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The-Merry-Go-Round
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 25, 1908
Closing Date
Jul 18, 1908
Performances
97
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 25, 1908
Close Date: Jul 18, 1908
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Circle Theatre
(Apr 25, 1908 - Jul 18, 1908)
Description
A Musical Comedy in Two Balmy Breaths from Bohemia
Setting
Mineola; New York City; Cafe La Boheme
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Circle Production Company
Music by
Gus Edwards
; Book by
Edgar Smith
; Lyrics by
Paul West
; Featuring "Stupid Mr. Cupid" by
Theodore M. Morse
; Featuring "Stupid Mr. Cupid" by
Edward Madden
; Lyrics to "The Shop Window Girls" by
Will D. Cobb
; Featuring "He's A-my Brud" by
Fred Fisher
; Featuring "He's A-my Brud" by
Jesse Lasky
Staged by
George Marion
; Chorus numbers and dances staged by
Joseph C. Smith
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
Matt Morgan
; Costume Design by
William H. Matthews
John Cantwell
Ratsy
newsboy
Swiper
a pickpocket
James B. Carson
Richard Niebelung
proprietor of the Cafe Boheme
Mabel Hite
Martha Scraggs
a rural maid-of-all-work
Dorothy Jardon
Mrs. Wheatly Bungalow
a young society widow
Ignacio Martinetti
Casimir de Cliquot
aristocrat by birth and Bohemian by fate
George McKay
Alec Smart
a side-show barker
Bill Graftly
a policeman
James J. Morton
"Hen" Stubbs
a Reuben with Metropolitan tastes
Bobby North
Morris Nosenstein
a promoter of vaudeville sensations
Melville Stewart
Jack Saunders
a young American artist
Maude Adams
Ensemble
Viola Adams
Ensemble
Virginia Adams
Show Girl
Ensemble
Jeannette Alpine
Ensemble
May Barrell
Ensemble
Ellen Beckwith
Show Girl
Ensemble
Edna Belmont
A Fortune Teller
Ensemble
Louise Carter
Samantha Spavin
who keeps boarders
Regina Connelly
Ensemble
Flora Crosbie
Ensemble
Jean Davidson
Ensemble
Rita Dean
Show Girl
Ensemble
Erna Evans
Ensemble
Pearl Gabrielle
Ensemble
Mr. Gibbs
A Farmer
Edythe Graham
Ensemble
Lillian Hazel
Ensemble
May Hopkins
Violet Nearstar
Show Girl
Ensemble
Florence Jackson
Ensemble
Suzanne Johnston
Ensemble
Jim Kane
A Merry-Go-Round Man
Jonathan Keefe
Hiram Spavin
a veteran of the G.A.R.
Ethel Kelly
Ensemble
May Kingdon
Ensemble
Hilda V. Lawrence
Show Girl
Alice Lazar
Show Girl
Ensemble
Jeanne Macpherson
Ensemble
Bobby Manning
Ensemble
Stella Mauray
Ensemble
Vernon Milton
A Farmer
Gypsy Mooney
Ensemble
Julia Mooney
Ensemble
Arthur Morrison
A Side-Show Man
Mae Murray
Ensemble
Rita Perkins
Jeanne Danvray
of the Bohemian set
Marjorie Race
Ensemble
Lillian Rice
Dancing Girl
Mabel Russell
Maggie
of the candy booth
William Sadler
A Glass Eater
Joan Sawyer
Show Girl
William Sissons
A Bearded Lady
Ethel Southgate
A Snake Charmer
Ensemble
Marjorie Stewart
Ensemble
May Thatcher
Show Girl
Ensemble
Fay Tincher
Ensemble
Angie Weimers
Dancing Girl
Ocie Williams
Ensemble
Millie Woods
Ensemble
Songs
music by
Gus Edwards
; lyrics by
Paul West
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
It's a Fair Day for a Fair-day
Chorus
Rubens on Broadway
Alec Smart, Ratsy and Maggie
I Like Them Just Like You, Little Girl
Casimir de Cliquot, Swells and Belles
I'm a Two-Horse Fellow in a One-Horse Town
"Hen" Stubbs and Company
Stupid Mr. Cupid
(music by
Theodore M. Morse
; lyrics by
Edward Madden
)
Martha Scraggs
Betty You're the One Best Bet
Ratsy, Dancing Girls and Jockey Shrimps
I Won't Be Home for Dinner
Mrs. Wheatly Bungalow
I'm the Captain of the Mineola Guards
Jack Saunders and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Shopping
Chorus
Have You Seen My Baby?
Maggie
I Really Hate to Talk About Myself
Martha Scraggs
The Shop Window Girls
(lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
)
Casimir de Cliquot
In a Studio
Mrs. Wheatly Bungalow, Artists and Models
When the Music Starts to Play
Jack Saunders
He's A-my Brud
(music by
Fred Fisher
; lyrics by
Jesse Lasky
)
Martha Scraggs
(We're the) Orchids of the Opera
Opera Goers
Goodbye Old Year, Welcome New
Chorus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Circle Production Company
Music by
Gus Edwards
; Book by
Edgar Smith
; Lyrics by
Paul West
; Featuring "Stupid Mr. Cupid" by
Theodore M. Morse
; Featuring "Stupid Mr. Cupid" by
Edward Madden
; Lyrics to "The Shop Window Girls" by
Will D. Cobb
; Featuring "He's A-my Brud" by
Fred Fisher
; Featuring "He's A-my Brud" by
Jesse Lasky
Staged by
George Marion
; Chorus numbers and dances staged by
Joseph C. Smith
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
Matt Morgan
; Costume Design by
William H. Matthews
John Cantwell
Ratsy
newsboy
Swiper
a pickpocket
James B. Carson
Richard Niebelung
proprietor of the Cafe Boheme
Mabel Hite
Martha Scraggs
a rural maid-of-all-work
Dorothy Jardon
Mrs. Wheatly Bungalow
a young society widow
Ignacio Martinetti
Casimir de Cliquot
aristocrat by birth and Bohemian by fate
George McKay
Alec Smart
a side-show barker
Bill Graftly
a policeman
James J. Morton
"Hen" Stubbs
a Reuben with Metropolitan tastes
Bobby North
Morris Nosenstein
a promoter of vaudeville sensations
Melville Stewart
Jack Saunders
a young American artist
Maude Adams
Ensemble
Viola Adams
Ensemble
Virginia Adams
Show Girl
Ensemble
Jeannette Alpine
Ensemble
May Barrell
Ensemble
Ellen Beckwith
Show Girl
Ensemble
Edna Belmont
A Fortune Teller
Ensemble
Louise Carter
Samantha Spavin
who keeps boarders
Regina Connelly
Ensemble
Flora Crosbie
Ensemble
Jean Davidson
Ensemble
Rita Dean
Show Girl
Ensemble
Erna Evans
Ensemble
Pearl Gabrielle
Ensemble
Mr. Gibbs
A Farmer
Edythe Graham
Ensemble
Lillian Hazel
Ensemble
May Hopkins
Violet Nearstar
Show Girl
Ensemble
Florence Jackson
Ensemble
Suzanne Johnston
Ensemble
Jim Kane
A Merry-Go-Round Man
Jonathan Keefe
Hiram Spavin
a veteran of the G.A.R.
Ethel Kelly
Ensemble
May Kingdon
Ensemble
Hilda V. Lawrence
Show Girl
Alice Lazar
Show Girl
Ensemble
Jeanne Macpherson
Ensemble
Bobby Manning
Ensemble
Stella Mauray
Ensemble
Vernon Milton
A Farmer
Gypsy Mooney
Ensemble
Julia Mooney
Ensemble
Arthur Morrison
A Side-Show Man
Mae Murray
Ensemble
Rita Perkins
Jeanne Danvray
of the Bohemian set
Marjorie Race
Ensemble
Lillian Rice
Dancing Girl
Mabel Russell
Maggie
of the candy booth
William Sadler
A Glass Eater
Joan Sawyer
Show Girl
William Sissons
A Bearded Lady
Ethel Southgate
A Snake Charmer
Ensemble
Marjorie Stewart
Ensemble
May Thatcher
Show Girl
Ensemble
Fay Tincher
Ensemble
Angie Weimers
Dancing Girl
Ocie Williams
Ensemble
Millie Woods
Ensemble
music by
Gus Edwards
; lyrics by
Paul West
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
It's a Fair Day for a Fair-day
Chorus
Rubens on Broadway
Alec Smart, Ratsy and Maggie
I Like Them Just Like You, Little Girl
Casimir de Cliquot, Swells and Belles
I'm a Two-Horse Fellow in a One-Horse Town
"Hen" Stubbs and Company
Stupid Mr. Cupid
(music by
Theodore M. Morse
; lyrics by
Edward Madden
)
Martha Scraggs
Betty You're the One Best Bet
Ratsy, Dancing Girls and Jockey Shrimps
I Won't Be Home for Dinner
Mrs. Wheatly Bungalow
I'm the Captain of the Mineola Guards
Jack Saunders and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Shopping
Chorus
Have You Seen My Baby?
Maggie
I Really Hate to Talk About Myself
Martha Scraggs
The Shop Window Girls
(lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
)
Casimir de Cliquot
In a Studio
Mrs. Wheatly Bungalow, Artists and Models
When the Music Starts to Play
Jack Saunders
He's A-my Brud
(music by
Fred Fisher
; lyrics by
Jesse Lasky
)
Martha Scraggs
(We're the) Orchids of the Opera
Opera Goers
Goodbye Old Year, Welcome New
Chorus
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