Princess Flavia
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MusicSigmund Romberg
LyricsHarry B. Smith
BookHarry B. Smith
Basis1894 novel The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
| Princess Flavia | |
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 Evelyn Herbert in the title role of Princess Flavia (1925) | |
| Music | Sigmund Romberg |
| Lyrics | Harry B. Smith |
| Book | Harry B. Smith |
| Basis | 1894 novel The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope |
| Premiere | November 2, 1925: Century Theatre, New York City, New York |
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.
Princess Flavia was staged by J. C. Huffman[1] and produced by Lee Shubert and J. J. Shubert. The Broadway show opened November 2, 1925, at the Century Theatre. On February 1, 1926, it moved to the Shubert Theatre, continuing for a total run of 152 performances.[2] The large cast was led by Harry Welchman, a popular tenor of the London stage, and soprano Evelyn Herbert.[3][4]
Cast
- Harry Welchman as Rudolf Rassendyl and Rudolph, Crown Prince of Ruritania[3]
- William Pringle as General Sapt[3]
- John Clarke as Rupert of Hentzau[3]
- William Danforth as Franz Teppich[3]
- James Marshall as Lieut. Fritz van Tarlenheim
- Alois Havrilla as Gilbert Bertrand[3]
- Douglass Dumbrille as Michael[3]
- Evelyn Herbert as Princess Flavia[3]
- Margaret Breen as Helga[3]
- Felicia Drenova as Antoinette de Mauban[3]
- Maude Odell as Sophie[3]
- Dudley Marwick as Lackey[3]
- Edmund Ruffner as Marshal Momsen[3]
- Joseph Calleia as Senor Poncho[3]
- Earle Lee as Lord Topham[3]
- Stella Shiel as Princess Edelstein[3]
- Dudley Marwick as Innkeeper[3]
- Alois Havrilla as Josef[3]
- Donald Lee as Cardinal[3]
Songs
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