Stage: Wrote book for "The Charlatan" on Broadway. Musical comedy/opera. Lyrics by
Charles Klein [earliest Broadway credit]. Music by
John Philip Sousa. Musical Director: Paul Steindorff. Directed by H.A. Cripps. Harlem Opera House (moved to The Knickerbocker Theatre from 5 Sep 1898-8 Oct 1898, then moved to The Fifth Avenue Theatre from 11 May 1899-close): 5 Dec 1899-17 Jun 1899 (82 performances). Cast: Charles Arthur (as "Showman"),
George Barnum (credited as George W. Barnum; as "Capt. Peshofski"; Broadway debut),
Nella Bergen (as "Anna, alias Princess Ruchkowski"), Adine Bouvier (as "Grand Duchess"), Catherine Carlisle (as "Sophia"), Arthur Cunningham (as "Grand Duke"),
DeWolf Hopper Sr. (as "Demidoff"), Alice Judson (as "Katrinka"), Alfred Klein (as "Jelikoff"), Mark Price (as "Gogol"), Edmund Stanley (as "Prince Boris"), Harry P. Stone (as "Koreff"). Produced by De Wolf Hopper Opera Company.
