was buried at St Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, and was survived by his wife, Julia Gwynne. Although Edwardes left valuable properties, he also left considerable debts. His theatrical enterprises continued to operate under the guidance of Robert Evett, who managed to produce a number of hits over the next few years, notably The Maid of the Mountains and The Boy, both beginning in 1917, that paid the debts of the estate. Notes References discussing Edwardes' racehorses Burnand, F. C. ed., The Catholic who's who and yearbook (1910) Gänzl, Kurt. The encyclopaedia of the musical theatre, 2 vols. (1994) Gänzl, Kurt. The British musical theatre, 2 vols. (1986) Hyman, Alan. The Gaiety Years (Cassell, 1975) Reid, E. and H. Compton, eds., The dramatic peerage (1891); rev. edn (1892) External links Article on the rise of Edwardian musical comedy A 2005 publication on Gertie Millar and the Edwardesian Legacy Lubbock, Mark. "History of British musical theatre", The Complete Book of Light Opera'', New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1962, pp. 467–68 The George Edwardes Musical Comedy Society: live recreation of Edwardian Musical Comedies 1855 births 1915 deaths English theatre managers and producers People associated with Gilbert and Sullivan Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery 19th-century English businesspeople