The Yankee Consul Explained

The Yankee Consul, also known as the Lieutenant Commander, is a comic opera in two acts with music by Alfred G. Robyn and a libretto by Henry Blossom.^[1] The opera premiered in Boston on 21 September 1903 at the Tremont Theatre.^[2] The premiere production was produced by Boston opera impresario Henry Wilson Savage, and starred Raymond Hitchcock as Abijah Booze.^[2] The work was staged on Broadway the following year at the 41st Street Broadway Theatre where it ran for a total of 114 performances from February 22, 1904 through July 2, 1904.^[3] The opera was adapted into a 1921 silent film of the same name.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923, Volume 3, Biographical and Critical Commentary - Alphabetical Listings from Edgar Stillman Kelley to Charles Zimmerman. ROBYN, Alfred G[eorge]. 2018. John Franceschina. BearManor Media.
2. News: "THE YANKEE CONSUL"; Henry W. Savage Produces a New Comic Opera in Boston with Raymond Hitchcock as Star. September 22, 1903. 6. The New York Times.
3. Book: The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Dan Dietz. 2022. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 9781538168943. The Yankee Consul.
4. Book: American Film Institute . American Film Institute . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1 . 1997 . . 929 . 0-520-20969-9 . June 1, 2011.