Alice, the main character from Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1871),
has been adapted to several media.The first professional stage
adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking
Glass, the musical Alice in Wonderland, a Dream Play for Children, in
two acts, debuted on 23 December 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre
in London, England, and continued until 18 March 1887, to good
reviews; it starred Phoebe Carlo as Alice. The musical was later
revived and performed at the Globe Theatre from 26 December 1888 to 9
February 1889, with Carroll's friend, Isa Bowman, as Alice. The
musical was frequently revived during the "Christmas season," being
produced eighteen times from 1898 to 1930. Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland has since been adapted for various forms of the stage,
including "ballets, operas, experimental theatre, Broadway musicals,
puppet plays, mime acts, and rock musicals."The first professional
stage adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the
Looking Glass, the musical Alice in Wonderland, a Dream Play for
Children, in two acts, debuted on 23 December 1886 at the Prince of
Wales Theatre in London, England, and continued until 18 March 1887,
to good reviews; it starred Phoebe Carlo as Alice. The musical was
later revived and performed at the Globe Theatre from 26 December 1888
to 9 February 1889, with Carroll's friend, Isa Bowman, as Alice. The
musical was frequently revived during the "Christmas season," being
produced eighteen times from 1898 to 1930. Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland has since been adapted for various forms of the stage,
including "ballets, operas, experimental theatre, Broadway musicals,
puppet plays, mime acts, and rock musicals."Directed and produced by
Cecil Hepworth, the first film adaptation of Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland debuted in Great Britain in 1903 as a silent film and in
January 1904 in the United States. Because of its nature as a silent
film, "it circulated freely throughout Europe and America." It starred
May Clark as Alice and Hepworth's wife as the Queen of Hearts. The
British Film Institute has restored fourteen of the original sixteen
scenes. Two more silent film adaptations of Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland were produced: one in 1910 starring Gladys Hulette, and
another in 1915 with Viola Savory as Alice. Ruth Gilbert starred as
Alice in the first Alice film with sound (1931), followed by Charlotte
Henry (1933), Carol Marsh (1948), Anne-Marie Malik (1966) and Fiona
Fullerton (1972). Alice In Wonderland was also later Produced by Joe
Roth who wanted to recreate a modern Alice In Wonderland. It was
directed by Tim Burton. This version was based on Through the Looking
Glass therefore Alice returning to Wonderland at the age of 19.See
also Alice in Wonderland (Disney franchise). Portrayals of Alice in Wonderland Top Movies & Young Movies