Edward Solomon
English composer, conductor, orchestrator and pianist. Born London 25 July, 1855; died London 22 January, 1895.
Stage Works
- A Will With a Vengeance; comic opera; 1 act; Libretto by Frederick
Hay; based on La Vendetta; Globe Theatre, London 27 November
1876
- Contempt of Court; a romantic cantata; 1 act; libretto by Arthur
Matthison; Folly Theatre, 5 May 1877
- Bertha, the Betrayer;
- Rothomago or The Magic Watch; a grand Christmas musical fairy spectacular
in 4 acts and 17 tableaux adapted by H.B. Farnie: Music, Act 1 - Solomon;
Act 2 - Procida Bucalossi; Act 3 - Gaston Serpette; Act 4 - Georges
Jacobi; Alhambra Theatre, London 22 December, 1879 (98 perfs)
- Billie Taylor; a nuatical comic opera in 2 acts; libretto by Henry
Pottinger Stephens; Imperial Theatre, London 30 October, 1880 (83
perfs): Standard Theatre, New York 19 February, 1881 (104 perfs)
- Popsy Wopsy; musical absurdity; 1 act; libretto by Sydney Grundy;
Royalty Theatre, London; 4 October 1880
- Claude Duval or Love and Larceny; a romantic comic opera in 3 acts;
libretto by Henry Pottinger Stephens; Olympic Theatre, London; 24
August 1881 (54 perfs): Standard Theatre, New York; 6 March, 1882
(in repertory)
- Quite an Adventure; operetta; 1 act; libretto by Frank Desprez;
Olympic Theatre, London; 7 September, 1881
- Lord Bateman or Picotee's Pledge; comic opera; 2 acts; libretto
by Henry Pottinger Stephens; Gaiety Theatre, London; 29 April, 1882
- The Vicar of Bray; English comic
opera in 2 acts; libretto by Sydney Grundy; Globe Theatre, 22 July
1882 (69 perfs)
- Virginia and Paul or Changing the Rings; comic opera; 2 acts; libretto
by Henry Pottinger Stephens; Bijou Theatre, New York as Virginia;
8 January 1883; Gaiety Theatre, London; 16 July, 1883 (29 perfs)
- Pocahontas or The Great White Pearl; comic opera; 2 acts; libretto
by Sydney Grundy; Empire Theatre, London, 26 December, 1884 (24 perfs)
- Polly or The Pet of the Regiment; comic opera in 2 acts; libretto
by James Mortimer; Novelty Theatre, London 4 October, 1884; transferred
to the Empire Theatre, London 8 November, 1884 (total 69 perfs): Casino
Theatre, New York; 17 April, 1885 (79 perfs)
- Pepita or The Girl With the Glass Eyes; comic opera in 3 acts; libretto
by Alfred Thompson; Union Square Theatre, New York; 16 March 1886
(88 perfs)
- The Maid and the Moonshiner; comic opera; 3 acts; libretto by Charles
Hoyt; Standard Theatre, New York, 16 August 1886 (15 perfs)
- The White Sergeant; operetta; revised and presented as The Red
Hussar
- Penelope; musical version of the farce The Area Belle by
Brough and Halliday; adapted by George P. Hawtrey; Comedy Theatre,
London, 9 May, 1889
- Pickwick; dramatic cantata; 1 act; Libretto by F.C. Burnand; Comedy
Theatre, London; matinée, February 1889
- Tuppins and Co.; operetta; libretto by T. Malcolm Watson; St George's
Hall, London 24 June 1889
- The Red Hussar; comedy opera; 3 acts; libretto by Henry Pottinger
Stephens; Lyric Theatre, London; 23 November, 1889 (175 perfs)
- Domestic Economy; operetta; libretto by F.C. Burnand; Comedy Theatre,
London; 7 April, 1890
- The Tiger; operetta; 1 act; libretto by F.C. Burnand; St James'
Theatre, London; 3 May 1890
- The Nautch Girl
or The Rajah of Chutneypore; an Indian comic opera in
2 acts; libretto by George Dance; lyrics by George Dance and Frank
Desprez; Savoy Theatre, London; 30 June, 1891 (200 perfs)
- Killiecrumper; an entertainment; 1 act; Libretto by T. Malcolm Watson;
St George's Hall, London 30 March 1891
- Pat; a musical comedy drama; contirbuting composer
- Sandford and Merton; operetta; 1 act; libretto by F.C. Burndand;
Vaudeville Theatre, London; 20 December, 1893
- King Kodak; burlesque extravaganza; 2 acts; contributing composer
- Cupid and Co; musical farce; 3 acts; contributing composer
- All My Eye-van-hoe; burlesque; contributing composer
- The Professor; a musical duologue; libretto by Rutland Barrington;
St. George's Hall; 15 July, 1895
- On the March; musical comedy; 2 acts; with John Crook and Frederic Clay; libretto by William Yardley, B.C. Stephenson and Cecil Clay; based on In Camp by Victoria Vokes; Theatre Royal, Sheffield 18 May, 1896 and toured