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The Optimists
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 30, 1928
Closing Date
Feb 18, 1928
Performances
24
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 30, 1928
Close Date: Feb 18, 1928
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Casino de Paris
(Jan 30, 1928 - Feb 18, 1928)
Description
A musical in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Melville Gideon
Book by
Clifford Grey
,
Greatrex Newman
and
Austin Melford
; Lyrics by
Clifford Grey
,
Greatrex Newman
and
Austin Melford
; Music by
Melville Gideon
; Featuring songs by
Granville English
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Granville English
,
Clifford Seyler
and
Edward Knoblock
Directed by
Melville Gideon
; Choreographed by
Jack Haskell
Scenic Design by
Melville Gideon
and
Watson Barratt
; Costume Design by
Vanity Fair Costumes Inc.
and
Josephs
Conducted by
Harold Stern
Richard Bold
Evelyn De La Tour
Luella Gear
Melville Gideon
George Hassell
Fred Hillebrand
Flora Le Breton
Eleanor Powell
Sally Starr
Bobby Watson
Songs
music by
Melville Gideon
; lyrics by
Austin Melford
,
Clifford Grey
and
Greatrex Newman
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Bow-Wow
Rolling Stone
I Made Them Step
Amapu
(lyrics by
Edward Knoblock
)
Dreamy Days
(I Promise I'll Be) Practically True to You
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Golfing Love
Love's Agony
Russianata
The Song of the (Very) Vulgar Boatmen
Act 2
To the Races
Neuftette
Three Little School-Girls
London Town
If I Gave You a Rose
(music by
Granville English
; lyrics by
Granville English
)
(Little) Lacquer Lady
(lyrics by
Clifford Seyler
)
Isn't There a Man for Me?
We All Play the Grand Piano
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Melville Gideon
Book by
Clifford Grey
,
Greatrex Newman
and
Austin Melford
; Lyrics by
Clifford Grey
,
Greatrex Newman
and
Austin Melford
; Music by
Melville Gideon
; Featuring songs by
Granville English
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Granville English
,
Clifford Seyler
and
Edward Knoblock
Directed by
Melville Gideon
; Choreographed by
Jack Haskell
Scenic Design by
Melville Gideon
and
Watson Barratt
; Costume Design by
Vanity Fair Costumes Inc.
and
Josephs
Conducted by
Harold Stern
Richard Bold
Evelyn De La Tour
Luella Gear
Melville Gideon
George Hassell
Fred Hillebrand
Flora Le Breton
Eleanor Powell
Sally Starr
Bobby Watson
music by
Melville Gideon
; lyrics by
Austin Melford
,
Clifford Grey
and
Greatrex Newman
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Bow-Wow
Rolling Stone
I Made Them Step
Amapu
(lyrics by
Edward Knoblock
)
Dreamy Days
(I Promise I'll Be) Practically True to You
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Golfing Love
Love's Agony
Russianata
The Song of the (Very) Vulgar Boatmen
Act 2
To the Races
Neuftette
Three Little School-Girls
London Town
If I Gave You a Rose
(music by
Granville English
; lyrics by
Granville English
)
(Little) Lacquer Lady
(lyrics by
Clifford Seyler
)
Isn't There a Man for Me?
We All Play the Grand Piano
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