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Papa's Wife
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 13, 1899
Closing Date
Mar 31, 1900
Performances
147
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 13, 1899
Close Date: Mar 31, 1900
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Manhattan Theatre
(Nov 13, 1899 - Mar 31, 1900)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
The Convent of St. Dorothy, the Gold Lion Hotel, and the military barracks near Fontainebleau
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by
Reginald De Koven
; Based on two French vaudevilles by
Maurice Hennequin
; Based on two French vaudevilles by
Albert Millaud
; Lyrics by
Reginald De Koven
and
Harry B. Smith
; Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Musical Director:
Herman Perlet
; Additional music by
William H. Penn
,
A. Baldwin Sloane
and
Herve
; Additional lyrics by
Frank Sloane
,
James O'Dea
and
Glen MacDonough
Costume Design by
Will R. Barnes
; Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
Richard Marston
Marie Allen
Tita
Ann Archer
Ninette
Anita Austin
Lieutenant Mercier
Henry Bergman
Baron Florestand de la Boucaniere
Charles A. Bigelow
Professor Celestine
Vivian Blackburn
Fifine
Gladys Claire
Lieutenant Gallifet
Dan Collyer
Tobias
Beulah Coolidge
Royal Cutter
Waiter
Eva Davenport
Coralie
Valerie Douglas
Lieutenant Boisdeffre
Isabelle Evesson
Agnes Findlay
The Governess of the Convent
William Gillow
Waiter
Anna Held
Anna
May Levigne
Zizi
Lieutenant Gonse
Emma Levy
Paula
George Marion
Major Bombardos
Adelaide Orton
Lucienne
Sallie Randall
Gabrielle
Cecilia Rhode
Eugenie
Max Rosen
Waiter
Charles Sinclair
A Porter
William Sissons
Waiter
Charles Sturges
Antoine
Jessie Thompson
Tili
Olive Wallace
Pierette
Frances Wilson
Fanchon
Henry Woodruff
Aristide
Songs
music by
Reginald De Koven
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
They Wouldn't Do in the Orient the things that we do here
Aristide and Girls
Mistakes Are Apt to happen
Aristide and Professor Celestine
Socrates Jackson
Jackson and Girls
In the Convent They Didn't Teach Me That
(music by
Herve
)
Anna
Dreamy Eyes
Anna and Professor Celestine
O Summer Bathing Girl
Men and Girls
Cut High, Cut Low
Anna
Automobile Song (You may talk about your horses)
Anna and Girls
Act 3
Sung By
Wedding Anthem
A Private Affair
I'd Like to Have a Photograph of That
Aristide
The Dissolute Mosquito
This Wine's All Right
Professor, Won't You Teach Me All You Know
Oh, That's the Worst of Girls
From la Femme a Papa
(music by
Herve
)
Inconsistency
My Honolulu Queen
(music by
William H. Penn
; lyrics by
James O'Dea
)
Anna
I'm Fraid dis Snap is Most too Good to Last
(music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Frank Sloane
)
I've Been Dreaming of You, Baby
(music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Frank Sloane
and
Harry B. Smith
)
Anna
The Other Page Is Missing (You'll Have to Guess the Rest)
(music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Glen MacDonough
)
Professor Celestine
The Song of the Colonel
(music by
Herve
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by
Reginald De Koven
; Based on two French vaudevilles by
Maurice Hennequin
; Based on two French vaudevilles by
Albert Millaud
; Lyrics by
Reginald De Koven
and
Harry B. Smith
; Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Musical Director:
Herman Perlet
; Additional music by
William H. Penn
,
A. Baldwin Sloane
and
Herve
; Additional lyrics by
Frank Sloane
,
James O'Dea
and
Glen MacDonough
Costume Design by
Will R. Barnes
; Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
Richard Marston
Marie Allen
Tita
Ann Archer
Ninette
Anita Austin
Lieutenant Mercier
Henry Bergman
Baron Florestand de la Boucaniere
Charles A. Bigelow
Professor Celestine
Vivian Blackburn
Fifine
Gladys Claire
Lieutenant Gallifet
Dan Collyer
Tobias
Beulah Coolidge
Royal Cutter
Waiter
Eva Davenport
Coralie
Valerie Douglas
Lieutenant Boisdeffre
Isabelle Evesson
Agnes Findlay
The Governess of the Convent
William Gillow
Waiter
Anna Held
Anna
May Levigne
Zizi
Lieutenant Gonse
Emma Levy
Paula
George Marion
Major Bombardos
Adelaide Orton
Lucienne
Sallie Randall
Gabrielle
Cecilia Rhode
Eugenie
Max Rosen
Waiter
Charles Sinclair
A Porter
William Sissons
Waiter
Charles Sturges
Antoine
Jessie Thompson
Tili
Olive Wallace
Pierette
Frances Wilson
Fanchon
Henry Woodruff
Aristide
music by
Reginald De Koven
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
They Wouldn't Do in the Orient the things that we do here
Aristide and Girls
Mistakes Are Apt to happen
Aristide and Professor Celestine
Socrates Jackson
Jackson and Girls
In the Convent They Didn't Teach Me That
(music by
Herve
)
Anna
Dreamy Eyes
Anna and Professor Celestine
O Summer Bathing Girl
Men and Girls
Cut High, Cut Low
Anna
Automobile Song (You may talk about your horses)
Anna and Girls
Act 3
Sung By
Wedding Anthem
A Private Affair
I'd Like to Have a Photograph of That
Aristide
The Dissolute Mosquito
This Wine's All Right
Professor, Won't You Teach Me All You Know
Oh, That's the Worst of Girls
From la Femme a Papa
(music by
Herve
)
Inconsistency
My Honolulu Queen
(music by
William H. Penn
; lyrics by
James O'Dea
)
Anna
I'm Fraid dis Snap is Most too Good to Last
(music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Frank Sloane
)
I've Been Dreaming of You, Baby
(music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Frank Sloane
and
Harry B. Smith
)
Anna
The Other Page Is Missing (You'll Have to Guess the Rest)
(music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Glen MacDonough
)
Professor Celestine
The Song of the Colonel
(music by
Herve
)
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