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Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Rida Johnson Young
book:
Rida Johnson Young
music:
Sigmund Romberg
People (58)
Charles Purcell
Dicky Wayne
(Original)
Richard Wayne
(Original)
Douglas Wood
Claude Van Zandt
(Original)
Peggy Wood
Ottillie
(Original)
Ottillie Van Zandt
(Original)
Arthur Albro
Rudolfo
(Original)
Signor Vivalla
(Original)
Warner Anderson
Little Dick Wayne
(Original)
Laura Arnold
Alice Tremaine
(Original)
Gene Aubrey
Hannaford
(Original)
Pearl Barimore
Angelica
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Bruce
Winifred St. Albans
(Original)
Grace Daniels
Maria
(Original)
Eleanor B. Fox
Hortense
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph J. Herbert
John Rutherford
(Original)
Janet Kenny
Estelle
(Original)
Richard Melbourne
Algernon
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
C. H. Miller
Stuyvesant
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Morgan
John Wayne
(Original)
Edward Nannary
P.T. Barnum
(Original)
William Norris
Matthew Van Zandt
(Original)
Maude Odell
Lizzie
(Original)
Frank Sidney
Doorman
(Original)
Karl Stall
Colonel Van Zandt
(Original)
Rose Timble
Letty
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Minna Valieri
Estrella Amorita
(Original)
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Ermintrude D'Albert
(Original)
Teddy Webb
Mr. Hicks
(Original)
Rose Winter
Madame Delphine
(Original)
Edith Wright
Matilda Van Zandt
(Original)
George Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Cameron
Ensemble
(Original)
Bud Davidson
Ensemble
(Original)
Ann Delmore
Ensemble
(Original)
Pearl Germond
Ensemble
(Original)
Burt Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Harvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Heffren
Ensemble
(Original)
Adele Leroy
Ensemble
(Original)
Rena Manning
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Rochelle
Ensemble
(Original)
Jane Russell
Ensemble
(Original)
Teddy Shelber
Ensemble
(Original)
Teddy Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Ward
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Charles Purcell
Dicky Wayne
(Original)
Richard Wayne
(Original)
Douglas Wood
Claude Van Zandt
(Original)
Peggy Wood
Ottillie
(Original)
Ottillie Van Zandt
(Original)
Arthur Albro
Rudolfo
(Original)
Signor Vivalla
(Original)
Warner Anderson
Little Dick Wayne
(Original)
Laura Arnold
Alice Tremaine
(Original)
Gene Aubrey
Hannaford
(Original)
Pearl Barimore
Angelica
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Bruce
Winifred St. Albans
(Original)
Grace Daniels
Maria
(Original)
Eleanor B. Fox
Hortense
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph J. Herbert
John Rutherford
(Original)
Janet Kenny
Estelle
(Original)
Richard Melbourne
Algernon
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
C. H. Miller
Stuyvesant
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Morgan
John Wayne
(Original)
Edward Nannary
P.T. Barnum
(Original)
William Norris
Matthew Van Zandt
(Original)
Maude Odell
Lizzie
(Original)
Frank Sidney
Doorman
(Original)
Karl Stall
Colonel Van Zandt
(Original)
Rose Timble
Letty
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Minna Valieri
Estrella Amorita
(Original)
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Ermintrude D'Albert
(Original)
Teddy Webb
Mr. Hicks
(Original)
Rose Winter
Madame Delphine
(Original)
Edith Wright
Matilda Van Zandt
(Original)
George Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Cameron
Ensemble
(Original)
Bud Davidson
Ensemble
(Original)
Ann Delmore
Ensemble
(Original)
Pearl Germond
Ensemble
(Original)
Burt Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Harvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Heffren
Ensemble
(Original)
Adele Leroy
Ensemble
(Original)
Rena Manning
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Rochelle
Ensemble
(Original)
Jane Russell
Ensemble
(Original)
Teddy Shelber
Ensemble
(Original)
Teddy Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Ward
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Rida Johnson Young
Book
Lyrics
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Rudolph Bernauer
Source Material (from the libretto to the German musical comedy "Wei einst im Mai")
Willy Bredschneider
Source Material (from the libretto to the German musical comedy "Wei einst im Mai")
Walter Kollo
Source Material (from the libretto to the German musical comedy "Wei einst im Mai")
Rudolf Schanzer
Source Material (from the libretto to the German musical comedy "Wei einst im Mai")
Cyrus Wood
Additional Lyrics
Edward P. Temple
Staging
Allan K. Foster
Choreographer
Homer Conant
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Sandar Harmathy
Orchestrator
Kiefert
Orchestrator
J.J. Shubert
Production Supervisor
Producer
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
16
1917
Closing Date
Oct
19
1918
Performances
492
as of Dec 02, 2025
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