I hits after Chu Chin Chow (1916) and The Maid of the Mountains (1917). Some of its success in London was due to interpolated numbers by the Empire Theatre's musical director, Howard Carr, a nephew of the composer Howard Talbot. One newspaper review commented, "The music throughout is beautiful and even if the whole company were to dispense with costumes and sit in a ring like Christy Minstrels, the Lilac Domino would be a success". To which the humorous magazine Punch responded, "We can well believe it." London cast, 1918 Cornelius Cleveden – R. Stuart Pigott Leonie Forde – Josephine Earle Elliston Deyn – Vincent Sullivan Prosper Woodhouse – Frank Lalor Norman J. Calmain – Edwin Wilson The Hon. Aubrey D'Aubigny – Jamieson Dodds Carabana – Dallas Anderson Georgine – Clara Butterworth Baroness de Villiers – Andrée Corday Pigott, who played the role of the heroine's millionaire father, died suddenly in his dressing room, during the run, having not missed a single performance of the first 565. The Lilac Domino remained in the British musical theatre repertoire until after World War II, also touring in Britain, Australia and elsewhere. Jamieson Doods, from the London cast, led the first Australian tour in 1920. Notable revivals included a 1944 production at His Majesty's Theatre in London starring Pat Taylor as Georgine, with a cast including Leo Franklyn, Bernard Clifton, Graham Payn and Elizabeth French. In 1953 a revised book was prepared by H. F. Maltby, which proved popular with amateur groups and removed the American elements of the original English version, restoring the setting to France. Film adaptation A film version, The Lilac Domino, was released in the UK in 1937 and in the U.S. in 1940, starring Michael Bartlett as Count Anatole and June Knight as Shari, the Lilac Domino. The setting was changed to Budapest. Synopsis At Hotel Parnasse in Nice, during Carnival, at a masquerade ball, everyone is amazed by news that the wealthy old Lyons silk merchant Gaston Le Sage has found a new young bride, a widow named Leonie Lemmonnier. However, Leonie is more interested in Gaston's shy young step-nephew, Paul, who has been promised to Gaston's 18-year-old daughter Georgine. Georgine arrives masked and identified only as the "Lilac Domino". Meanwhile, three young men have lost heavily at cards. They agree that one must seek a wealthy bride in order to repay their gambling debts. Count André