Tags: Musical.
The Messenger Boy is a musical comedy in two acts by James T. Tanner and Alfred Murray lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton with additional numbers by Paul Rubens. The story concerned a rascally financier who tries to discredit a rival in love. After a tryout in Plymouth it opened at the Gaiety Theatre in London managed by George Edwardes on 3 February 1900 and ran for a very successful 429 performances.
