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La Belle Hélène   

 
Casino Theatre , (1/12/1899 - 2/25/1899)
Harlem Opera House , (4/03/1899 - circa. 4/1899)
Grand Opera House , (5/29/1899 - circa. 6/1899)
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Opening Date:Jan 12, 1899   
Closing Date:Jun 1899 Total Performances:68

Category: Musical, Opera, Revival, Broadway
Description: An opera in three acts
Setting: Jupiter's Temple, Queen Helene's Royal Palace, and a seaside resort near Sparta


Production Staff
Produced by George W. Lederer
English adaptation by Louis Harrison; Music by Jacques Offenbach; Musical Director: Ludwig Englander; Featuring songs with lyrics by Louis Harrison; Featuring songs by Ludwig Englander and Julius Einodshofer
Staged by Frederic Solomon; Production Supervised by George W. Lederer
Scenic Design by D. Frank Dodge; Costume Design by Caroline Seidle
Cast
William Black Ajax I
William Carter Philicome
Vashti Earle Leona
John E. Henshaw Menelaus
Edna Wallace Hopper Orestes
Joseph C. Miron Agamemnon
William E. Philp Paris
Ilma Pratt Parthenis
Henry Rollands Enthycles
Lillian Russell Helene
Thomas Q. Seabrooke Calchas
Sol Solomon Ajax II
May Ten Broeck Aspasia
Wensley Thompson A Slave
Marie Tuohey Nemea
 

That Is Fate
(music by Ludwig Englander; lyrics by Louis Harrison)		Calchas
I Arrived in Time to Get It
(music by Ludwig Englander; lyrics by Louis Harrison)		Menelaus
It's in the Air
(music by Ludwig Englander; lyrics by Louis Harrison)		Orestes
Keep One Eye on Your Country
(music by Julius Einodshofer; lyrics by Louis Harrison)		Calchas, Orestes and Menelaus
For Ever and For Aye
(music by Ludwig Englander; lyrics by Louis Harrison)		Helene