Mother of Pearl (play)

Mother of Pearl
MusicOscar Strauss
BookA.P. Herbert
Premiere1933
Productions1933 London
1934 Melbourne

Mother of Pearl is a 1933 British musical by A.P. Herbert. It was adapted from a German book by Alfred Grunwald with music by Oscar Strauss and starred Alice Delysia. The producer was Charles B. Cochran.[1][2]

It was performed in Melbourne presented by F.W. Thring's Eftee Productions in 1934.[3] The production starred Alice Delysia and Robert Coote and was directed by Frank Harvey.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "MOTHER OF PEARL". The Age. No. 24, 750. Victoria, Australia. 10 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 23 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "LONDON THEATRES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 646. New South Wales, Australia. 9 January 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "EFFTEE'S PLANS FOR EXPANSION Mr Thring For London Next Month". The Herald. No. 17, 841. Victoria, Australia. 21 July 1934. p. 37. Retrieved 23 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Delysia, Mother of Pearl". Advocate. Vol. LXVII, no. 4223. Victoria, Australia. 26 July 1934. p. 23. Retrieved 23 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "DELYSIA ARRIVES". Truth. No. 2335. New South Wales, Australia. 7 October 1934. p. 27. Retrieved 23 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.