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The Better 'Ole,
or, The Romance of Old Bill
Special
Comedy
Extravaganza
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 19, 1918
Closing Date
Oct 04, 1919
Performances
353
Special
Comedy
Extravaganza
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Oct 19, 1918
Close Date: Oct 04, 1919
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Greenwich Village Theatre
(Oct 19, 1918 - Nov 1918)
Cort Theatre
(Nov 18, 1918 - Jun 1919)
Booth Theatre
(Jun 16, 1919 - Aug 21, 1919)
Booth Theatre
(Sep 08, 1919 - Oct 04, 1919)
Description
A Comedy with Music in Two Acts, 7 Scenes and an Epilogue
Performances suspended from Aug. 21-Sept. 8, 1919 due to Actors' Equity Strike.
Setting
Before Novermber 10, 1918 somewhere in France and somewhere in England
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Coburn
and
Mrs. Charles Coburn
Book by
Bruce Bairnsfather
and
Capt. Arthur Elliott
; Music by
Herman Darewski
; Lyrics by
Percival Knight
and
James Heard
; Music arranged by
Herman Darewski
; Musical Director:
Eliott Schenck
; Featuring songs by
Florence Methven
,
Oliver DeGerde
and
Peter Bernard
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Marion Gillespie
and
W. R. Titterton
Staged by
Percival Knight
; Choreographed by
Lily Leonora
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
; Costume Design by
Christie and Co.
and
Mme. Broich
Kenyon Bishop
Maggie, Mrs. Bill Busby
Eugene Borden
A French Porter
Colin Campbell
Alf
Mollie Carroll
Helene from Belgium
Nevin Clark
Military Postman
An Old Villager
A Tommy
Charles Coburn
Old Bill
Mrs. Charles Coburn
Victoire
J.M. Deeter
A Tommy
Mona Desmonde
Suzette from France
Charles Engels
A Tommy
William Fish
A Tommy
Vici Ioucelli
A Tommy
Athalie Jenkins
Maggie from Scotland
Therese Josephs
Rosa from Italy
Theodora Keene
Peg from Canada
Albert Kenway
A Tommy
Gwen Lewis
Angele
George Logan
The Vicar
A Tommy
Charles McNaughton
Bert
Hazel O'Brien
Suzette from France
Lillian Spencer
Captain of the Women's Workers' Camp
William Swayne
A Tommy
Edwin Taylor
The Sergeant Major
Howard Taylor
A French Officer
Lark Taylor
Captain Milne
A Spy
Helen Tilden
Berthe
Marguerite Torrey
Mollie from Ireland
Ruth Urban
Mary Brown from America
Ruth Vivian
Kate
Henry Ward
A Tommy
Henry Warwick
The Colonel
Rene Wren
A Tommy
Eugenie Young
Rachel
Nancy from England
Songs
music by
Herman Darewski
; lyrics by
James Heard
and
Percival Knight
(Unless otherwise noted)
Tommy
(lyrics by
James Heard
)
Suzette from France and Tommies
(When You Take) That Trip Across the Rhine
(music by
Percival Knight
; lyrics by
Percival Knight
)
Captain of the Women's Workers' Camp and Women War Workers
(My Word! Ain't We) Carrying On
(lyrics by
Herman Darewski
,
Melville Gideon
,
James Heard
and
Percival Knight
)
Bert, Alf and Old Bill
We Wish We Was in Blighty
(lyrics by
W. R. Titterton
)
Bert, Alf and Old Bill
When You Look in the Heart of a Rose
(music by
Florence Methven
; lyrics by
Marion Gillespie
)
(She's) Venus de Milo (to Me)
(music by
Peter Bernard
and
Oliver DeGerde
; lyrics by
Peter Bernard
and
Oliver DeGerde
)
Old Bill
Je sais que vous etes gentil
(music by
P.H. Christine
and
Percival Knight
; lyrics by
Grant Stewart
)
Berthe and Bert
(Have a Little) Regiment of Our Own
(music by
Percival Knight
; lyrics by
Percival Knight
)
Bert and French Girls
Regiment of Our Own
Bert and Mollie from Ireland
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Coburn
and
Mrs. Charles Coburn
Book by
Bruce Bairnsfather
and
Capt. Arthur Elliott
; Music by
Herman Darewski
; Lyrics by
Percival Knight
and
James Heard
; Music arranged by
Herman Darewski
; Musical Director:
Eliott Schenck
; Featuring songs by
Florence Methven
,
Oliver DeGerde
and
Peter Bernard
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Marion Gillespie
and
W. R. Titterton
Staged by
Percival Knight
; Choreographed by
Lily Leonora
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
; Costume Design by
Christie and Co.
and
Mme. Broich
Kenyon Bishop
Maggie, Mrs. Bill Busby
Eugene Borden
A French Porter
Colin Campbell
Alf
Mollie Carroll
Helene from Belgium
Nevin Clark
Military Postman
An Old Villager
A Tommy
Charles Coburn
Old Bill
Mrs. Charles Coburn
Victoire
J.M. Deeter
A Tommy
Mona Desmonde
Suzette from France
Charles Engels
A Tommy
William Fish
A Tommy
Vici Ioucelli
A Tommy
Athalie Jenkins
Maggie from Scotland
Therese Josephs
Rosa from Italy
Theodora Keene
Peg from Canada
Albert Kenway
A Tommy
Gwen Lewis
Angele
George Logan
The Vicar
A Tommy
Charles McNaughton
Bert
Hazel O'Brien
Suzette from France
Lillian Spencer
Captain of the Women's Workers' Camp
William Swayne
A Tommy
Edwin Taylor
The Sergeant Major
Howard Taylor
A French Officer
Lark Taylor
Captain Milne
A Spy
Helen Tilden
Berthe
Marguerite Torrey
Mollie from Ireland
Ruth Urban
Mary Brown from America
Ruth Vivian
Kate
Henry Ward
A Tommy
Henry Warwick
The Colonel
Rene Wren
A Tommy
Eugenie Young
Rachel
Nancy from England
music by
Herman Darewski
; lyrics by
James Heard
and
Percival Knight
(Unless otherwise noted)
Tommy
(lyrics by
James Heard
)
Suzette from France and Tommies
(When You Take) That Trip Across the Rhine
(music by
Percival Knight
; lyrics by
Percival Knight
)
Captain of the Women's Workers' Camp and Women War Workers
(My Word! Ain't We) Carrying On
(lyrics by
Herman Darewski
,
Melville Gideon
,
James Heard
and
Percival Knight
)
Bert, Alf and Old Bill
We Wish We Was in Blighty
(lyrics by
W. R. Titterton
)
Bert, Alf and Old Bill
When You Look in the Heart of a Rose
(music by
Florence Methven
; lyrics by
Marion Gillespie
)
(She's) Venus de Milo (to Me)
(music by
Peter Bernard
and
Oliver DeGerde
; lyrics by
Peter Bernard
and
Oliver DeGerde
)
Old Bill
Je sais que vous etes gentil
(music by
P.H. Christine
and
Percival Knight
; lyrics by
Grant Stewart
)
Berthe and Bert
(Have a Little) Regiment of Our Own
(music by
Percival Knight
; lyrics by
Percival Knight
)
Bert and French Girls
Regiment of Our Own
Bert and Mollie from Ireland
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