Galatea, or Pygmalion Re-Versed is a musical burlesque that parodies the Pygmalion legend, and specifically W. S. Gilbert's 1871 play Pygmalion and Galatea. The libretto was written by Henry Pottinger
Punch cartoon of Edward Terry as Pygmalion
Pygmalion and Galatea (play)
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Pygmalion and Galatea, an Original Mythological Comedy is a blank verse play by W. S. Gilbert in three acts based on the Pygmalion story. It opened at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 9 December 187
Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed
…Galatea, or Pygmalion Re-Versed is a musical burlesque that parodies the Pygmalion legend, and specifically W. S. Gilbert's 1871 play Pygmalion and Galatea. The libretto was written by Henry Pottinger Stephens and W. Webster. The score was composed by Wilhelm Meyer Lutz. The work premiered at the Gaiety…
The Kendals in the title roles, 1871
W. S. Gilbert in about 1870
Julia Marlowe as Galatea in a US production
The awakening of Galatea, by Herbert Gustave Schmalz.