Robinson Crusoe (musical)
| Robinson Crusoe | |
|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe on Rainbow Island | |
1917 Bill Poster | |
| Music | Herbert De Pinna Bert Rache |
| Lyrics | Herbert De Pinna Bert Rache Victor Prince |
| Basis | Sequel to Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe |
| Productions | 1917 Sydney 1917 Launceston 1917 Adelaide 1918 Brisbane 1920 Fremantle 1922 Adelaide 1923 Sydney 1924 Melbourne |
Robinson Crusoe or long titled Robinson Crusoe on Rainbow Island was a musical written by Australian actor and theatre manager Victor Prince, with music supplied by Australian composers Herbert De Pinna and Bert Rache. The show was first produced in 1917 by Victor Prince in the lead role in partnership with the Fuller brothers theatre circuit. The dialogue manuscript is lost, but many of the songs remain preserved. The original production had a successful run of 112 consecutive nights at the Grand Opera House, Sydney.