- The Yashmak
"The Yashmak, A Story of the East" is a
musical play , with a libretto by Cecil Raleigh andSeymour Hicks , adapted from an Armenian operetta, "Leblébidji Horhor", which had been a success in 1896 in Constantinople. The music was composed by Napoleon Lambelet (1864-1932), and additional songs were composed byLeslie Stuart and others. "The Yashmak" was first produced at the original Shaftesbury Theatre in London from31 March 1897 to 31 July 1897, for a run of 121 performances. Scott Russell, a former leadingD'Oyly Carte Opera Company tenor, left theSavoy Theatre to star in the production with Aileen D'Orme, who was later replaced byMarguerite Cornille , amusic hall star.A
yashmak is a double veil worn inIslam ic countries. The first layer is drawn around the forehead and gathered up behind and on the head; the second, pinned on behind to the first, falls sufficiently in front to uncover the eyes.External links
* [http://sabio.library.arizona.edu:2082/search/aRaleigh,+Donald+J./araleigh+donald+j/-2%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=araleigh+cecil+1856+1914&11%2C%2C11 List of contributors to "The Yashmak"]
* [http://www.nodanw.com/london_shows_chronology/1897.htm Information about shows opening in 1897, including "The Yashmak"]
*www.gabrielleray.150m.com/ArchiveTextC/MargueriteCornille.html Information about "The Yashmak"
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