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The Big Show
Musical
Revue
Spectacle
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Aug 31, 1916
Closing Date
May 05, 1917
Performances
425
Musical
Revue
Spectacle
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Aug 31, 1916
Close Date: May 05, 1917
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Hippodrome Theatre
(Aug 31, 1916 - May 05, 1917)
Description
A revue in three acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Dillingham
Music by
Raymond Hubbell
; Book by
R.H. Burnside
; Lyrics by
John L. Golden
; Musical Director:
Raymond Hubbell
; Additional music by
Frank Leighton
,
Bert Leighton
,
Max Darewski
and
Julius Einodshofer
; Additional lyrics by
Ren Shields
and
C.H. Bovill
Staged by
R.H. Burnside
; Choreographed by
Ivan Clustine
and
Mariette Lorette
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
,
Léon Bakst
and
Mark Lawson
; Costume Design by
Mme. Francis
and
Robert McQuinn
; Lighting Design by
Joseph Ellsner
Charles Ahearn
Max Aronson
Mr. Bain
Jack Bart
Enzo Bozano
Paul Briant
Walter Briant
Mlle. Brunova
Mlle. Butzova
Miss Caine
James Carty
Addie Clark
Mlle. Collinet
J.P. Coombs
Marie Corty
Natalie Dagwell
Ellen Dallerup
Emil Davis
George Davis
Johnny Davis
Dippy Diers
Mlle. Doganova
M. Domislavski
The El Rey Sisters
Elm City Four
Stanley Ferguson
The Four Singers
Hanny Frick
Rosa Gebauer
Miss Georges
Dixie Gerard
James Graham
Mlle. Grassova
Fred Gregory
Mlle. Griffova
Robert Gross
Bobbie Hale
George Hermann
M. Hubart
David Irwin
Miss Johnson
Mat Keefe
George Kerner
Emma Kiyo
Miss. Kollhofer
Peter Ladella
Tony Ladella
W.G. Ladella
Mlle. Leggierova
Bert Leighton
Frank Leighton
Mlle. Lindovskaja
Emanuel List
Mariette Lorette
Adelaide Lorrett
William Lorrimer
James Mack
Blanche Marci
Georges Marck
William Maxwell
Miss Meerest
Miss Melville
Una Merkel
Albert Metzetti
Charles Metzetti
Leon Metzetti
Otto Metzetti
Sylvester Metzetti
Happy Milke
Beverly Miller
John Miller
Phyllis Miller
Messr. Montes
Miss Moore
Miss Moran
Mlle. Moskvina
Miss Mullar
Mlle. Myersa
Walter Nelson
Howard Nichols
Millard Nichols
Norman Nichols
Miss Norman
B.K. Okita
Mr. Oliveroff
Margaret ONeil
Marion O'Neil
Haru Onuki
Miss Overlack
Mr. Parker
Joseph Parsons
Anna Pavlova
Stefa S. Plaskovietyka
Cathleen Pope
Mr. Poppelow
Frances Pritchard
J. R. Proctor
Gus Proppe
Charles Ravel
Bob Reano
William C. Reid
Robert Rosaire
Dave Rosen
Hilda Ruckerts
Eddie Russell
Frank Scalish
Barbara Schaefer
Katie Schmidt
Mlle. Shelton
Al Silverman
The Six Brown Brothers
Mlle. Smallers
W. G. Stewart
Mlle. Stuart
Miss Sully
Fred Sweeney
Mlle. Tastova
Henry Taylor
Toto
John Tweedley
M. Vajinski
Mlle. Verins
Mr. Veseloff
Alexandere Volinine
Austin Walsh
Miss. Walters
Harry Wardell
Martha Weidemann
C. Weikusat
M. Weikusat
Miss. Welden
Gus Wicke
George Wilson
Billy Woolfe
Miss Worm
Miss Wruck
Letty Yorke
Yoshie and Nobu
Messr. Zalewski
Songs
music by
Raymond Hubbell
; lyrics by
John L. Golden
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
The Hippodrome Street Parade
Toto
We'll Stand By Our Country
Poor Butterfly
Come On Down to Rag-time Town
On the Mountain
Steamboat Bill
(music by
Bert Leighton
and
Frank Leighton
; lyrics by
Ren Shields
)
Act 3
Queen of the Land of Snow
Toto (the Clown)
(music by
Julius Einodshofer
and
Raymond Hubbell
)
My Skating Girl
(music by
Max Darewski
and
Raymond Hubbell
; lyrics by
C.H. Bovill
and
John L. Golden
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Charles Dillingham
Music by
Raymond Hubbell
; Book by
R.H. Burnside
; Lyrics by
John L. Golden
; Musical Director:
Raymond Hubbell
; Additional music by
Frank Leighton
,
Bert Leighton
,
Max Darewski
and
Julius Einodshofer
; Additional lyrics by
Ren Shields
and
C.H. Bovill
Staged by
R.H. Burnside
; Choreographed by
Ivan Clustine
and
Mariette Lorette
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
,
Léon Bakst
and
Mark Lawson
; Costume Design by
Mme. Francis
and
Robert McQuinn
; Lighting Design by
Joseph Ellsner
Charles Ahearn
Max Aronson
Mr. Bain
Jack Bart
Enzo Bozano
Paul Briant
Walter Briant
Mlle. Brunova
Mlle. Butzova
Miss Caine
James Carty
Addie Clark
Mlle. Collinet
J.P. Coombs
Marie Corty
Natalie Dagwell
Ellen Dallerup
Emil Davis
George Davis
Johnny Davis
Dippy Diers
Mlle. Doganova
M. Domislavski
The El Rey Sisters
Elm City Four
Stanley Ferguson
The Four Singers
Hanny Frick
Rosa Gebauer
Miss Georges
Dixie Gerard
James Graham
Mlle. Grassova
Fred Gregory
Mlle. Griffova
Robert Gross
Bobbie Hale
George Hermann
M. Hubart
David Irwin
Miss Johnson
Mat Keefe
George Kerner
Emma Kiyo
Miss. Kollhofer
Peter Ladella
Tony Ladella
W.G. Ladella
Mlle. Leggierova
Bert Leighton
Frank Leighton
Mlle. Lindovskaja
Emanuel List
Mariette Lorette
Adelaide Lorrett
William Lorrimer
James Mack
Blanche Marci
Georges Marck
William Maxwell
Miss Meerest
Miss Melville
Una Merkel
Albert Metzetti
Charles Metzetti
Leon Metzetti
Otto Metzetti
Sylvester Metzetti
Happy Milke
Beverly Miller
John Miller
Phyllis Miller
Messr. Montes
Miss Moore
Miss Moran
Mlle. Moskvina
Miss Mullar
Mlle. Myersa
Walter Nelson
Howard Nichols
Millard Nichols
Norman Nichols
Miss Norman
B.K. Okita
Mr. Oliveroff
Margaret ONeil
Marion O'Neil
Haru Onuki
Miss Overlack
Mr. Parker
Joseph Parsons
Anna Pavlova
Stefa S. Plaskovietyka
Cathleen Pope
Mr. Poppelow
Frances Pritchard
J. R. Proctor
Gus Proppe
Charles Ravel
Bob Reano
William C. Reid
Robert Rosaire
Dave Rosen
Hilda Ruckerts
Eddie Russell
Frank Scalish
Barbara Schaefer
Katie Schmidt
Mlle. Shelton
Al Silverman
The Six Brown Brothers
Mlle. Smallers
W. G. Stewart
Mlle. Stuart
Miss Sully
Fred Sweeney
Mlle. Tastova
Henry Taylor
Toto
John Tweedley
M. Vajinski
Mlle. Verins
Mr. Veseloff
Alexandere Volinine
Austin Walsh
Miss. Walters
Harry Wardell
Martha Weidemann
C. Weikusat
M. Weikusat
Miss. Welden
Gus Wicke
George Wilson
Billy Woolfe
Miss Worm
Miss Wruck
Letty Yorke
Yoshie and Nobu
Messr. Zalewski
music by
Raymond Hubbell
; lyrics by
John L. Golden
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
The Hippodrome Street Parade
Toto
We'll Stand By Our Country
Poor Butterfly
Come On Down to Rag-time Town
On the Mountain
Steamboat Bill
(music by
Bert Leighton
and
Frank Leighton
; lyrics by
Ren Shields
)
Act 3
Queen of the Land of Snow
Toto (the Clown)
(music by
Julius Einodshofer
and
Raymond Hubbell
)
My Skating Girl
(music by
Max Darewski
and
Raymond Hubbell
; lyrics by
C.H. Bovill
and
John L. Golden
)
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