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A Trip To Coontown
A Roaring, Racy, Rollicking Musical Comedy
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 04, 1898
Closing Date
Apr 09, 1898
Performances
8
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 04, 1898
Close Date: Apr 09, 1898
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Third Avenue Theatre
(Apr 04, 1898 - Apr 09, 1898)
Setting
Present time in the suburbs of New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
Book by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
; Music by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
; Lyrics by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
; Musical Director:
William Carle
Produced under the personal supervision of
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
Stage Manager:
Jesse A. Shipp
Robert Cole
Willie Wayside
(a tramp) who has seen better days
Billy Johnson
Jim Flimflammer
a bunco Steerer (confidence man)
Robert A Kelley
Silas Green Jr.
with a $5,000 pension
Jesse A. Shipp
Silas Green Jr.
His wayward son
Vincent Bradley
Mrs. Fannie Brown
A widow with a boarding house
George Brown
Sam
a waiter
Tom Brown
Bily Binkerton
a detective
Rube
Italian
Hebrew
Chinaman
Walter Dixon
Captain Fleetfoot
of the Gallant 54th of Massachusetts
Clara Freeman
Balinda
Pauline Freeman
Fannie Brown
Mrs. Fannie Brown's daughter
Lloyd G. Gibbs
The Black DeReske of the Coontown Opera Company
Belle King
Aminda
Marguerite Rhodes
Rotinda
Sadie Robinson
Marinda
Jesse A. Shipp
A Sly Cop of the Coontown Police Force
Jim WIlson
Equilibrist
Hen Wise
Reverendly
Bill Pulaski
a razor inspector
Lena Wiser
Florinda
May Wynder
Lucinda
Flotinda
Songs
music by
Billy Johnson
and
Robert Cole
; lyrics by
Billy Johnson
and
Robert Cole
Act 1
Sung By
The Famous Black Moguls
Captain Fleetfoot
I Hope These Few Lines Will Find Thee Well
Silas Green Jr.
Old Kentucky Home
Florinda
Two Bold Bad Men
Willie Wayside and Jim Flimflammer
A Trip to Coontown
Willie Wayside
A Trip to Coontown
(Reprise)
Chorus
The Czar of the Tenderloin
A Sly Cop of the Coontown Police Force
The Italian Man
Italian
The Christening of a Little Black Coon
The Equilibrist
Equilibrist
(Play) 4-11-44
Flotinda, Rotinda, Willie Wayside and Jim Flimflammer
The Wedding of the Chinee and the Coon
Willie Wayside, Jim Flimflammer, Bily Binkerton, Silas Green Jr. and Rotinda
Finale
Company
Act 2
Sung By
A Coontown Frolic - "Midnight Kisses"
Company
A Collection of Characters
Bily Binkerton
The Greatest Living Black Tenor
The Black DeReske of the Coontown Opera Company
A Few Moments with the Prince
The Trio from Attilla, Introducing the Great Singer (Novelty)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
Book by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
; Music by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
; Lyrics by
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
; Musical Director:
William Carle
Produced under the personal supervision of
Robert Cole
and
Billy Johnson
Stage Manager:
Jesse A. Shipp
Robert Cole
Willie Wayside
(a tramp) who has seen better days
Billy Johnson
Jim Flimflammer
a bunco Steerer (confidence man)
Robert A Kelley
Silas Green Jr.
with a $5,000 pension
Jesse A. Shipp
Silas Green Jr.
His wayward son
Vincent Bradley
Mrs. Fannie Brown
A widow with a boarding house
George Brown
Sam
a waiter
Tom Brown
Bily Binkerton
a detective
Rube
Italian
Hebrew
Chinaman
Walter Dixon
Captain Fleetfoot
of the Gallant 54th of Massachusetts
Clara Freeman
Balinda
Pauline Freeman
Fannie Brown
Mrs. Fannie Brown's daughter
Lloyd G. Gibbs
The Black DeReske of the Coontown Opera Company
Belle King
Aminda
Marguerite Rhodes
Rotinda
Sadie Robinson
Marinda
Jesse A. Shipp
A Sly Cop of the Coontown Police Force
Jim WIlson
Equilibrist
Hen Wise
Reverendly
Bill Pulaski
a razor inspector
Lena Wiser
Florinda
May Wynder
Lucinda
Flotinda
music by
Billy Johnson
and
Robert Cole
; lyrics by
Billy Johnson
and
Robert Cole
Act 1
Sung By
The Famous Black Moguls
Captain Fleetfoot
I Hope These Few Lines Will Find Thee Well
Silas Green Jr.
Old Kentucky Home
Florinda
Two Bold Bad Men
Willie Wayside and Jim Flimflammer
A Trip to Coontown
Willie Wayside
A Trip to Coontown
(Reprise)
Chorus
The Czar of the Tenderloin
A Sly Cop of the Coontown Police Force
The Italian Man
Italian
The Christening of a Little Black Coon
The Equilibrist
Equilibrist
(Play) 4-11-44
Flotinda, Rotinda, Willie Wayside and Jim Flimflammer
The Wedding of the Chinee and the Coon
Willie Wayside, Jim Flimflammer, Bily Binkerton, Silas Green Jr. and Rotinda
Finale
Company
Act 2
Sung By
A Coontown Frolic - "Midnight Kisses"
Company
A Collection of Characters
Bily Binkerton
The Greatest Living Black Tenor
The Black DeReske of the Coontown Opera Company
A Few Moments with the Prince
The Trio from Attilla, Introducing the Great Singer (Novelty)
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