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The Desert Song
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 08, 1946
Closing Date
Feb 16, 1946
Performances
45
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 08, 1946
Close Date: Feb 16, 1946
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(Jan 08, 1946 - Feb 16, 1946)
Description
An operetta in two acts
Setting
Northern Africa.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Russell Lewis
and
Howard Young
Libretto by
Otto Harbach
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Frank Mandel
; Music by
Sigmund Romberg
; Musical Director:
Waldemar Guterson
Staged by
Sterling Halloway
; Choreographed by
Aida Broadbent
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
Company Manager:
Emmett Callahan
Stage Manager:
Michael Jeffrey
Press Representative:
Helen Hoerle
Barbara Bailey
Mardi
Dancing Girl
Jean Bartel
Clementina
a Spanish "lady"
Joan Bishop
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Lillian Bloch
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
William Bowers
Sentinel
Riff
French Legionnaire
George Burnson
Ali Ben Ali
Caid of a Riff Tribe
Fred Butterworth
Riff
French Legionnaire
Jean Caples
Dancing Girl
Natalie Carr
Dancing Girl
Walter Cassel
Pierre Birabeau
General Birabeau's son
Richard Charles
Sid El Kar
the Red Shadow's Lieutenant
Warren Christian
Riff
French Legionnaire
Clarissa
Azuri
Wilton Clary
Captain Paul Fontaine
Joseph Claudio
Sergeant La Vergne
Arthur Couture
Riff
French Legionnaire
Rita Currier
Dancing Girl
Beth Alba Cushing
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Louis DeMagnus
Nogi
Riff
French Legionnaire
John Donaty
Riff
French Legionnaire
Barbara Downie
Dancing Girl
Georgine Dwyer
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Dean Etmund
Riff
French Legionnaire
Charles Fries
Riff
French Legionnaire
Keith Gingles
Ahmed
Riff
French Legionnaire
Jack Goode
Benjamin Kidd
Society Correspondent of the Paris Herald
Sterling Hall
Riff
French Legionnaire
Florette Hillier
Yvette
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Richard Hughes
Harem Guard
Riff
French Legionnaire
Lynn Hunt
Dancing Girl
Rosemary Leisen
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Doris Luff
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Joseph Malpasuto
Riff
French Legionnaire
Allan Mars
Riff
French Legionnaire
Lester Matthews
General Birabeau
Governor of a French Moroccan Province
Suzette Meredith
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Sherry O'Neil
Susan
General Birabeau's ward
Betina Orth
Florette
Dancing Girl
Tamara Page
Edith
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Thayer Roberts
Hassi
Antonio Rovano
Sergeant DuBassac
Riff
French Legionnaire
Paul Ruth
Riff Runner
Riff
French Legionnaire
Russell Sanders
Riff
French Legionnaire
W. Vernon Sanders
Riff
French Legionnaire
Dorothy Sandlin
Margot Bonvalet
Harvey Sauber
Riff
French Legionnaire
Jack Saunders
Omar
Riff
French Legionnaire
Dorothy Jean Sheppard
Dancing Girl
Betty Slabe
Dancing Girl
Margaret Smitherum
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Walter Swanson
Riff
French Legionnaire
Maria Taweel
Yvonne
Dancing Girl
Helen Vey
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
June Walks
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Edward Wellman
Mindar
Riff
French Legionnaire
Stanley Wolfe
Riff
French Legionnaire
City Center
(Jan 08, 1946 - Feb 16, 1946)
Cast
Harry Stockwell
Pierre Birabeau
General Birabeau's son
Iris Whitney
Azuri
Songs
music by
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Otto Harbach
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
High on a Hill
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Chorus
The Riff Song
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Pierre Birabeau, Sid El Kar and Riffs
Margot
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Captain Paul Fontaine and Soldiers
I'll Be a Buoyant Girl
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Susan and Edith
Why Did We Marry Soldiers?
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Girls
French Military Marching Song
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet, Girls and Soldiers
Romance
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet
Then You Will Know
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet, Pierre Birabeau and Ensemble
I Want a Kiss
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet, Captain Paul Fontaine, Pierre Birabeau and Chorus
Tropics
Benjamin Kidd and Susan
The Desert Song
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet and Pierre Birabeau
Morocco Dance of Marriage
Azuri, Sid El Kar and Dancing Girls
The Desert Song
(Reprise)
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Pierre Birabeau and Margot Bonvalet
Act 2
Sung By
My Little Castagnette
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Harem Girls
Song of the Brass Key
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Clementina and Girls
One Good Boy Gone Wrong
(lyrics by
Edward Smith
)
Benjamin Kidd and Clementina
Eastern and Western Love
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Pierre Birabeau, Sid El Kar, Ali Ben Ali and Men
Let Love Go
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Ali Ben Ali
One Flower in Your Garden
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Sid El Kar
One Alone
Pierre Birabeau
The Sabre Song
Margot Bonvalet and Pierre Birabeau
Farewell
Pierre Birabeau and Riffs
Tropics
(Reprise)
Benjamin Kidd, Susan and Dancing Girls
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Russell Lewis
and
Howard Young
Libretto by
Otto Harbach
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Frank Mandel
; Music by
Sigmund Romberg
; Musical Director:
Waldemar Guterson
Staged by
Sterling Halloway
; Choreographed by
Aida Broadbent
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
Company Manager:
Emmett Callahan
Stage Manager:
Michael Jeffrey
Press Representative:
Helen Hoerle
Barbara Bailey
Mardi
Dancing Girl
Jean Bartel
Clementina
a Spanish "lady"
Joan Bishop
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Lillian Bloch
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
William Bowers
Sentinel
Riff
French Legionnaire
George Burnson
Ali Ben Ali
Caid of a Riff Tribe
Fred Butterworth
Riff
French Legionnaire
Jean Caples
Dancing Girl
Natalie Carr
Dancing Girl
Walter Cassel
Pierre Birabeau
General Birabeau's son
Richard Charles
Sid El Kar
the Red Shadow's Lieutenant
Warren Christian
Riff
French Legionnaire
Clarissa
Azuri
Wilton Clary
Captain Paul Fontaine
Joseph Claudio
Sergeant La Vergne
Arthur Couture
Riff
French Legionnaire
Rita Currier
Dancing Girl
Beth Alba Cushing
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Louis DeMagnus
Nogi
Riff
French Legionnaire
John Donaty
Riff
French Legionnaire
Barbara Downie
Dancing Girl
Georgine Dwyer
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Dean Etmund
Riff
French Legionnaire
Charles Fries
Riff
French Legionnaire
Keith Gingles
Ahmed
Riff
French Legionnaire
Jack Goode
Benjamin Kidd
Society Correspondent of the Paris Herald
Sterling Hall
Riff
French Legionnaire
Florette Hillier
Yvette
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Richard Hughes
Harem Guard
Riff
French Legionnaire
Lynn Hunt
Dancing Girl
Rosemary Leisen
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Doris Luff
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Joseph Malpasuto
Riff
French Legionnaire
Allan Mars
Riff
French Legionnaire
Lester Matthews
General Birabeau
Governor of a French Moroccan Province
Suzette Meredith
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Sherry O'Neil
Susan
General Birabeau's ward
Betina Orth
Florette
Dancing Girl
Tamara Page
Edith
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Thayer Roberts
Hassi
Antonio Rovano
Sergeant DuBassac
Riff
French Legionnaire
Paul Ruth
Riff Runner
Riff
French Legionnaire
Russell Sanders
Riff
French Legionnaire
W. Vernon Sanders
Riff
French Legionnaire
Dorothy Sandlin
Margot Bonvalet
Harvey Sauber
Riff
French Legionnaire
Jack Saunders
Omar
Riff
French Legionnaire
Dorothy Jean Sheppard
Dancing Girl
Betty Slabe
Dancing Girl
Margaret Smitherum
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Walter Swanson
Riff
French Legionnaire
Maria Taweel
Yvonne
Dancing Girl
Helen Vey
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
June Walks
French Girl
Native
Lady of the Harem
Edward Wellman
Mindar
Riff
French Legionnaire
Stanley Wolfe
Riff
French Legionnaire
City Center
(Jan 08, 1946 - Feb 16, 1946)
Cast
Harry Stockwell
Pierre Birabeau
General Birabeau's son
Iris Whitney
Azuri
music by
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Otto Harbach
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
High on a Hill
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Chorus
The Riff Song
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Pierre Birabeau, Sid El Kar and Riffs
Margot
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Captain Paul Fontaine and Soldiers
I'll Be a Buoyant Girl
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Susan and Edith
Why Did We Marry Soldiers?
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Girls
French Military Marching Song
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet, Girls and Soldiers
Romance
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet
Then You Will Know
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet, Pierre Birabeau and Ensemble
I Want a Kiss
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet, Captain Paul Fontaine, Pierre Birabeau and Chorus
Tropics
Benjamin Kidd and Susan
The Desert Song
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Margot Bonvalet and Pierre Birabeau
Morocco Dance of Marriage
Azuri, Sid El Kar and Dancing Girls
The Desert Song
(Reprise)
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Pierre Birabeau and Margot Bonvalet
Act 2
Sung By
My Little Castagnette
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Harem Girls
Song of the Brass Key
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Clementina and Girls
One Good Boy Gone Wrong
(lyrics by
Edward Smith
)
Benjamin Kidd and Clementina
Eastern and Western Love
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Pierre Birabeau, Sid El Kar, Ali Ben Ali and Men
Let Love Go
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Ali Ben Ali
One Flower in Your Garden
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Frank Mandel
)
Sid El Kar
One Alone
Pierre Birabeau
The Sabre Song
Margot Bonvalet and Pierre Birabeau
Farewell
Pierre Birabeau and Riffs
Tropics
(Reprise)
Benjamin Kidd, Susan and Dancing Girls
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