Two Merry Monarchs

Daisy le Hay and Roland Cunningham in Two Merry Monarchs

Two Merry Monarchs is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts with a book by Arthur Anderson and George Levy, lyrics by Anderson and Hartley Carrick, and music by Orlando Morgan. It opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on 10 March 1910, under the management of C. H. Workman, and ran there for 43 performances.[1] It starred Workman, Robert Whyte Jr., Lennox Pawle, Daisy le Hay and Roland Cunningham. The work was the last piece that could be considered a Savoy opera.[2]

There was a brief transfer to the Strand Theatre in London, which ran for an additional six performances, from 30 April to 6 May 1910, and a provincial tour in the late summer of 1910, both starring Hayden Coffin.[3][4] Another tour was given in the spring of 1911.[5] The score is apparently lost, and the comedy was not subsequently revived.

  1. ^ Scowcroft, Philip L. "A 123rd Garland of British Light Music Composers". Classical Music Web, accessed 4 June 2010
  2. ^ Farrell, p. 75
  3. ^ Ganzl, p. 1050
  4. ^ Farrell, p. 77
  5. ^ Theatre programme, Royal Opera House, Leicester, dated 17 April 1911