id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7009 Dorothy (opera) - Wikipedia .html text/html 3605 273 75 Dorothy is a comic opera in three acts with music by Alfred Cellier and a libretto by B. Cellier, who had been a lieutenant of Arthur Sullivan, re-purposed much of the music for Dorothy from his unsuccessful comic opera of ten years earlier, Nell Gwynne, the music of which had been praised.[2] Stephenson wrote new lyrics and a libretto to fit the music. It starred Marion Hood in the title role opposite the popular Hayden Coffin, with comedians Arthur Williams, Furneaux Cook and John Le Hay.[5] This was the first production at the Gaiety by new managing director (and later owner) of the theatre, George Edwardes, who misjudged his audience. Septet and Chorus – "Now let's to bed" (Dorothy, Lydia, Wilder, Sherwood, Lurcher, and Bantam) Chorus with Dorothy, Lydia, Wilder, Sherwood, Bantam, and Lurcher – "What noise was that" ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7009.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7009.txt