MusicalOperaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 21, 1931
Closing Date
Jan 02, 1932
Performances
18
MusicalOperaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
44th Street Theatre
(Dec 21, 1931 - Jan 02, 1932)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
Outside Jack's House; On the Road to Market; The Country Market; On the Road Home; Country near Giant's Castle; Kitchen in Giant's Castle.
Produced by George Bye; Sponsored by Julliard School of Music
Libretto by John Erskine; Music by Louis Gruenberg; Musical Director: Albert Stoessel
Staged by Alfredo Valenti
Scenic Design by Margaret Linley
Mary Katherine Akins
Jack
Miss Antoine
Ensemble
Mr. Audenci
Ensemble
John Barr
Tanner
 
Magic Harp Soli
Alternate
Mordecai Bauman
Butcher
Alternate
 
Ensemble
Pearl Besuner
Princess
Mr. Bogges
Ensemble
Miss Chapelle
Ensemble
Miss Couchman
Ensemble
Roderic Cross
Cow
Miss Dorff
Ensemble
Miss Gilman
Ensemble
Mr. Haywood
Ensemble
Beatrice Hegt
Mother
Julius Heuhn
Giant
Alternate
Mr. Hill
Ensemble
Miss Huddle
Ensemble
Mr. Kaminet
Ensemble
Janice Kraushaar
Magic Harp Soli
Alternate
 
Ensemble
Miss Lapidus
Ensemble
Miss Leshure
Ensemble
Miss Lockwood
Ensemble
Miss Malolie
Ensemble
Mr. Marsh
Ensemble
Miss Marshall
Ensemble
Ruby Mercer
Princess
Alternate
Raymond Middleton
Giant
Alma Milstead
Jack
Alternate
George Newton
Cow
Alternate
Roy Nichols
Butcher
 
Ensemble
Miss O'Connell
Ensemble
Miss Olson
Ensemble
Roland Partridge
Barker
 
Ensemble
Mr. Pratt
Ensemble
Miss Schwan
Ensemble
Marion Selee
Mother
Alternate
Apolyna Stoskus
Magic Harp Soli
 
Ensemble
Miss Strickler
Ensemble
Miss Waltenberg
Ensemble
Mr. Weisecup
Ensemble
Miss Wisecup
Ensemble
Cricket Wooten
Ensemble
Mr. Worthington
Ensemble
Willard Young
Locksmith
 
Ensemble
music by Louis Gruenberg; lyrics by John Erskine
Act 1
Sung By
No meat, no bread, no milk
Jack and Mother
When I had youth I had beauty
Mother
Mother, your tears are silly
Jack
What should I do
Cow
Come on, won't you
Jack and Cow
This way, ladies and gentlemen
Barker
Will you marry me, Princess?
Ensemble
Who'll buy my cow?
Jack, Butcher, Tanner, Locksmith and Ensemble
We ought not to have come
Jack and Cow
Young man, young man
Princess, Cow and Jack
He is long coming
Mother
Yes, she's sold
Jack and Mother
Act 2
Sung By
Love is a magic lifted
Princess
I left you at the market
Jack and Princess
Most of all blessings
Giant
Love is a magic lifted (Reprise)
Princess
Be quick! He is after me!
Jack and Princess
Did he come this way?
Giant and Princess
He will steal you too, will he?
Giant
Be quick! He is after me! (Reprise)
Jack and Princess
And who may you be
Giant and Jack
Grasshopper, sing me a tune I can shimmy to
Magic Harp Soli
It has a fine voice too
Jack and Giant
My true love has a way with him
Princess
I've got it! Let's go!
Jack and Princess
Act 3
Sung By
What is keeping him?
Mother
Who's ringing that bell
Mother and Jack
Mother, this is my love
Jack, Princess, Mother and Cow
Of hours not mine
Jack, Mother and Princess
Time is a magical snare
Magic Harp Soli and Ensemble
Now to his love
Magic Harp Soli and Ensemble
I don't care for weddings
Cow
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