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Princess Charming
Musical
Operetta
Romance
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 13, 1930
Closing Date
Nov 29, 1930
Performances
56
Musical
Operetta
Romance
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 13, 1930
Close Date: Nov 29, 1930
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 13, 1930 - Nov 29, 1930)
Description
An operetta in two acts
Setting
The Palace of the Elyrian Embassy in Novia and the Sigman Castle adjoining the Royal Palace
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Bobby Connolly
and
Arthur Swanstrom
Music by
Albert Sirmay
and
Arthur Schwartz
; Lyrics by
Arthur Swanstrom
; Book by
Jack Donahue
; Based on the original of
Franz Martos
; from the original of
Arthur Wimperis
and
Lauri Wylie
; Musical Director:
Alfred Goodman
Directed by
Edward Clarke Lilley
and
Bobby Connolly
; Ballets by
Albertina Rasch
; Military direction by
Harry Holbrook, U.S.M.C.
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Charles LeMaire
Louise Allen
Ensemble
Virginia Allen
Ensemble
Walter Asmus
Ensemble
Jeanne Aubert
Wanda Navarro
Fred Barry
Ensemble
Adeline Bendon
Ensemble
Irene Bostick
Colette
Thomas Bourke
Ensemble
Jeanette Bradley
Ensemble
Fred Brook
Ensemble
Edna Bunte
Ensemble
Kay Burnell
Ensemble
Joseph Carey
Ensemble
Ruth Cook
Ensemble
Ray Covert
Ensemble
Evelyn Dallas
Ensemble
Erle Danley
Ensemble
Brian Davis
Ensemble
Ilus de Pongo
Ensemble
Raoul De Tisne
Lord Chamberlain to the King
Peggy Dolan
Ensemble
James Dowling
Ensemble
Douglass Dumbrille
Ivanoff
Leon Dunar
Ensemble
June English
Ensemble
John Fulco
Ensemble
Betty Gallagher
Marie
Anne Goddard
Ensemble
Donald Gordon
Ensemble
Roy Gordon
Baron Sigman
Portia Grafton
Ensemble
Yvonne Grey
Veronique
Marie Grimaldi
Ensemble
Edouard Grobe
Ensemble
George Grossmith, Jr.
Christian II of Elyria
William Hagen
Ensemble
Robert Halliday
Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Louise Hansen
Ensemble
Ann Hardman
Ensemble
Patty Hastings
Ensemble
Ruth Hayden
Ensemble
Evelyn Herbert
Princess Elaine of Novia
Paul Huber
Attorney General
Dorothea James
Lulu
Jack James
Ensemble
Agatha Johann
Ensemble
Howard Johnson
Ensemble
Elsie Kain
Ensemble
John Kane
Lieutenant of the Elyria
Wilma Kaye
Ensemble
Stella Kehr
Ensemble
Andor Keller
Ensemble
Tom Kelly
Ensemble
Regina Kovale
Ensemble
John Krikoff
Ensemble
Beatrice Lauri
Ensemble
William Leon
Ensemble
Albert Leroy
Ensemble
Jack Lister
Ensemble
John Mangum
Ensemble
Robert Marco
Ensemble
Frances Markey
Anastasia
Ernest McChesney
Second Lieutenant
Duke McHale
Page
Evelyn Monte
Ensemble
Lewis Moore
Ensemble
Merrit Moore
Ensemble
Victor Moore
Irving Huff
Arduino Muzzie
Ensemble
Leon Nash
Ensemble
Norma Nash
Ensemble
Dorothy Nodine
Ensemble
Lee Nugent
Ensemble
Leslie Ostrander
Ensemble
Nona Otero
Ensemble
Joanna Parker
Ensemble
Tessie Pearson
Ensemble
Donald Plover
Ensemble
Mabel Potter
Ensemble
William Prevost
Ensemble
Pat Quinton
Ensemble
Basil Rallis
Ensemble
Wynne Ralph
Ensemble
William Ritter
Ensemble
Wilma Roeloff
Marguerite
William Ruppel
Ensemble
Robert Saidler
Ensemble
Billy Sallier
Ensemble
Marion Santre
Ensemble
Bart Schilling
Ensemble
Peggy Sickle
Ensemble
Maurice Siegel
Ensemble
Marguerite Slattery
Ensemble
Ruth Sproul
Ensemble
Howard St. John
Aide de Camp to the King
Jack Stevens
Ensemble
Pam Sweeny
Ensemble
Leo Tatzin
Ensemble
Carola Taylor
Ensemble
Mildred Turner
Ensemble
Serge Ury
Ensemble
Jack Var
Ensemble
John Walsh
Ensemble
Walter Wandell
Ensemble
Israfel Weinstein
Ensemble
Patricia Whitney
Ensemble
Martha Wilbert
Ensemble
Frances Wise
Ensemble
Josephine Wolfe
Ensemble
Edward Young
Ensemble
Songs
music by
Albert Sirmay
and
Arthur Schwartz
; lyrics by
Arthur Swanstrom
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Take a Letter to the King
Baron Sigman, Marie and Girls
Palace of Dreams
Princess Elaine of Novia, Officers and Girls
The Panic's On
Lulu and Girls
I'll Be There
Wanda Navarro, Irving Huff and Rasch Ballet
Trailing a Shooting Star
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Here Is a Sword
Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria and Sailors
I'll Be There
(Reprise)
Wanda Navarro and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
One for All
Ivanoff and Revolutionists
I Love Love
(music by
Robert Emmett Dolan
; lyrics by
Walter O'Keefe
)
Wanda Navarro, Officers and Girls
You
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Act 2
Sung By
A Wonderful Thing for the King
Christian II of Elyria, Lulu and Girls
I'll Be There
(Reprise)
Wanda Navarro and Christian II of Elyria
I'll Never Leave You
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
You
(Reprise)
Princess Elaine of Novia
I'll Never Leave You
(Reprise)
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Wings of the Morning
Rasch Ballet
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Bobby Connolly
and
Arthur Swanstrom
Music by
Albert Sirmay
and
Arthur Schwartz
; Lyrics by
Arthur Swanstrom
; Book by
Jack Donahue
; Based on the original of
Franz Martos
; from the original of
Arthur Wimperis
and
Lauri Wylie
; Musical Director:
Alfred Goodman
Directed by
Edward Clarke Lilley
and
Bobby Connolly
; Ballets by
Albertina Rasch
; Military direction by
Harry Holbrook, U.S.M.C.
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Charles LeMaire
Louise Allen
Ensemble
Virginia Allen
Ensemble
Walter Asmus
Ensemble
Jeanne Aubert
Wanda Navarro
Fred Barry
Ensemble
Adeline Bendon
Ensemble
Irene Bostick
Colette
Thomas Bourke
Ensemble
Jeanette Bradley
Ensemble
Fred Brook
Ensemble
Edna Bunte
Ensemble
Kay Burnell
Ensemble
Joseph Carey
Ensemble
Ruth Cook
Ensemble
Ray Covert
Ensemble
Evelyn Dallas
Ensemble
Erle Danley
Ensemble
Brian Davis
Ensemble
Ilus de Pongo
Ensemble
Raoul De Tisne
Lord Chamberlain to the King
Peggy Dolan
Ensemble
James Dowling
Ensemble
Douglass Dumbrille
Ivanoff
Leon Dunar
Ensemble
June English
Ensemble
John Fulco
Ensemble
Betty Gallagher
Marie
Anne Goddard
Ensemble
Donald Gordon
Ensemble
Roy Gordon
Baron Sigman
Portia Grafton
Ensemble
Yvonne Grey
Veronique
Marie Grimaldi
Ensemble
Edouard Grobe
Ensemble
George Grossmith, Jr.
Christian II of Elyria
William Hagen
Ensemble
Robert Halliday
Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Louise Hansen
Ensemble
Ann Hardman
Ensemble
Patty Hastings
Ensemble
Ruth Hayden
Ensemble
Evelyn Herbert
Princess Elaine of Novia
Paul Huber
Attorney General
Dorothea James
Lulu
Jack James
Ensemble
Agatha Johann
Ensemble
Howard Johnson
Ensemble
Elsie Kain
Ensemble
John Kane
Lieutenant of the Elyria
Wilma Kaye
Ensemble
Stella Kehr
Ensemble
Andor Keller
Ensemble
Tom Kelly
Ensemble
Regina Kovale
Ensemble
John Krikoff
Ensemble
Beatrice Lauri
Ensemble
William Leon
Ensemble
Albert Leroy
Ensemble
Jack Lister
Ensemble
John Mangum
Ensemble
Robert Marco
Ensemble
Frances Markey
Anastasia
Ernest McChesney
Second Lieutenant
Duke McHale
Page
Evelyn Monte
Ensemble
Lewis Moore
Ensemble
Merrit Moore
Ensemble
Victor Moore
Irving Huff
Arduino Muzzie
Ensemble
Leon Nash
Ensemble
Norma Nash
Ensemble
Dorothy Nodine
Ensemble
Lee Nugent
Ensemble
Leslie Ostrander
Ensemble
Nona Otero
Ensemble
Joanna Parker
Ensemble
Tessie Pearson
Ensemble
Donald Plover
Ensemble
Mabel Potter
Ensemble
William Prevost
Ensemble
Pat Quinton
Ensemble
Basil Rallis
Ensemble
Wynne Ralph
Ensemble
William Ritter
Ensemble
Wilma Roeloff
Marguerite
William Ruppel
Ensemble
Robert Saidler
Ensemble
Billy Sallier
Ensemble
Marion Santre
Ensemble
Bart Schilling
Ensemble
Peggy Sickle
Ensemble
Maurice Siegel
Ensemble
Marguerite Slattery
Ensemble
Ruth Sproul
Ensemble
Howard St. John
Aide de Camp to the King
Jack Stevens
Ensemble
Pam Sweeny
Ensemble
Leo Tatzin
Ensemble
Carola Taylor
Ensemble
Mildred Turner
Ensemble
Serge Ury
Ensemble
Jack Var
Ensemble
John Walsh
Ensemble
Walter Wandell
Ensemble
Israfel Weinstein
Ensemble
Patricia Whitney
Ensemble
Martha Wilbert
Ensemble
Frances Wise
Ensemble
Josephine Wolfe
Ensemble
Edward Young
Ensemble
music by
Albert Sirmay
and
Arthur Schwartz
; lyrics by
Arthur Swanstrom
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Take a Letter to the King
Baron Sigman, Marie and Girls
Palace of Dreams
Princess Elaine of Novia, Officers and Girls
The Panic's On
Lulu and Girls
I'll Be There
Wanda Navarro, Irving Huff and Rasch Ballet
Trailing a Shooting Star
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Here Is a Sword
Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria and Sailors
I'll Be There
(Reprise)
Wanda Navarro and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
One for All
Ivanoff and Revolutionists
I Love Love
(music by
Robert Emmett Dolan
; lyrics by
Walter O'Keefe
)
Wanda Navarro, Officers and Girls
You
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Act 2
Sung By
A Wonderful Thing for the King
Christian II of Elyria, Lulu and Girls
I'll Be There
(Reprise)
Wanda Navarro and Christian II of Elyria
I'll Never Leave You
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
You
(Reprise)
Princess Elaine of Novia
I'll Never Leave You
(Reprise)
Princess Elaine of Novia and Captain Torrelli of the Cruiser Elyria
Wings of the Morning
Rasch Ballet
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