Performed at the Lyric Theatre, New York, on January 14th. 1905.
FANTANA
Original Cast of Characters
| COMMODORE EVERETT (a retired naval officer) | Hubert Wilke |
| HAWKINS (valet to the Commodore) | Jefferson De Angelis |
| LIEUT. SINCLAIR WARREN (of H.M.S. Pontiac) | Frank Rushworth |
| FRED EVERETT (a recent graduate of Annapolis) | Frederic Rose |
| HENRI PASDOIT (a waiter from the Café Odion, Paris) | George Beban |
| HON. KOGORO TAKAHIRA (Japanese minister to America) | Philip Leigh |
| MARQUIS KIOTO (Governor of the Kinshin Province, Japan) | Robert Broderick |
| G. PERCIVAL DUNN (a fashion plate) | Fletcher Norton |
| FANNY EVERETT (daughter of Commodore Everett, nicknamed "Fantana") | Adele Ritchie |
| JESSIE (her maid) | Katie Barry |
| ELSIE STURTEVANT (a New York belle, schoolmate of Fanny's) | Julia Sanderson |
| MLLE. ANITA (Parisian vaudeville artist) | Nellie McCoy |
| THE KID | Nellie Follis |
Synopsis of Scenery
| ACT I | - Exterior and grounds of Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California. |
| ACT II | - Exterior Palace and residence of Marquis Kioto, Nagasaki, Japan. |
| ACT III | - On board the Commodore's yacht Japanica, homeward bound. |
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