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La Vie Parisienne
Broadway
Original
La Vie Parisienne
Broadway
Original
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jacques Offenbach
People (68)
Paul Best
Alphonse
(Original)
Ann Lipton
Gabrielle
(Original)
Leon Lischiner
Gaston
(Original)
Ralph Magelssen
Comte Raoul de Gardefu
(Original)
Ruby Mercer
Evelyn
(Original)
Clifford Newdahl
Mr. Hutchinson
(Original)
George Rasely
Jackson
(Original)
Norman Roland
Georges
(Original)
Carolina Segrera
Metella
(Original)
Hugh Thompson
Gontran
(Original)
John Tyers
Baron Bobinet
(Original)
Jack Abbott
Ballet
(Original)
Sam Adams
Chorus
(Original)
Franc Alden
Chorus
(Original)
Maria Azrova
Ballet
(Original)
Vivian Bower
Chorus
(Original)
Bertram Briess
Chorus
(Original)
Mary David
Chorus
(Original)
Gemze de Lappe
Ballet
(Original)
Louise Fearney
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Fox
Chorus
(Original)
Hans Gareis
Chorus
(Original)
Arlene Garver
Ballet
(Original)
Leland Goodwin
Chorus
(Original)
George Grant
Ballet
(Original)
Josephine Griffin
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Hartigan
Chorus
(Original)
Meta Hartof
Chorus
(Original)
Julia Horvarth
Ballet
(Original)
Serge Ismailoff
Ballet
(Original)
Hans Kuhn
Chorus
(Original)
Phyllis Le Gassie
Ballet
(Original)
Mary McKenna
Chorus
(Original)
Dean Mundy
Chorus
(Original)
Betty Nitsch
Ballet
(Original)
Remington Olmstead
Ballet
(Original)
Miriam Oreck
Ballet
(Original)
Sonia Orlova
Ballet
(Original)
Margaret Ormos
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Philipp
Chorus
(Original)
Elton Plowman
Chorus
(Original)
Eric Rautens
Chorus
(Original)
John Reiff
Chorus
(Original)
Romeo Rim
Chorus
(Original)
Cynthia Rose
Chorus
(Original)
Marion Ross
Chorus
(Original)
Angelo Rovido
Ballet
(Original)
Joan Schille
Ballet
(Original)
Igor Schwezoff
Dancing Master
(Original)
Anthony Scott
Chorus
(Original)
Edwina Seaver
Ballet
(Original)
Nathaniel Sprinzena
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Starner
Chorus
(Original)
Anna Steck
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Syms
Chorus
(Original)
Boris Voronovsky
Chorus
(Original)
Ludlow White
Chorus
(Original)
Carol York
Chorus
(Original)
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Paul Best
Alphonse
(Original)
Ann Lipton
Gabrielle
(Original)
Leon Lischiner
Gaston
(Original)
Ralph Magelssen
Comte Raoul de Gardefu
(Original)
Ruby Mercer
Evelyn
(Original)
Clifford Newdahl
Mr. Hutchinson
(Original)
George Rasely
Jackson
(Original)
Norman Roland
Georges
(Original)
Carolina Segrera
Metella
(Original)
Hugh Thompson
Gontran
(Original)
John Tyers
Baron Bobinet
(Original)
Jack Abbott
Ballet
(Original)
Sam Adams
Chorus
(Original)
Franc Alden
Chorus
(Original)
Maria Azrova
Ballet
(Original)
Vivian Bower
Chorus
(Original)
Bertram Briess
Chorus
(Original)
Mary David
Chorus
(Original)
Gemze de Lappe
Ballet
(Original)
Louise Fearney
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Fox
Chorus
(Original)
Hans Gareis
Chorus
(Original)
Arlene Garver
Ballet
(Original)
Leland Goodwin
Chorus
(Original)
George Grant
Ballet
(Original)
Josephine Griffin
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Hartigan
Chorus
(Original)
Meta Hartof
Chorus
(Original)
Julia Horvarth
Ballet
(Original)
Serge Ismailoff
Ballet
(Original)
Hans Kuhn
Chorus
(Original)
Phyllis Le Gassie
Ballet
(Original)
Mary McKenna
Chorus
(Original)
Dean Mundy
Chorus
(Original)
Betty Nitsch
Ballet
(Original)
Remington Olmstead
Ballet
(Original)
Miriam Oreck
Ballet
(Original)
Sonia Orlova
Ballet
(Original)
Margaret Ormos
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Philipp
Chorus
(Original)
Elton Plowman
Chorus
(Original)
Eric Rautens
Chorus
(Original)
John Reiff
Chorus
(Original)
Romeo Rim
Chorus
(Original)
Cynthia Rose
Chorus
(Original)
Marion Ross
Chorus
(Original)
Angelo Rovido
Ballet
(Original)
Joan Schille
Ballet
(Original)
Igor Schwezoff
Dancing Master
(Original)
Anthony Scott
Chorus
(Original)
Edwina Seaver
Ballet
(Original)
Nathaniel Sprinzena
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Starner
Chorus
(Original)
Anna Steck
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Syms
Chorus
(Original)
Boris Voronovsky
Chorus
(Original)
Ludlow White
Chorus
(Original)
Carol York
Chorus
(Original)
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Ludovic Halévy
French Original Book
Henri Meilhac
French Original Book
Felix Brentano
New English Book
Director
Louis Verneuil
New English Book
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Marion Farquhar
Lyrics
Herbert Winkler
Chorus Master
Igor Schwezoff
Choreography
Marco Montedoro
Scenic Design
Costume Design
The New Opera Company
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
5
1941
Closing Date
Nov
11
1941
Performances
7
as of Nov 29, 2025
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