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
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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
A Greek Slave
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A Greek Slave is a musical comedy in two acts, first performed on 8 June 1898 at Daly's Theatre in London, produced by George Edwardes and ran for 349 performances. The score was composed by Sidney Jo
The Geisha
…is a piquantly striking contrast, as you may imagine." The next musical for the Hall, Greenbank and Jones team moved from Japan to Ancient Rome, with A Greek Slave. The Geisha was also an immediate success abroad, with an 1896–97 production in New York at Daly's Theatre (starring Dorothy Morton, replaced by Nancy…
Poster for a 1906 touring production
Tempest as Maia
Barrington as Marcus Pomponius
Hayden Coffin as Diomed