The Arcadians (musical)
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The Arcadians is an Edwardian musical comedy styled a "Fantastic Musical Play" in three acts with a book by Mark Ambient and Alexander M. Thompson, lyrics by Arthur Wimperis, and music by Lionel Monck
Scene from The Arcadians, 1909
Postcard advertising the original production
Climax of Act II, with Simplicitas riding "The Deuce"
The luckless jockey Peter Doody
Dan Rolyat
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Dan Rolyat, born Herbert Taylor, was an English actor and singer. After an apprenticeship with a touring company he was engaged by the impresarios George Edwardes and Robert Courtneidge to play comic
The Arcadians (musical)
…1909, and ran for 809 performances. This was the third longest run for any musical theatre piece up to that time. The production starred Phyllis Dare, Dan Rolyat and Florence Smithson. A Broadway production opened in 1910 and ran for 193 performances. The piece was toured extensively, revived professionally in…
Rolyat with Florence Smithson in The Arcadians (1909)
Jay Laurier (right) Carrie Moore and Dan Rolyat in Tom Jones (1907)