The Cingalee, or Sunny Ceylon is a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with music by Lionel Monckton, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and additional material by Paul Rubens. It opened at Daly's Theatre in London, managed by George Edwardes, on March 5, 1904 and ran until March 11, 1905 for a total of 365 (another source giving 391) performances. The musical had a short Broadway run, opening at the Original Daly's Theatre in Ne...
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James T. Tanner
James Tolman Tanner (17 October 1858 — 18 June 1915) was an English stage director and dramatist who wrote many of the successful musicals produced by George Edwardes.
Tanner began his theatre career as a set-painter and actor and toured early on with Auguste van Biene's company, among others,...
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