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The Wizard of the Nile is a burlesque operetta in three acts composed by Victor Herbert to a libretto by Harry B. Smith. It was Herbert's second operetta, after Prince Ananias, and his first real success. It was given 105 performances on Broadway at the Casino Theatre, opening on 4 November 1895.

Dramatis Personæ

KIBOSH   (a Persian magician, making a professional tour of Egypt) Frank Daniels
ABYDOS   (his apprentice) Louise Royce
PTOLEMY   (King of Egypt) Walter Allen
SIMOONA   (Ptolemy's second wife) Mary Palmer
CLEOPATRA   (a Princess who knows naught of love) Dorothy Morton
PTARMIGAN   (Cleopatra's music teacher) Edwin Isham
CHEOPS   (the royal weather bureau) Louis Casavant
OBELISKA   (captain of the Amazons) Helen Redmond
NETOCRIS   (lieutenant of the Amazons) Claudia Carlstedt
MERZA   (first maid-of-honor to Cleopatra) Grace Rutter

MIDI Files

ACT I   -   Public Square in Alexandria.

ACT II   -   Terraced roof of the King's palace.

ACT III   -   Interior of the King's private pyramid.

MIDI Files


External Links
Vocal Score at Musopen
The Wizard of the Nile at Wikipedia
The Wizard of the Nile at The Guide to Musical Theatre

American Musical Theatre

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