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Adrian Ross

ADRIAN ROSS

  (1859 - 1933)
Nationality:    English
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Adrian Ross born Arthur Reed Ropes on 23rd December 1859 in Lewisham. He studied at Cambridge and won the Chancellor's Medal for verse. It is said that he wrote his first libretto whilst recovery from a chill he caught whilst watching the University Boat Race. Ross wrote the lyrics for countless songs and for musicals and was a regular contributor to "Punch". He was a founding member of the Performing Rights Society. He died on 10th September 1933 from heart failure.

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         Arlette         Boy, The         Count Of Luxembourg, The         Frederica         In Town         King of Cadonia         Lilac Time         Merry Widow, The         Miracle of Mendoza, The         Monsieur Beaucaire         Morocco Bound         Our Miss Gibbs         See See         theodore & Co.         Waltz Dream, A

Arlette

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Music by Ivor Novello; lyrics Clifford Grey; Adrian Ross; book L Bouvet; Claude Roland

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Shaftesbury Theatre, London    1917

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Original cast recording: Palaeophonics (104) 2012

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Boy, The

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Remarried widow Mrs Millicent Meebles always understates the age of her son to make herself appear younger. She says Hughie is fourteen - in fact he is nineteen. Hughie takes his step-father, a magistrate, to a nightclub. Millicent follows them as she wants to warn her sister Diana not to divulge Hughie's age. The nightclub is raided by the police. Mr Burridge escapes but Millicent and Diana are arrested. When Mr Burridge arrives at court next day Millicent and Diana are up before him. He has no choice but to sentence them to prison. However, another magistrate finds a legal loophole and the sentences are quashed

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Music by Lionel Monckton; Howard Talbot; lyrics by Percy Greenbank; Adrian Ross book by Percy Greenbank; Fred Thompson. Based on the play "The Magistrate" by Arthur Wing Pinero. Known as "Good Morning Judge" in the US

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Count Of Luxembourg, The

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Grand Duke Rutzinov has fallen in love with Angele a commoner and may not marry her. He devises a way that she can get a title. He pays his friend Count Rene to marry her and then divorce her thus Angele will have a title. the marriage takes place with Angele behind a screen so she and Rene do not see each other. Later at a party they meet and are attracted to one another not knowing they are in fact married. When Angele finds out that Rene is her husband and that he only did it for the money she storms out. the Duke meanwhile has fallen in love with a Russian countess and wants her instead of Angele. Rene inherits a large sum of money and pays back the Duke.

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Music by Franz Lehar; lyrics and book by Basil Hood; Adrian Ross

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the Hippodrome, Bristol    1955

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Frederica

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is in love with Frederica Brion. She sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his career

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Music by Franz Lehar; lyrics and book by Harry Pepper; Adrian Ross. Based on a German musical with lyrics and book by Ludwig Herzer; Fritz Lohner

1st Produced:
Princes Theatre, Bristol    1931

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In Town

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Princes Theatre, Bristol    1893

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King of Cadonia

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Music by Sidney Jones; lyrics by Adrian Ross; book by Frederick Lonsdale

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Lilac Time

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Music by Heinrich Berte; G H Clutsam; Franz Schubert; lyrics and book Adrian Ross

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Pavilion Theatre, Torquay    14 Nov 1927

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Selection of songs original cast recording: Pearl (9115) 1994

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Merry Widow, The

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To save his country from bankruptcy Prince Danilo has agreed to marry the very rich Sonia Glawari. But he wants to back out as he thinks that he will be seen as a fortune hunter. Sonia persuades him that she is penniless

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Music by Franz Lehar; lyrics by Adrian Ross; book by Basil Hood

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Miracle of Mendoza, The

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Monsieur Beaucaire

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Music by Andre Massager; lyrics by Adrian Ross; book by Frederick Lonsdale

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Morocco Bound

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An Irish con man persuades a variety of people to accompany him to Morocco. In Morocco he tells the Vizier that they are the cream of British Music Hall entertainers and he gets the Vizier to give him the right to sell theatre concessions

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Music by F Osmond Carr; lyrics by Adrian Ross; book by Arthur Branscombe

1st Produced:
Princes Theatre, Bristol    1894

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Our Miss Gibbs

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Gaiety Theatre, London    1909

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See See

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Princes Theatre, Bristol    1907

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theodore & Co.

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Music by Ivor Novello; Jerome Kern; lyrics by Clifford Grey; Adrian Ross; book by George Grossmith; H M Harwood

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Gaiety Theatre, London    19 Sep 1916

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Waltz Dream, A

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Pavilion Theatre, Torquay    28 Sep 1936

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