For those of a similar name, see George Edwards (disambiguation).
George Edwardes
George Joseph Edwardes (né Edwards; 8 October 1855 – 4 October 1915) was an English theatre manager and producer of Irish ancestry who brought a new era in musical theatre to the British stage and beyond.
Edwardes started out in theatre management, soon working at a number of West End theatres. By the age of 20, he was managing theatres for Richard D'Oyly Carte. In 1885, Edwardes became a manager at the Gaiety Theatre with John Hollingshead, who soon retired.
For the next three decades, Edwardes ruled a theatrical empire including the Gaiety, Daly's Theatre, the Adelphi Theatre and others, and sent touring companies around Britain and abroad. In the early 1890s, Edwardes recognised the changing tastes of musical theatre audiences and led the movement away from burlesque and comic opera to Edwardian musical comedy.
Carte. In 1885, Edwardes became a manager at the Gaiety Theatre with John Hollingshead, who soon retired. For the next three decades, Edwardes ruled a theatrical...
culture of the day. The father of the Edwardian musical was George "The Guv'nor" Edwardes. He took over London's Gaiety Theatre in the 1880s and, at first...
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arrives in London. The film was inspired by the memory of GeorgeEdwardes. Richard Greene as George Howard Ann Todd as Katharine Davis Peter Graves as Henry...
money of 100 guineas. The first race took place in the presence of King George III and Queen Charlotte. The 1844 running was attended by Nicholas I of...
the U.S., he achieved major stardom in the role of Prince Danilo in GeorgeEdwardes' London adaptation of The Merry Widow, which led to other leading roles...
impresario GeorgeEdwardes. Edwardes cast Hicks in his next show, The Shop Girl, in 1894. Its success led to his participation in two more of Edwardes's hit...
musicals took over the London stage in the Gay Nineties, led by producer GeorgeEdwardes, who perceived that audiences wanted a new alternative to the Savoy-style...
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venture were, in addition to his relatives, Carl Rosa, George Grossmith, François Cellier, GeorgeEdwardes, Augustus Harris and Fanny Ronalds. His friend, the...
Theatre in London in 1889, which gained the attention of producer GeorgeEdwardes. Edwardes began to commission songs from Carr and Ross, including a song...
(music). It opened at Prince of Wales Theatre in London, produced by GeorgeEdwardes, on 14 October 1893 (later transferring to Daly's Theatre) and ran...
part, thinking her voice too light for the role, but Edwardes persuaded her to accept. Edwardes brought her to see the famous designer, Lucile, for a...
its female lead, José Collins. This highly profitable run saved the GeorgeEdwardes estate, then being managed by Evett, from bankruptcy. The original...
series of very successful musical comedies under the management of GeorgeEdwardes at Daly's Theatre, specialising in comic portrayals of pompous rulers...
Only Way, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. GeorgeEdwardes produced a series of successful Edwardian musical comedies, including...
Cavanagh in the hit musical The Arcadians, where she met the producer GeorgeEdwardes. This started a long association between the two, who collaborated...
a replacement as the Maxim's dancer Frou-Frou. It was produced by GeorgeEdwardes. The production ran for an extraordinary 778 performances in London...
opened in 1896 at Daly's Theatre in London's West End, produced by GeorgeEdwardes. The original production had the second longest run of any musical...
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