Henry Louis Reginald De Koven
American composer: born: 3 April 1859, Middletown, Connecticut: died: 16 January 1920, Chicago, Illinois
Stage Works
- The Begum (a Hindoo comic opera 2 acts. Libretto by Harry B. Smith)
Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York 21 November 1887 (22 perfs)
- Robin Hood (3 acts.
Book by Harry B. Smith) Chicago 9 June, 1890. Standard Theatre, New
York 28 September 1891; Prince of Wales Theatre, London as Maid Marion
5 February 1891
- The Fencing Master (3 acts. Libretto by Harry B. Smith) 14 November
1892 Casino Theatre, New York (120 perfs)
- The Knickerbockers (Comic opera 3 acts suggested by Washington Irving's
Knickerbocker's History of New York - Libretto by Harry B. Smith)
Garden Theatre New York 29 May 1893 (7 perfs)
- The Algerian (comedy opera oim 3 acts - Libretto by Glen MacDonough)
Garden Theatre, New York 26 Octiber 1893; transferred Daly's Theatre
27 November 1893 (47 perfs)
- Rob Roy (romantic comic opera 3 acts - Libretto by Harry B. Smith)
Herald Square Theatre, New York 29 October 1894 (168 perfs)
- The Tzigane (Russian comic opera 3 acts - libretto by Harry B Smith)
Abbey's Theatre, New York 16 May 1895 (36 perfs)
- The Mandarin (3 acts. Libretto by Harry B. Smith) Herald Square
Theatre, New York 2 November, 1896 (37 perfs)
- The Highwayman (3 acts. Libretto by Harry B. Smith) Broadway
Theatre, New York 13 December, 1897 (144 perfs)
- Broadway to Tokio - with A. Baldwin Sloane (Spectacular fantasy
in 3 acts, 6 scenes. Book & lyrics by Louis Harrison and George
V. Hobart) New York Theatre 23 January 1900 (88 perfs)
- Foxy Quiller (Comic opera 3 acts - Libretto by Harry B. Smith) Broadway
Theatre 5 November, 1900 (50 perfs)
- The Little Duchess (musical comedy 3 acts - Libretto by Harry B.
Smith) Casion Theatre, New York 14 October 1901 (136 perfs)
- Maid Marion (Romantic comedy in 3 acts -- Libretto by Harry B. Smith)
Garden Theatre, New York 27 January 1902 (64 perfs)
- Red Feather (Romantic opera in 2 acts - Book & lyrics by Charles
Klein) Lyric Theatre, New York 9 November 1903 (60 perfs)
- The Jersey Lily (Musical comedy 2 acts, 4 scenes. - Book & lyrics
by George V. Hobart. Additional music & lyrics by Max Hoffman,
William Jerome and Jean Schwartz) Victoria Theatre, New York 14 September
1903 (24 perfs)
- Happyland or The King of Elysia (Comic opera 2 acts. Libretto by
Frederic Ranken) Lyric Theatre, New York 2 October 1905 (82 perfs)
- The Student King (Romantic light opera 3 acts. Book and lyrics by
Frederic Ranken and Stanislaus Stange) Garden Theatre, New York 25
December 1906 (40 perfs)
- The Girls of Holland (Comedy opera in 3 acts. Book and lyrics by
Stanislaus Stange) Lyric Theatre, New York 18 November 1907 (15 perfs)
- The Golden Butterfly (Comic opera in 3 acts. Book and lyrics by
Harry B. Smith) Broadway Theatre 12 October 1908 (48 perfs)
- The Beauty Spot (Musical play in 2 acts. Book and lyrics by Joseph
W. Herbert) Herald Square Theatre 10 April 1909 (137 perfs)
- The Wedding Trip (Comic opera in 3 acts- Book by Fred DeGrésac)
Broadway Theatre, New York 25 December, 1911 (48 perfs)
- Her Little Highness (Musical play in 3 acts. Book and lyrics by
Channing Pollock snd Rennold Wolf based on Pollock's Such a Little
Queen) Libert Theatre, New York (16 perfs)