Faust Up to Date (International) assertion single work   musical theatre   burlesque  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1888... 1888 Faust Up to Date
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Faust up to Date is a musical burlesque that spoofs Gounod's opera, Faust (1859), which had first been performed in London in 1864. The Faust legend had also been the subject of an earlier Lutz work, the romantic opera Mephistopheles; Or, Faust and Marguerite (co-written with Henri Drayton) and produced in 1855.

Adaptations

Faust Up-to-Date Percy St John , Dan Tracey , 1891 single work musical theatre burlesque fantasy

Faust Up-to-Date was presented as the second part entertainment by Dan Tracey at the School of Arts, and adapted from the G. R. Sims and Henry Pettit burlesque (the original score was written by Meyer Lutz). As with two earlier School of Arts burlesques (Black-Eyed Susan and Cinderella), it was likely to have been adapted by Percy St John, possibly with contributions from other senior members of the company.

One of the highlights of the production was said to have been the Sherwood Sisters 'sensational skirt dance' (Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 1891, p6).

Production Details

  • First produced by George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 30 October 1888.

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