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The Geisha
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 09, 1896
Closing Date
Apr 21, 1897
Performances
161
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Sep 09, 1896
Close Date: Apr 21, 1897
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Daly's Theatre
(Sep 09, 1896 - Apr 21, 1897)
Description
A musical in two acts
Played in repertory at Daly's Theatre off and on for the season
Setting
House of Ten Thousand Joys; Chrysanthemum Féte in the Palm Garden.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Augustin Daly
Music by
Sidney Jones
; Book by
Owen Hall
; Lyrics by
Harry Greenbank
; Additional music by
Lionel Monckton
Staged by
Augustin Daly
Costume Design by
Percy Anderson
; Scenic Design by
Henry E. Hoyt
Sarina Alexe
Nami
Wave of the Sea
Marguerite Barre
Chorus
Elsie Bennett
Chorus
Alice Burke
Chorus
Marjie Carl
Chorus
Maud Carter
Komurasaki San
Anne Caverly
Chorus
Lila Convere
O Hana San
Alethe Craig
Chorus
Belle D'Arcy
Chorus
Isadora Duncan
Chorus
Clara Emory
Tommy Stanley
Officer of the HMS Turtle
Pauline French
Miss Marie Worthington
Mabelle Gilman
O Kinkoto San
Golden Harp
Herbert Gresham
Dick Cunningham
Officer of the HMS Turtle
Henry Gunson
George Grimson
William Hazeltine
A Buyer
Clara Hollywood
Chorus
Mayme Kelso
Dorothy Sweet
George Le Soir
Arthur Cuddy
Lillian Lipyeat
Chorus
Violet Lloyd
Miss Molly Seamore
Lena Loraine
Chorus
Marion Marshall
Chorus
Neil McCay
Lieutenant Katasna
Lottie Moore
Chorus
Ellen Mortimer
Chorus
Dorothy Morton
O Mimosa San
Helma Nelson
Juliette Diamont
William Sampson
Wun Hi
Proprietor of the Tea House
Eric Scott
Hon. Reginald St. Pancras
Robert Shepherd
Takemini
Annette Spencer
Mabel Evant
Clara St. Claire
Chorus
Marie St. John
Lady Constance Wynne
Edwin Stevens
The Marquis Imari
Mabel Strickland
Chorus
Eugene Taylor
Chorus
Mabel Thompson
O Kiku San
Chrysanthemum
Maud Vincent
Chorus
Van Rensselaer Wheeler
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
Officer of the HMS Turtle
Margarete Whiticar
Chorus
Alice Winston
Chorus
Gerda Wisner
Miss Ethel Hurst
Songs
music by
Sidney Jones
; lyrics by
Harry Greenbank
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Happy Japan
Chorus
Here they come
Chorus and Officers
Jack's the boy
(music by
Lionel Monckton
)
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Officers
The dear little Jappy-Jap-Jappy
Dick Cunningham
The Amorous Goldfish
O Mimosa San
The Kissing
O Mimosa San and Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
If you will come to tea
O Mimosa San and Chorus
Lamentation (Oh, will they sell our master up)
Chorus and Geishas
We're going to call on the Marquis
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax, Dick Cunningham, Officers, Geishas and Chorus
The Toy
Miss Molly Seamore and Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
A Geisha's Life
O Mimosa San
Attention, pray!
Takemini, The Marquis Imari, Lieutenant Katasna, Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Chorus
Chivalry
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Chorus
Chon Kina
Miss Molly Seamore and Chorus
Thought of staying too long
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Day born of love
Chorus
The Toy Monkey
(music by
Lionel Monckton
)
Miss Molly Seamore and Chorus
Ching-a-ring-a-ree
Juliette Diamont and Wun Hi
Geisha are we
Four Geishas, Officers, Dick Cunningham and English Girls
Star of my soul
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
If that's not love-what is?
Juliette Diamont
With splendor auspicious
Geishas
Chin, Chin, Chinaman
Wun Hi and Chorus
Love! Love!
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Chorus
Hey-diddle-diddle! when man is in love
Dick Cunningham and Chorus
The Interfering Parrot
Miss Molly Seamore and Chorus
Before our eyes
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Augustin Daly
Music by
Sidney Jones
; Book by
Owen Hall
; Lyrics by
Harry Greenbank
; Additional music by
Lionel Monckton
Staged by
Augustin Daly
Costume Design by
Percy Anderson
; Scenic Design by
Henry E. Hoyt
Sarina Alexe
Nami
Wave of the Sea
Marguerite Barre
Chorus
Elsie Bennett
Chorus
Alice Burke
Chorus
Marjie Carl
Chorus
Maud Carter
Komurasaki San
Anne Caverly
Chorus
Lila Convere
O Hana San
Alethe Craig
Chorus
Belle D'Arcy
Chorus
Isadora Duncan
Chorus
Clara Emory
Tommy Stanley
Officer of the HMS Turtle
Pauline French
Miss Marie Worthington
Mabelle Gilman
O Kinkoto San
Golden Harp
Herbert Gresham
Dick Cunningham
Officer of the HMS Turtle
Henry Gunson
George Grimson
William Hazeltine
A Buyer
Clara Hollywood
Chorus
Mayme Kelso
Dorothy Sweet
George Le Soir
Arthur Cuddy
Lillian Lipyeat
Chorus
Violet Lloyd
Miss Molly Seamore
Lena Loraine
Chorus
Marion Marshall
Chorus
Neil McCay
Lieutenant Katasna
Lottie Moore
Chorus
Ellen Mortimer
Chorus
Dorothy Morton
O Mimosa San
Helma Nelson
Juliette Diamont
William Sampson
Wun Hi
Proprietor of the Tea House
Eric Scott
Hon. Reginald St. Pancras
Robert Shepherd
Takemini
Annette Spencer
Mabel Evant
Clara St. Claire
Chorus
Marie St. John
Lady Constance Wynne
Edwin Stevens
The Marquis Imari
Mabel Strickland
Chorus
Eugene Taylor
Chorus
Mabel Thompson
O Kiku San
Chrysanthemum
Maud Vincent
Chorus
Van Rensselaer Wheeler
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
Officer of the HMS Turtle
Margarete Whiticar
Chorus
Alice Winston
Chorus
Gerda Wisner
Miss Ethel Hurst
music by
Sidney Jones
; lyrics by
Harry Greenbank
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Happy Japan
Chorus
Here they come
Chorus and Officers
Jack's the boy
(music by
Lionel Monckton
)
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Officers
The dear little Jappy-Jap-Jappy
Dick Cunningham
The Amorous Goldfish
O Mimosa San
The Kissing
O Mimosa San and Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
If you will come to tea
O Mimosa San and Chorus
Lamentation (Oh, will they sell our master up)
Chorus and Geishas
We're going to call on the Marquis
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax, Dick Cunningham, Officers, Geishas and Chorus
The Toy
Miss Molly Seamore and Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
A Geisha's Life
O Mimosa San
Attention, pray!
Takemini, The Marquis Imari, Lieutenant Katasna, Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Chorus
Chivalry
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Chorus
Chon Kina
Miss Molly Seamore and Chorus
Thought of staying too long
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Day born of love
Chorus
The Toy Monkey
(music by
Lionel Monckton
)
Miss Molly Seamore and Chorus
Ching-a-ring-a-ree
Juliette Diamont and Wun Hi
Geisha are we
Four Geishas, Officers, Dick Cunningham and English Girls
Star of my soul
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
If that's not love-what is?
Juliette Diamont
With splendor auspicious
Geishas
Chin, Chin, Chinaman
Wun Hi and Chorus
Love! Love!
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax and Chorus
Hey-diddle-diddle! when man is in love
Dick Cunningham and Chorus
The Interfering Parrot
Miss Molly Seamore and Chorus
Before our eyes
Ensemble
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