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Frederick Lonsdale (5 February 1881 – 4 April 1954) was a British playwright known for his librettos to several successful musicals early in the 20th century, including King of Cadonia (1908), The Balkan Princess (1910), Betty (1915), The Maid of the Mountains (1917), Monsieur Beaucaire (1919) and Madame Pompadour (1923).
Frederick Leonard Lonsdale (born Feb. 5, 1881, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.—died April 4, 1954, London, Eng.) was a British playwright and librettist whose lightweight comedies of manners were admired because of their tight construction and epigrammatic wit.
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Frederick Lonsdale was a British playwright known for his librettos to several successful musicals early in the 20th century, including King of Cadonia (1908), The Balkan Princess (1910), Betty (1915), The Maid of the Mountains (1917), Monsieur Beaucaire (1919) and Madame Pompadour (1923).
On Approval is a 1926 play by Frederick Lonsdale. It premiered at the Gaiety Theatre, New York, on 18 October 1926 where it ran for 96 performances. It opened in the West End of London at the Fortune Theatre on 19 April 1927 and ran until 2 June 1928.
Remembered today principally for the four or five comedy hits of his career (On Approval, The Last of Mrs Cheney etc), Lonsdale, nevertheless, had considerably more, and more lucrative, successes in the musical theatre.
The Balkan Princess (Feb 09, 1911 - May 13, 1911) Book by Frederick Lonsdale. Musical Original. The King of Cadonia (Jan 10, 1910 - Jan 22, 1910) Book by Frederick Lonsdale. Musical Comedy Original. Frederick Lonsdale is credited as Director and Writer.
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