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Madge Smith, Attorney
Play
Comedy
Farce
Play with music
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 10, 1900
Closing Date
Mar 1901
Performances
46
Play
Comedy
Farce
Play with music
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Bijou Theatre
(Dec 10, 1900 - Jan 12, 1901)
Grand Opera House
(Mar 25, 1901 - Mar 1901)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
Hackensack, New Jersey and New York City
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
May Irwin
Written by
Ramsay Morris
; Music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
,
Dave Reed
,
Francis Bryant
,
Ernest Hogan
and
Theodore H. Northrup
; Additional music by
James O'Dea
; Musical Director:
Watty Hydes
; Featuring songs by
J. Rosamond Johnson
and
Cissie Loftus
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
James Weldon Johnson
,
Cissie Loftus
and
Bob Cole
Directed by
Louis Harrison
Scenic Design by
Lewis & MacCoughtry
May Irwin
Mrs. Madge Smith
Grace Almy
Flossy Greensleeves
George A. Beane
John Smith
Edythe Blair
Diana Blush
Edward Bowen
Another Detective
Roland Carter
Judge of Police Court
Montressor Bing
Charles Church
Clerk of Police Court
Mabel Florence
Clarice Gay
Frank W. Johnson
Upson Downes
Jacques Kruger
Wilson
James M. MacDonough
Detective
Ignacio Martinetti
Count Cotton
Sadie Peters
Bijou Leech
Alice Sands
Kate Maxwell
Joseph M. Sparks
Ajax O'Shaughnessey
Bert Thayer
Gunnington Swift
Anne Woodward
Cissy Peachblow
Songs
Act 0
Sung By
I Ain't Going to Work No More
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
Act 1
Sung By
Why Don't the Band Play?
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Count Cotton and Company
I've Got Troubles of My Own
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
I Ain't Going to Work No More
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
Act 2
Sung By
Oui! Oui! Mademoiselle
Count Cotton
When I'm By Her Side
I've Laid Him on de Shelf
Mrs. Madge Smith
Bull-frog Ben
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
(Give Me Back My) Liza
(music by
Dave Reed
; lyrics by
Dave Reed
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
I'm Gwine to Marry Angeline
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
Company
The Turkey and the Turk
(music by
Francis Bryant
; lyrics by
Francis Bryant
)
Ajax O'Shaughnessey
My Little Jungle Queen
Mrs. Madge Smith
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
May Irwin
Written by
Ramsay Morris
; Music by
A. Baldwin Sloane
,
Dave Reed
,
Francis Bryant
,
Ernest Hogan
and
Theodore H. Northrup
; Additional music by
James O'Dea
; Musical Director:
Watty Hydes
; Featuring songs by
J. Rosamond Johnson
and
Cissie Loftus
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
James Weldon Johnson
,
Cissie Loftus
and
Bob Cole
Directed by
Louis Harrison
Scenic Design by
Lewis & MacCoughtry
May Irwin
Mrs. Madge Smith
Grace Almy
Flossy Greensleeves
George A. Beane
John Smith
Edythe Blair
Diana Blush
Edward Bowen
Another Detective
Roland Carter
Judge of Police Court
Montressor Bing
Charles Church
Clerk of Police Court
Mabel Florence
Clarice Gay
Frank W. Johnson
Upson Downes
Jacques Kruger
Wilson
James M. MacDonough
Detective
Ignacio Martinetti
Count Cotton
Sadie Peters
Bijou Leech
Alice Sands
Kate Maxwell
Joseph M. Sparks
Ajax O'Shaughnessey
Bert Thayer
Gunnington Swift
Anne Woodward
Cissy Peachblow
Act 0
Sung By
I Ain't Going to Work No More
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
Act 1
Sung By
Why Don't the Band Play?
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Count Cotton and Company
I've Got Troubles of My Own
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
I Ain't Going to Work No More
(music by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
and
James Weldon Johnson
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
Act 2
Sung By
Oui! Oui! Mademoiselle
Count Cotton
When I'm By Her Side
I've Laid Him on de Shelf
Mrs. Madge Smith
Bull-frog Ben
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
(Give Me Back My) Liza
(music by
Dave Reed
; lyrics by
Dave Reed
)
Mrs. Madge Smith
I'm Gwine to Marry Angeline
(music by
Cissie Loftus
; lyrics by
Cissie Loftus
)
Company
The Turkey and the Turk
(music by
Francis Bryant
; lyrics by
Francis Bryant
)
Ajax O'Shaughnessey
My Little Jungle Queen
Mrs. Madge Smith
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