Mecca
MusicalMime SpectacleOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 04, 1920
Closing Date
Jan 22, 1921
Performances
130
MusicalMime SpectacleOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Oct 04, 1920
Close Date: Jan 22, 1921
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
In and around Egypt about a thousand years ago
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PeopleProduced by F. Ray Comstock and Morris GestMusic by Percy E. Fletcher; Book by Oscar Asche; Lyrics by Oscar Asche; Musical Director: Frank Tours; Additional lyrics by Richard BurtonChoreographed by Michel Fokine; Staged by E. Lyall Swete; Entire production under the personal direction of Morris GestScenic Design by Phil Harker and Joseph Harker; Costume Design by Percy Anderson and Léon Bakst; Properties designed by Carl LinkPatriarch
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SongsAct 1Sung ByThe Gates of CairoFrom Bagdad We ComeAli Shar and TroupeMy King of LoveZummurudA Fool There WasAbu YaksanThe Sultan's MarchSharazad's ThemeWhen Love Knocked Upon the DoorZummurudAllah Guard TheeEnsembleMe Welly Poor Old ChinamanWei San WeiIn the Palace GardensSingers and DancersAct 2Sung ByHast Though Been to MeccaAbu YaksanThe Kin of Nur Al-DinChorusIn the HaremZummurudMemories of the PastAct 3The Slave Market
Produced by F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest
Music by Percy E. Fletcher; Book by Oscar Asche; Lyrics by Oscar Asche; Musical Director: Frank Tours; Additional lyrics by Richard Burton
Choreographed by Michel Fokine; Staged by E. Lyall Swete; Entire production under the personal direction of Morris Gest
Scenic Design by Phil Harker and Joseph Harker; Costume Design by Percy Anderson and Léon Bakst; Properties designed by Carl Link
Patriarch
Act 1
Sung By
The Gates of Cairo
From Bagdad We Come
Ali Shar and Troupe
My King of Love
Zummurud
A Fool There Was
Abu Yaksan
The Sultan's March
Sharazad's Theme
When Love Knocked Upon the Door
Zummurud
Allah Guard Thee
Ensemble
Me Welly Poor Old Chinaman
Wei San Wei
In the Palace Gardens
Singers and Dancers
Act 2
Sung By
Hast Though Been to Mecca
Abu Yaksan
The Kin of Nur Al-Din
Chorus
In the Harem
Zummurud
Memories of the Past
Act 3
The Slave Market
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