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The Geisha, a story of a tea house is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton and James Philp. The Geisha opened in 1896 at Daly's Theatre in London's West End, produced by George Edwardes. The original production had the second longest run of any musical up to that time. The cast starred Marie Tempest and C. Hayden Coffin, with dancer Letty Lind and comic Huntley Wright. The show was an immediate success abroad, with an 1896 production starring Dorothy Morton in New York and numerous tours and productions in Europe and beyond. It continued to be popular until World War II and even beyond to some degree. The most famous song from the show is "The Amorous Goldfish".[1] The success of An Artist's Model in 1895 had set the pattern for the Hall, Greenbank and Jones Edwardian musical comedies. Edwardes immediately put his team to work on a new

The Geisha - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edwardian musical comedy This article is about the British musical. For the film using Jones's music, see The Geisha (1914 film) . For the unrelated film, see The Geisha (1983 film) . "},"awards":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'> The Geisha a story of a tea house Vocal Score Music Sidney Jones Lionel Monckton Lyrics Harry Greenbank James Philip Book Owen Hall Productions 1896 West End The Geisha, a story of a tea house is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall ,

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