaker – Henry Kills *Rachel Pym, A Quaker – Jennie Richards *Jeremiah, The Quaker's Manservant – James Blakely *Jarge, Town Crier – George Bellamy 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 Quaker Girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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