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A Connecticut Yankee
Musical
Comedy
Original
Opening Date
Nov 03, 1927
Closing Date
Oct 27, 1928
Performances
421
Musical
Comedy
Original
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Vanderbilt Theatre
(Nov 03, 1927 - Oct 27, 1928)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Hartford in 1927 and Camelot in 543 A.D.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Lew M. Fields
and
Lyle D. Andrews
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Book by
Herbert Fields
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Musical Director:
Paul Parnell
; Adapted from the work of
Mark Twain
; Music orchestrated by
Roy Webb
Dances by
Busby Berkeley
; Staged by
Alexander Leftwich
Scenic Design by
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
; Costume Design by
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
Company Manager:
Harry B. Nelmes
Stage Manager:
Murray Jay Queen
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Creighton
Art Direction by
Herbert Ward
Press Representative:
Lew Levenson
Ward Arnold
Ensemble
Charles Bannister
Ensemble
Olive Bertram
Ensemble
Chester Bree
Sir Tristan
in the play
Ensemble
Arnold Brown
Ensemble
Nana Bryant
Fay Morgan
Queen Morgan Le Fay
in the play
Gordon Burby
Albert Kay
Sir Kay the Seneschal
in the play
Constance Carpenter
Alice Carter
The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
in the play
June Cochrane
Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans
in the play
Margaret Collins
Ensemble
Grace Connelly
Ensemble
John Creighton
Sir Bors
in the play
Ensemble
Martin Denis
Ensemble
Regina Diamond
Mistress Phoebe Sauce de Pommes
Enez Early
Ensemble
Paul Everton
Arthur Pendragos
King Arthur of Britain
in the play
Ednor Fulling
Ensemble
William Gaxton
Martin
The Yankee
in the play
Harriet Hammill
Ensemble
Jane Hurd
Ensemble
Fred Jordan
Ensemble
Leoda Knapp
Ensemble
Katharine Kohler
Queen Guinevere
in the play
Helen Mann
Ensemble
Dan McGovern
Ensemble
Margaret Miller
Ensemble
Jack Morton
Ensemble
John Morton
Sir Sagramor
in the play
Marion Nevins
Ensemble
William Norris
Merlin
Merlin (in the play)
a mighty magician
Frank Norton
Ensemble
William Rosell
Lawrence Lake
Sir Launcelot of the Lake
in the play
Dorothy Rubino
Ensemble
Evelyn Ruh
Maid Angela
lady-in-waiting to Morgan le Fay, in the play
Jack Thompson
Gerald Lake
Sir Galahad
Launcelot's son, in the play
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 0
Sung By
Ladies' Home Companion
Queen Morgan Le Fay, Principals and Ensemble
My Heart Stood Still
Martin, Alice Carter and Ensemble
Act 1
Sung By
Thou Swell
Martin and The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
At the Round Table
King Arthur of Britain, Merlin, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, Knights and Ladies
On a Desert Island with Thee
Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans, Sir Galahad, Knights and Ladies
My Heart Stood Still
(Reprise)
Martin and The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
Act 2
Sung By
Nothing's Wrong
The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
I Feel At Home With You
Sir Galahad, Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans and Ensemble
The Sandwich Men
Knights
Evelyn, What Do You Say?
Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans and Knights
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Lew M. Fields
and
Lyle D. Andrews
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Book by
Herbert Fields
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Musical Director:
Paul Parnell
; Adapted from the work of
Mark Twain
; Music orchestrated by
Roy Webb
Dances by
Busby Berkeley
; Staged by
Alexander Leftwich
Scenic Design by
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
; Costume Design by
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
Company Manager:
Harry B. Nelmes
Stage Manager:
Murray Jay Queen
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Creighton
Art Direction by
Herbert Ward
Press Representative:
Lew Levenson
Ward Arnold
Ensemble
Charles Bannister
Ensemble
Olive Bertram
Ensemble
Chester Bree
Sir Tristan
in the play
Ensemble
Arnold Brown
Ensemble
Nana Bryant
Fay Morgan
Queen Morgan Le Fay
in the play
Gordon Burby
Albert Kay
Sir Kay the Seneschal
in the play
Constance Carpenter
Alice Carter
The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
in the play
June Cochrane
Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans
in the play
Margaret Collins
Ensemble
Grace Connelly
Ensemble
John Creighton
Sir Bors
in the play
Ensemble
Martin Denis
Ensemble
Regina Diamond
Mistress Phoebe Sauce de Pommes
Enez Early
Ensemble
Paul Everton
Arthur Pendragos
King Arthur of Britain
in the play
Ednor Fulling
Ensemble
William Gaxton
Martin
The Yankee
in the play
Harriet Hammill
Ensemble
Jane Hurd
Ensemble
Fred Jordan
Ensemble
Leoda Knapp
Ensemble
Katharine Kohler
Queen Guinevere
in the play
Helen Mann
Ensemble
Dan McGovern
Ensemble
Margaret Miller
Ensemble
Jack Morton
Ensemble
John Morton
Sir Sagramor
in the play
Marion Nevins
Ensemble
William Norris
Merlin
Merlin (in the play)
a mighty magician
Frank Norton
Ensemble
William Rosell
Lawrence Lake
Sir Launcelot of the Lake
in the play
Dorothy Rubino
Ensemble
Evelyn Ruh
Maid Angela
lady-in-waiting to Morgan le Fay, in the play
Jack Thompson
Gerald Lake
Sir Galahad
Launcelot's son, in the play
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 0
Sung By
Ladies' Home Companion
Queen Morgan Le Fay, Principals and Ensemble
My Heart Stood Still
Martin, Alice Carter and Ensemble
Act 1
Sung By
Thou Swell
Martin and The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
At the Round Table
King Arthur of Britain, Merlin, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, Knights and Ladies
On a Desert Island with Thee
Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans, Sir Galahad, Knights and Ladies
My Heart Stood Still
(Reprise)
Martin and The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
Act 2
Sung By
Nothing's Wrong
The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise
I Feel At Home With You
Sir Galahad, Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans and Ensemble
The Sandwich Men
Knights
Evelyn, What Do You Say?
Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans and Knights
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