Mother of Pearl (play)

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Mother of Pearl
MusicOscar Strauss
Book A.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.
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