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''Miss Hook of Holland'' is an English musical comedy (styled a "Dutch Musical Incident") in two acts, with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens with a book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens. The show was produced by Frank Curzon and opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 31 January 1907, running for a very successful 462 performances. It starred Harry Grattan and Isabel Jay. The show also had a Broadway run starring Bertram Wallis and an Australian production in 1907 and enjoyed various tours and revivals, including a 1914 revival starring Phyllis Dare. There was also a "matinee version" of the show called ''Little Miss Hook of Holland'', played by children for children. The musical was popular with amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, from 1911 through the 1950s.〔Bond, Ian. ("Rarely Produced Shows" ). St. David's Players, accessed 22 July 2010〕 1907 was a busy year on the London stage with numerous other notable openings, including ''The Girls of Gottenberg'', ''The Merry Widow'', and ''Tom Jones. ==Roles and original cast== *Mr. Hook, a widower, a wealthy liqueur distiller – G. P. Huntley *Sally, Miss Hook of Holland – Isabel Jay *Captain Adrian Papp – Herbert Clayton *Lieutenant de Coop – B. S. Foster *Bandmaster van Vuyt – F. Pope Stamper *Ludwig Schnapps, Foreman of the distillery, in love with Mina – Harry Grattan *An old policeman – Morris Harvey *Hans Maas, A cheese merchant at Arndyk – J. B. Fraser *Hendrick Draek, a villager at Arndyk – Ralph Holland *Van Eck, a very ordinary Dutchman – A. E. E. Edwards *Simon Slinks, a loafer by the canal at Arndyk – George Barrett *Miss Voss, really Mrs Voos, a widow but posing as a spinster – Phoebe Mercer *Freda and Clara Voos, her daughters – Gwendoline Brogden and Gladys Ivory *Gretchen, Manageress at the Distillery – Eva Kelly *Thekla, a market girl – Maisie Stather *Mina, maid to the Hooks – Gracie Leigh *Chorus of market folk, soldiers, cheese merchants, villagers, assistants at the Liqueur Distillery, etc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miss Hook of Holland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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