Walter Leigh
English composer: Born London, 22 June, 1905; died nr. Tobruk, Libya, 12 June, 1942.
Stage Works
- Aladdin, or Love Will Find Out the Way; libretto by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley;
Lyric Hammersmith, December, 1931
- The Pride of the Regiment or Cashiered For His Country; comic opera;
libretto by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley and Scobie Mackenzie; St Martin's
Theatre, London; 6 July, 1932 (52 perfs)
- Jolly Roger or The Admiral's Daughter; comic opera; 3 acts; libretto
by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley and Scobie Mackenzie; Opera House, Manchester
13 February, 1933; Savoy Theatre, London 1 March, 1933; transferred
to Lyceum Theatre 5 June 1933; (total 199 perfs)
- The Frogs; (Aristophanes); Cambridge 1936