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Lillian Russell in the "Tzigane"

Title
Lillian Russell in the "Tzigane" / cabinet photograph by Sarony.
Publication
New York : Sarony, c1895.

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Additional Authors
  • De Koven, Reginald, 1859-1920.
  • Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Excerpts.
  • Sarony (New York, N.Y.) photographer
  • Lillian Russell Opera Company.
Description
1 cabinet photograph : b&w; 17 x 11 cm.
Summary
Lillian Russell dressed for her role Vera, a Russian gypsy in The Tzigane, produced by the Lillian Russell Opera Company, music by Reginald De Koven, libretto by Harry B. Smith.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Series Statement
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Subjects
Genre/Form
Cabinet photographs.
Note
  • Librettist Smith wrote that the plot was suggested by Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, which was incorporated into the secont act finale. The composer De Koven and librettist Smith attended public school together in Chicago and were also known for writing the musicals Robin Hood and Rob Roy.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
  • The operetta was performed at New York City's Abbey's Theatre May 16-June 15(?), 1895, and later toured cities in the United States, including Princeton, N.J., New Haven, Conn., Boston, Mass., Ithaca, N.Y., Pittsburgh, Penn., and Chicago, Ill. from Sept. 1895 to Jan. 1896. This is one of Russell's few appearances in an American operetta before 1900.
Call Number
*T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 21)
OCLC
NYPG98-F897
Title
Lillian Russell in the "Tzigane" / cabinet photograph by Sarony.
Imprint
New York : Sarony, c1895.
Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Additional Formats
Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography
The operetta was performed at New York City's Abbey's Theatre May 16-June 15(?), 1895, and later toured cities in the United States, including Princeton, N.J., New Haven, Conn., Boston, Mass., Ithaca, N.Y., Pittsburgh, Penn., and Chicago, Ill. from Sept. 1895 to Jan. 1896. This is one of Russell's few appearances in an American operetta before 1900.
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Added Author
De Koven, Reginald, 1859-1920. Tzigane.
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. 1812, Excerpts.
Sarony (New York, N.Y.) photographer
Lillian Russell Opera Company.
Research Call Number
*T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 21)
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