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The Firefly
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 30, 1931
Closing Date
Dec 05, 1931
Performances
8
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 30, 1931
Close Date: Dec 05, 1931
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Erlanger's Theatre
(Nov 30, 1931 - Dec 05, 1931)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
Recreation Pier, New York; Vandare Estate, Bermuda; Vandare Home, New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Civic Light Opera Company
Book by
Otto Harbach
; Lyrics by
Otto Harbach
; Music by
Rudolf Friml
; Musical Director:
Louis Kroll
Staged by
Milton Aborn
Costume Design by
Brooks
Art Direction by
Charles Baatz
Amy Atkinson
Sybil Vandare
Alexander Black
Ensemble
Lauretta Brislin
Ensemble
Robert Capron
Jenkins
Anna Mae Colburn
Geraldine Vandare
Doris Colman
Ensemble
Roy Cropper
Jack Travers
Muriel Day
Ensemble
Dhoris Delehante
Ensemble
Georgina Dieter
Antonio Columbo
Ensemble
Mitzi Eder
Ensemble
Lloyd Ericsson
Ensemble
Elsie Frank
Ensemble
Bella Girard
Ensemble
Rudy Glaisek
Ensemble
Paul Graham
Ensemble
Lowell Handshaw
Ensemble
Mary Hennessy
Ensemble
Otis Holwerk
Ensemble
Hudson James
Ensemble
Maria Julian
Ensemble
George Koenig
Ensemble
Siegfried Langer
Correlli
Ensemble
Deborah Ledger
Ensemble
August Loring
Ensemble
Ilse Marvenga
Nina
Winifred McClary
Ensemble
Leslie McCloud
Pietro
Vera Muller
Ensemble
Detmar Poppen
Herr Franz
Gertrude Rittenhouse
Ensemble
Olga Schumacher
Ensemble
Ethel Sheridan
Ensemble
Louis Templeman
John Thurston
Theo Van Tassell
Ensemble
Mrs. Herbert Waterous
Mrs. Oglesby Vandare
Buck Williams
Ensemble
Eulalie Young
Suzette
Songs
music by
Rudolf Friml
; lyrics by
Otto Harbach
Act 1
Sung By
A Trip to Bermuda
Sybil Vandare, Suzette, Pietro and Chorus
He Says Yes, She Says No!
Geraldine Vandare, Jack Travers and Chorus
Call Me Uncle
John Thurston, Sybil Vandare and Chorus
Love Is Like a Firefly
Nina
Something
Suzette and Jenkins
Giannina (Mia)
Nina
Act 2
Sung By
(In) Sapphire Seas
Sybil Vandare and Ensemble
Tommy Atkins (On a Dress-Parade) (I Want to be a Jolly Soldier)
Nina and Ensemble
Sympathy
Geraldine Vandare and John Thurston
A Woman's Smile
Jack Travers
De Trop
Jenkins, Pietro, Suzette and Chorus
We're Going to Make a Man of You
Nina, Herr Franz, Jack Travers, John Thurston and Jenkins
The Beautiful Ship from Toyland
Herr Franz and Male Chorus
When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart
Nina, Jack Travers and Herr Franz
Act 3
Sung By
An American Beauty Rose
John Thurston and Ensemble
The Latest Thing from Paris
Pietro and Suzette
Kiss Me and 'Tis Day (The Dawn of Love)
Nina
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Civic Light Opera Company
Book by
Otto Harbach
; Lyrics by
Otto Harbach
; Music by
Rudolf Friml
; Musical Director:
Louis Kroll
Staged by
Milton Aborn
Costume Design by
Brooks
Art Direction by
Charles Baatz
Amy Atkinson
Sybil Vandare
Alexander Black
Ensemble
Lauretta Brislin
Ensemble
Robert Capron
Jenkins
Anna Mae Colburn
Geraldine Vandare
Doris Colman
Ensemble
Roy Cropper
Jack Travers
Muriel Day
Ensemble
Dhoris Delehante
Ensemble
Georgina Dieter
Antonio Columbo
Ensemble
Mitzi Eder
Ensemble
Lloyd Ericsson
Ensemble
Elsie Frank
Ensemble
Bella Girard
Ensemble
Rudy Glaisek
Ensemble
Paul Graham
Ensemble
Lowell Handshaw
Ensemble
Mary Hennessy
Ensemble
Otis Holwerk
Ensemble
Hudson James
Ensemble
Maria Julian
Ensemble
George Koenig
Ensemble
Siegfried Langer
Correlli
Ensemble
Deborah Ledger
Ensemble
August Loring
Ensemble
Ilse Marvenga
Nina
Winifred McClary
Ensemble
Leslie McCloud
Pietro
Vera Muller
Ensemble
Detmar Poppen
Herr Franz
Gertrude Rittenhouse
Ensemble
Olga Schumacher
Ensemble
Ethel Sheridan
Ensemble
Louis Templeman
John Thurston
Theo Van Tassell
Ensemble
Mrs. Herbert Waterous
Mrs. Oglesby Vandare
Buck Williams
Ensemble
Eulalie Young
Suzette
music by
Rudolf Friml
; lyrics by
Otto Harbach
Act 1
Sung By
A Trip to Bermuda
Sybil Vandare, Suzette, Pietro and Chorus
He Says Yes, She Says No!
Geraldine Vandare, Jack Travers and Chorus
Call Me Uncle
John Thurston, Sybil Vandare and Chorus
Love Is Like a Firefly
Nina
Something
Suzette and Jenkins
Giannina (Mia)
Nina
Act 2
Sung By
(In) Sapphire Seas
Sybil Vandare and Ensemble
Tommy Atkins (On a Dress-Parade) (I Want to be a Jolly Soldier)
Nina and Ensemble
Sympathy
Geraldine Vandare and John Thurston
A Woman's Smile
Jack Travers
De Trop
Jenkins, Pietro, Suzette and Chorus
We're Going to Make a Man of You
Nina, Herr Franz, Jack Travers, John Thurston and Jenkins
The Beautiful Ship from Toyland
Herr Franz and Male Chorus
When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart
Nina, Jack Travers and Herr Franz
Act 3
Sung By
An American Beauty Rose
John Thurston and Ensemble
The Latest Thing from Paris
Pietro and Suzette
Kiss Me and 'Tis Day (The Dawn of Love)
Nina
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