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The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
When We Were Forty-one
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| First Preview: | Total Previews: | ||
| Opening Date: | Jun 12, 1905 | ||
| Closing Date: | Aug 26, 1905 | Total Performances: | 66 |
Category: Musical, Burlesque, Original, Broadway
| Production Staff | |
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| Produced by Edward E. Rice | |
| Book by Robert B. Smith; Lyrics by Robert B. Smith; Music by Gus Edwards; Burlesque inspired by the farce "When We Were Twenty One" by Henry V. Esmond; Orchestra under the direction of Robert Hood Bowers; Featuring songs by Gertrude Hoffman; Featuring songs with lyrics by Vincent Bryan | |
| Staged under the Direction of Edward E. Rice; Musical numbers produced by Joseph C. Smith and Gertrude Hoffman | |
| Scenery by Joseph A. Physioc; Costumes Designed by Thomas McIlvaine | |
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| Harry Bulger | Dr. Hosler the Chloroform King |
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| Emma Carus | Lady Long-Green the Dowis Heiress; just escaped from the unkissed |
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| John McVeigh | John de Rocks, Jr. the sole proprietor of a young men's class |
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| Harry Meehan | Digby Pipp a Gibson Man |
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| Charles H. Prince | George Gessler a sparkling lothario |
| Nellie Daly | Anastasia Pickles fresh from the farm |
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| Clara Hathaway | Bennie Dr. Hosler's valet |
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| Percy Janis | Ted Sparks a continuous tourist |
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| George Kelly | Charles Vagner a simple liver |
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| Amy Lake | Dolly Dimples a rollicking girl |
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| George P. Reno | Kid Narrow a pugilist; hero of the Red Lights |
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| Tom Claremont waiter |
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| Madlyn Sommers | Pete a newsboy |
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| Lucille St. Claire | Floradora Fisher the original pretty maiden |
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| James Thompson | Frank Penn a dramatic critic who rules the roast |
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| Florence Warden | Delilah chorus |
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| Nella Webb | Marian the maid |
music by Gus Edwards; lyrics by Robert B. Smith
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(Unless otherwise noted)
| The Goddess of Rector's | |
| I am a Regular Romeo | George Gessler (a sparkling lothario) and Chorus |
| Write to Marian the Maid | Marian (the maid) and Chorus |
| (The) Brother Masons (music by Gertrude Hoffman; lyrics by Vincent Bryan) | Dr. Hosler (the Chloroform King) |
| The Advantage of a College Education | Columbia Barnard (a "rah rah" girl ) and the Summer Girls |
| Entr'acte | |
| The Man That Leads the Band Leads the Army | Lady Long-Green (the Dowis Heiress; just escaped from the unkissed ) and Chorus |
| Up and Down the Boardwalk | Lady Long-Green (the Dowis Heiress; just escaped from the unkissed ) and Chorus |
| Kindly Pass the Chloroform Along (music by Gertrude Hoffman; lyrics by Vincent Bryan) | Dr. Hosler (the Chloroform King) |
| Meet Me Under the Wysteria | Theodore (Pupil in John De Rock Jr.'s class) and Chorus |
| Sweet Kitty Killairs | Lady Long-Green (the Dowis Heiress; just escaped from the unkissed ) and Chorus |
| Shooting Scene | Dr. Hosler (the Chloroform King), John de Rocks, Jr. (the sole proprietor of a young men's class) and George Gessler (a sparkling lothario) |
| Imitations | Columbia Barnard (a "rah rah" girl ) |
| Finale | Entire Company |