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The Purple Road
Musical
Operetta
Romance
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 07, 1913
Closing Date
Aug 02, 1913
Performances
136
Musical
Operetta
Romance
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Liberty Theatre
(Apr 07, 1913 - Jun 16, 1913)
Casino Theatre
(Jun 16, 1913 - Aug 02, 1913)
Description
An opera in two acts and an epilogue
Setting
Vienna, Paris, and St. Helena from 1808 to 1821
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Joseph M. Gaites
Book by
Fred De Gresac
and
William Carey Duncan
; Music by
William Frederick Peters
and
Heinrich Reinhardt
; Lyrics by
Fred De Gresac
and
William Carey Duncan
; Based on the original Viennese singspeil 'Napoleon und die Frauen' by
Heinrich Reinhardt
; Musical Director:
Gustave Salzer
Directed by
Edward P. Temple
and
George Marion
Scenic Design by
Walter Harvey
and
P. Dodd Ackerman
; Costume Design by
Orange Manufacturing Company
Janet Beecher
The Empress Josephine
Winnie Brandon
Stephanie
Elsie Braun
Mitzi
B. Brennan
A Soldier
Harrison Brockbank
Napoleon
Harriet Burt
The Duchess Dantzic
Annabelle Dennison
The Princess Lugano
Paula
Eva Fallon
Kathi
William J. Ferguson
Fouche
Harold H. Forde
Pappi
Evelyn Grahme
Bertha
Frank Grom
Franz
Horace J. Hain
Major
Constant
Emilie Lea
Anita Carina
Elsa Lynn
Theresa
John Maddern
Lieutenant
Murat
Edward Martindel
Colonel Stappe
Talleyrand
Sidney
Elita Proctor Otis
Frau Stimmer
Mabel Parmalee
Ophelia
Joseph Royer
Robert Smith
Rouston
Vallie Valli
Wanda
Jerome Van Norden
Captain
Richard
John Ward
Bernadotte
Clifton Webb
Bisco
Vestris
Anna Wilkes
Lori
Page to the Empress
Songs
music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
and
William Frederick Peters
; lyrics by
Fred De Gresac
and
William Carey Duncan
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
When Someone Marries Me
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Kathi, Brides and Frau Stimmer
March of the Bridegrooms
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Ensemble
The Mysterious Kiss
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Wanda and Ensemble
Feed Me with Love
(music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
)
Pappi and Kathi
The Love Spell
Napoleon and Wanda
Austrian Patrol
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Orchestra
I Am All Alone
(music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
)
Wanda
Act 2
Sung By
The Break-Neck Quadrille
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Entire Ensemble
A Hit in Paris
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
The Duchess Dantzic and Ensemble
Diplomacy
(music by
William Frederick Peters
; lyrics by
William Carey Duncan
)
Talleyrand and Ensemble
Pretty Little Chichis
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Kathi and Ensemble
Be Mine, Be Mine
Wanda and Napoleon
Dear Little Pages
(music by
William Frederick Peters
; lyrics by
William Carey Duncan
)
Page to the Empress and Pages
Irresistible
Pappi
Act 3
Sung By
The Reaper's Chorus
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Ensemble
He Is Gone
Wanda
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Joseph M. Gaites
Book by
Fred De Gresac
and
William Carey Duncan
; Music by
William Frederick Peters
and
Heinrich Reinhardt
; Lyrics by
Fred De Gresac
and
William Carey Duncan
; Based on the original Viennese singspeil 'Napoleon und die Frauen' by
Heinrich Reinhardt
; Musical Director:
Gustave Salzer
Directed by
Edward P. Temple
and
George Marion
Scenic Design by
Walter Harvey
and
P. Dodd Ackerman
; Costume Design by
Orange Manufacturing Company
Janet Beecher
The Empress Josephine
Winnie Brandon
Stephanie
Elsie Braun
Mitzi
B. Brennan
A Soldier
Harrison Brockbank
Napoleon
Harriet Burt
The Duchess Dantzic
Annabelle Dennison
The Princess Lugano
Paula
Eva Fallon
Kathi
William J. Ferguson
Fouche
Harold H. Forde
Pappi
Evelyn Grahme
Bertha
Frank Grom
Franz
Horace J. Hain
Major
Constant
Emilie Lea
Anita Carina
Elsa Lynn
Theresa
John Maddern
Lieutenant
Murat
Edward Martindel
Colonel Stappe
Talleyrand
Sidney
Elita Proctor Otis
Frau Stimmer
Mabel Parmalee
Ophelia
Joseph Royer
Robert Smith
Rouston
Vallie Valli
Wanda
Jerome Van Norden
Captain
Richard
John Ward
Bernadotte
Clifton Webb
Bisco
Vestris
Anna Wilkes
Lori
Page to the Empress
music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
and
William Frederick Peters
; lyrics by
Fred De Gresac
and
William Carey Duncan
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
When Someone Marries Me
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Kathi, Brides and Frau Stimmer
March of the Bridegrooms
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Ensemble
The Mysterious Kiss
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Wanda and Ensemble
Feed Me with Love
(music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
)
Pappi and Kathi
The Love Spell
Napoleon and Wanda
Austrian Patrol
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Orchestra
I Am All Alone
(music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
)
Wanda
Act 2
Sung By
The Break-Neck Quadrille
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Entire Ensemble
A Hit in Paris
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
The Duchess Dantzic and Ensemble
Diplomacy
(music by
William Frederick Peters
; lyrics by
William Carey Duncan
)
Talleyrand and Ensemble
Pretty Little Chichis
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Kathi and Ensemble
Be Mine, Be Mine
Wanda and Napoleon
Dear Little Pages
(music by
William Frederick Peters
; lyrics by
William Carey Duncan
)
Page to the Empress and Pages
Irresistible
Pappi
Act 3
Sung By
The Reaper's Chorus
(music by
William Frederick Peters
)
Ensemble
He Is Gone
Wanda
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