MusicalComedyOperaReturn EngagementBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 10, 1942
Closing Date
Dec 07, 1942
Performances
17
MusicalComedyOperaReturn EngagementBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(Nov 10, 1942 - Dec 07, 1942)
This production is a return engagement of La Vie Parisienne (Nov 05, 1941 - Nov 11, 1941)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
Paris in the spring of 1866
Produced by The New Opera Company
Music by Jacques Offenbach; New Lyrics: Marion Farquhar; New English book by Felix Brentano and Louis Verneuil; Additional Dialogue by Leo Riskin and Frank Torloff; Based on the French opera by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy; Musical Director: Paul Breisach
Directed by Felix Brentano
Scenic Design by Marco Montedoro; Costume Design by Marco Montedoro
Sam Adams
Chorus
Anne Barlow
Ballet
Julia Beoletto
Chorus
Bertram Briess
Chorus
Boris Brown
Chorus
Donald Burr
Comte Raoul de Gardefu
Gisella Caccialanza
Premiere Dansueuse
Virginia Card
Evelyn
Stanley Carlson
Station Master
 
Revolutionary
Baret Cummings
Ballet
Mary Davis
Tradesperson
 
Chorus
Margit DeKova
Ballet
Sebastian Engelberg
Chorus
Wilbur Evans
Baron Bobinet
Carter Farriss
Chorus
Louise Fearney
Chorus
Elsa Fiore
Chorus
Marie Fox
Chorus
Tony Gardell
Chorus
Arlene Garver
Ballet
Franz George
Chorus
Pauline Goddard
Ballet
Walter Graf
Chorus
Josephine Griffin
Tradesperson
 
Chorus
Zadah Guerian
Chorus
Meta Hartof
Chorus
Georgia Hiden
Ballet
Roger Hill
Chorus
Hans Kuhn
Chorus
Andzia Kuzak
Gabrielle
Paul Kwartin
Gontran
 
Alphonse
Nicholas Magallanes
Ballet
Francisco Moncion
Ballet
Patricia Neway
Chorus
Miriam Oreck
Ballet
Maria Orleos
Chorus
Margaret Ormos
Chorus
Raymond Pach
Chorus
Alice Philipp
Chorus
Elton Plowman
Chorus
Eric Rautens
Chorus
Paul Reed
Jackson
Romeo Rim
Chorus
Cynthia Rose
Tradesperson
 
Chorus
Marion Ross
Chorus
Carolina Segrera
Metella
Mary Jane Shea
Ballet
Nathaniel Sprinzena
Chorus
Freda Starr
Chorus
Hugh Thompson
Mr. Hutchinson
Beatrice Tompkins
Ballet
Jane Ward
Ballet
Ludlow White
Chorus
Nora White
Ballet
Carol York
Chorus
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
music by Jacques Offenbach; lyrics by Marion Farquhar
Act 1
Sung By
Porter! Yes,sir! Porter! Here,sir!
Chorus
Porter! Yes,sir! Porter! Here,sir! (Reprise)
Baron Bobinet, Comte Raoul de Gardefu, Metella, Gontran and Chorus
But Why? Wait a Moment please
Metella
Fighting with you on any ground
Baron Bobinet and Comte Raoul de Gardefu
But for women my life would be sweeter than honey
Jackson and Chorus
All her monuments and treasures
Comte Raoul de Gardefu, Mr. Hutchinson and Evelyn
From the train, with its visitors
Comte Raoul de Gardefu and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Do you come from America?
Jackson and Gabrielle
The Heart of Every Girl
Evelyn
Then you are sure you'll play the game
Comte Raoul de Gardefu, Jackson, Gabrielle and Tradespeople
My dear do you remember
Metella
Here we come! Our thirst is Pernicious
Comte Raoul de Gardefu, Gabrielle, Mr. Hutchinson and Tradespeople
A dreaming world is waiting
Baron Bobinet
She sallies out, she runs about
Gabrielle, Mr. Hutchinson and Girls
To the ladies of Paree
Mr. Hutchinson
Oh, his coat! The back is torn in two
Metella, Jackson, Mr. Hutchinson, Gabrielle, Baron Bobinet and Chorus
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Gabrielle, Mr. Hutchinson, Metella, Baron Bobinet and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Oh you were a picture of loveliness
Comte Raoul de Gardefu
My dear-let me explain!
Evelyn and Comte Raoul de Gardefu
I am mellow
Entire Company
You have seen la vie, la vie Parisienne
Metella
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