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Opened at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on August 31st. 1908,
and later presented at
the Herald Square Theatre, New York on Sept. 20th 1909,
under the title of "The Rose of Algeria"
Cast of Characters
| CARROL SWEET DE LONG GREENE VAN CORTLANDT PARK |
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(Young American soldiers who enlisted in and deserted from the Algerian Foreign Legion) | { { { |
Harry Tighe Toby Lyons Randall Davey |
| CAPTAIN DE LOME (in command at the Oasis of Sidi Ahmoud) | George Leon Moore |
| GENERAL PETITPONS (Gov. Gen. of Algeria and uncle of Capt. De Lome) |
William Pruette |
| ZORADIE, SULTANA OF THE BARAKEESH (Ruler of a powerful desert tribe) |
Ida Brooks Hunt ** |
| MILLICENT MADISON, M.D. (An American practicing medicine in the East) |
Harriet Burt |
| ALI KOHJA (Chief of Police to the Sultana of the Barakeesh) | Joseph Carey ** |
| MRS. BILLINGS F. COOINGS MR. BILLINGS F. COOINGS |
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(A recently married honeymoon couple) | { { |
Florence Nash Eugene P. Arnold |
| MIMI (of the Latin quarter) | Estelle M. Perry |
| NAILI ZAPHIRIE AOUDA MIRZAH |
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(Ladies in Waiting to the Sultana of the Barakeesh) | { { { { |
Grace Rankin Katherine Howland Madge Richardson Carolyn Barber |
| LIEUT. BERTRAND | Richard M. Dolliver |
| LIEUT. DUBONNET | Franklin Foster |
** Ida Brook Hunt appeared in Act I as Miriam, Mistress of the Bayaderes,
and Joseph Carey appeared in Act I as the Arab Story Teller.
Synopsis of Scenes
| ACT I | - The Walled Oasis of Sidi Ahmoud in the Desert of Sahara. |
| ACT II | - Exterior of an old Palace at Mustapha Superieur, Algiers. |
MIDI Files
ACT I - The Walled Oasis of Sidi Ahmoud in the Desert of Sahara.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Oh brother of the prophet, peace to thee..."
- No. 2 - Song - De Lome and Chorus - "Through the Quartier Latin in Paris runs the boulevard known as Michel..."
- No. 3 - Song - Governor General and Chorus - "I am here! Let the trumpets proclaim it and blow it with brazen blare! ..."
- No. 4 - Song - Zoradie - "In all the Sultan's gardens are roses sweet and rare, and some are proud and royal..."
- No. 5 - Trio - Sweet, Van and De Long - "When a man is put in jail, there is not the slightest doubt of it..."
- No. 6 - Song - Millicent and Nurses - "When hair of gold and eyes of blue are false to you, seek not an end..."
- No. 7 - Song - Mrs. Cooings and Chorus - "Daytime is for play-time, for trouble and for schemes..."
- No. 8 - Finale Act I - "Here if you please is a letter for you ... A letter for me, from over the sea..."
ACT II - Exterior of an old Palace at Mustapha Superieur, Algiers.
- No. 9 - Opening Chorus - "Mardi Gras from a far to this court we have brought in Algiers, 'tis a custom that's new there..."
- No. 10 - Song - De Lome and Men - "My cigarette, sweet solace bring to me! Thy mystic mists are filled with fantasy..."
- No. 11 - Song - Millicent and Girls - "If you adore a frosty maid and are afraid your love to speak..."
- No. 12 - Song - Governor General - "Some know when they are happy, lad, and some when they're content..."
- No. 13 - Song - Zoradie and Chorus - "Crimson the minaret grows in the western glow; twilight in Barakeesh falls..."
- No. 14 - Quartet - Millicent, De Long, Sweet and Mrs. Cooings - "A sad-eyed youth was standing in a silk hat and frock..."
- No. 15 - Song - Van Cortlandt - "I am the owner of a small menagerie; this is what I kept it in, and here you see the key..."
- No. 16 - Finale Act II - "My life, I love thee, I'll love thee till the day when from the skies the stars shall pass away..."
MIDI Files
Page created 26 September 2016 .