A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
Site Navigation
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
What’s Playing on Broadway and Beyond
Broadway Shows
Off-Broadway Shows
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Rush, Lotto, SRO Policies
Upcoming Broadway Shows
Playbill Ticket Discounts
Playbill Editorial
News — Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond
Special Features
Photo Galleries
Videos - My Life in the Theatre, Getting Ready, More
Seth Rudetsky’s Column
Classic Arts
Industry Resources
Jobs
Broadway Grosses
Playbill Vault - Shows, Actors, and More
Current and Future Broadway Theatre Bookings
Upcoming Cast Recordings
More from Playbill
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Emails
Playbill Store
Playbill Travel & Cruises
Playbill Podcast
Games
Advertise with Us
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
0 Related Articles
20th Anniversary
Jersey Boys
National Tour Will Launch in September
Queer Supernatural Romance
Something in Between
Plans NYC Reading
Watch: Fall in Love With 'New York' All Over Again With
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across
Broadway Bridges Back for 2026, Bringing $10 Broadway Tickets to NYC Sophomores
See Who's Starring in West End Transfer of
1536
0 New
Search
The Chinese Nightingale
Broadway
Original
The Chinese Nightingale
Broadway
Original
Theatre of Young America
5 Columbus Circle (W. 58th & 59th), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Alan Shulman
playwright:
Lasar Galpern
,
Hans Schmiedel
People (29)
Richard Allen
First Japanese Doctor
(Original)
First Soldier
(Original)
Howard Bird
Second Japanese Doctor
(Original)
Second Soldier
(Original)
Cooksey Curtiss
Prime Minister
(Original)
Herbert Fisher
Cook
(Original)
Vivian Giesen
First Court Lady
(Original)
Frederica Going
Second Court Lady
(Original)
Jacqueline Hoyt
Fifth Court Lady
(Original)
Flora Le Breton
Kitchen Maid
(Original)
Frederick Leland
Japanese Herald
(Original)
Lester Lonergan Jr.
Astronomer
(Original)
Baruch Lumet
Umbrella Bearer
(Original)
Fuller Mellish
Emperor
(Original)
Rolla Nuckles
Poet
(Original)
Jane Oakley
Fourth Japanese Doctor
(Original)
Sidney Packer
Captain of the Guards
(Original)
Blake Scott
Master of Ceremonies
(Original)
Oscar Stirling
Physician
(Original)
Jerry Sylvon
Third Japanese Doctor
(Original)
Eugenia Tucker
Fourth Court Lady
(Original)
Ruth Vivian
Third Court Lady
(Original)
Percival Vivian
Zoölogist
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Richard Allen
First Japanese Doctor
(Original)
First Soldier
(Original)
Howard Bird
Second Japanese Doctor
(Original)
Second Soldier
(Original)
Cooksey Curtiss
Prime Minister
(Original)
Herbert Fisher
Cook
(Original)
Vivian Giesen
First Court Lady
(Original)
Frederica Going
Second Court Lady
(Original)
Jacqueline Hoyt
Fifth Court Lady
(Original)
Flora Le Breton
Kitchen Maid
(Original)
Frederick Leland
Japanese Herald
(Original)
Lester Lonergan Jr.
Astronomer
(Original)
Baruch Lumet
Umbrella Bearer
(Original)
Fuller Mellish
Emperor
(Original)
Rolla Nuckles
Poet
(Original)
Jane Oakley
Fourth Japanese Doctor
(Original)
Sidney Packer
Captain of the Guards
(Original)
Blake Scott
Master of Ceremonies
(Original)
Oscar Stirling
Physician
(Original)
Jerry Sylvon
Third Japanese Doctor
(Original)
Eugenia Tucker
Fourth Court Lady
(Original)
Ruth Vivian
Third Court Lady
(Original)
Percival Vivian
Zoölogist
(Original)
View All Cast
Hans Schmiedel
Writer
Lasar Galpern
Writer
Staging
Alan Shulman
Music
James L. A. Burrell
Book Adaptor
Hans Christian Andersen
From A Story By
Percival Vivian
Staging
Sergei Soudeikine
Scenic Design
Remo Bufano
Masks and marionettes
The American Children's Theatre
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
5
1934
Closing Date
Oct
31
1934
Performances
8
as of Jan 28, 2026
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now