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Dance and Grow Thin
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 18, 1917
Closing Date
Jun 02, 1917
Performances
117
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 18, 1917
Close Date: Jun 02, 1917
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Cocoanut Grove Theatre
(Jan 18, 1917 - Jun 02, 1917)
Description
A midnight revue in two acts, 14 scenes
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Dillingham
and
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Book by
Raphael Kirchner
,
Miss Cooke
and
O'Neill
; Music by
Irving Berlin
and
Blanche Merrill
; Lyrics by
Irving Berlin
and
Blanche Merrill
; Musical Director:
Max Hoffmann
; Additional music by
George W. Meyer
and
Edgar Leslie
; Additional lyrics by
E. Ray Goetz
Staged by
Leon Errol
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Raphael Kirchner
,
Marie Cook
,
Alice O'Neil
and
Schneider & Anderson
; Miss Edwards' and Trapeze Girls' dresses by
Lady Duff-Gordon
; Southern Girls' costumes by
Lucille
; Other gowns by
Lichtenstein's
Geraldine Alexander
Billie Allen
Blue and White Marimba Band
Rita Boland
May Borden
The Brothers Leighton
Edna Chase
Coconut Grove Orchestra
Cecile Conway
Evelyn Conway
Florence Cripps
Arthur Cunningham
Ethel Davies
Rosa Davies
Semone D'Herlys
Alma Drange
Leon Errol
Isabel Falconer
Marguerite Falconer
Irving Fisher
Dolly Hackett
Edith Hallor
Gertrude Hoffman
Beatrice Hughes
Joe Jackson
Agnes Jepson
Leonore Kohler
Dorothy Leeds
Vera Maxwell
Charline Mayfield
Eileen Percy
Miss Quinette
Joe Schenck
Joe Schenk
Yvonne Shelton
Lilyan Tashman
Gus Van
Veronica
Marie Wallace
Allison Worth
Songs
music by
Blanche Merrill
and
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Blanche Merrill
and
Irving Berlin
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Way Down South (There's Something Nice About the South)
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Birdie
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Cinderella Lost Her Slipper
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
For Me and My Gal
(music by
George W. Meyer
; lyrics by
E. Ray Goetz
and
Edgar Leslie
)
Mary Brown
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Act 2
The Kirchner Girls
Don't Look at Me
Letter Boxes (Just Placed in New York)
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Dance and Grow Thin
(music by
George W. Meyer
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Let's All Be Americans Now
(music by
Irving Berlin
,
Edgar Leslie
and
George W. Meyer
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
,
Edgar Leslie
and
George W. Meyer
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Dillingham
and
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Book by
Raphael Kirchner
,
Miss Cooke
and
O'Neill
; Music by
Irving Berlin
and
Blanche Merrill
; Lyrics by
Irving Berlin
and
Blanche Merrill
; Musical Director:
Max Hoffmann
; Additional music by
George W. Meyer
and
Edgar Leslie
; Additional lyrics by
E. Ray Goetz
Staged by
Leon Errol
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Raphael Kirchner
,
Marie Cook
,
Alice O'Neil
and
Schneider & Anderson
; Miss Edwards' and Trapeze Girls' dresses by
Lady Duff-Gordon
; Southern Girls' costumes by
Lucille
; Other gowns by
Lichtenstein's
Geraldine Alexander
Billie Allen
Blue and White Marimba Band
Rita Boland
May Borden
The Brothers Leighton
Edna Chase
Coconut Grove Orchestra
Cecile Conway
Evelyn Conway
Florence Cripps
Arthur Cunningham
Ethel Davies
Rosa Davies
Semone D'Herlys
Alma Drange
Leon Errol
Isabel Falconer
Marguerite Falconer
Irving Fisher
Dolly Hackett
Edith Hallor
Gertrude Hoffman
Beatrice Hughes
Joe Jackson
Agnes Jepson
Leonore Kohler
Dorothy Leeds
Vera Maxwell
Charline Mayfield
Eileen Percy
Miss Quinette
Joe Schenck
Joe Schenk
Yvonne Shelton
Lilyan Tashman
Gus Van
Veronica
Marie Wallace
Allison Worth
music by
Blanche Merrill
and
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Blanche Merrill
and
Irving Berlin
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Way Down South (There's Something Nice About the South)
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Birdie
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Cinderella Lost Her Slipper
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
For Me and My Gal
(music by
George W. Meyer
; lyrics by
E. Ray Goetz
and
Edgar Leslie
)
Mary Brown
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Act 2
The Kirchner Girls
Don't Look at Me
Letter Boxes (Just Placed in New York)
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Dance and Grow Thin
(music by
George W. Meyer
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Let's All Be Americans Now
(music by
Irving Berlin
,
Edgar Leslie
and
George W. Meyer
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
,
Edgar Leslie
and
George W. Meyer
)
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