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Chee-Chee
Musical
Comedy
Original
Opening Date
Sep 25, 1928
Closing Date
Oct 20, 1928
Previews
0
Performances
31
Musical
Comedy
Original
Open Date: Sep 25, 1928
Close Date: Oct 20, 1928
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre
(Sep 25, 1928 - Oct 20, 1928)
Description
A musical in two acts
Based on the novel "The Son of the Grand Eunuch"
Setting
A corridor in the Palace of the Holy Emperor; The road to the future; A wayside tavern; A forest; Visiting day at the Monastery of Celestial Clouds; The Gallery of Torments; The Palace
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Lew M. Fields
Book by
Herbert Fields
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Music orchestrated by
Roy Webb
; Musical Director:
Roy Webb
; Based on the novel "The Son of the Grand Eunuch" by
Charles Pettit
Directed by
Alexander Leftwich
; Choreographed by
Jack Haskell
Scenic Design by
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
; Costume Design by
John Booth, Jr.
; Miss Ford's costumes designed by
James Reynolds
George Ali
San Toy
Violetta Aoki
Dancing Idol
Marshall Bradford
Leader of Khonghouses
Richardson Brown
Ensemble
Gene Byron
Ensemble
James Dale
Ensemble
Robert Davis
Ensemble
Helen Ford
Chee-Chee
Ralph Glover
A Eunuch
Holy Emperor
William Griffith
A Very Narrow-Minded Owl
Radiance and Felicity
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
George Hassell
Li-Pi Siao
George Houston
The Tartar Chief
Paul Jensen
Ensemble
George C. Lehrian
Ensemble
Philip Loeb
Innkeeper
Produndity and Meditation
Alan Lowe
Another Eunuch
Bunny Moore
Ensemble
Starke Patterson
Prince Tao-Tee
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
Eugenia Renon
Ensemble
Dorothy Roye
Miss Smile of a Rose at the Dawning of Spring
Masa Sanami
Dancing Idol
Helen Shepard
Ensemble
Betty Starbuck
Li-Li Wee
Velma Valentine
Ensemble
Ted White
Ensemble
William Williams
Li-Pi Tchou
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
We're Men of Brains
Eunuchs
I Am a Prince
Prince Tao-Tee
In a Great Big Way
Li-Li Wee
The Most Majestic of Domestic Officials
Ensemble
Holy of Holies
Li-Pi Siao and Li-Li Wee
Her Hair is Black as Licorice
Li-Pi Siao
Dear, Oh Dear
Chee-Chee and Li-Pi Tchou
Await Your Love (Concubines' Song)
Li-Pi Siao, Miss Smile of a Rose at the Dawning of Spring and Ensemble
Joy Is Mine
Li-Pi Tchou
I Wake at Morning
Li-Pi Tchou
I Grovel to Earth
Chee-Chee
Just a Little Thing
Li-Pi Tchou and Chee-Chee
You Are Both Agreed
Li-Pi Siao, Li-Pi Tchou and Chee-Chee
I Must Love You
Chee-Chee and Li-Pi Tchou
Owl Song (Song of the Owl)
A Very Narrow-Minded Owl
I Must Love You
(Reprise)
I Bow a Glad Good Day
Innkeeper, Li-Pi Siao and Ensemble
Better Be Good to Me
Li-Li Wee and Prince Tao-Tee
The Tartar Song
The Tartar Chief and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Khonghouse Song
Li-Pi Tchou and Ensemble
Sleep, Weary Head
Chee-Chee
Singing a Love Song
The Tartar Chief and Ensemble
Living Buddha (Impassive Buddha)
Produndity and Meditation
Moon of My Delight
Li-Li Wee and Prince Tao-Tee
I Grovel to Your Cloth
Chee-Chee
I Must Love You
(Reprise)
We Are the Horrors of Deadliest Woe
Ensemble
Oh, Gala Day, Red-Letter Day
Principals and Ensemble
Farewell, O Life
Li-Pi Tchou and Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Lew M. Fields
Book by
Herbert Fields
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Music orchestrated by
Roy Webb
; Musical Director:
Roy Webb
; Based on the novel "The Son of the Grand Eunuch" by
Charles Pettit
Directed by
Alexander Leftwich
; Choreographed by
Jack Haskell
Scenic Design by
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
; Costume Design by
John Booth, Jr.
; Miss Ford's costumes designed by
James Reynolds
George Ali
San Toy
Violetta Aoki
Dancing Idol
Marshall Bradford
Leader of Khonghouses
Richardson Brown
Ensemble
Gene Byron
Ensemble
James Dale
Ensemble
Robert Davis
Ensemble
Helen Ford
Chee-Chee
Ralph Glover
A Eunuch
Holy Emperor
William Griffith
A Very Narrow-Minded Owl
Radiance and Felicity
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
George Hassell
Li-Pi Siao
George Houston
The Tartar Chief
Paul Jensen
Ensemble
George C. Lehrian
Ensemble
Philip Loeb
Innkeeper
Produndity and Meditation
Alan Lowe
Another Eunuch
Bunny Moore
Ensemble
Starke Patterson
Prince Tao-Tee
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
Eugenia Renon
Ensemble
Dorothy Roye
Miss Smile of a Rose at the Dawning of Spring
Masa Sanami
Dancing Idol
Helen Shepard
Ensemble
Betty Starbuck
Li-Li Wee
Velma Valentine
Ensemble
Ted White
Ensemble
William Williams
Li-Pi Tchou
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
We're Men of Brains
Eunuchs
I Am a Prince
Prince Tao-Tee
In a Great Big Way
Li-Li Wee
The Most Majestic of Domestic Officials
Ensemble
Holy of Holies
Li-Pi Siao and Li-Li Wee
Her Hair is Black as Licorice
Li-Pi Siao
Dear, Oh Dear
Chee-Chee and Li-Pi Tchou
Await Your Love (Concubines' Song)
Li-Pi Siao, Miss Smile of a Rose at the Dawning of Spring and Ensemble
Joy Is Mine
Li-Pi Tchou
I Wake at Morning
Li-Pi Tchou
I Grovel to Earth
Chee-Chee
Just a Little Thing
Li-Pi Tchou and Chee-Chee
You Are Both Agreed
Li-Pi Siao, Li-Pi Tchou and Chee-Chee
I Must Love You
Chee-Chee and Li-Pi Tchou
Owl Song (Song of the Owl)
A Very Narrow-Minded Owl
I Must Love You
(Reprise)
I Bow a Glad Good Day
Innkeeper, Li-Pi Siao and Ensemble
Better Be Good to Me
Li-Li Wee and Prince Tao-Tee
The Tartar Song
The Tartar Chief and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Khonghouse Song
Li-Pi Tchou and Ensemble
Sleep, Weary Head
Chee-Chee
Singing a Love Song
The Tartar Chief and Ensemble
Living Buddha (Impassive Buddha)
Produndity and Meditation
Moon of My Delight
Li-Li Wee and Prince Tao-Tee
I Grovel to Your Cloth
Chee-Chee
I Must Love You
(Reprise)
We Are the Horrors of Deadliest Woe
Ensemble
Oh, Gala Day, Red-Letter Day
Principals and Ensemble
Farewell, O Life
Li-Pi Tchou and Ensemble
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