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Chu Chin Chow
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Aug 08, 1919
Closing Date
Aug 23, 1919
Performances
19
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Aug 08, 1919
Close Date: Aug 23, 1919
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Century Theatre
(Aug 08, 1919 - Aug 23, 1919)
This production is a return engagement of
Chu Chin Chow
(Oct 22, 1917 - Apr 27, 1918)
Description
A Musical in Three Acts, 13 Scenes
Setting
Bagdad, Iraq
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
F. Ray Comstock
and
Morris Gest
Book by
Oscar Asche
; Music by
Frederick Norton
; Lyrics by
Oscar Asche
; Music orchestrated by
Percy E. Fletcher
; Featuring songs by
Grace Torrens
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Arthur Anderson
Staged by
E. Lyall Swete
; Choreographed by
Mlle. Guida
and
Alexis Kosloff
Scenic Design by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
; Costume Design by
Percy Anderson
Lionel Braham
Abu Hassan
Hattie Carnegie
Zatel-Demaki
Eugene Cowles
Abdullah
Felice DeGregorio
Baba Mustafa
Gladys Earlcott
Mabubah
Don W. Ferrandon
Otbah
Helene Gunther
Marjanah
Albert Howson
Kasim Baba
Adelaide Mesmer
George Rasely
Nur-Al-Huda
Eugene R. Wood
Marjorie Wood
Zahrat-Al-Huda
Songs
music by
Frederick Norton
; lyrics by
Oscar Asche
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Here Be Oysters Stewed in Honey
Abdullah and Chorus
I Am Chu Chin Chow
Abu Hassan and Chorus
Cleopatra's Nile
Marjanah and Chorus
I'll Sing and Dance
Ali Baba and Entire Company
Corraline
Nur-Al-Huda
When a Pullet Is Plump
Ali Baba
We Are the Robbers of the Woods
Robbers' Chorus
I Shiver and Shake with Fear
Ali Baba, Marjanah and Nur-Al-Huda
Behold
Abdullah
Act 2
Sung By
Beans, Beans, Beans
Mabubah
All My Days Till End of Life
Marjanah and Ali Baba
At Siesta Time
(music by
Grace Torrens
; lyrics by
Arthur Anderson
)
Marjanah and Chorus
Any Time's Kissing Time
(lyrics by
Frederick Norton
)
Alcolom
If I Liken Thy Shape
Marjanah and Nur-Al-Huda
The Song of the Scimitar
Abu Hassan and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
The Cobbler's Song
Baba Mustafa
We Bring Ye Fruits
Fruit Girls
From Cairo, Bagdad, Khorasan
Otbah
How Dear Is Our Day
Alcolom and Ali Baba
(Sweet) Olive Oil
Abdullah and Chorus
Wedding Procession
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
F. Ray Comstock
and
Morris Gest
Book by
Oscar Asche
; Music by
Frederick Norton
; Lyrics by
Oscar Asche
; Music orchestrated by
Percy E. Fletcher
; Featuring songs by
Grace Torrens
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Arthur Anderson
Staged by
E. Lyall Swete
; Choreographed by
Mlle. Guida
and
Alexis Kosloff
Scenic Design by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
; Costume Design by
Percy Anderson
Lionel Braham
Abu Hassan
Hattie Carnegie
Zatel-Demaki
Eugene Cowles
Abdullah
Felice DeGregorio
Baba Mustafa
Gladys Earlcott
Mabubah
Don W. Ferrandon
Otbah
Helene Gunther
Marjanah
Albert Howson
Kasim Baba
Adelaide Mesmer
George Rasely
Nur-Al-Huda
Eugene R. Wood
Marjorie Wood
Zahrat-Al-Huda
music by
Frederick Norton
; lyrics by
Oscar Asche
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Here Be Oysters Stewed in Honey
Abdullah and Chorus
I Am Chu Chin Chow
Abu Hassan and Chorus
Cleopatra's Nile
Marjanah and Chorus
I'll Sing and Dance
Ali Baba and Entire Company
Corraline
Nur-Al-Huda
When a Pullet Is Plump
Ali Baba
We Are the Robbers of the Woods
Robbers' Chorus
I Shiver and Shake with Fear
Ali Baba, Marjanah and Nur-Al-Huda
Behold
Abdullah
Act 2
Sung By
Beans, Beans, Beans
Mabubah
All My Days Till End of Life
Marjanah and Ali Baba
At Siesta Time
(music by
Grace Torrens
; lyrics by
Arthur Anderson
)
Marjanah and Chorus
Any Time's Kissing Time
(lyrics by
Frederick Norton
)
Alcolom
If I Liken Thy Shape
Marjanah and Nur-Al-Huda
The Song of the Scimitar
Abu Hassan and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
The Cobbler's Song
Baba Mustafa
We Bring Ye Fruits
Fruit Girls
From Cairo, Bagdad, Khorasan
Otbah
How Dear Is Our Day
Alcolom and Ali Baba
(Sweet) Olive Oil
Abdullah and Chorus
Wedding Procession
Ensemble
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