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Lillian Russell in Apollo

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Title
Lillian Russell in Apollo
Names
Sarony (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, [File A]

Lillian Russell in Apollo

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1891 (Inferred)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian)
Topics
Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
Opera singers
Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Operas & operettas -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1881-1890
Hellmesberger, Joseph, 1855-1907. Apollo, or the Oracle of Delphi
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Photographs
Portraits
Notes
Biographical/historical: The operetta had one run, May 7-July 11, 1891, at the Casino theater, New York, N.Y. Not a popular success, Lillian Russell immediately revived her success from the previous year, The Grand Duchess.
Description
Lillian Russell in the role of Pythia in Apollo, or the Oracle of Delphi, music by Joseph Hellmesberger, libretto by Helen D. Tretbar and Edgar Smith, based on Das Orakel, a Viennese operatta by Ignaz Schnitzer.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 52773e50-dd3e-013b-f529-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1891: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Lillian Russell in Apollo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed47090-db0a-3e19-e040-e00a180609e8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Lillian Russell in Apollo" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed47090-db0a-3e19-e040-e00a180609e8

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1891). Lillian Russell in Apollo Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed47090-db0a-3e19-e040-e00a180609e8

Wikipedia Citation

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Lillian Russell in Apollo