Huntley Wright
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Huntley Wright was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for creating roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies.
Huntley Wright circa 1908
1885 advertisement for the Wright family company, listing Wright under his early stage name Walter Huntley
as Heliodorus in A Greek Slave
as Li in San Toy
The Geisha
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The Geisha, a story of a tea house is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were
Huntley Wright
…his many devoted admirers most fondly dwell." Wright performed and created characters in many of Edwardes's most famous musical comedies, including: The Geisha (1896, as Wun-Hi), A Greek Slave (1898, as Heliodorus), San Toy (1899, as Li), A Country Girl (1902, as Barry), The Cingalee (1904, as Chambhuddy Ram…
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Gaiety Girls in The Geisha: Alice Davis (left), Blanche Massey (centre), Hetty Hamer (right)
Hayden Coffin as Reginald Fairfax
Poster advertising a 1906 production in Scarborough