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''The Wizard of the Nile'' was a burlesque operetta in three acts, composed by Victor Herbert to a libretto by Harry B. Smith. Herbert's second operetta after ''Prince Ananias'', ''The Wizard of the Nile'' was his first real success. It was given 105 performances on Broadway at the Casino Theatre, opening on November 4, 1895, starring the comedian Frank Daniels (and his Comic Opera Company), and enjoyed productions in Britain and on the European continent – a rare achievement for an American work of the period – as well as a revival in New York. None of Herbert's later shows would achieve as much international success. Daniels played Kibosh, the Persian Magician. His phrase, "Am I a wiz?" became a popular expression. Edwin Isham also starred.〔Stone, David. (Edwin Isham profile ) at the ''Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company'' website, accessed 11 November 2009〕 Famous songs include the waltz "Star Light, Star Bright", "My Angeline" and "In Dreamland". A recording of this piece is available (here ). ==Roles and original cast== *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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wizard of the Nile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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