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The Prince of Pilsen is a musical comedy in two acts written by Frank Pixley and composed by Gustav Luders. It was first performed at the Tremont Theatre, Boston, in May 1902 and subsequently opened at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on 17 March 1903 where it ran for 147 performances.

Dramatis Personæ

HANS WAGNER   (a Cincinnati brewer, travelling abroad) John W. Ransome
NELLIE   (his daughter) Ruth Peebles
LIEUT. TOM WAGNER   (of the US cruiser Annapolis, his son) Ivey Anderson
MRS. MADISON CROCKER   (a widow from New York) Dorothy Morton
EDITH ADAMS   (a Vassar student, travelling abroad) Mabel Pierson
ARTHUR ST JOHN WILBERFORCE   (Earl of Somerset, a tourist) Maurice Darcy
CARL OTTO   (the Prince of Pilsen, a student at Heidelberg) Arthur Donaldson
FRANÇOIS   (concierge of the International Hotel, Nice) Robert O'Connor
SIDONIE   (Mrs. Crocker's French maid) Louise Montrose
JIMMY   (a bell boy) Zella Frank

MIDI Files

ACT I   -   The water-front gardens of the International Hotel, Nice.

ACT II


External Links
Vocal Score at the Internet Archive
Musical of the Month: The Prince of Pilsen at New York Public Library

American Musical Theatre

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