Little Christopher Columbus

Little Christopher Columbus is a burlesque opera in two acts, with music by Ivan Caryll and Gustave Kerker and a libretto by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh. It opened on 10 October 1893 at the Lyric Theatre in London and then transferred to Terry's Theatre, running for a total of 421 performances, which was a very successful run at the time. Furneaux Cook and E. J. Lonnen were in the cast, and Mabel Love, Geraldine Ulmar and Florence St. John joined the cast as replacements.

The piece was produced in 1894 in New York at the Garden Theatre and has enjoyed various tours and revivals over the years.

Roles and original cast

• O'hoolegan (Private Detective to Silas Block) – E. J. Lonnen
• Capt. Joseph H. Slammer (of the S.S. "Chocktaw") – Harry Parker
• The Mayor of Cadiz – Henry Wright
• Don Juan (of the Spanish Police) – George Tate
• Hotel Proprietor – Roland Carse
• Silas Block (a Millionaire) – Furneaux Cook
• Pedro, Sebastian, Lopez (Spanish Officers) – Kate Dudley, Vinnie Cassell, Blanche Winter
• Vigilant Cutter (2nd. Officer of the S.S. "Chocktaw") – Maude Vernon
• The Second Mrs. Block – Adelaide Newton
• Hannah (Slammer's Daughter) – Maud Leicester
• Pepita – Eva Moore
• Guinevere Block – Maud Holland
• Mercedes – Rose Hamilton
• Lola – Cissie Cranford
• Salambo Smith – Dora Thorne
• Mysotes Calhoun – Millie Marsden
• Little Christopher –......
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