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Trilby

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  4w, 5m

Constance Cox

Adapted from the novel by George du Maurier.

Trilby

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
This is the famous story of Trilby O'Ferrall, the artist's model in vie de Boheme Paris, who becomes the protegee and victim of the hypnotist Svengali and, under his influence, the greatest singer in the world. Other colourful characters are the young English painter, Billy, who loves Trilby and finds her only to lose her again, and his two friends, Alex MacAlister and Taffy Wynne.
Performing Groups
Taffy Wynne: big, cheerful; 30-35
Alex MacAlister (the 'Laird'): kindly, Scots; 30-35
William Bagot (Billy): small, generous, loving; 20s
Svengali: dirty, very shabby; about 40
Celestine: refreshment room attendant; youngish
Monsieur Bouchardy: Odeon manager; middle aged
Blanche Bagot: Billy's sister; 20s
  • Time Period Victorian (British and American)
  • Setting A Studio, a Refreshment Room.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Constance Cox

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