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The Belle of Bridgeport
Play
Farce
Play with music
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 29, 1900
Closing Date
Dec 08, 1900
Performances
45
Play
Farce
Play with music
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 29, 1900
Close Date: Dec 08, 1900
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Bijou Theatre
(Oct 29, 1900 - Dec 08, 1900)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
John Smith's office, Malcolm Crane's apartment, and the New York Woman's Athletic Club
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
May Irwin
Written by
Glen MacDonough
; Music by
Rosamond Johnson
; Lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
J. W. Johnson
; Additional music by
William J. Accooe
,
William Jefferson
and
Cissie Loftus
; Additional lyrics by
William Jefferson
,
Cissie Loftus
and
William J. Accooe
; Musical Director:
Watty Hydes
Directed by
George A. Beane
Scenic Design by
Louis & Macaughtry
and
Fox & Vincent
Grace Almy
Miss Green
George A. Beane
John Smith
Edith Blair
Miss Roberts
Jane Burby
Mrs. John Smith
Roland Carter
Dr. Luke Craven
Charles Church
Phil Bonhomie
Lillie Collins
Mamie Cassidy
Mabel Florence
Jessica
Ruth Grey
Miss Black
Raymond Hitchcock
Bokhara Skitbollitski
Alice Howard
Mary Doyle
May Irwin
Ariel Smith
Frank M. Johnson
A. J. Factor
Gussie Jones
Parepa Box
Jacques Kruger
Ferdinand
James McDonough
Roundsman Sharp
Sadie Peters
Agnes Crane
Charles Prince
Alonzo Topping
Helen Rainsley
Mrs. Marion Colby
Bert Thayer
Malcolm Crane
Queenie Vassar
Miss Popkins
Frank H. White
Ethelbert Box
Anne Woodward
Miss White
Songs
music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Mabel Moore
(music by
William J. Accooe
; lyrics by
William J. Accooe
)
Ariel Smith
Dandy Soldier Coon
(music by
William J. Accooe
; lyrics by
William J. Accooe
)
Ariel Smith
I Ain't Gwine to Work No Mo
Ariel Smith
Act 2
Why Don't the Band Play?
(I've Got) Troubles of My Own
Dance on Friday Night
(music by
William Jefferson
; lyrics by
William Jefferson
)
Act 3
(Magdalene, My) Southern Queen
Bullfrog Ben
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
(I'm Gwine to Marry) Angeline
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
May Irwin
Written by
Glen MacDonough
; Music by
Rosamond Johnson
; Lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
J. W. Johnson
; Additional music by
William J. Accooe
,
William Jefferson
and
Cissie Loftus
; Additional lyrics by
William Jefferson
,
Cissie Loftus
and
William J. Accooe
; Musical Director:
Watty Hydes
Directed by
George A. Beane
Scenic Design by
Louis & Macaughtry
and
Fox & Vincent
Grace Almy
Miss Green
George A. Beane
John Smith
Edith Blair
Miss Roberts
Jane Burby
Mrs. John Smith
Roland Carter
Dr. Luke Craven
Charles Church
Phil Bonhomie
Lillie Collins
Mamie Cassidy
Mabel Florence
Jessica
Ruth Grey
Miss Black
Raymond Hitchcock
Bokhara Skitbollitski
Alice Howard
Mary Doyle
May Irwin
Ariel Smith
Frank M. Johnson
A. J. Factor
Gussie Jones
Parepa Box
Jacques Kruger
Ferdinand
James McDonough
Roundsman Sharp
Sadie Peters
Agnes Crane
Charles Prince
Alonzo Topping
Helen Rainsley
Mrs. Marion Colby
Bert Thayer
Malcolm Crane
Queenie Vassar
Miss Popkins
Frank H. White
Ethelbert Box
Anne Woodward
Miss White
music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Mabel Moore
(music by
William J. Accooe
; lyrics by
William J. Accooe
)
Ariel Smith
Dandy Soldier Coon
(music by
William J. Accooe
; lyrics by
William J. Accooe
)
Ariel Smith
I Ain't Gwine to Work No Mo
Ariel Smith
Act 2
Why Don't the Band Play?
(I've Got) Troubles of My Own
Dance on Friday Night
(music by
William Jefferson
; lyrics by
William Jefferson
)
Act 3
(Magdalene, My) Southern Queen
Bullfrog Ben
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
(I'm Gwine to Marry) Angeline
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
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