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The Pearl of Pekin
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 19, 1888
Closing Date
May 26, 1888
Performances
80
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Mar 19, 1888
Close Date: May 26, 1888
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Bijou Theatre
(Mar 19, 1888 - May 26, 1888)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
China, 1861
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Edward E. Rice
and
Henry E. Dixey
Music by
Gustav Kerker
and
Charles Le Cocq
; Musical Director:
Gustav Kerker
; Libretto by
Charles Alfred Byrne
; Based on the French opera, "Fleur de the" by
Alfred Duru
; Based on
Henri Chivot
Staged by
Edward E. Rice
Scenic Design by
Edward G. Unitt
; Costume Design by
Carrie E. Perkins
Carrie Behr
Angelique
Philip Branson
Petit Pierre
Herbert Charter
Paul Mathot
Bertha Fisch
Fantine
Louis Harrison
Tyfoo
Joseph W. Herbert
Sosoriki
Alice Johnson
Pearl of Pekin
John C. Leach
Sing High
Clairette Vanderbilt
Pierrette
Irene Verona
Finnette
Grace E. Wilson
Pepine
Songs
music by
Charles Le Cocq
and
Gustav Kerker
; lyrics by
Charles Alfred Byrne
(Unless otherwise noted)
Where ever we roam o'er the seas
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
He Loved Her Tender
Sosoriki
A Pretty Maid
I Was Born in Tokio
Sosoriki
(We Are) Four Little Tchin-Tchin Girls
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pepine, Angelique, Fantine and Pierrette
Bad as They Are, We Love These Men
I Love My Old Love Still
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin
Pearl of Pekin
Now that Pearl of Pekin's married
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Sosoriki
What a Subject to Paint on a Fan
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin, Sosoriki and Finnette
I Hope It Won't Happen Again
(music by
Edward E. Rice
; lyrics by
Louis Harrison
)
Tyfoo
Signor McStinger
Tyfoo
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Edward E. Rice
and
Henry E. Dixey
Music by
Gustav Kerker
and
Charles Le Cocq
; Musical Director:
Gustav Kerker
; Libretto by
Charles Alfred Byrne
; Based on the French opera, "Fleur de the" by
Alfred Duru
; Based on
Henri Chivot
Staged by
Edward E. Rice
Scenic Design by
Edward G. Unitt
; Costume Design by
Carrie E. Perkins
Carrie Behr
Angelique
Philip Branson
Petit Pierre
Herbert Charter
Paul Mathot
Bertha Fisch
Fantine
Louis Harrison
Tyfoo
Joseph W. Herbert
Sosoriki
Alice Johnson
Pearl of Pekin
John C. Leach
Sing High
Clairette Vanderbilt
Pierrette
Irene Verona
Finnette
Grace E. Wilson
Pepine
music by
Charles Le Cocq
and
Gustav Kerker
; lyrics by
Charles Alfred Byrne
(Unless otherwise noted)
Where ever we roam o'er the seas
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
He Loved Her Tender
Sosoriki
A Pretty Maid
I Was Born in Tokio
Sosoriki
(We Are) Four Little Tchin-Tchin Girls
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pepine, Angelique, Fantine and Pierrette
Bad as They Are, We Love These Men
I Love My Old Love Still
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin
Pearl of Pekin
Now that Pearl of Pekin's married
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Sosoriki
What a Subject to Paint on a Fan
(music by
Gustav Kerker
)
Pearl of Pekin, Sosoriki and Finnette
I Hope It Won't Happen Again
(music by
Edward E. Rice
; lyrics by
Louis Harrison
)
Tyfoo
Signor McStinger
Tyfoo
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