His Highness the Bey

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Event His Highness the Bey
Venue Odd Fellows Hall, Ashburton, New Zealand
First Date 20 September 1907
Last Date 20 September 1907
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Set in a Turkish province (Harran) during a period when relations are strained with Russia. The Caliph is looking for someone who is sufficiently out of work to take on the job of the Bey and stage manage the opera bouffe warfare that is always threatening.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Satire
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Chas Albert Actor Russian Ambassador
Bert Nicholson Actor Louie Wartzelheimer, the Bey
Cissie O'Keefe Actor Slave Girl
Willie Pollard Actor The Caliph of Harran
Lily Thompson Actor War Correspondent
May Topping Actor Mrs Wartzelheimer
Minnie Topping Actor American Heiress
Frank R Adams Book and Lyrics Librettist
Will M Hough Book and Lyrics Librettist
Joseph E Howard Composer
Tom Pollard Director
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189691