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Music in the Air
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 08, 1932
Closing Date
Sep 16, 1933
Performances
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Open Date: Nov 08, 1932
Close Date: Sep 16, 1933
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Nov 08, 1932 - Mar 13, 1933)
44th Street Theatre
(Mar 31, 1933 - Sep 16, 1933)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Bavaria, Munich, and Switzerland. The present.
Comments
The run was interrupted by the depression and disputes with theatrical unions.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Peggy Fears
and
A. C. Blumenthal
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Music orchestrated by
Russell Bennett
; Musical Director:
Victor Baravalle
Staged by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Jerome Kern
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
John Harkrider
; Modern Clothes by
Sgt. Howard Shoup
General Manager:
Nick Holde
Stage Manager:
Frank Coletti
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Archie Thomson
Conducted by
Frank Tours
Press Representative:
Charles Washburn
Edward Austen
Man/Walking Club
Stella Bailey
Edendorf Girl
Ann Barrie
Tessie
Thea Bayles
Soprano/Walking Club
Charles Belin
Herman
George Bell
The Apothecary
Nomy Bencid
Mezzo/Walking Club
Beatrice Berenson
Soprano/Walking Club
John Brooke
Basso/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Peggy Burgess
Mezzo/Walking Club
Betty Cardozo
Edendorf Child
Tullio Carminati
Bruno Mahler
Katherine Carrington
Sieglinde Lessing
Marie Cartwright
Soprano/Walking Club
Claire Cole
Frau Lena Baum
Soprano/Choral Society
Rose Collins
Contralto/Choral Society
Mlle. Desha
Hulde
George Dieter
Son
Georgina Dieter
Contralto/Walking Club
Frank Dobert
Basso/Choral Society
Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Donah
Father Joch
Baritone/Choral Society
Evelyn Eaton
Edendorf Child
Carl Edem
Stout Father
Kathleen Edwards
Sophie
Soprano/Walking Club
Soprano/Choral Society
June Elkins
Contralto/Choral Society
Peggy Frazier
Contralto/Walking Club
Carol Gay
Soprano/Walking Club
Georg Gerhardi
The Tobacconist
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Noel Gordon
Edendorf Girl
Norman Gray
Man/Walking Club
Baritone/Choral Society
Gabrielle Guelpli
Mrs. Pflugfelder
Sally Hadley
Mezzo/Choral Society
Natalie Hall
Frieda Hatzfeld
Beatrice Hannen
Contralto/Walking Club
Edward Hayes
Hans
Clifford Heckinger
Heinrich
Gertrude Houk
Mezzo/Choral Society
Betty Howson
Contralto/Walking Club
Paul Janvert
The Doctor
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Dorothy Johnson
Marthe
Nicholas Joy
Ernst Weber
Elise Joyce
Contralto/Walking Club
Joan Kent
Edendorf Girl
Eugene King
Tenor/Choral Society
Frances Kruger
Edendorf Girl
Mary Lange
Edendorf Girl
Laura
The Bear
Anton Lieb
Basso/Choral Society
George Ludwig
Waiter
Marjorie Main
Anna
Jane Manners
Edendorf Girl
Francis Marion
Contralto/Choral Society
Contralto/Walking Club
Rita Marks
Soprano/Walking Club
Rena McAfee
Edendorf Girl
Alexander McKee
Man/Walking Club
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Mary McQuade
Tila
June Meier
Edendorf Child
Harry Mestayer
Uppmann
Marcelle Miller
Edendorf Girl
Marguerite Morano
Mezzo/Walking Club
Ann Moss
Soprano/Walking Club
Leone Neumann
Soprano/Walking Club
Soprano/Choral Society
Alexis Obolensky
Herr Direktor Kirschner
H. Pallenberg
Bear Trainer
Grace Panvini
Soprano/Walking Club
Virginia Rey
Mezzo/Walking Club
Robert Rhodes
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Town Crier
Mary Alice Rice
Contralto/Walking Club
Alfred Russ
Zoo Attendant
Tenor/Choral Society
Ivy Scott
Frau Direktor Kirschner
Marty Semon
Burgomaster
Rosalind Shaw
Contralto/Walking Club
Al Shean
Dr. Walter Lessing
Walter Slezak
Karl Reder
Katherine Spector
Mezzo/Walking Club
George Spelvin
Priest
Carl Spiegel
Baum
Marion Stuart
Mezzo/Choral Society
Mezzo/Walking Club
Frances Tannehill
Edendorf Child
Helen Taylor
Mezzo/Walking Club
William Torpey
Gusterl
Lydia Van Gilder
Frau Schreimann
Vivian Vance
Contralto/Choral Society
Contralto/Walking Club
Diana Walker
Edendorf Girl
Finette Walker
Soprano/Choral Society
Soprano/Walking Club
Carrie Weller
Stout Mother
Reinald Werrenrath
Cornelius
Robert Williamson
Pfugfelder
Tamara Zoya
Contralto/Walking Club
Alvin Theatre
(Nov 08, 1932 - Mar 13, 1933)
44th Street Theatre
(Mar 31, 1933 - Sep 16, 1933)
Cast
Ivan Arbuckle
Town Crier
Edward Austen
Tenor/Choral Society
Ann Barrie
Sieglinde Lessing
Joe Barrie
Basso/Choral Society
Eric Berlenbach
Waiter
Carrie Bridewell
Mrs. Pflugfelder
Frank Dobert
Baum
Paul Donah
Assistant Stage Manager
Peggy Francis
Contralto/Choral Society
Contralto/Walking Club
Gloria Gilbert
Edendorf Girl
Edna Hagan
Tila
George Herman
Son
Ruth Johnson
Soprano/Choral Society
Edendorf Girl
Clyde Kelly
Baritone/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Mary Lange
Soprano/Choral Society
Anton Lieb
The Apothecary
Len Mence
Pfugfelder
Leone Neumann
Hans
Grace Panvini
Soprano/Choral Society
Elsie Rossi
Edendorf Girl
Belle Spelvin
Frau Lena Baum
Carl Spiegel
Assistant Stage Manager
Marie Stevens
Edendorf Girl
Francis Stewart
Edendorf Girl
Belle Sylvia
Stout Mother
Desiree Tabor
Frieda Hatzfeld
Una Val
Edendorf Girl
Songs
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Act 1
Sung By
Melodies of May
Choral Society
I've Told Every Little Star
Karl Reder
Prayer
Karl Reder, Sieglinde Lessing and Ensemble
There's a Hill Beyond a Hill
Hans and Walking Club
I've Told Every Little Star
(Reprise)
Karl Reder and Sieglinde Lessing
I'm Coming Home
Bruno Mahler
And Love Was Born
Cornelius
I'm Alone
Frieda Hatzfeld
I Am So Eager
Bruno Mahler, Frieda Hatzfeld and Ensemble
Fineletta
Marthe, Ernst Weber and Dr. Walter Lessing
Act 2
Sung By
One More Dance
Bruno Mahler
Night Flies By
Frieda Hatzfeld
I've Told Every Little Star
(Reprise)
Sieglinde Lessing
I'm Alone
(Reprise)
Frieda Hatzfeld
When The Spring Is in the Air
Sieglinde Lessing and Ensemble
In Egern on Tegern See
Frau Direktor Kirschner
The Song Is You
Bruno Mahler
The Song Is You
(Reprise)
Frieda Hatzfeld and Bruno Mahler
We Belong Together
Karl Reder, Sieglinde Lessing, Cornelius and Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Peggy Fears
and
A. C. Blumenthal
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Music orchestrated by
Russell Bennett
; Musical Director:
Victor Baravalle
Staged by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Jerome Kern
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
John Harkrider
; Modern Clothes by
Sgt. Howard Shoup
General Manager:
Nick Holde
Stage Manager:
Frank Coletti
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Archie Thomson
Conducted by
Frank Tours
Press Representative:
Charles Washburn
Edward Austen
Man/Walking Club
Stella Bailey
Edendorf Girl
Ann Barrie
Tessie
Thea Bayles
Soprano/Walking Club
Charles Belin
Herman
George Bell
The Apothecary
Nomy Bencid
Mezzo/Walking Club
Beatrice Berenson
Soprano/Walking Club
John Brooke
Basso/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Peggy Burgess
Mezzo/Walking Club
Betty Cardozo
Edendorf Child
Tullio Carminati
Bruno Mahler
Katherine Carrington
Sieglinde Lessing
Marie Cartwright
Soprano/Walking Club
Claire Cole
Frau Lena Baum
Soprano/Choral Society
Rose Collins
Contralto/Choral Society
Mlle. Desha
Hulde
George Dieter
Son
Georgina Dieter
Contralto/Walking Club
Frank Dobert
Basso/Choral Society
Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Donah
Father Joch
Baritone/Choral Society
Evelyn Eaton
Edendorf Child
Carl Edem
Stout Father
Kathleen Edwards
Sophie
Soprano/Walking Club
Soprano/Choral Society
June Elkins
Contralto/Choral Society
Peggy Frazier
Contralto/Walking Club
Carol Gay
Soprano/Walking Club
Georg Gerhardi
The Tobacconist
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Noel Gordon
Edendorf Girl
Norman Gray
Man/Walking Club
Baritone/Choral Society
Gabrielle Guelpli
Mrs. Pflugfelder
Sally Hadley
Mezzo/Choral Society
Natalie Hall
Frieda Hatzfeld
Beatrice Hannen
Contralto/Walking Club
Edward Hayes
Hans
Clifford Heckinger
Heinrich
Gertrude Houk
Mezzo/Choral Society
Betty Howson
Contralto/Walking Club
Paul Janvert
The Doctor
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Dorothy Johnson
Marthe
Nicholas Joy
Ernst Weber
Elise Joyce
Contralto/Walking Club
Joan Kent
Edendorf Girl
Eugene King
Tenor/Choral Society
Frances Kruger
Edendorf Girl
Mary Lange
Edendorf Girl
Laura
The Bear
Anton Lieb
Basso/Choral Society
George Ludwig
Waiter
Marjorie Main
Anna
Jane Manners
Edendorf Girl
Francis Marion
Contralto/Choral Society
Contralto/Walking Club
Rita Marks
Soprano/Walking Club
Rena McAfee
Edendorf Girl
Alexander McKee
Man/Walking Club
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Mary McQuade
Tila
June Meier
Edendorf Child
Harry Mestayer
Uppmann
Marcelle Miller
Edendorf Girl
Marguerite Morano
Mezzo/Walking Club
Ann Moss
Soprano/Walking Club
Leone Neumann
Soprano/Walking Club
Soprano/Choral Society
Alexis Obolensky
Herr Direktor Kirschner
H. Pallenberg
Bear Trainer
Grace Panvini
Soprano/Walking Club
Virginia Rey
Mezzo/Walking Club
Robert Rhodes
Second Tenor/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Town Crier
Mary Alice Rice
Contralto/Walking Club
Alfred Russ
Zoo Attendant
Tenor/Choral Society
Ivy Scott
Frau Direktor Kirschner
Marty Semon
Burgomaster
Rosalind Shaw
Contralto/Walking Club
Al Shean
Dr. Walter Lessing
Walter Slezak
Karl Reder
Katherine Spector
Mezzo/Walking Club
George Spelvin
Priest
Carl Spiegel
Baum
Marion Stuart
Mezzo/Choral Society
Mezzo/Walking Club
Frances Tannehill
Edendorf Child
Helen Taylor
Mezzo/Walking Club
William Torpey
Gusterl
Lydia Van Gilder
Frau Schreimann
Vivian Vance
Contralto/Choral Society
Contralto/Walking Club
Diana Walker
Edendorf Girl
Finette Walker
Soprano/Choral Society
Soprano/Walking Club
Carrie Weller
Stout Mother
Reinald Werrenrath
Cornelius
Robert Williamson
Pfugfelder
Tamara Zoya
Contralto/Walking Club
Alvin Theatre
(Nov 08, 1932 - Mar 13, 1933)
44th Street Theatre
(Mar 31, 1933 - Sep 16, 1933)
Cast
Ivan Arbuckle
Town Crier
Edward Austen
Tenor/Choral Society
Ann Barrie
Sieglinde Lessing
Joe Barrie
Basso/Choral Society
Eric Berlenbach
Waiter
Carrie Bridewell
Mrs. Pflugfelder
Frank Dobert
Baum
Paul Donah
Assistant Stage Manager
Peggy Francis
Contralto/Choral Society
Contralto/Walking Club
Gloria Gilbert
Edendorf Girl
Edna Hagan
Tila
George Herman
Son
Ruth Johnson
Soprano/Choral Society
Edendorf Girl
Clyde Kelly
Baritone/Choral Society
Man/Walking Club
Mary Lange
Soprano/Choral Society
Anton Lieb
The Apothecary
Len Mence
Pfugfelder
Leone Neumann
Hans
Grace Panvini
Soprano/Choral Society
Elsie Rossi
Edendorf Girl
Belle Spelvin
Frau Lena Baum
Carl Spiegel
Assistant Stage Manager
Marie Stevens
Edendorf Girl
Francis Stewart
Edendorf Girl
Belle Sylvia
Stout Mother
Desiree Tabor
Frieda Hatzfeld
Una Val
Edendorf Girl
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Act 1
Sung By
Melodies of May
Choral Society
I've Told Every Little Star
Karl Reder
Prayer
Karl Reder, Sieglinde Lessing and Ensemble
There's a Hill Beyond a Hill
Hans and Walking Club
I've Told Every Little Star
(Reprise)
Karl Reder and Sieglinde Lessing
I'm Coming Home
Bruno Mahler
And Love Was Born
Cornelius
I'm Alone
Frieda Hatzfeld
I Am So Eager
Bruno Mahler, Frieda Hatzfeld and Ensemble
Fineletta
Marthe, Ernst Weber and Dr. Walter Lessing
Act 2
Sung By
One More Dance
Bruno Mahler
Night Flies By
Frieda Hatzfeld
I've Told Every Little Star
(Reprise)
Sieglinde Lessing
I'm Alone
(Reprise)
Frieda Hatzfeld
When The Spring Is in the Air
Sieglinde Lessing and Ensemble
In Egern on Tegern See
Frau Direktor Kirschner
The Song Is You
Bruno Mahler
The Song Is You
(Reprise)
Frieda Hatzfeld and Bruno Mahler
We Belong Together
Karl Reder, Sieglinde Lessing, Cornelius and Company
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