Trilby
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Trilby is a stage play by Paul M. Potter based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier. In the play, a young artist's model, Trilby, falls under the control of Svengali, who uses hypnosis to make her abandon her fiancé and become a singer. The play debuted in Boston, Massachusetts in March 1895, where the role of Svengali was created by American actor Wilton Lackaye at the Park Theatre. It was a success in England as directed, produced by and starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali, with Dorothea Baird in the title role, opening at the Haymarket Theatre in October 1895.
Adaptations (1)
Trilby was adapted into a 1914 film.
Trilby1914 · film · 45 min · dir. Harold M. Shaw · IMDb ↗IMDb4.2The hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.