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Mlle. Modiste   

 
Knickerbocker Theatre , (9/01/1906 - circa. 9/1906)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Sep 01, 1906   
Closing Date:Sep 1906 Total Performances:22

Category: Musical, Opera, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: An opera in two acts and three scenes
Setting: Paris, France. One year time span between Act I and Act II.
This production is a return engagement of Mlle. Modiste (12/25/1905 - 6/16/1906)


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Al Hayman & Co.
Produced by Charles Dillingham
Music by Victor Herbert; Libretto by Henry Blossom
Staged by Fred G. Latham
Scenic Design by Homer Emens; Dresses executed by John Wanamaker and Dazian; Wig Design by Hepner
Business Manager: John Major
Scenery Painted by Ernest Gros and Emens and Unitt
Cast
Fritzi Scheff Fifi
Josephine Bartlett Mme. Cecile
proprietress of a Parisian hat shop
Howard Chambers Lieut. Rene La Motte
engaged to Marie Louise
Edna Fassett Fanchette
Mme. Cecile's daughter
Claude Gillingwater Hiram Bent
an American millionaire
Bertha Holly Mrs. Hiram Bent
R. W. Hunt Francois
porter at Mme. Cecile's
La Mora Bebe
dancer at Folies Bergere
Louise Le Baron Marie Louise de Bouvray
Etienne's sister
Leo Mars Gaston
an artist, Mme. Cecile's son
Ada Meade Fleurette
Blanche Morrison Nanette
Mme. Cecile's daughter
Walter Percival Capt. Etienne de Bouvray
Comte de St. Mar's nephew
William Pruette Henri de Bouvray
Comte de St. Mar
George Schraeder General Le Marquis de Villefranche
music by Victor Herbert; lyrics by Henry Blossom 

ACT 1Sung By
Furs and Feathers, Buckles and Bows Fanchette (Mme. Cecile's daughter), Nanette (Mme. Cecile's daughter) and Girls
When the Cat's Away the Mice Will Play Fanchette (Mme. Cecile's daughter), Nanette (Mme. Cecile's daughter) and Mme. Cecile (proprietress of a Parisian hat shop)
The Time, the Place and the Girl Capt. Etienne de Bouvray (Comte de St. Mar's nephew) and Chorus
If I Were on the Stage (Kiss Me Again) Fifi
Love Me, Love My Dog Gaston (an artist, Mme. Cecile's son)
Hats Make the Woman Fifi and Female Chorus
Finale Entire Company
ACT 2Sung By
I Want What I Want When I Want It Henri de Bouvray (Comte de St. Mar)
Ze English Language Gaston (an artist, Mme. Cecile's son)
The Mascot of the Troop (Mascot of the Moon) Fifi and Male Ensemble
The Dear Little Girl Who is Good Lieut. Rene La Motte (engaged to Marie Louise) and Female Ensemble
The Keokuk Culture Club Mrs. Hiram Bent and Ensemble
The Nightingale and the Star Fifi
Finale Entire Company