Her Excellency (musical)

{{short description|1949 musical}}

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| name =Her Excellency

| image =File:Her Excellency (musical).jpg

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| writer = Archie Menzies
Max Kester

| music = Manning Sherwin
Harold Purcell

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| date of premiere = 19 April 1949

| place = Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow

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| genre = Musical

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Her Excellency is a musical comedy composed by Manning Sherwin and Harold Purcell from a book by Archie Menzies and Max Kester. A couple of the songs were composed by Harry Parr-Davies. The story takes place entirely in the British Embassy in the fictional San Barcellos.

After premiering at the Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow, the show transferred to London's West End enjoying a run of 252 performances between 22 June 1949 and 28 January 1950, initially at the London Hippodrome before switching to the Saville Theatre. It was written as a starring vehicle for Cicely Courtneidge and produced by her husband Jack Hulbert. The cast also included Patrick Barr, Austin Trevor, Thorley Walters, Billy Dainty and Tucker McGuire.Wearing, p. 447