The Merry Widow Burlesque

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Weber's Music Hall , (1/02/1908 - 5/16/1908)

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Opening Date:	Jan 02, 1908
Closing Date:	May 16, 1908	Total Performances:	156

Category: Musical, Burlesque, Original, Broadway

Description: A musical in three acts

Setting: The Farsovian Embassy; Garden at Fonia's residence; Maxim's

Opening Night Credits
Songs

Production Staff
Produced by Joe Weber
Music by Franz Lehár; Book by George V. Hobart; Lyrics by George V. Hobart; Orchestrations and entr'acte music arranged by Hugo Frey; Music production under the direction of Anton Heindl
Staged by Julian Mitchell
Gowns and fancy costumes designed by William H. Matthews; Male and character costumes by Eaves; Scenic Design by John H. Young
Music by permission of Henry W. Savage

Cast

Bessie Clayton	Kickette De Lingerie a visitor at Maxim's
Peter F. Dailey	Caramel de Jollidog a journeyman lover
Mabel Fenton	Fatalie the Baroness Copoff
Lulu Glaser	Fonia a Farsovian widow with means
Albert Hart	Baron Copoff Farsovian Ambassador at Paris
Charles J. Ross	Prince Dandilo a waiter at Maxim's
Joe Weber	Disch a janitor at the Embassy

M. Atwell	Male Guest
Charlie Ball	Male Guest
Martha Bright	Mons. Robideau Perfect Gentleman
Edna Chase	Coo-coo Perfect Lady
	An Englishman
Nina Collins	Mlle. Angelique Guest of the Embassy
Major Criqui	Byron Lizst author and composer
Nathalie Dagwell	Mlle. Celeste Guest at the Embassy
Lynn D'Arcy	Miss Zwiebach Farsovian Guest
	Mlle. Creme de Menthe
Agnes Dasmar	Mlle. Piquette Guest at the Embassy
Edna Dodsworth	Mlle. Nannette Guest at the Embassy
Ida Doerge	Mlle. Antoinette Guest at the Embassy
Ethel Donaldson	Do-do Perfect Lady
	Mlle. Creme Yvette
Robert Dunlap	Katcha a diplomat
Lillian Fitzgerald	Mlle. Cateline late of the Moulin Rouge
	Miss Balaclava battle-axe
Carl Gordon	Napoleon Bernstein Archer solider, playwright and critic
Letita Gordon	Senorita Concarne from Spain
A.C. Heath	Male Guest
Irene Howley	Miss Wienerschnitzel Farsovian Guest
Vonnie Hoyt	Miss Goulasche Farsovian Guest
Harry Huber	Male Guest
Violet Jewell	Mlle. Yvonne Guest at the Embassy
Maud Kent	Miss Kolsbratten Farsovian Guest
Beatrice Learwood	Mons. Charpentier Perfect Gentleman
	Miss Brandywine battle-axe
Stacie Leslie	Mlle. Babette Guest at the Embassy
Ruby Lewis	Jo-jo Perfect Lady
	Miss Marathon battle-axe
	Mlle. Burgundy
Selma Mantell	Mons. Duval Perfect Gentleman
Edna Mayo	Mons. Verdun Perfect Gentleman
	Miss Plevna battle-axe
Loretta McDonald	Jo-ko Perfect Lady
M. Miller	Male Guest
M. Robinson	Male Guest
M. Senna	Male Guest
Max Sheck	Marquis Cascara a diplomat
M. Sidney	Male Guest
M. Steinmann	Male Guest
W. Douglas Stevenson	Raoul St. Grouche an attache
Edith Villa	Mlle. Bettine Guest at the Embassy
Minerva Walton	Miss Pumpernickle Farsovian Guest
Kitty Wheaton	Ko-ko Perfect Lady
Helen Willis	Mlle. Clochette Guest at the Embassy
Florence Wilson	Miss Kaffeeklatsch Farsovian Guest
Gladys Zell	Goo-goo Perfect Lady
	Miss Bosworthfield battle-axe
	Mlle. Champagne
Violet Zell	Miss Waterloo battle-axe

music by Franz Lehar; lyrics by George V. Hobart

ACT 1	Sung By
We've a Feeling	Ensemble
(I Am) a Beautiful Wife	Fatalie (the Baroness Copoff) and Caramel de Jollidog (a journeyman lover)
In Farsovia	Fonia (a Farsovian widow with means) and Ensemble
I Am a Waiter at Maxim's	Prince Dandilo (a waiter at Maxim's)
ACT 2	Sung By
Vilia	Fonia (a Farsovian widow with means) and Ensemble
Silly Bingham Cavalier	Prince Dandilo (a waiter at Maxim's) and Fonia (a Farsovian widow with means)
Women	Prince Dandilo (a waiter at Maxim's), Baron Copoff (Farsovian Ambassador at Paris), Disch (a janitor at the Embassy), Caramel de Jollidog (a journeyman lover), Katcha (a diplomat) and Raoul St. Grouche (an attache)
ACT 3	Sung By
Wine, Girls and Gay Paree	Baron Copoff (Farsovian Ambassador at Paris) and Ensemble
Merry Widow Waltz	Fonia (a Farsovian widow with means) and Prince Dandilo (a waiter at Maxim's)