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Helen Goes to Troy
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 24, 1944
Closing Date
Jul 15, 1944
Performances
97
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 24, 1944
Close Date: Jul 15, 1944
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Apr 24, 1944 - Jul 15, 1944)
Description
An Operetta in Two Acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Yolanda Mero-Irian
and
The New Opera Company
Music by
Jacques Offenbach
; Written by
Gottfried Reinhardt
and
John Meehan, Jr.
; Lyrics by
Herbert Baker
; Book by
Gottfried Reinhardt
and
John Meehan, Jr.
Directed by
Herbert Graf
; Choreographed by
Léonide Massine
; Dialogue Directed By:
Melville Cooper
Scenic Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
; Costume Design by
Ladislas Czettel
; Lighting Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
Choral Director:
Irving Landau
Sam Adams
Ensemble
David Ahdar
Ballet
Edwin Alberian
Ensemble
Johnsie Bason
Ensemble
Virginia Beeler
Ensemble
Nicholas Beriozoff
Ballet
Doris Blake
Parthenis
Minerva
Peggy Blatherwick
Ensemble
Todd Bolender
Ballet
Anne Bolyn
Ensemble
Donald Buka
Orestes
Paul Campbell
Ensemble
George Chaffee
Dancer
Katherine Clark
Ballet
Peggy Corday
Venus
George Crawford
Ensemble
Gordon Dilworth
Agamemnon
Ralph Dumke
Calchas
Louise Fagg
Ensemble
Nina Frenkin
Ballet
Katia Geleznova
Dancer
Elizabeth Giacobbe
Ensemble
William Golden
Ensemble
John Gould
Ensemble
John Guelis
White Wing
Dancer
Vincent Henry
Ensemble
Phyllis Hill
Leila
William Horne
Paris
Prince of Troy
Rose Inghram
Discordia
Hugh Johnson
Achilles
Eleanor Jones
Ensemble
Nancy Kenyon
Ensemble
Robert Kirland
Ensemble
Jane Kiser
Lady-in-Waiting
Ballet
Lee Lauterbur
Ballet
Kathryn Lee
Dancer
Michael Mann
Policeman
Dancer
Robert Marco
Ensemble
Rosalind Nadell
Juno
Louise Newton
Ensemble
Jarmila Novotná
Helen
Queen of Sparta
Maria Orelo
Ensemble
Ricia Orkina
Ballet
Seymour Osborne
Ensemble
Claire Pasch
Ballet
Alfred Porter
Ajax 2nd
George Rasely
Philocomus
Galina Razoumova
Ballet
Gordon Richards
Ensemble
Ricardo Sarroga
Ballet
Edwina Seaver
Ballet
Rickey Soma
Ballet
Jeanne Stephens
Ensemble
Matilda Strazza
Ensemble
Irving Strull
Ensemble
Sviatoslav Toumine
Ballet
Ernest Truex
Menelaus
King of Sparta
Betty Tucker
Ensemble
Leona Vanni
Ensemble
Jesse White
Ajax 1st
King of Small Nation
Understudies:
Lillian Anderson
(Helen) and
Joseph Laderoute
(Paris)
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Come to the Sacrifice
Philocomus
Where Is Love?
Helen and Lady-in-Waiting
Tsing-la-la
Orestes, Calchas, Leila, Parthenis and Philocomus
Take My Advice
Helen and Orestes
The Shepherd Song
Paris
The Judgement of Paris
Paris, Discordia, Minerva, Juno and Venus
What WIll the Future Say?
Calchas
Extra! Extra!
Philocomus and Policeman
Sweet Helen
Helen and Paris
Act 2
Sung By
Love at Last
Helen
Bring on the Concubines
If Menelaus Only Knew It
Ajax 1st, Ajax 2nd, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Achilles and Calchas
Is It a Dream?
Helen and Paris
A Little Chat
Orestes, Agamemnon and Menelaus
Advice to Husbands
Helen
Come With Me
Helen, Paris and Menelaus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Yolanda Mero-Irian
and
The New Opera Company
Music by
Jacques Offenbach
; Written by
Gottfried Reinhardt
and
John Meehan, Jr.
; Lyrics by
Herbert Baker
; Book by
Gottfried Reinhardt
and
John Meehan, Jr.
Directed by
Herbert Graf
; Choreographed by
Léonide Massine
; Dialogue Directed By:
Melville Cooper
Scenic Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
; Costume Design by
Ladislas Czettel
; Lighting Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
Choral Director:
Irving Landau
Sam Adams
Ensemble
David Ahdar
Ballet
Edwin Alberian
Ensemble
Johnsie Bason
Ensemble
Virginia Beeler
Ensemble
Nicholas Beriozoff
Ballet
Doris Blake
Parthenis
Minerva
Peggy Blatherwick
Ensemble
Todd Bolender
Ballet
Anne Bolyn
Ensemble
Donald Buka
Orestes
Paul Campbell
Ensemble
George Chaffee
Dancer
Katherine Clark
Ballet
Peggy Corday
Venus
George Crawford
Ensemble
Gordon Dilworth
Agamemnon
Ralph Dumke
Calchas
Louise Fagg
Ensemble
Nina Frenkin
Ballet
Katia Geleznova
Dancer
Elizabeth Giacobbe
Ensemble
William Golden
Ensemble
John Gould
Ensemble
John Guelis
White Wing
Dancer
Vincent Henry
Ensemble
Phyllis Hill
Leila
William Horne
Paris
Prince of Troy
Rose Inghram
Discordia
Hugh Johnson
Achilles
Eleanor Jones
Ensemble
Nancy Kenyon
Ensemble
Robert Kirland
Ensemble
Jane Kiser
Lady-in-Waiting
Ballet
Lee Lauterbur
Ballet
Kathryn Lee
Dancer
Michael Mann
Policeman
Dancer
Robert Marco
Ensemble
Rosalind Nadell
Juno
Louise Newton
Ensemble
Jarmila Novotná
Helen
Queen of Sparta
Maria Orelo
Ensemble
Ricia Orkina
Ballet
Seymour Osborne
Ensemble
Claire Pasch
Ballet
Alfred Porter
Ajax 2nd
George Rasely
Philocomus
Galina Razoumova
Ballet
Gordon Richards
Ensemble
Ricardo Sarroga
Ballet
Edwina Seaver
Ballet
Rickey Soma
Ballet
Jeanne Stephens
Ensemble
Matilda Strazza
Ensemble
Irving Strull
Ensemble
Sviatoslav Toumine
Ballet
Ernest Truex
Menelaus
King of Sparta
Betty Tucker
Ensemble
Leona Vanni
Ensemble
Jesse White
Ajax 1st
King of Small Nation
Understudies:
Lillian Anderson
(Helen) and
Joseph Laderoute
(Paris)
Act 1
Sung By
Come to the Sacrifice
Philocomus
Where Is Love?
Helen and Lady-in-Waiting
Tsing-la-la
Orestes, Calchas, Leila, Parthenis and Philocomus
Take My Advice
Helen and Orestes
The Shepherd Song
Paris
The Judgement of Paris
Paris, Discordia, Minerva, Juno and Venus
What WIll the Future Say?
Calchas
Extra! Extra!
Philocomus and Policeman
Sweet Helen
Helen and Paris
Act 2
Sung By
Love at Last
Helen
Bring on the Concubines
If Menelaus Only Knew It
Ajax 1st, Ajax 2nd, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Achilles and Calchas
Is It a Dream?
Helen and Paris
A Little Chat
Orestes, Agamemnon and Menelaus
Advice to Husbands
Helen
Come With Me
Helen, Paris and Menelaus
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