| Alice in Wonderland | |
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&sq=mad_hatter_pepper&lang=en&file=File:Alice_Wonderland_musical_1886.jpg) Programme for the original production of Alice in Wonderland (1886) | |
| Music | Walter Slaughter |
| Lyrics | Lewis Carroll and Henry Savile Clarke |
| Book | H. Savile Clarke |
| Basis | Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass |
| Productions | 1886 West End West End revivals in 1888, 1898, 1900, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, and 1922 |
Alice in Wonderland is a musical by Henry Savile Clarke[1] (book and lyrics) and Walter Slaughter (music), based on Lewis Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871).[2] It debuted at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in the West End on 23 December 1886. Aubrey Hopwood (lyrics) and Walter Slaughter (music) wrote additional songs which were first used for the 1900 revival.
The piece, billed as "A musical dream play in two acts", achieved considerable popularity. At Carroll's request, Slaughter retained the old tunes in the parodies such as "Bonny Dundee".[3]
- ^ Other works by Savile Clarke include An Adamless Eden! and The Rose and the Ring. He also adapted the 1883 English adaptation of Gillette de Narbonne. "New Pieces", The Era Almanack (1884), p. 59
- ^ "At the Play", The Observer, 24 October 1886, p. 3
- ^ "At the Play", The Observer, 12 December 1886, p. 6