First produced in 1880 at the Imperial Theatre, London, and a few months later at the Standard Theater, New York.
BILLEE TAYLOR
Dramatis Personæ
| BILLEE TAYLOR (a "virtuous gardener", in love with Phoebe) | Mr. Frederic Rivers |
| SIR MINCING LANE (one of the "nouveau-riche") | Mr. Arthur Williams |
| CRAB (a schoolmaster with a longing to be a genuine villain) | Mr. J. A. Arnold |
| CAPTAIN FLAPPER (of "H. M. S. Thunderball") | Mr. Fleming Norton |
| BEN BARNACLE | Mr. J. D. Stoyle |
| ARABELLA LANE (daughter of Sir Mincing Lane) | Miss Emma Chambers |
| PHOEBE (a Charity Girl) | Miss Kathleen Corri |
(The above details have been derived from an article in Kurt Ganzl's "Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre.")
Synopsis of Scenery
| ACT I | - The Village Green of the village of Southampton Water. |
| ACT II | - On board "H. M. S. Thunderball" at Portsmouth. |
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