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The Pink Lady is an American musical comedy or operetta with music by Ivan Caryll and a book and lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan.
Adapted from the French farce Le Satyre by Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemaud, it opened on Broadway in 1911 and follows romantic complications involving an artist, his fiancée, and the mysterious woman of the title. Its score includes the waltz song "My Beautiful Lady."
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What is The Pink Lady about?
The plot follows Lucien, who invents the fictional Dondidier as an excuse to visit his mistress Claudine before marrying Angele. A chain of disguises and mistaken identities turns the French farce Le Satyre into an Edwardian Broadway comedy ([IBDB](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-pink-lady-7099)).
Where and when did The Pink Lady open?
It opened at New York's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 13, 1911, and the original Broadway run ended on December 9. IBDB classifies it as a three-act musical comedy ([IBDB](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-pink-lady-7099)).
Was The Pink Lady adapted from a French play?
Yes. C. M. S. McLellan adapted the book and lyrics from Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemaud's French farce Le Satyre, while Ivan Caryll wrote the music ([IBDB](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-pink-lady-7099)).
Who played Claudine in the original production of The Pink Lady?
Hazel Dawn played Claudine in the original Broadway cast and also played violin during the show. The production ran for 312 performances in 1911 ([The Pink Lady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Lady_%28musical%29)).
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