MusicalExtravaganzaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 01, 1937
Closing Date
Nov 27, 1937
Performances
50
MusicalExtravaganzaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Adelphi Theatre
(Oct 01, 1937 - Nov 27, 1937)
Setting
In and about the Castle of Pantouflia
Comments
Performed Tuesday-Saturday evenings, and a Sunday matinee.
  • People
    Produced by Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
    Music by A. Lehman Engel; Written by Theresa Helburn; from a fairy tale by Andrew Lang; Lyrics by Agnes Morgan; Musical Director: Alexander Saron; Music orchestrated by Alexander Saron
    Staged by Agnes Morgan; Production Supervised by Edward Goodman
    Scenic Design by Tom Adrian Cracraft; Costume Design by Alexander Jones
    Alfredo Allegro
    A Courier from the Duke of Kinbabbles
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Hugh Banks
    Gossiping Guest
    Eleanora Barrie
    The Fairy of the Sword
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Eleanor Benedikt
    The Blue Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Mary Berkeley
    Duchess of Kinbabbles
    Elizabeth Bilencova
    The Purple Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Other Guest
    Doan Borup
    Baron Grouchogg
    James Bradleigh
    Gossiping Guest
    Ione Bright
    The Armored Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Ronald Brogan
    First Young Buck
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Marjorie Brown
    Lady Kathleena
    Robert Bruce
    Count Piffledown
    Walter Burke
    A Gentleman of Uncertain Age
    Time
     
    William
    Peter Byrne
    A Manservant
    Camelia Campbell
    The Rainbow Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
     
    Other Guest
    John Christian
    Antonio
    a Page
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    DeLancey Cleveland
    A Servant
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Clay Cody
    Gaston's Chef
    James Coyle
    First Under Cook
     
    An Unexpected Vistior
    Louis Cruger
    Another Servitor
     
    Gaston's Waiter
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Muni Diamond
    A Gourmet
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Jack Egan
    Alfredo
    a Page
     
    Second Young Buck
     
    Gossiping Guest
    David Enton
    A Prankster
    John Farman
    Gaston
    The Proprietor
     
    Singing Escort
    Elinor Flynn
    The Gray Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    A Guest Who Loves Dancing
    Edward Forbes
    Chief Steward
    Tom Greenway
    Another Servitor
     
    A Prankster
    Anthony Grey
    Another Servant
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Mollie Hakim
    Orchestral Trio
    Charles Henderson
    An Inebriated Patron
     
    Lord Chief Justice
    Paul Jacchia
    Son
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Jane Jonson
    The Silver Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Clarence Kane
    Second Under Cook
     
    Gaston's Waiter
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Toccoa Lauder
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    George Le Soir
    Lord Kelso
    Drue Leyton
    Lady Rosalind
    Claire Lillis
    Gossiping Guest
    Robert Lowe
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
    Seymour Malmude
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Isabel Marlyn
    The Fairy of Flame
     
    Other Guest
    John McCormack
    Another Servitor
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
    Lewis McMichael
    Another Servitor
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Other Guest
    John McNulty
    A Retainer of Baron Grouchogg
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Other Guest
    Albert McWilliams
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    A Footman
    Helen Morrow
    Lady Molinda
    Beatrice Olson
    The White Fairy
     
    A Lady Who Does
     
    Gossiping Guest
    William Phelps
    Zoroaster
     
    Visitor's Brother
    George Probert
    A Gentleman Who Should Know Better
    Janet Rathbun
    Lady Piffledown
    Harry Redding
    Viscount Piffle
    David Resnikoff
    Nicolo
    a Page
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Duke of Kinbabbles
    Ethel Reynolds
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Frances Ritchie
    A Royal Nurse
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Mary Roth
    The Bubble Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Charles MacLean Savage
    Paterfamilias
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Jack Shipman
    Another Servitor
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Lillian Shrewsbury
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Harry Sothern
    Thomas Benson
    Raymond Southwick
    Chief Cook
     
    Gaston's Waiter
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Sylvia St. John
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Minnie Stanley
    The Black Fairy
    Ben Starkie
    H.R.H. Prince Prigio
    Lillian Steele
    The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir
     
    Mater Familiar
    Donald Stewart
    A Herald
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Louise Swanson
    The Star Fairy
     
    Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Viola Swayne
    Gossiping Guest
    Frederic Tozere
    H.M. The King
    Marie Valdez
    Orchestral Trio
    William Vaughan
    Tony
    June Victor
    Orchestral Trio
    Agnes Williams
    A Royal Nurse
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Sidney Williams
    Gourmet's Crony
     
    Other Guest
    Jennie Wren
    The Golden Fairy
     
    Daughter
     
    Gossiping Guest
    Margaret Wycherly
    H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia
  • Songs
    music by A. Lehman Engel; lyrics by Agnes Morgan
    (Unless otherwise noted)
    Act 1
    Sung By
    Tra la la
    Chief Steward, A Servant, Another Servant, Five more Servitors, Alfredo, Antonio, Son and Nicolo
    Matters Culinary
    Chief Cook, First Under Cook and Second Under Cook
    Fiddle Dee Dee
    H.M. The King and H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia
    The Royal March
    H.M. The King, H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia and Servants
    Music in the Air
    The Fairy of Flame, The Rainbow Fairy, The Golden Fairy, The Star Fairy, The Silver Fairy, The Purple Fairy, The Fairy of the Sword, The Bubble Fairy, The White Fairy, The Gray Fairy, The Armored Fairy, The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir, The Blue Fairy and The Black Fairy
    Magic Gifts
    The Fairy of Flame, The Rainbow Fairy, The Golden Fairy, The Star Fairy, The Silver Fairy, The Purple Fairy, The Fairy of the Sword, The Bubble Fairy, The White Fairy, The Gray Fairy, The Armored Fairy, The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir, The Blue Fairy, The Black Fairy and Orchestral Trio
    Christening Music
    Orchestra
    A Question of Gait
    (lyrics by Thomas Burke)
    A Gentleman of Uncertain Age and Men's Ensemble
    Woe Is Me
    Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena
    Feline Wisdom
    Zoroaster
    Off to Gluckstein
    The Pantoufflian Court
    Keeping Priglio Company
    Orchestra
    Keeping Priglio Company (Reprise)
    Orchestra
    The Secret of Success
    Gaston
    We Believe
    Lady Rosalind and H.R.H. Prince Prigio
    Act 2
    Sung By
    Combat
    The Elements
    A Love-Lorn Maid
    Chief Steward
    They Say
    Gossiping Guests
    The Best Dance of All
    Gaston
    The Best Dance of All (Reprise)
    Gaston and Gossiping Guests
    The Song of Priglio
    Guests of Lord Kelso
    Important Announcement
    H.M. The King
    Hurrah for Life
    Guests of Lord Kelso
    Priglio Don't Know
    H.M. The King, Lady Molinda, Lady Kathleena, An Unexpected Vistior and Zoroaster
    The Last Word
    Lady Rosalind
Produced by Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Music by A. Lehman Engel; Written by Theresa Helburn; from a fairy tale by Andrew Lang; Lyrics by Agnes Morgan; Musical Director: Alexander Saron; Music orchestrated by Alexander Saron
Staged by Agnes Morgan; Production Supervised by Edward Goodman
Scenic Design by Tom Adrian Cracraft; Costume Design by Alexander Jones
Alfredo Allegro
A Courier from the Duke of Kinbabbles
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Hugh Banks
Gossiping Guest
Eleanora Barrie
The Fairy of the Sword
 
Gossiping Guest
Eleanor Benedikt
The Blue Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Mary Berkeley
Duchess of Kinbabbles
Elizabeth Bilencova
The Purple Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Other Guest
Doan Borup
Baron Grouchogg
James Bradleigh
Gossiping Guest
Ione Bright
The Armored Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Ronald Brogan
First Young Buck
 
Gossiping Guest
Marjorie Brown
Lady Kathleena
Robert Bruce
Count Piffledown
Walter Burke
A Gentleman of Uncertain Age
Time
 
William
Peter Byrne
A Manservant
Camelia Campbell
The Rainbow Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
 
Other Guest
John Christian
Antonio
a Page
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
DeLancey Cleveland
A Servant
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Clay Cody
Gaston's Chef
James Coyle
First Under Cook
 
An Unexpected Vistior
Louis Cruger
Another Servitor
 
Gaston's Waiter
 
Gossiping Guest
Muni Diamond
A Gourmet
 
Gossiping Guest
Jack Egan
Alfredo
a Page
 
Second Young Buck
 
Gossiping Guest
David Enton
A Prankster
John Farman
Gaston
The Proprietor
 
Singing Escort
Elinor Flynn
The Gray Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
A Guest Who Loves Dancing
Edward Forbes
Chief Steward
Tom Greenway
Another Servitor
 
A Prankster
Anthony Grey
Another Servant
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Mollie Hakim
Orchestral Trio
Charles Henderson
An Inebriated Patron
 
Lord Chief Justice
Paul Jacchia
Son
 
Gossiping Guest
Jane Jonson
The Silver Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Clarence Kane
Second Under Cook
 
Gaston's Waiter
 
Gossiping Guest
Toccoa Lauder
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
George Le Soir
Lord Kelso
Drue Leyton
Lady Rosalind
Claire Lillis
Gossiping Guest
Robert Lowe
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
Seymour Malmude
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Isabel Marlyn
The Fairy of Flame
 
Other Guest
John McCormack
Another Servitor
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
Lewis McMichael
Another Servitor
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Other Guest
John McNulty
A Retainer of Baron Grouchogg
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Other Guest
Albert McWilliams
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
A Footman
Helen Morrow
Lady Molinda
Beatrice Olson
The White Fairy
 
A Lady Who Does
 
Gossiping Guest
William Phelps
Zoroaster
 
Visitor's Brother
George Probert
A Gentleman Who Should Know Better
Janet Rathbun
Lady Piffledown
Harry Redding
Viscount Piffle
David Resnikoff
Nicolo
a Page
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Duke of Kinbabbles
Ethel Reynolds
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Frances Ritchie
A Royal Nurse
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Mary Roth
The Bubble Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Charles MacLean Savage
Paterfamilias
 
Gossiping Guest
Jack Shipman
Another Servitor
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Lillian Shrewsbury
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Harry Sothern
Thomas Benson
Raymond Southwick
Chief Cook
 
Gaston's Waiter
 
Gossiping Guest
Sylvia St. John
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Minnie Stanley
The Black Fairy
Ben Starkie
H.R.H. Prince Prigio
Lillian Steele
The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir
 
Mater Familiar
Donald Stewart
A Herald
 
Gossiping Guest
Louise Swanson
The Star Fairy
 
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
 
Gossiping Guest
Viola Swayne
Gossiping Guest
Frederic Tozere
H.M. The King
Marie Valdez
Orchestral Trio
William Vaughan
Tony
June Victor
Orchestral Trio
Agnes Williams
A Royal Nurse
 
Gossiping Guest
Sidney Williams
Gourmet's Crony
 
Other Guest
Jennie Wren
The Golden Fairy
 
Daughter
 
Gossiping Guest
Margaret Wycherly
H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia
music by A. Lehman Engel; lyrics by Agnes Morgan
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Tra la la
Chief Steward, A Servant, Another Servant, Five more Servitors, Alfredo, Antonio, Son and Nicolo
Matters Culinary
Chief Cook, First Under Cook and Second Under Cook
Fiddle Dee Dee
H.M. The King and H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia
The Royal March
H.M. The King, H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia and Servants
Music in the Air
The Fairy of Flame, The Rainbow Fairy, The Golden Fairy, The Star Fairy, The Silver Fairy, The Purple Fairy, The Fairy of the Sword, The Bubble Fairy, The White Fairy, The Gray Fairy, The Armored Fairy, The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir, The Blue Fairy and The Black Fairy
Magic Gifts
The Fairy of Flame, The Rainbow Fairy, The Golden Fairy, The Star Fairy, The Silver Fairy, The Purple Fairy, The Fairy of the Sword, The Bubble Fairy, The White Fairy, The Gray Fairy, The Armored Fairy, The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir, The Blue Fairy, The Black Fairy and Orchestral Trio
Christening Music
Orchestra
A Question of Gait
(lyrics by Thomas Burke)
A Gentleman of Uncertain Age and Men's Ensemble
Woe Is Me
Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena
Feline Wisdom
Zoroaster
Off to Gluckstein
The Pantoufflian Court
Keeping Priglio Company
Orchestra
Keeping Priglio Company (Reprise)
Orchestra
The Secret of Success
Gaston
We Believe
Lady Rosalind and H.R.H. Prince Prigio
Act 2
Sung By
Combat
The Elements
A Love-Lorn Maid
Chief Steward
They Say
Gossiping Guests
The Best Dance of All
Gaston
The Best Dance of All (Reprise)
Gaston and Gossiping Guests
The Song of Priglio
Guests of Lord Kelso
Important Announcement
H.M. The King
Hurrah for Life
Guests of Lord Kelso
Priglio Don't Know
H.M. The King, Lady Molinda, Lady Kathleena, An Unexpected Vistior and Zoroaster
The Last Word
Lady Rosalind
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