Adrian Ross

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**Arthur Reed Ropes** (23 December 1859 – 11 September 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the most important lyricist of the British stage during a career that spanned five decades. At a time when few shows had long runs, nineteen of his West End shows ran for over 400 performances. Starting out in the late 1880s, Ross wrote the lyrics for the earliest British musical theatre hits, including *In Town* (1892), *The Shop Girl* (1894) and *The Circus Girl* (1896). Ross next wrote the lyrics for a string of hit musicals, beginning with *A Greek Slave* (1898), *San Toy* (1899), *The Messenger Boy* (1900) and *The Toreador* (1901) and continuing without a break through World War I. He also wrote the English lyrics for a series of hit adaptations of European operettas beginning with *The Merry Widow* in 1907. During World War I, Ross was one of the founders of the Performing Rights Society. He continued writing until 1930, producing several more successes after the war. He also wrote the popular novel *The Hole of the Pit* and a number of short stories. **Source**: [Adrian Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Ross) on Wikipedia.

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The Hole of the Pit
Representative edition published 2015
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The Spring Chicken: A Musical Play in Two Acts
Representative edition published 1905
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On Peter's island
Representative edition published 1901
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Poems
Representative edition published 1884
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A Southern maid
Representative edition published 1920
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The boy
Representative edition published 1917
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The merry widow
Representative edition published 1908
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Frank Curzon's new musical play "King of Cadonia"
Representative edition published 1908
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Mr. George Edwardses' London Gaiety Company, in the brilliantly successful musical play, The orchid
Representative edition published 1904
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The circus girl
Representative edition published 1899
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The ballet girl
Representative edition published 1897
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Louis XI et Charles le Téméraire
Representative edition published 1896
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