Tippin (Ebenezer's page) – Edmund Payne.Billy Pauncefort, Reggie Tighe, Tony Cavendish (The Romano party) – Eustace Burnaby, J. General Ratz (Imperial aide-de-camp) – Robert Nainby.Ebenezer (Lally's uncle) – Harry Grattan.Cadi (A disgraced ambassador) – Arthur Hatherton.Genie of the Lamp – George Grossmith, Jr.Wodehouse wrote a comic dramatisation of the creation of The New Aladdin called "The Cooks and the Gaiety Broth" as part of Plum Punch: The Life of Writers. The Aladdin story had been dramatised extensively in England before and was very popular in pantomime versions, but this was the first book musical on the subject. Gertie Millar, the established star of the Gaiety soon became available and replaced Elsie in the leading role, but shortly thereafter The Merry Widow made Elsie a big star. The London production starred Grossmith, Harry Grattan (who also choreographed), Lily Elsie, Edmund Payne and Gaby Deslys (making her London debut). It was produced by George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre, opening on 29 September 1906 and running for 203 performances. Tours, and lyrics by Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank, W. Risque, with music by Ivan Caryll, Lionel Monckton, and additional numbers by Frank E. The New Aladdin is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts by James T. Payne (Tippin) and Grossmith (The Genie) Lily Elsie as Lally
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