A Princess of Kensington

Walter Passmore (l) and Henry Lytton in A Princess of Kensington

A Princess of Kensington is an English comic opera in two acts by Edward German to a libretto by Basil Hood, produced by William Greet. The first performance was at the Savoy Theatre, London, on 22 January 1903 and ran for 115 performances.

The opera was the last new work performed by the members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre, and is therefore considered by some to be the last Savoy opera. The original cast included a number of the famous Savoyards, including Louie Pounds, Robert Evett, Walter Passmore, Henry Lytton, and Rosina Brandram. After the original run at the Savoy, the show toured. After that tour, the cast mostly joined the new musical, The Earl and the Girl (also produced by Greet).

The piece was given a Broadway production from August to October 1903.[1]

  1. ^ A Princess of Kensington at the IBDB Broadway Database, accessed 8 August 2010