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The Rose of Persia
The Story Teller and the Slave
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 06, 1900
Closing Date
Sep 29, 1900
Performances
25
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Sep 06, 1900
Close Date: Sep 29, 1900
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Daly's Theatre
(Sep 06, 1900 - Sep 29, 1900)
Description
An opera in two acts
Based on the tale of "Abu Hassan, or The Sleeper Awakened" from the "Arabian Nights"
Setting
The Court of Hassan's house and the Audience Hall of the Sultan's Palace
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Frohman
; Produced by arrangement with
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Libretto by
Basil Hood
; Musical Director:
William Furst
Staged by
Richard Barker
Scenic Design by
Edward G. Unitt
; Costume Design by
Percy Anderson
Charles Angelo
The Sultan Mahmoud
Arthur Barry
The Royal Executioner
Sidney Bracey
Yussuf
Herbert Clayton
Abdallah
Mary Cunningham
Blush-of-the-Morning
Isabel Dillon
Heart's Desire
John Doran
The Physician-inChief
Hetty Hertzfeld
Moon-upon-the-Waters
Stuart Hyatt
The Grand Vizier
Doris Latour
Oasis-in-the Desert
John Le Hay
Hassan
Hettice Lund
Scent-of-Lilies
Amy Martin
Dancing Sunbeam
Nell Meissener
Whisper-of-the-West-Wind
Hilda Stephens
Honey-of-Life
Margerite Trew
Song-of-Nightingales
Ruth Vincent
The Sultana Zubedyeh
Songs
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
Basil Hood
Act 1
Sung By
As We Lie in Languor Lazy
Chorus of Girls
I'm Abu-el-Hassan
Hassan
When Islam First Arose
Abdallah and Chorus of Girls
Dancing Sunbeam
Dancing Sunbeam
If a Sudden Stroke of Fate
Blush-of-the-Morning, Dancing Sunbeam and Abdallah
If You Ask Me to Advise You
The Sultana Zubedyeh, Scent-of-Lilies and Heart's Desire
'Neath My Lattice
The Sultana Zubedyeh
Tramps and Scamps
Chorus
When My Father Sent Me to Ispahan
Hassan and Chorus
I Care Not If the Cup I Hold
Yussuf and Chorus
Mystical Maidens Are We
The Sultana Zubedyeh, Scent-of-Lilies, Heart's Desire, Honey-of-Life, Hassan and Chorus
We Have Come to Invade
Abdallah and Hassan
What Will Become of Me?
Hassan, Dancing Sunbeam, Oasis-in-the Desert, Moon-upon-the-Waters, Song-of-Nightingales, Whisper-of-the-West-Wind, Blush-of-the-Morning and Wives
I'm the Sultan's Vigilant Vizier
The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief, The Royal Executioner and The Sultan Mahmoud
Oh, luckless hour!
Act 2
Sung By
Oh, What Is Love?
Heart's Desire and Yussuf
If You or I Should Tell the Truth
Scent-of-Lilies, Honey-of-Life, Heart's Desire and Yussuf
From Morning Prayer to Sultan
The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief, The Royal Executioner and Chorus
Let a Satirist Enumerate a Catalogue of Crimes
The Sultan Mahmoud
In My Heart of Hearts I've Always Known
Dancing Sunbeam, Blush-of-the-Morning, Honey-of-Life, Song-of-Nightingales, The Sultan Mahmoud, The Grand Vizier and The Physician-inChief
Suppose- I Say, Suppose
The Sultana Zubedyeh and The Sultan Mahmoud
Laughing Low, on Tip-toe
Chorus
Where Am I?
Hassan, The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief and Chorus
It's a Busy Day
Scent-of-Lilies, The Royal Executioner, Yussuf, Heart's Desire and Hassan
What Does It Mean?
Dancing Sunbeam, Blush-of-the-Morning, Yussuf and A Soldier of the Guard
Our Tale Is Told
Yussuf
It Has Reached Me a Lady Named Hubbard
Dancing Sunbeam, Scent-of-Lilies, Yussuf and A Soldier of the Guard
Hassan, the Sultan with His Court Approaches
The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief, The Royal Executioner and Chorus
There Once Was a Small Street Arab
Hassan
Finale
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Frohman
; Produced by arrangement with
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Libretto by
Basil Hood
; Musical Director:
William Furst
Staged by
Richard Barker
Scenic Design by
Edward G. Unitt
; Costume Design by
Percy Anderson
Charles Angelo
The Sultan Mahmoud
Arthur Barry
The Royal Executioner
Sidney Bracey
Yussuf
Herbert Clayton
Abdallah
Mary Cunningham
Blush-of-the-Morning
Isabel Dillon
Heart's Desire
John Doran
The Physician-inChief
Hetty Hertzfeld
Moon-upon-the-Waters
Stuart Hyatt
The Grand Vizier
Doris Latour
Oasis-in-the Desert
John Le Hay
Hassan
Hettice Lund
Scent-of-Lilies
Amy Martin
Dancing Sunbeam
Nell Meissener
Whisper-of-the-West-Wind
Hilda Stephens
Honey-of-Life
Margerite Trew
Song-of-Nightingales
Ruth Vincent
The Sultana Zubedyeh
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
Basil Hood
Act 1
Sung By
As We Lie in Languor Lazy
Chorus of Girls
I'm Abu-el-Hassan
Hassan
When Islam First Arose
Abdallah and Chorus of Girls
Dancing Sunbeam
Dancing Sunbeam
If a Sudden Stroke of Fate
Blush-of-the-Morning, Dancing Sunbeam and Abdallah
If You Ask Me to Advise You
The Sultana Zubedyeh, Scent-of-Lilies and Heart's Desire
'Neath My Lattice
The Sultana Zubedyeh
Tramps and Scamps
Chorus
When My Father Sent Me to Ispahan
Hassan and Chorus
I Care Not If the Cup I Hold
Yussuf and Chorus
Mystical Maidens Are We
The Sultana Zubedyeh, Scent-of-Lilies, Heart's Desire, Honey-of-Life, Hassan and Chorus
We Have Come to Invade
Abdallah and Hassan
What Will Become of Me?
Hassan, Dancing Sunbeam, Oasis-in-the Desert, Moon-upon-the-Waters, Song-of-Nightingales, Whisper-of-the-West-Wind, Blush-of-the-Morning and Wives
I'm the Sultan's Vigilant Vizier
The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief, The Royal Executioner and The Sultan Mahmoud
Oh, luckless hour!
Act 2
Sung By
Oh, What Is Love?
Heart's Desire and Yussuf
If You or I Should Tell the Truth
Scent-of-Lilies, Honey-of-Life, Heart's Desire and Yussuf
From Morning Prayer to Sultan
The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief, The Royal Executioner and Chorus
Let a Satirist Enumerate a Catalogue of Crimes
The Sultan Mahmoud
In My Heart of Hearts I've Always Known
Dancing Sunbeam, Blush-of-the-Morning, Honey-of-Life, Song-of-Nightingales, The Sultan Mahmoud, The Grand Vizier and The Physician-inChief
Suppose- I Say, Suppose
The Sultana Zubedyeh and The Sultan Mahmoud
Laughing Low, on Tip-toe
Chorus
Where Am I?
Hassan, The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief and Chorus
It's a Busy Day
Scent-of-Lilies, The Royal Executioner, Yussuf, Heart's Desire and Hassan
What Does It Mean?
Dancing Sunbeam, Blush-of-the-Morning, Yussuf and A Soldier of the Guard
Our Tale Is Told
Yussuf
It Has Reached Me a Lady Named Hubbard
Dancing Sunbeam, Scent-of-Lilies, Yussuf and A Soldier of the Guard
Hassan, the Sultan with His Court Approaches
The Grand Vizier, The Physician-inChief, The Royal Executioner and Chorus
There Once Was a Small Street Arab
Hassan
Finale
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