MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Aug 08, 1919
Closing Date
Aug 23, 1919
Performances
19
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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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

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
Abu Hassan
Zatel-Demaki
Abdullah
Baba Mustafa
Mabubah
Marjanah
Kasim Baba
Nur-Al-Huda
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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