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Ladies First
Musical
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 24, 1918
Closing Date
Mar 15, 1919
Performances
164
Musical
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 24, 1918
Close Date: Mar 15, 1919
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 24, 1918 - Dec 1918)
Nora Bayes Theatre
(Dec 30, 1918 - Mar 15, 1919)
Description
A Musical in Three Acts
Setting
Uncle Tody's house, the gardens of Benny and Benton, and Betty Burt's house
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
H. H. Frazee
Music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
; Based on a play by
Charles H. Hoyt
; Musical Director:
Oscar Radin
; Additional music by
Nora Bayes
,
Seymour Simons
,
George Gershwin
,
Harry Clarke
and
Harry Akst
; Additional lyrics by
Irving Fisher
,
Seymour Simons
,
Ira Gershwin
,
Schuyler Greene
and
Harry Clarke
; Featuring songs by
James Brockmann
and
James Kendl
Staged by
Frank Smithson
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
William Castle
Nora Bayes
Betty Burt
May Brooks
Hattie
Paul E. Burns
Lefty McGuirk
Jane Conrad
Belle
Lew Cooper
D. C. Washington
Martha Dean
Martha
Elma Decker
Stella
Jane Elliott
Mrs. Ebbsmith
Irving Fisher
Benton Holmes
Stanley Forde
Brighton Betts
William Kent
Uncle Tody
Florence Lee
Edith
Florence Morrison
Aunt Jim
Clarence Nordstrom
Little Jack
Charles Olcott
Larry Burt
Elsie Shaw
Jane
Doris Sheerin
Kate
A. Twitchell
Lottie Tyler
Ada
Henriette Wilson
Laura
Songs
music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Happy Days
Uncle Tody, Larry Burt and Brighton Betts
(I'm Always Happy with a) Crowd of Girls
Larry Burt and Girls
Without You
(music by
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
)
Betty Burt
(When I) Build a Home
(music by
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
)
Betty Burt and Benton Holmes
Act 2
Sung By
The Tea Party
Betty Burt and Girls
Spanish
(music by
Harry Clarke
; lyrics by
Harry Clarke
)
Betty Burt
(Just) What a Girl Can Do
Betty Burt and Girls
The Older They Get the Harder They Fall
(music by
James Brockmann
,
James Kendl
and
Nat Vincent
; lyrics by
James Brockmann
,
James Kendl
and
Nat Vincent
)
Uncle Tody
What a Man Can Do (Just What a Girl Can Do)
Benton Holmes, Uncle Tody, Brighton Betts, Little Jack and D. C. Washington
On to Victory
Ensemble
Act 3
Sung By
(The Real) American Folk Song (is a Rag)
(music by
George Gershwin
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Larry Burt and Girls
All My Life
(music by
Harry Akst
,
Nora Bayes
and
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Harry Akst
,
Nora Bayes
and
Irving Fisher
)
Benton Holmes
Me and You
(music by
Harry Akst
and
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
)
Benton Holmes and Betty Burt
Good-bye France (You'll Never Be Forgotten by the U.S.A.)
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Betty Burt
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
H. H. Frazee
Music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
; Based on a play by
Charles H. Hoyt
; Musical Director:
Oscar Radin
; Additional music by
Nora Bayes
,
Seymour Simons
,
George Gershwin
,
Harry Clarke
and
Harry Akst
; Additional lyrics by
Irving Fisher
,
Seymour Simons
,
Ira Gershwin
,
Schuyler Greene
and
Harry Clarke
; Featuring songs by
James Brockmann
and
James Kendl
Staged by
Frank Smithson
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
and
William Castle
Nora Bayes
Betty Burt
May Brooks
Hattie
Paul E. Burns
Lefty McGuirk
Jane Conrad
Belle
Lew Cooper
D. C. Washington
Martha Dean
Martha
Elma Decker
Stella
Jane Elliott
Mrs. Ebbsmith
Irving Fisher
Benton Holmes
Stanley Forde
Brighton Betts
William Kent
Uncle Tody
Florence Lee
Edith
Florence Morrison
Aunt Jim
Clarence Nordstrom
Little Jack
Charles Olcott
Larry Burt
Elsie Shaw
Jane
Doris Sheerin
Kate
A. Twitchell
Lottie Tyler
Ada
Henriette Wilson
Laura
music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Happy Days
Uncle Tody, Larry Burt and Brighton Betts
(I'm Always Happy with a) Crowd of Girls
Larry Burt and Girls
Without You
(music by
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
)
Betty Burt
(When I) Build a Home
(music by
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
)
Betty Burt and Benton Holmes
Act 2
Sung By
The Tea Party
Betty Burt and Girls
Spanish
(music by
Harry Clarke
; lyrics by
Harry Clarke
)
Betty Burt
(Just) What a Girl Can Do
Betty Burt and Girls
The Older They Get the Harder They Fall
(music by
James Brockmann
,
James Kendl
and
Nat Vincent
; lyrics by
James Brockmann
,
James Kendl
and
Nat Vincent
)
Uncle Tody
What a Man Can Do (Just What a Girl Can Do)
Benton Holmes, Uncle Tody, Brighton Betts, Little Jack and D. C. Washington
On to Victory
Ensemble
Act 3
Sung By
(The Real) American Folk Song (is a Rag)
(music by
George Gershwin
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Larry Burt and Girls
All My Life
(music by
Harry Akst
,
Nora Bayes
and
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Harry Akst
,
Nora Bayes
and
Irving Fisher
)
Benton Holmes
Me and You
(music by
Harry Akst
and
Irving Fisher
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
)
Benton Holmes and Betty Burt
Good-bye France (You'll Never Be Forgotten by the U.S.A.)
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Betty Burt
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