The Belle of Brittany

Lawrence Rea (left), Walter Passmore, Ruth Vincent and Maud Boyd (right) in The Belle of Brittany

The Belle of Brittany is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts set in 'Daffodil Time' in rustic 18th-century Brittany. It premiered at the Queen's Theatre in London on 24 October 1908.[1] The music is by Howard Talbot and Marie Horne, to a book by Leedham Bantock and P. J. Barrow, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank.[2][3] A Broadway production opened at Daly's Theatre in New York in November 1909 and ran for 72 performances. It was directed by Frank Smithson and featured Josephine Brandell and Margaret Dumont in early roles.[4]

  1. ^ The Belle of Brittany – The Guide to Musical Theatre, accessed 12 April 2019
  2. ^ The Belle of Brittany, The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 12 April 2019
  3. ^ Allardyce Nicoll, English Drama, 1900–1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press (1973), Google Books, p.162
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