| Alice in Wonderland | |
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| Original Poster | |
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| Music | Walter Slaughter |
| Lyrics | H. Saville Clark |
| Book | H. Saville Clark |
| Based upon | Lewis Carrol's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
| Productions | 1886 West End 1888 West End revival 1898 West End revival 1900 West End revival 1902 West End revival 1908 West End revival 1914 West End revival 1921 West End revival 1927 West End revival |
Alice in Wonderland is a musical by H. Saville Clark (1841-1893)[1] (book and lyrics) and Walter Slaughter (music). Based on Carroll's book, the musical achieved considerable popularity. Alice in Wonderland opened on 23 December 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, together with a similar work based on Through the Looking Glass. Phoebe Carlo played Alice. The Theatre wrote in its review,[2]Alice in Wonderland will not appeal to the children alone.... Mr. Savile Clark has done wonders.... The play is beautifully mounted, and splendidly acted, Miss Phœbe Carlo being very successful as the little heroine... she played in a delightful and thoroughly artistic fashion, and in the this respect she was closely followed by a tiny mite, Miss Dorothy D'Alcort, who play first the Dormouse.... Mr. Edgar Bruce, Mr. Walter Slaughter (who has written some charming music for the piece), and Mr. Savile Clark, all deserve unstinted praise...." The musical was frequently revived, including at the Globe Theatre in 1888, at the Opera Comique in 1898, at the Vaudeville Theatre in 1900, at the Camberwell Theatre in 1902, in 1908 by producer William Greet, and in 1914 at the Wimbledon Theatre, starring C. Hayden Coffin,[3] at the Savoy Theatre in 1914-15, at the Duke of York's Theatre the following year, at the Garrick Theatre in 1921-22[4] and again at the Savoy in 1927-28.[5]
Notes
- ^ Other works by Henry Saville Clarke include An Adamless Eden! and The Rose and the Ring
- ^ The Theatre, London, 1 January 1887, pp.48-50
- ^ information about the 1914 revival
- ^ Profile of Roy Lorraine, who appeared in the latter three productions
- ^ Information from Flyrope.com
References
- Article about the 1886 production
- Davenport, William A Dictionary of Drama, Chatto & Windus, London (1904)
