This highly successful musical play by James T. Tanner, with music by Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, with additional material by Paul Rubens, opened on 5 March 1904 and ran until 11 March 1905 for a total of 365 (another source giving 391) performances. The first night cast included Hayden Coffin, Rutland Barrington, Fred Kaye, Willie Warde, Huntley Wright, Sybil Arundale Gracie Leigh, Carrie Moore, Isabel Jay and Topsy Sinden. Choreography by Willie Warde, sceanery by Hawes Craven, costumes by Percy Anderson.
In the USA: Original Daly's Theatre, NY, USA
Opening: Oct 24, 1904 Closing: circa. Nov 20, 1904 Total Performances: 33
Opening Night Cast:
Dorothy Bertrand Martha Carine Blanche Deyo Genevieve Finlay Amy Forsslund Noel Gordon Flora Hengler May Hengler May Hopkins Violet Kellogg Myrtle McGrain Julia Millard Hallen Mostyn Melville Stewart Harold Vizard Kathleen Warren
The first ever professional recording of Cingalee was done in 2003 by Bel-Etage theatre company. See www.martsander.com