The Cingalee: A New and Original Musical Play is a book written by James T. Tanner and published in 1904. It is a musical play that tells the story of a young Englishman named Harry Sherwood who falls in love with a beautiful Cingalese girl named Saida. Despite the objections of her father, who is a wealthy merchant, the couple decides to marry. However, their happiness is short-lived when Saida's father discovers that Harry is not as wealthy as he had thought. The play is set in Sri Lanka and features a number of musical ...
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The Cingalee: A New and Original Musical Play is a book written by James T. Tanner and published in 1904. It is a musical play that tells the story of a young Englishman named Harry Sherwood who falls in love with a beautiful Cingalese girl named Saida. Despite the objections of her father, who is a wealthy merchant, the couple decides to marry. However, their happiness is short-lived when Saida's father discovers that Harry is not as wealthy as he had thought. The play is set in Sri Lanka and features a number of musical numbers that reflect the local culture and traditions. The Cingalee was a popular play in its time and has been revived several times since its original production. It is considered to be an important work in the history of British musical theater.Lyrics By Adrian Ross And Percy Greenbank. Additional Dialogue, Lyrics, And Numbers By Paul Alfred Rubens.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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