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The Opera Ball
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 12, 1912
Closing Date
Mar 09, 1912
Performances
32
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 12, 1912
Close Date: Mar 09, 1912
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Liberty Theatre
(Feb 12, 1912 - Mar 09, 1912)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
Paris, France
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Daniel V. Arthur
Music by
Richard Heuberger
; Book by
Sydney Rosenfeld
and
Clare Kummer
; Lyrics by
Sydney Rosenfeld
and
Clare Kummer
; from the German of
Victor Leon
and
Heinrich Von Wald
; Based on a comedy by
Alfred Hennequin
and
Alfred Delacour
; Musical Director:
Josiah Zuro
; Featuring songs by
Jerome Kern
and
Chris Smith
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Chris Smith
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
William Castle
; Costume Design by
Max & Mahieu
Gertrude Adams
Chorus
Dorothy Arthur
Fleurette
a folly
Burrell Barbaretto
Captain Henry Beaubisson
Beaubisson's nephew
Marjorie Beecher
Ida Bentley
Chorus
Fenton Bolger
Chorus
Jack Borden
Chorus
Gladys Buckley
Chorus
Marie Cahill
Celeste Deremy
a young widow
Viola Cain
Babette
a folly
Frank Carrig
Chorus
Evelyn Carter Carrington
Palmyra
wife Beaubisson
Bessie Clifford
Chorus
Harry Conor
Theophilus Beaubisson
a merchant
William Croxton
Chorus
Irma Cummings
Chorus
Harry Dee
Chorus
Ned Elkington
Chorus
Jack Elliott
Chorus
Harry Fairleigh
George Dumenil
a Parisian
Della Forsyth
Chorus
Mayme Gehrue
Fedora
chansonette
Alice Gentle
Marguerite
wife of George
Jack Hamilton
Chorus
Bertie Harris
Chorus
Maybelle Haskelle
Chorus
Evelyn Inch
Chorus
Jack Johnson
Chorus
Julia Kelleher
Chorus
Hazel Kingdon
Yvette
a maid
Evelyn Kneen
Chorus
Mignon Leris
Chorus
George Lydecker
Paul Aubier
Dumenil's friend
Marion Miller
Coquette
a folly
Philip Moroe
Chorus
Elvira North
Chorus
Howard Pascal
Germain
a butler
Emma Paxton
Chorus
Ethel Peterson
Chorus
Wilson Price
Chorus
Kenneth Roland
Chorus
Thomas Shields
Chorus
Mae Starkey
Chorus
May Stockton
Chorus
Martha Stone
Chorus
Beatrice Thompson
Chorus
Frank Tierney
Philip
head waiter
Olive Ulrich
Angele
Beaubisson's daughter, married to Paul
George Wagner
Chorus
Margaret Zimmerman
Chorus
Songs
music by
Richard Heuberger
; lyrics by
Clare Kummer
and
Sydney Rosenfeld
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
We Have Only One Life to Live
George Dumenil and Paul Aubier
Paris Is a Spot So Fair
Angele
What Are We Coming To?
Celeste Deremy
Act 2
Sung By
Let Us Find a Charming Rendezvous
Celeste Deremy and Captain Henry Beaubisson
Sergeant Philip of the Lancers
(music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Sydney Rosenfeld
)
Fedora and Philip
(I Want a Little Loving) Sometimes
(music by
Chris Smith
; lyrics by
Chris Smith
)
Celeste Deremy
Never Again
Paul Aubier, George Dumenil and Captain Henry Beaubisson
Folly
Fleurette, Babette, Coquette, Paul Aubier, George Dumenil, Captain Henry Beaubisson and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Listen to Me
Celeste Deremy
Nurses' Chorus
(music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Sydney Rosenfeld
)
Theophilus Beaubisson and Chorus
Kiss and Be Friends
Celeste Deremy, Marguerite, Angele, Paul Aubier and George Dumenil
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Daniel V. Arthur
Music by
Richard Heuberger
; Book by
Sydney Rosenfeld
and
Clare Kummer
; Lyrics by
Sydney Rosenfeld
and
Clare Kummer
; from the German of
Victor Leon
and
Heinrich Von Wald
; Based on a comedy by
Alfred Hennequin
and
Alfred Delacour
; Musical Director:
Josiah Zuro
; Featuring songs by
Jerome Kern
and
Chris Smith
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Chris Smith
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
William Castle
; Costume Design by
Max & Mahieu
Gertrude Adams
Chorus
Dorothy Arthur
Fleurette
a folly
Burrell Barbaretto
Captain Henry Beaubisson
Beaubisson's nephew
Marjorie Beecher
Ida Bentley
Chorus
Fenton Bolger
Chorus
Jack Borden
Chorus
Gladys Buckley
Chorus
Marie Cahill
Celeste Deremy
a young widow
Viola Cain
Babette
a folly
Frank Carrig
Chorus
Evelyn Carter Carrington
Palmyra
wife Beaubisson
Bessie Clifford
Chorus
Harry Conor
Theophilus Beaubisson
a merchant
William Croxton
Chorus
Irma Cummings
Chorus
Harry Dee
Chorus
Ned Elkington
Chorus
Jack Elliott
Chorus
Harry Fairleigh
George Dumenil
a Parisian
Della Forsyth
Chorus
Mayme Gehrue
Fedora
chansonette
Alice Gentle
Marguerite
wife of George
Jack Hamilton
Chorus
Bertie Harris
Chorus
Maybelle Haskelle
Chorus
Evelyn Inch
Chorus
Jack Johnson
Chorus
Julia Kelleher
Chorus
Hazel Kingdon
Yvette
a maid
Evelyn Kneen
Chorus
Mignon Leris
Chorus
George Lydecker
Paul Aubier
Dumenil's friend
Marion Miller
Coquette
a folly
Philip Moroe
Chorus
Elvira North
Chorus
Howard Pascal
Germain
a butler
Emma Paxton
Chorus
Ethel Peterson
Chorus
Wilson Price
Chorus
Kenneth Roland
Chorus
Thomas Shields
Chorus
Mae Starkey
Chorus
May Stockton
Chorus
Martha Stone
Chorus
Beatrice Thompson
Chorus
Frank Tierney
Philip
head waiter
Olive Ulrich
Angele
Beaubisson's daughter, married to Paul
George Wagner
Chorus
Margaret Zimmerman
Chorus
music by
Richard Heuberger
; lyrics by
Clare Kummer
and
Sydney Rosenfeld
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
We Have Only One Life to Live
George Dumenil and Paul Aubier
Paris Is a Spot So Fair
Angele
What Are We Coming To?
Celeste Deremy
Act 2
Sung By
Let Us Find a Charming Rendezvous
Celeste Deremy and Captain Henry Beaubisson
Sergeant Philip of the Lancers
(music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Sydney Rosenfeld
)
Fedora and Philip
(I Want a Little Loving) Sometimes
(music by
Chris Smith
; lyrics by
Chris Smith
)
Celeste Deremy
Never Again
Paul Aubier, George Dumenil and Captain Henry Beaubisson
Folly
Fleurette, Babette, Coquette, Paul Aubier, George Dumenil, Captain Henry Beaubisson and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Listen to Me
Celeste Deremy
Nurses' Chorus
(music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Sydney Rosenfeld
)
Theophilus Beaubisson and Chorus
Kiss and Be Friends
Celeste Deremy, Marguerite, Angele, Paul Aubier and George Dumenil
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