Dear Miss Phoebe

Dear Miss Phoebe
Written byChristopher Hassall
Music byHarry Parr-Davies
Date premiered31 July 1950
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Birmingham
Original languageEnglish
GenreMusical
SettingEngland, 1810s

Dear Miss Phoebe is a musical with a book by Christopher Hassall and music by Harry Parr-Davies. It is based on the play Quality Street by J.M. Barrie.

It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham before transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, where it ran for 283 performances between 13 October 1950 and 16 June 1951. The original London cast included Carol Raye, Peter Graves, Olga Lindo, Moya Nugent, Gretchen Franklin and Noel Dyson.[1] The song "I Leave My Heart in an English Garden" from it is particularly well-known.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Wearing, p. 50
  2. ^ Wright, Adrian (2008). The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-84383-412-0. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ Gordon, Robert; Jubin, Olaf (2016). The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical. Oxford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-19-998874-7. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

Bibliography

  • Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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