Princess Flavia

Princess Flavia

Sheet music cover
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 (1925-11-02): 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.

Production

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 in her first starring role.[3][4]

Cast

Songs

Sheet music cover

Act I
  • Yes or No
  • On Comrades
  • Marionettes
  • What Care I?
  • Convent Bells are Ringing
  • I Dare Not Love You
  • By This Token

Act II
  • Dance With Me
  • Twilight Voices
  • Only One

Act III
  • I Love Them All
  • In Ruritania

Reception

The New York Times review of the premiere of Princess Flavia described the show as "beautiful, tuneful, majestic and splendid in all its appointments."

Last night's audience, a gathering of habitual theatregoers who have known the splendors of The Student Prince and Rose-Marie and The Love Song during recent months, was forced to pay homage repeatedly throughout the evening to the even greater lavishness … and the stirring choruses evoked prolonged ovations at the end of each act.[3]

Particular praise was accorded the performances of Welchman, Herbert, Dumbrille and the large chorus, as well as the sets by Watson Barratt.[3]

References

  1. Hischak, Thomas S. (2006-01-01). Enter the Playmakers: Directors and Choreographers on the New York Stage. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5747-6. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. "Princess Flavia". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "'Princess Flavia' is Rich and Captivating". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  4. "Princess Flavia". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved 2015-11-21.

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