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The Show of Wonders
Second Edition
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 26, 1916
Closing Date
Apr 21, 1917
Performances
209
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 26, 1916
Close Date: Apr 21, 1917
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 26, 1916 - Apr 21, 1917)
Description
A revue in Two Acts, 14 Scenes.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Leased by
The Winter Garden Company
Produced by
J. J. Shubert
Book by
Harold Atteridge
; Music by
Sigmund Romberg
,
Otto Motzan
and
Herman Timberg
; Lyrics by
Harold Atteridge
Staged by
J. C. Huffman
; Musical Staging by
Allan K. Foster
; Solo dances for the Burmese Ballet by
Alexis Kosloff
Scenic Design by
Law and Young
; Costume Design by
Homer Conant
; Modern dresses by
Mme. Kahn
; Gowns for Miss Marilynn Miller by
Madame Marguerite
Conducted by
Oscar Radin
Shoes by
Cammeyer
; Men's costumes and furnishings by
Nat Lewis
; Hats by
Joseph and Mrs. Gilman
; Parasols made by
Littman & Cohen
; Submarine invented by
Henri De Vries
Effie Allan
Ensemble
Mabel Andrews
Ensemble
Ted Andrews
Ensemble
George Baldwin
George Bayer
Ensemble
Arthur Becker
Old Salt
Ensemble
May Belle
Ensemble
Walter Blair
Ensemble
Mary Booth
Ensemble
Harry Bostack
Ensemble
Eleanor Brown
Vivian
Eleanor
Pauline Carlton
Ensemble
Nell Carrington
Ensemble
Clementine Clayman
Ensemble
Lew Clayton
Tuck
Babe Dakin
Ensemble
Andrew Demarest
Elevator Boy
Ensemble
Peggie Dempsey
Ensemble
Elizabeth Drew
Ensemble
Mabel Elaine
Peggy Eleanor
Ensemble
Florence Elmore
Miss Atlantic City
Ensemble
Nancy Everett
Ensemble
Dudley Farnsworth
Ensemble
Grace Fisher
Henrietta
Mrs. Newlywed
Sanchea
a slave girl
Lucille Fletcher
Ensemble
Shirley Forsythe
Ensemble
Jimmie Fox
Inez Francis
Ensemble
Phyllis Furcella
Ensemble
Dorothy Godfrey
Ensemble
Halle Graham
Ensemble
James Grant
A Bear
Agnes Hall
Ensemble
Grace Hall
Ensemble
Ernest Hare
Pietro
A Kidnapper
Margaret Hoban
Ensemble
Eugene Howard
A Hunter
Aladdin
Tamato
Jean
Willie Howard
Sammy
Amato
Flo Howe
Ensemble
Daisy Irving
Otto Johnson
Grace Keeshon
Ensemble
Walter C. Kelly
The Virginia Judge
Alexis Kosloff
The Great Lover of The World
Diabalo
Elvira Kramer
Ensemble
Marie Lavarre
Lillian Lester
Ensemble
Tom Lewis
Hector
Doris Lloyd
Modern Cleopatra
Miss Long Beach
Dorothy Lloyd
Ensemble
Larry Mack
Ensemble
Orilla Mars
Ensemble
Virginia May
Ensemble
Louise Mayorga
Ensemble
Barbara McCree
Ensemble
Phil McHenry
Ensemble
James McIntyre
Syd Meyers
Ensemble
Emily Miles
Ensemble
Clyde Miller
Ensemble
Marilynn Miller
Eve
Tamoura
George Monroe
Pansy
Marion Mooney
Ensemble
Edmund Mulcahy
Hermit Joe
John T. Murray
George Gloomy
Helen Neat
Miss Rye Beach
Ensemble
Luciel Peacock
Ensemble
Sidney Philips
Jack Christopher
Mr. Manhattan
Madge Quest
Ensemble
Dan Quinlan
A Constable
Mr. Edgeon
Conductor
Beach Guard
Trixie Raymond
Ensemble
Agnes Richter
Ensemble
Aileen Rooney
Ensemble
Dot Rozelle
Ensemble
Dorothy Scofield
Ensemble
Ivy Sherer
Ensemble
Florence Shortell
Ensemble
Peggy Smith
Ensemble
Virginia Smith
Laura
Mermaid
Ensemble
Lillian Stein
Ensemble
Alice Tabor
Ensemble
Thea Thompson
Ensemble
Fay Tunis
Ensemble
Tex Turner
Ensemble
Frances Veer
Ensemble
Myrtle Victorine
Miss Parry
Ethel Wallis
Ensemble
Violet Watson
Ensemble
James Watts
Pearl Weber
Ensemble
Frances Whelan
Ensemble
Sam White
Nip
Harry Wilcox
Mr. Newlywed
Ada Winegard
Ensemble
Noel Woodward
Ensemble
Graham Wynn
Ensemble
Irene Zolar
Miss Thrust
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 26, 1916 - Apr 21, 1917)
Cast
Louis Alter
Kelly
chief machinist mate
Nathan Anderson
Ensign Yates
second in command
Gerard Arbous
Smith
seaman at diving wheel bow
Adele Ardsley
Iona Richley
Bob Casey
Ensemble
Joseph Costigan
Hackford
torpedo man
Frank Dale
Guilbert
torpedo man
Arthur Davis
Lieutenant Hardy
commander of Submarine F. 7
William A. Evans
Barry
seaman at helm
James Grant
Waiter
Frank L. Hall
Toomey
torpedo man
Thea Thompson
Miss Deal Beach
Harry Wilcox
Ensemble
Songs
music by
Herman Timberg
,
Otto Motzan
and
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Harold Atteridge
Act 1
Sung By
Back to Nature
Iona Richley and Back-to-Nature Girls
Wedding Bells
Eve, Jack Christopher and George Gloomy
When Pavlowa Starts Buck and Winging
Iona Richley and World's Greatest Dancers
Hicky Do
Sammy
Girls Prepare
Henrietta, Miss Parry, Miss Thrust and Fencing Girls
Angels
Eve and Kiss Girls
Aladdin
Aladdin and Entire Ensemble
Girl on the Square
Mr. Manhattan and Girls from Different Climes
Louisiana
Iona Richley and Cute Girlies
Pajama Girlie
Jack Christopher, Vivian and Pajama Girlies
Get a Girlie
Mrs. Newlywed and Winter Garden Peaches
Act 2
Sung By
A Burmese Ballet
The Great Lover of The World, Tamoura, Sanchea and Entire Ensemble
Mendelssohn and Liszt
Amato and Tamato
Naughty! Naughty! Naughty!
Henrietta and Naughty, Naughty, Naughty Girls
Wedding by the Sea
Iona Richley and Bathing Girls
Diabolo
Eve, Diabalo and Diabolo Girls and Boys
Medley of Song
Sammy and Jean
Italian Ballet Miniature
Eve, Diabalo and Troubadour Boys and Masked Girls
Slavlova
Zoo
Dancers and Winter Garden Steppers
Finale
Entire Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Leased by
The Winter Garden Company
Produced by
J. J. Shubert
Book by
Harold Atteridge
; Music by
Sigmund Romberg
,
Otto Motzan
and
Herman Timberg
; Lyrics by
Harold Atteridge
Staged by
J. C. Huffman
; Musical Staging by
Allan K. Foster
; Solo dances for the Burmese Ballet by
Alexis Kosloff
Scenic Design by
Law and Young
; Costume Design by
Homer Conant
; Modern dresses by
Mme. Kahn
; Gowns for Miss Marilynn Miller by
Madame Marguerite
Conducted by
Oscar Radin
Shoes by
Cammeyer
; Men's costumes and furnishings by
Nat Lewis
; Hats by
Joseph and Mrs. Gilman
; Parasols made by
Littman & Cohen
; Submarine invented by
Henri De Vries
Effie Allan
Ensemble
Mabel Andrews
Ensemble
Ted Andrews
Ensemble
George Baldwin
George Bayer
Ensemble
Arthur Becker
Old Salt
Ensemble
May Belle
Ensemble
Walter Blair
Ensemble
Mary Booth
Ensemble
Harry Bostack
Ensemble
Eleanor Brown
Vivian
Eleanor
Pauline Carlton
Ensemble
Nell Carrington
Ensemble
Clementine Clayman
Ensemble
Lew Clayton
Tuck
Babe Dakin
Ensemble
Andrew Demarest
Elevator Boy
Ensemble
Peggie Dempsey
Ensemble
Elizabeth Drew
Ensemble
Mabel Elaine
Peggy Eleanor
Ensemble
Florence Elmore
Miss Atlantic City
Ensemble
Nancy Everett
Ensemble
Dudley Farnsworth
Ensemble
Grace Fisher
Henrietta
Mrs. Newlywed
Sanchea
a slave girl
Lucille Fletcher
Ensemble
Shirley Forsythe
Ensemble
Jimmie Fox
Inez Francis
Ensemble
Phyllis Furcella
Ensemble
Dorothy Godfrey
Ensemble
Halle Graham
Ensemble
James Grant
A Bear
Agnes Hall
Ensemble
Grace Hall
Ensemble
Ernest Hare
Pietro
A Kidnapper
Margaret Hoban
Ensemble
Eugene Howard
A Hunter
Aladdin
Tamato
Jean
Willie Howard
Sammy
Amato
Flo Howe
Ensemble
Daisy Irving
Otto Johnson
Grace Keeshon
Ensemble
Walter C. Kelly
The Virginia Judge
Alexis Kosloff
The Great Lover of The World
Diabalo
Elvira Kramer
Ensemble
Marie Lavarre
Lillian Lester
Ensemble
Tom Lewis
Hector
Doris Lloyd
Modern Cleopatra
Miss Long Beach
Dorothy Lloyd
Ensemble
Larry Mack
Ensemble
Orilla Mars
Ensemble
Virginia May
Ensemble
Louise Mayorga
Ensemble
Barbara McCree
Ensemble
Phil McHenry
Ensemble
James McIntyre
Syd Meyers
Ensemble
Emily Miles
Ensemble
Clyde Miller
Ensemble
Marilynn Miller
Eve
Tamoura
George Monroe
Pansy
Marion Mooney
Ensemble
Edmund Mulcahy
Hermit Joe
John T. Murray
George Gloomy
Helen Neat
Miss Rye Beach
Ensemble
Luciel Peacock
Ensemble
Sidney Philips
Jack Christopher
Mr. Manhattan
Madge Quest
Ensemble
Dan Quinlan
A Constable
Mr. Edgeon
Conductor
Beach Guard
Trixie Raymond
Ensemble
Agnes Richter
Ensemble
Aileen Rooney
Ensemble
Dot Rozelle
Ensemble
Dorothy Scofield
Ensemble
Ivy Sherer
Ensemble
Florence Shortell
Ensemble
Peggy Smith
Ensemble
Virginia Smith
Laura
Mermaid
Ensemble
Lillian Stein
Ensemble
Alice Tabor
Ensemble
Thea Thompson
Ensemble
Fay Tunis
Ensemble
Tex Turner
Ensemble
Frances Veer
Ensemble
Myrtle Victorine
Miss Parry
Ethel Wallis
Ensemble
Violet Watson
Ensemble
James Watts
Pearl Weber
Ensemble
Frances Whelan
Ensemble
Sam White
Nip
Harry Wilcox
Mr. Newlywed
Ada Winegard
Ensemble
Noel Woodward
Ensemble
Graham Wynn
Ensemble
Irene Zolar
Miss Thrust
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 26, 1916 - Apr 21, 1917)
Cast
Louis Alter
Kelly
chief machinist mate
Nathan Anderson
Ensign Yates
second in command
Gerard Arbous
Smith
seaman at diving wheel bow
Adele Ardsley
Iona Richley
Bob Casey
Ensemble
Joseph Costigan
Hackford
torpedo man
Frank Dale
Guilbert
torpedo man
Arthur Davis
Lieutenant Hardy
commander of Submarine F. 7
William A. Evans
Barry
seaman at helm
James Grant
Waiter
Frank L. Hall
Toomey
torpedo man
Thea Thompson
Miss Deal Beach
Harry Wilcox
Ensemble
music by
Herman Timberg
,
Otto Motzan
and
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Harold Atteridge
Act 1
Sung By
Back to Nature
Iona Richley and Back-to-Nature Girls
Wedding Bells
Eve, Jack Christopher and George Gloomy
When Pavlowa Starts Buck and Winging
Iona Richley and World's Greatest Dancers
Hicky Do
Sammy
Girls Prepare
Henrietta, Miss Parry, Miss Thrust and Fencing Girls
Angels
Eve and Kiss Girls
Aladdin
Aladdin and Entire Ensemble
Girl on the Square
Mr. Manhattan and Girls from Different Climes
Louisiana
Iona Richley and Cute Girlies
Pajama Girlie
Jack Christopher, Vivian and Pajama Girlies
Get a Girlie
Mrs. Newlywed and Winter Garden Peaches
Act 2
Sung By
A Burmese Ballet
The Great Lover of The World, Tamoura, Sanchea and Entire Ensemble
Mendelssohn and Liszt
Amato and Tamato
Naughty! Naughty! Naughty!
Henrietta and Naughty, Naughty, Naughty Girls
Wedding by the Sea
Iona Richley and Bathing Girls
Diabolo
Eve, Diabalo and Diabolo Girls and Boys
Medley of Song
Sammy and Jean
Italian Ballet Miniature
Eve, Diabalo and Troubadour Boys and Masked Girls
Slavlova
Zoo
Dancers and Winter Garden Steppers
Finale
Entire Ensemble
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