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The Pearl of Pekin
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 07, 1889
Closing Date
Feb 23, 1889
Performances
136
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 07, 1889
Close Date: Feb 23, 1889
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Bijou Theatre
(Jan 07, 1889 - Closing date unknown)
Standard Theatre
(Jan 28, 1889 - Feb 23, 1889)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
China, 1861
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Edward E. Rice
and
Henry Dixey
Music by
Charles Le Cocq
and
Gustav Kerker
; Musical Director:
Gustav Kerker
; Based on the original French "Fleur de the" by
Alfred Duru
and
Henri Chivot
; Libretto by
Charles Alfred Byrne
Costume Design by
Carrie E. Perkins
; Scenic Design by
Edward G. Unitt
Production Supervisor:
Gustav Kerker
and
Charles Alfred Byrne
Carrie Behr
Angelique
Philip Branson
Petit Pierre
Bertha Fisch
Fantine
Louis Harrison
Tyfoo
Joseph W. Herbert
Sosoriki
John C. Leach
Sing High
Belle Thorne
Pearl of Pekin
Clairette Vanderbilt
Pierrette
Irene Verona
Finnette
Edward Webb
Paul Mathot
Songs
music by
Charles Le Cocq
and
Gustav Kerker
; lyrics by
Charles Alfred Byrne
(Unless otherwise noted)
Where ever we roam o'er the seas
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
He Loved Her Tender
Sosoriki
A Pretty Maid
I Was Born in Tokio
Sosoriki
(We Are) Four Little Tchin-Tchin Girls
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pepine, Angelique, Fantine and Pierrette
Bad as They Are, We Love These Men
I Love My Old Love Still
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin
Pearl of Pekin
Now that Pearl of Pekin's married
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Sosoriki
What a Subject to Paint on a Fan
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin, Sosoriki and Finnette
I Hope It Won't Happen Again
(music by
Edward E. Rice
; lyrics by
Louis Harrison
)
Tyfoo
Signor McStinger
Tyfoo
Chop Sticks
If I Were a Bird
Sosoriki, Pearl of Pekin and Finnette
The Lady Picking Mulberries
(music by
Edgar Stillman Kelley
; lyrics by
Edgar Stillman Kelley
)
Pearl of Pekin
When Ching-a-Lung Hit High
(music by
Louis Harrison
; lyrics by
Louis Harrison
)
Tyfoo
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Edward E. Rice
and
Henry Dixey
Music by
Charles Le Cocq
and
Gustav Kerker
; Musical Director:
Gustav Kerker
; Based on the original French "Fleur de the" by
Alfred Duru
and
Henri Chivot
; Libretto by
Charles Alfred Byrne
Costume Design by
Carrie E. Perkins
; Scenic Design by
Edward G. Unitt
Production Supervisor:
Gustav Kerker
and
Charles Alfred Byrne
Carrie Behr
Angelique
Philip Branson
Petit Pierre
Bertha Fisch
Fantine
Louis Harrison
Tyfoo
Joseph W. Herbert
Sosoriki
John C. Leach
Sing High
Belle Thorne
Pearl of Pekin
Clairette Vanderbilt
Pierrette
Irene Verona
Finnette
Edward Webb
Paul Mathot
music by
Charles Le Cocq
and
Gustav Kerker
; lyrics by
Charles Alfred Byrne
(Unless otherwise noted)
Where ever we roam o'er the seas
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
He Loved Her Tender
Sosoriki
A Pretty Maid
I Was Born in Tokio
Sosoriki
(We Are) Four Little Tchin-Tchin Girls
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pepine, Angelique, Fantine and Pierrette
Bad as They Are, We Love These Men
I Love My Old Love Still
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin
Pearl of Pekin
Now that Pearl of Pekin's married
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Sosoriki
What a Subject to Paint on a Fan
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin, Sosoriki and Finnette
I Hope It Won't Happen Again
(music by
Edward E. Rice
; lyrics by
Louis Harrison
)
Tyfoo
Signor McStinger
Tyfoo
Chop Sticks
If I Were a Bird
Sosoriki, Pearl of Pekin and Finnette
The Lady Picking Mulberries
(music by
Edgar Stillman Kelley
; lyrics by
Edgar Stillman Kelley
)
Pearl of Pekin
When Ching-a-Lung Hit High
(music by
Louis Harrison
; lyrics by
Louis Harrison
)
Tyfoo
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