http://operetta-research-center.org/ivan-caryll-principal-composer-conductor-heyday-gaiety-musical-comedy/ The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://operetta-research-center.org/ivan-caryll-principal-composer-conductor-heyday-gaiety-musical-comedy/#comment-13051 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:36:55 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=20744#comment-13051 An excellent article overall. However, it is incorrect to say that Sedger bought “Dorothy” from Edwardes. What happened was that Edwardes retained ownership of the show which had premiered at his Gaiety Theatre in September 1886 and Sedger produced it from December 1886 onwards, having only just secured the lesseeship of the Prince of Wales’s Theatre. Within a few months of this transfer, Edwardes sold his ownership rights to Henry Leslie who was happy for it to continue its run at Sedger’s theatre but who also insisted on some cast changes.

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