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Fifty Miles from Boston   

 
Garrick Theatre , (2/03/1908 - 2/29/1908)
Grand Opera House , (3/02/1908 - circa. 3/08/1908)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Feb 03, 1908   
Closing Date:Mar 08, 1908 Total Performances:40

Category: Play, Play with music, Original, Broadway
Description: A play in three acts
Setting: Westcott House; Woodies Home; Brookfield


Production Staff
Produced by George M. Cohan and Sam H. Harris
Music by George M. Cohan; Book by George M. Cohan; Lyrics by George M. Cohan; Orchestra under the direction of Al E. Gaylord; Music orchestrated by Charles J. Gebest
Directed by George M. Cohan
Scenic Design by Ernest Albert and Young Brothers & Boss Co.; Costume Design by F. Richard Anderson
Cast
James H. Bradbury Nathan Westcott
Joe's father
Edna Wallace Hopper Sadie Woodis
the Postmistress
Emma Janvier Mrs. Tilford
everybody's favorite
James C. Marlowe Tim Harrigan
Dave's father
John Westley Jed Woodis
Sadie's brother
Lawrence Wheat Joe Westcott
Bertha Arnold Town Girl
Frank Bouman Brainerd
Charles Cartwell John
Sylvia Clarke Town Girl
Dot Courtney Town Girl
Lawrence Dowd High School Boy
Kent Ebersal High School Boy
John Edwards High School Boy
Stanley Fields High School Boy
Madalin Frank Town Girl
Master Lores Grimm Eddie Moseley
boy around the barn
John Harrington High School Boy
Beatrice Harris Town Girl
Laura Harris Mary
Hazel Lowry Nellie Harrigan
Tim Harrigan's daughter
Flossie Martin Town Girl
John Meehan High School Boy
Evelyn Meredith Town Girl
Jewell Meredith Town Girl
Richard Nesmith Moseley
Westcott's man
George Parsons Dave Harrigan
the Brookfield dude
Russell Pincus Fat Boy
Sim Pulen Foreman Brookfield Hose
Louise Rial Mrs. Westcott
Joe's mother
Ernest Sharrock High School Boy
William Sissons High School Boy
E. Paul Souther High School Boy
Lester Templeton High School Boy
Ethel Vivian Town Girl
Alice Parks Warren Aunt Kate
Elizabeth Young Town Girl
Nellie Young Town Girl
music by George M. Cohan; lyrics by George M. Cohan 

Jack and Jill Sadie Woodis (the Postmistress) and Chorus
A Small Town Gal Joe Westcott and Chorus
(The) Boys Who Fight the Flames Eddie Moseley (boy around the barn) and Chorus
Waltz with Me Joe Westcott, Sadie Woodis (the Postmistress), Chorus, John and Mary
Ain't It Awful Mrs. Tilford (everybody's favorite)
Harrigan Tim Harrigan (Dave's father) and Chorus