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A Parisian Model is a 1906 Edwardian musical comedy with music by Max Hoffman, Sr. to a book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The story concerns a dressmaker's model who comes into a fortune. It opened on Broadway in 1906, ran with success and toured. It was produced by Frank McKee and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., and starred Anna Held, Ziegfeld's common law wife. Soon after the success of this piece, Ziegfeld would launch his famous series of Ziegfeld Follies revues.
Count Tassilo works under an assumed name as a bailiff to earn money for his sister Lisa’s dowry. Countess Maritza arrives at her estate to celebrate a fictitious engagement to Baron Koloman Zsupán, but the actual Zsupán appears. Maritza and Tassilo grow attracted to one another, while Zsupán turns his attention to Lisa. After Maritza learns Tassilo’s identity and mistakenly believes Lisa is his lover, she insults him; she later writes a marriage proposal disguised as a reference. The operetta ends with both couples engaged.
Circus performer Mister X is hired by a disappointed suitor of Princess Fedora Palinska to pose as a nobleman and marry her. Mister X is himself a nobleman, the disinherited nephew of a deceased prince.
Love O' Mike is a musical comedy in two acts and a prologue with book by Thomas Sydney, lyrics by Harry B. Smith, and music by Jerome Kern. The show, produced by Elisabeth Marbury and Lee Shubert, had performances in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Detroit before heading to New York's Shubert…
Setting: A Villa on the Thames at Henley and the Garden of a Hotel in Paris Wealthy Dorothy Gay, an American girl, is pursued while in Europe, by a number of penniless aristocrats, but she does not wish to marry simply for a title. A secretary, Finney Doolittle, is mistaken for his wealthy English Lord. Dorothy's father, Samuel, urges her to marry the phony Lord Burlingham, but she prefers a man whom she takes to be poor, but who is actually the English nobleman, and all ends happily.
Princess Flavia is a 1925 operetta in three acts based on Anthony Hope's novel The Prisoner of Zenda, with book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and music by Sigmund Romberg. It is set in the fictional European country of Zenda.
A Highland chieftain, Rob Roy, is secretly married to Janet, the daughter of Perth’s mayor. The plot also brings in Bonnie Prince Charlie and other historical figures, with a deliberately conflated chronology.
In Nottingham, Robin Hood and his archers win an archery contest, but the Sheriff refuses to recognize Robin’s inheritance and produces forged papers naming Sir Guy the Earl. Maid Marian, disguised as a page, comes to see Guy, whom the Sheriff intends her to marry, but she and Robin fall in love. In Sherwood Forest, the Sheriff is captured by Robin’s men, while Guy arrives with soldiers and overpowers them. Robin’s men later find King Richard, recently returned from the Crusades; the king pardons Robin and restores his land and title. Robin marries Marian, and Annabel is free to marry Allan-A-Dale.
Mikel Mikeloviz, disguised as a monk, transports Princess Jeanne, the infant daughter of King René of the little kingdom of Zilinia, to Bruges to wait in safety during the war. Dame Paula runs the Laundry of the White Geese and is known as Mother Goose. Mikel gives the princess to Paula in secret to raise as her own daughter under the name of Sylvia. Paula later has six daughters of her own who help her run the laundry. Their father has been at war for ten years. 22 years later, the people are demanding the restoration of a monarchy. Mikel is conspiring to restore Princess Jeanne to the throne, which is about to be offered to Prince Franz, the heir presumptive. Franz, while travelling in disguise, has fallen in love with Sylvia. But Sylvia, who does not know that she is really a princess, is bethrothed to Lieutenant Karl, a military lothario. A sleazy politician, disguised as Paula's battle-scarred husband, tries to ensnare one of the two apparently adopted daughters as the bride for Prince Franz, but he does not know whether the real adopted daughter is the scheming Liane or the sweet Sylvia. Mikel's plans are hindered by the schemes of three villains. Mikel also mistakes Liane, a milliner who has sought temporary employment in the Laundry of the White Geese, for the lost princess. After all the complications are combed out, Franz and Sylvia marry, vowing to rule together.
The Billionaire is a musical in three acts with music by Gustave Kerker, and both book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The show was written with the backing of producers Klaw and Erlanger and was made specifically for the talents of Jerome Sykes who portrayed "The Billionaire", John Doe. The action of the musical begins in Nice, France during Carnival where the billionaire Sykes meets a young American girl, Pansy Good (portrayed by Nellie Follis), studying to be an actress. Impressed with her talents, he buys her Doe's Theatre in New York City and establishes her as a star. Later, Doe attempts to ride a horse in a race at the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, but is too fat to succeed. Pansy rides the horse instead and wins the race. The production was later remounted for a 8 more performances at the Grand Opera House the following April. Herbert Gresham directed the production and Ned Wayburn choreographed the show. The costumes were designed by F. Richard Anderson, and the sets were designed by Ernest Albert. Others in the cast included May Robson as Mrs. Peppercorn, Sallie Fisher as Flora, and Marie Doro as Rosalba.
Act I – A Street in Cairo Act II – The Pasha's Palace Laura Lee, a former chorus girl from the Casino Theatre in New York, attempts to escape the amorous advances of Percy, an English earl, by going to Cairo in Egypt where she sets herself up as Mdlle. Estelle, a French milliner. Percy arrives in Egypt in pursuit of her. Laura Lee endures complications involving a comic Pasha and some clownish thieves before she realises that she loves Percy in return, and the two are united. After a rewrite for the London production, the Khedive became the Pasha, and Percy became a New York doctor.
Regent Miloch and Minister of War Ozir scheme to remove Prince Ivan by persuading him to marry the opera singer Vivien Savary, a commoner, which would require him to abdicate. Vivien falls in love with Ivan and, with the secret-service chief Troute, helps thwart the scheme. The plotters are exposed, and Vivien is revealed to have royal ancestry, allowing her to marry Ivan without the crown being lost.
Heiress Irma loves Captain Ladislas but is expected to marry Count Berezowski. She disguises herself as her twin Fedor to escape the marriage and protect him from a desertion charge. A gypsy fortune teller who resembles Irma is mistaken for her, and the resulting confusion delays the wedding until Fedor returns as a war hero; Irma marries Ladislas, and the other couples are paired off.
At a masquerade in Nice, Georgine appears as the Lilac Domino and attracts Count André de St. Armand, who has been selected by his friends to marry a wealthy woman to repay gambling debts. Georgine hears of the plan and believes André seeks her money, though he loves her. A gypsy violinist helps resolve the misunderstanding, and the lovers unite.
Dolores loves the baritone Alvarado, but her guardian, the Duke, plans to send her to a convent and marry her himself. Yvonne disguises herself as a boy to follow Alvarado, while bandits, mistaken identities, and a serenade create confusion among the castle, monastery, and convent. After the bandits capture the Duke, Dolores secures his consent to marry Alvarado, and Yvonne pairs with Lopez.
Setting: Vienna The police believe that a handsome marquis is writing satiric letters about the government. They hire a beautiful young woman to prove the case.
During a drought in Egypt, the Persian magician Kibosh brings rain, but the resulting flood leads King Ptolemy to order him sealed in a tomb; the courtiers mistakenly seal the king in with him, and both later escape. Meanwhile, Cleopatra and her music teacher Ptarmigan fall in love, though they part as she awaits Mark Antony.
Watch Your Step is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by Harry B. Smith. Set over the course of one day in New York City, the musical takes place after the death of a wealthy man who leaves his fortune to whichever relative has never been in love and never been kissed.
A Parisian Model is a 1906 Edwardian musical comedy with music by Max Hoffman, Sr. to a book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The story concerns a dressmaker's model who comes into a fortune. It opened on Broadway in 1906, ran with success and toured. It was produced by Frank McKee and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., and starred Anna Held, Ziegfeld's common law wife. Soon after the success of this piece, Ziegfeld would launch his famous series of Ziegfeld Follies revues.
Count Tassilo works under an assumed name as a bailiff to earn money for his sister Lisa’s dowry. Countess Maritza arrives at her estate to celebrate a fictitious engagement to Baron Koloman Zsupán, but the actual Zsupán appears. Maritza and Tassilo grow attracted to one another, while Zsupán turns his attention to Lisa. After Maritza learns Tassilo’s identity and mistakenly believes Lisa is his lover, she insults him; she later writes a marriage proposal disguised as a reference. The operetta ends with both couples engaged.
Circus performer Mister X is hired by a disappointed suitor of Princess Fedora Palinska to pose as a nobleman and marry her. Mister X is himself a nobleman, the disinherited nephew of a deceased prince.
Love O' Mike is a musical comedy in two acts and a prologue with book by Thomas Sydney, lyrics by Harry B. Smith, and music by Jerome Kern. The show, produced by Elisabeth Marbury and Lee Shubert, had performances in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Detroit before heading to New York's Shubert…
Setting: A Villa on the Thames at Henley and the Garden of a Hotel in Paris Wealthy Dorothy Gay, an American girl, is pursued while in Europe, by a number of penniless aristocrats, but she does not wish to marry simply for a title. A secretary, Finney Doolittle, is mistaken for his wealthy English Lord. Dorothy's father, Samuel, urges her to marry the phony Lord Burlingham, but she prefers a man whom she takes to be poor, but who is actually the English nobleman, and all ends happily.
Princess Flavia is a 1925 operetta in three acts based on Anthony Hope's novel The Prisoner of Zenda, with book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and music by Sigmund Romberg. It is set in the fictional European country of Zenda.
A Highland chieftain, Rob Roy, is secretly married to Janet, the daughter of Perth’s mayor. The plot also brings in Bonnie Prince Charlie and other historical figures, with a deliberately conflated chronology.
In Nottingham, Robin Hood and his archers win an archery contest, but the Sheriff refuses to recognize Robin’s inheritance and produces forged papers naming Sir Guy the Earl. Maid Marian, disguised as a page, comes to see Guy, whom the Sheriff intends her to marry, but she and Robin fall in love. In Sherwood Forest, the Sheriff is captured by Robin’s men, while Guy arrives with soldiers and overpowers them. Robin’s men later find King Richard, recently returned from the Crusades; the king pardons Robin and restores his land and title. Robin marries Marian, and Annabel is free to marry Allan-A-Dale.
Mikel Mikeloviz, disguised as a monk, transports Princess Jeanne, the infant daughter of King René of the little kingdom of Zilinia, to Bruges to wait in safety during the war. Dame Paula runs the Laundry of the White Geese and is known as Mother Goose. Mikel gives the princess to Paula in secret to raise as her own daughter under the name of Sylvia. Paula later has six daughters of her own who help her run the laundry. Their father has been at war for ten years. 22 years later, the people are demanding the restoration of a monarchy. Mikel is conspiring to restore Princess Jeanne to the throne, which is about to be offered to Prince Franz, the heir presumptive. Franz, while travelling in disguise, has fallen in love with Sylvia. But Sylvia, who does not know that she is really a princess, is bethrothed to Lieutenant Karl, a military lothario. A sleazy politician, disguised as Paula's battle-scarred husband, tries to ensnare one of the two apparently adopted daughters as the bride for Prince Franz, but he does not know whether the real adopted daughter is the scheming Liane or the sweet Sylvia. Mikel's plans are hindered by the schemes of three villains. Mikel also mistakes Liane, a milliner who has sought temporary employment in the Laundry of the White Geese, for the lost princess. After all the complications are combed out, Franz and Sylvia marry, vowing to rule together.
The Billionaire is a musical in three acts with music by Gustave Kerker, and both book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The show was written with the backing of producers Klaw and Erlanger and was made specifically for the talents of Jerome Sykes who portrayed "The Billionaire", John Doe. The action of the musical begins in Nice, France during Carnival where the billionaire Sykes meets a young American girl, Pansy Good (portrayed by Nellie Follis), studying to be an actress. Impressed with her talents, he buys her Doe's Theatre in New York City and establishes her as a star. Later, Doe attempts to ride a horse in a race at the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, but is too fat to succeed. Pansy rides the horse instead and wins the race. The production was later remounted for a 8 more performances at the Grand Opera House the following April. Herbert Gresham directed the production and Ned Wayburn choreographed the show. The costumes were designed by F. Richard Anderson, and the sets were designed by Ernest Albert. Others in the cast included May Robson as Mrs. Peppercorn, Sallie Fisher as Flora, and Marie Doro as Rosalba.
Act I – A Street in Cairo Act II – The Pasha's Palace Laura Lee, a former chorus girl from the Casino Theatre in New York, attempts to escape the amorous advances of Percy, an English earl, by going to Cairo in Egypt where she sets herself up as Mdlle. Estelle, a French milliner. Percy arrives in Egypt in pursuit of her. Laura Lee endures complications involving a comic Pasha and some clownish thieves before she realises that she loves Percy in return, and the two are united. After a rewrite for the London production, the Khedive became the Pasha, and Percy became a New York doctor.
Regent Miloch and Minister of War Ozir scheme to remove Prince Ivan by persuading him to marry the opera singer Vivien Savary, a commoner, which would require him to abdicate. Vivien falls in love with Ivan and, with the secret-service chief Troute, helps thwart the scheme. The plotters are exposed, and Vivien is revealed to have royal ancestry, allowing her to marry Ivan without the crown being lost.
Heiress Irma loves Captain Ladislas but is expected to marry Count Berezowski. She disguises herself as her twin Fedor to escape the marriage and protect him from a desertion charge. A gypsy fortune teller who resembles Irma is mistaken for her, and the resulting confusion delays the wedding until Fedor returns as a war hero; Irma marries Ladislas, and the other couples are paired off.
At a masquerade in Nice, Georgine appears as the Lilac Domino and attracts Count André de St. Armand, who has been selected by his friends to marry a wealthy woman to repay gambling debts. Georgine hears of the plan and believes André seeks her money, though he loves her. A gypsy violinist helps resolve the misunderstanding, and the lovers unite.
Dolores loves the baritone Alvarado, but her guardian, the Duke, plans to send her to a convent and marry her himself. Yvonne disguises herself as a boy to follow Alvarado, while bandits, mistaken identities, and a serenade create confusion among the castle, monastery, and convent. After the bandits capture the Duke, Dolores secures his consent to marry Alvarado, and Yvonne pairs with Lopez.
Setting: Vienna The police believe that a handsome marquis is writing satiric letters about the government. They hire a beautiful young woman to prove the case.
During a drought in Egypt, the Persian magician Kibosh brings rain, but the resulting flood leads King Ptolemy to order him sealed in a tomb; the courtiers mistakenly seal the king in with him, and both later escape. Meanwhile, Cleopatra and her music teacher Ptarmigan fall in love, though they part as she awaits Mark Antony.
Watch Your Step is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by Harry B. Smith. Set over the course of one day in New York City, the musical takes place after the death of a wealthy man who leaves his fortune to whichever relative has never been in love and never been kissed.