Fred Leslie as the servant in Cinder Ellen up too Late
The piece was first produced in Melbourne, Australia at the Princess's Theatre on 22 August 1891 and then in Sydney, on 5 October at the Theatre Royal. It then debuted in London at the Gaiety Theatre in London and ran from 24 December 1891 until 9 July 1892, a total of 181 performances. It was revised and revived later in 1892. The production was directed by Walter Raynham, with choreography by Katti Lanner and Willie Warde and costumes by Wilhelm. Nellie Farren created the title role in Australia; in London the part was played by Kate James and then Letty Lind. The piece was re-written during the run; some characters were dropped and new ones were introduced. The cast included Sylvia Grey as Linconzina and Florence Levey as Fettalana (the stepsisters), E. J. Lonnen as Prince Belgravia, Arthur Williams as Sir Ludgate Hill, and Fred Leslie as "a servant". Adelaide Astor had the small role of Templina and later the larger one of Fettalana, and Topsy Sinden danced in the piece.[1]Lottie Collins sang her sensationally popular song, "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" as an interpolation in the show every evening.[2]
The title was a "playful allusion" to the real first name, Ellen, of the Gaiety's famous star, Nellie Farren.[3] After the company's return from Australia, and before the opening of Cinder Ellen in London, Farren experienced an attack of rheumatic fever which aggravated her spinal disease. She had to withdraw from the London production of Cinder Ellen. Her illness progressively crippled her, and Farren rarely performed after this.[4] Farren's withdrawal left Kate James to open in the title role in London.[3]
John Hollingshead had managed the Gaiety Theatre from 1868 to 1886 as a venue for variety, continental operetta, light comedy, and numerous musical burlesques composed or arranged by the theatre's music director, Wilhelm Meyer Lutz. Hollingshead called himself a "licensed dealer in legs, short skirts, French adaptations, Shakespeare, taste and musical glasses."[6] In 1886, Hollingshead ceded the management of the theatre to George Edwardes, whom he had hired in 1885. Edwardes expanded the burlesque format from mostly one-act to full-length pieces, generally with original music by Lutz instead of scores compiled from popular tunes.[7]Nellie Farren starred as the "principal boy" at the Gaiety for over 20 years. She was joined in 1885 by Fred Leslie, who played comic characters and wrote many of its pieces under his pseudonym, "A. C. Torr".[8] In the early 1890s, as Burlesque went out of fashion, Edwardes changed the focus of the theatre from musical burlesque to the new genre of Edwardian musical comedy.[9]
Characters and castsedit
The following list shows the names of the 1891 London cast, followed by the names of the 1892 cast:
Adams, William Davenport. A dictionary of the drama (1904) Chatto & Windus
Hollingshead, John. Good Old Gaiety: An Historiette & Remembrance (1903) London:Gaiety Theatre Co
External linksedit
Information about Cinder-Ellen
Information about various versions of Cinderella
Information about other 1891 productions
January 01, 1970
cinder, ellen, late, musical, burlesque, written, frederick, hobson, leslie, writing, under, pseudonym, torr, vincent, with, music, arranged, meyer, lutz, from, compositions, lionel, monckton, sidney, jones, walter, slaughter, osmond, carr, scott, gatti, jacob. Cinder Ellen up too Late is a musical burlesque written by Frederick Hobson Leslie writing under the pseudonym A C Torr and W T Vincent with music arranged by Meyer Lutz from compositions by Lionel Monckton Sidney Jones Walter Slaughter Osmond Carr Scott Gatti Jacobi Robertson and Leopold Wenzel Additional lyrics were written by Basil Hood The show was a burlesque of the well known pantomime and fairy tale Cinderella Fred Leslie as the servant in Cinder Ellen up too Late The piece was first produced in Melbourne Australia at the Princess s Theatre on 22 August 1891 and then in Sydney on 5 October at the Theatre Royal It then debuted in London at the Gaiety Theatre in London and ran from 24 December 1891 until 9 July 1892 a total of 181 performances It was revised and revived later in 1892 The production was directed by Walter Raynham with choreography by Katti Lanner and Willie Warde and costumes by Wilhelm Nellie Farren created the title role in Australia in London the part was played by Kate James and then Letty Lind The piece was re written during the run some characters were dropped and new ones were introduced The cast included Sylvia Grey as Linconzina and Florence Levey as Fettalana the stepsisters E J Lonnen as Prince Belgravia Arthur Williams as Sir Ludgate Hill and Fred Leslie as a servant Adelaide Astor had the small role of Templina and later the larger one of Fettalana and Topsy Sinden danced in the piece 1 Lottie Collins sang her sensationally popular song Ta ra ra Boom de ay as an interpolation in the show every evening 2 The title was a playful allusion to the real first name Ellen of the Gaiety s famous star Nellie Farren 3 After the company s return from Australia and before the opening of Cinder Ellen in London Farren experienced an attack of rheumatic fever which aggravated her spinal disease She had to withdraw from the London production of Cinder Ellen Her illness progressively crippled her and Farren rarely performed after this 4 Farren s withdrawal left Kate James to open in the title role in London 3 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Characters and casts 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBackground editThis type of burlesque was popular in Britain at the time Other examples include The Bohemian G yurl and the Unapproachable Pole 1877 Blue Beard 1882 Ariel 1883 by F C Burnand Galatea or Pygmalion Reversed 1883 Little Jack Sheppard 1885 Monte Cristo Jr 1886 Miss Esmeralda 1887 Frankenstein or The Vampire s Victim 1887 Mazeppa Faust up to Date 1888 Ruy Blas and the Blase Roue 1888 Carmen up to Data 1891 and Don Juan 1892 with lyrics by Adrian Ross 5 John Hollingshead had managed the Gaiety Theatre from 1868 to 1886 as a venue for variety continental operetta light comedy and numerous musical burlesques composed or arranged by the theatre s music director Wilhelm Meyer Lutz Hollingshead called himself a licensed dealer in legs short skirts French adaptations Shakespeare taste and musical glasses 6 In 1886 Hollingshead ceded the management of the theatre to George Edwardes whom he had hired in 1885 Edwardes expanded the burlesque format from mostly one act to full length pieces generally with original music by Lutz instead of scores compiled from popular tunes 7 Nellie Farren starred as the principal boy at the Gaiety for over 20 years She was joined in 1885 by Fred Leslie who played comic characters and wrote many of its pieces under his pseudonym A C Torr 8 In the early 1890s as Burlesque went out of fashion Edwardes changed the focus of the theatre from musical burlesque to the new genre of Edwardian musical comedy 9 Characters and casts edit The following list shows the names of the 1891 London cast followed by the names of the 1892 cast nbsp Sylvia Grey as Linconzina Cinder Ellen Kate James Letty Lind Linconzina Sylvia Grey Katie Seymour Fettalana Florence Levey Adelaide Astor 10 Mrs Kensington Gore Emily Miller Miss Holmes Lord Taplow Maud Hodson Florence Lloyd Lord Eastbourne Blanche Massey Ethel Earle Lord Soho Hetty Hamer Louie Pounds Mrs Bayswater Miss Kate Welwyn 1892 only Sir Peterborough Court Violet Durkin Maud Boyd Lord Whitefriars Miss Dunville Miss Farrington called Lord Blackfriars in 1892 Sir Waterloo Bridge Miss Norton Lily Harold Catherina Lilian Price Grazina Maud Wilmot Alice Gilbert Furnivalzina Violet Monckton Griffina Eva Greville Bob Robina Templina Adelaide Astor Miss Maud Victorina Lily McIntyre Topsy Sinden Pages 1892 only Phoebe Carlo and Lilian Sedgewick Prince Belgravia E J Lonnen Maggie Duggan Sir Ludgate Hill Arthur Williams Charles Danby Lord Leatherhead 1892 only Fred Storey Charles Hollywell 1892 only Arthur Playfair Peckham Mr Harris Mr Barry Gnorwood Mr Walker E D Wardes 11 Footman Mr Hill both productions A Servant Fred Leslie both productions Notes edit The Era 4 June 1898 p 10 Hollingshead p 64 a b Hollingshead p 63 Some information about Farren Archived July 27 2011 at the Wayback Machine Programme for Carmen up to Data Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Arthur Lloyd Music Hall site on Gaiety Cuttings accessed 1 Mar 2007 Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Theatrical Humour in the Seventies The Times 20 February 1914 p 9 Stewart Maurice The spark that lit the bonfire in Gilbert and Sullivan News Spring 2003 London The Gilbert and Sullivan Society Ganzl Kurt Musicals London Carlton 1995 p 56 ISBN 0 7475 2381 9 Hyman Alan The Gaiety Years London Cassell 1975 p 64 ISBN 0 304 29372 5 the wife of George Grossmith Jr possibly a pseudonym for George EdwardesReferences editAdams William Davenport A dictionary of the drama 1904 Chatto amp Windus Hollingshead John Good Old Gaiety An Historiette amp Remembrance 1903 London Gaiety Theatre CoExternal links editInformation about Cinder Ellen Information about various versions of Cinderella Information about the Melbourne production Information about other 1891 productions Information about Burlesque from the PeoplePlay UK website Poster and further information from the PeoplePlay UK website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cinder Ellen up too Late amp oldid 1220424519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
