MusicalComedy OperaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 05, 1889
Closing Date
Jun 17, 1899
Performances
82
MusicalComedy OperaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Harlem Opera House
(Dec 05, 1889 - Dec 1898)
Knickerbocker Theatre
(Sep 05, 1898 - Oct 08, 1898)
Fifth Avenue Theatre
(May 11, 1899 - Jun 17, 1899)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
The village of Bohkara, Gogol's house, and the Grand Duke's Palace in Russia in the early nineteenth century
  • People
    Produced by DeWolf Hopper Comic Opera Company
    Book by Charles Klein; Lyrics by Charles Klein; Music by John Philip Sousa; Musical Director: Paul Steindorff
    Staged by H.A. Cripps
    Scenic Design by Ernest M. Gros; Costume Design by Caroline F. Siedle
    Conducted by William T. Francis
    Charles Arthur
    Showman
    George W. Barnum
    Captain Peshofski
    Nella Bergen
    Anna
    alias Princess Ruchkowski
    Adine Bouvier
    Grand Duchess
    Catherine Carlisle
    Sophia
    Arthur Cunningham
    Grand Duke
    DeWolf Hopper
    Demidoff
    Alice Judson
    Katrinka
    Alfred Klein
    Jelikoff
    Mark Price
    Gogol
    Edmund Stanley
    Prince Boris
    Harry P. Stone
    Koreff
  • Songs
    music by John Philip Sousa; lyrics by Charles Klein
    Act 1
    Sung By
    Mountebanks, Come Waken from Your Dreaming
    Chorus
    Good Morning
    Showman
    She Was a Maid of Sweet Simplicit-ee
    Prince Boris
    The Philosophic Tale is Told
    Prince Boris and Showman
    As the Agent
    Katrinka
    Pluto's Partner I
    Demidoff and Katrinka
    Social Laws
    Anna, Katrinka, Demidoff and Jelikoff
    Venus, Goddess of Love
    Anna, Katrinka, Prince Boris, Demidoff and Chorus
    When the Wintry Moon Is Bright
    Anna, Katrinka, Sophia, Jelikoff, Demidoff, Gogol and Chorus
    Love's the Pleasure
    Anna, Katrinka, Prince Boris, Jelikoff, Demidoff, Gogol and Chorus
    Act 2
    Sung By
    I'm the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
    Demidoff, Prince Boris, Gogol, Captain Peshofski and Male Quartette
    Before the Twilight Shadows Change
    Anna, Prince Boris and Chorus
    The Matrimonial Guards
    Katrinka and Demidoff
    Day of Joy
    Chorus
    The Lillies of Your Love May Die
    Anna and Prince Boris
    Friends, Dear Friends
    Prince Boris, Demidoff, Grand Duke and Katrinka
    It's a Well-Established Fact
    Demidoff
    Ammonia
    Katrinka, Prince Boris, Grand Duke, Demidoff, Jelikoff and Chorus
    After Due Consideration
    Principals and Chorus
    Act 3
    Sung By
    Oh, Sunlit Sea!
    Anna
    I'm the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
    Demidoff and Chorus
    The Legend of the Frogs
    Demidoff and Chorus
    The College Man
    Principals and Chorus
Produced by DeWolf Hopper Comic Opera Company
Book by Charles Klein; Lyrics by Charles Klein; Music by John Philip Sousa; Musical Director: Paul Steindorff
Staged by H.A. Cripps
Scenic Design by Ernest M. Gros; Costume Design by Caroline F. Siedle
Conducted by William T. Francis
Charles Arthur
Showman
George W. Barnum
Captain Peshofski
Nella Bergen
Anna
alias Princess Ruchkowski
Adine Bouvier
Grand Duchess
Catherine Carlisle
Sophia
Arthur Cunningham
Grand Duke
DeWolf Hopper
Demidoff
Alice Judson
Katrinka
Alfred Klein
Jelikoff
Mark Price
Gogol
Edmund Stanley
Prince Boris
Harry P. Stone
Koreff
music by John Philip Sousa; lyrics by Charles Klein
Act 1
Sung By
Mountebanks, Come Waken from Your Dreaming
Chorus
Good Morning
Showman
She Was a Maid of Sweet Simplicit-ee
Prince Boris
The Philosophic Tale is Told
Prince Boris and Showman
As the Agent
Katrinka
Pluto's Partner I
Demidoff and Katrinka
Social Laws
Anna, Katrinka, Demidoff and Jelikoff
Venus, Goddess of Love
Anna, Katrinka, Prince Boris, Demidoff and Chorus
When the Wintry Moon Is Bright
Anna, Katrinka, Sophia, Jelikoff, Demidoff, Gogol and Chorus
Love's the Pleasure
Anna, Katrinka, Prince Boris, Jelikoff, Demidoff, Gogol and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
I'm the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Demidoff, Prince Boris, Gogol, Captain Peshofski and Male Quartette
Before the Twilight Shadows Change
Anna, Prince Boris and Chorus
The Matrimonial Guards
Katrinka and Demidoff
Day of Joy
Chorus
The Lillies of Your Love May Die
Anna and Prince Boris
Friends, Dear Friends
Prince Boris, Demidoff, Grand Duke and Katrinka
It's a Well-Established Fact
Demidoff
Ammonia
Katrinka, Prince Boris, Grand Duke, Demidoff, Jelikoff and Chorus
After Due Consideration
Principals and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Oh, Sunlit Sea!
Anna
I'm the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Demidoff and Chorus
The Legend of the Frogs
Demidoff and Chorus
The College Man
Principals and Chorus
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