 It was the last of three pieces on the bill, following a short operetta, "Coming of Age", and the main item of the evening, a three-act drama, "Edendale", about families split by the American Civil War.The part of Norma was taken by Mary Frances Hughes, well known on the London stage since her debut in November 1853.The hero, Pollio (a tenor in Bellini's original), was played as a breeches role by Cecily Nott, another favourite, who had made her debut in 1851, aged 18 or 19, a protégée of Louis Antoine Jullien.