How to delete a folder/album - without clicking on it!

I need to remove a faulty folder and the contained smart albums. But since iPhoto (6.0.4) hangs up when I click it or one of it's sub-albums/folders, I need to do it without clicking it.
I already edited the "AlbumData.xml" file (changed "xml" to "text", edited the folders out, changed the suffix back) but the folder and album structure was still there, unchanged. It seem to depend not on the "AlbumData.xml" file, but on the "Library6.iPhoto" file, which I can't edit.
here's a screenshot of my iPhoto library: http://axiom.gmxhome.de/iphoto.png
Note: All the "Philipp" albums/folders need to be removed.
The problem occured when I created the smart playlists "Philipp Rom *" etc. Strangely, a newly created album that contains all images with the keyword "Philipp" is working perfectly, so the images do not seem to be the source of the problem. Even after deleting all the images contained in the faulty albums, the issue persists.
MacBook 1.83 GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   100 GB HD, 2 GB RAM
MacBook 1.83 GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   100 GB HD, 2 GB RAM

Andreas:
I've no idea what happened and the only suggestion I can think of is to rebuild your library with iPhoto Library Manager. That's because it does not change the original library at all and creates an entirely new library by reading the data and copying the files from the old one. If it doesn't work just delete the new library. Here's how:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: It can take some time to create the new library if you have a lot of photos. One user reported that with a library of about 5,000 images it took about 12 hours so plan ahead.
Good luck.
Do you Twango?
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