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The Boys and Betty
Musical
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 02, 1908
Closing Date
Feb 06, 1909
Performances
112
Musical
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 02, 1908
Close Date: Feb 06, 1909
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Wallack's Theatre
(Nov 02, 1908 - Feb 06, 1909)
Setting
Nice and Paris, France
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Daniel V. Arthur
Lyrics by
George V. Hobart
; Book by
George V. Hobart
; Music by
Silvio Hein
; Orchestra under the direction of
Silvio Hein
; Based on the play "La Papillion" by
Robert Danceny
and
Rene Peter
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
; Music for "Take Plenty of Shoes" by
Melville Gideon
; Featuring "A Little Farther" by
Frederick Norton
Staged by
George Marion
Scenic Design by
Frank E. Gates
and
Edward A. Morange
; Costume Design by
Lord and Taylor
Edgar Atchison-Ely
Paul Gerard
Marie Cahill
Betty Barbeau
James B. Carson
Rudolph Gruber
Eugene Cowles
Major Gordon
John E. Kellerd
Casimir Barbeau
Edgar Norton
Algernon Graham
Clara Palmer
Nanon Duval
Gertrude Barnard
Shop Girl/Shopper
Marguerite Binford
Mrs. Pranz
Fanny Boutelle
Shop Girl/Shopper
Camille Buehler
Elise Rochet
Shop Girl/Shopper
Bessie Cottrell
Shop Girl/Shopper
George Deane
Servant
E.J. DeVarney
Tony Arditti
Jesse Elliott
Shop Girl/Shopper
Florence Evans
Shop Girl/Shopper
Tempee Evans
Shop Girl/Shopper
Anna Ford
Minnie Racherre
Shop Girl/Shopper
Annabelle Gordon
Izora Deschon
Shop Girl/Shopper
Macy Harlam
Baptiste Leveque
Grace Harper
Shop Girl/Shopper
Sadie Henderson
Shop Girl/Shopper
Florence Holmes
Laure Moreau
Phoebe Loubet
Valerie Pannier
A. E. Luzzi
Philippe Fouchet
Bonnie Maud
Marie Antoinette
Marie Mayo
Shop Girl/Shopper
Carrie Miller
Shop Girl/Shopper
Josephine Montague
Shop Girl/Shopper
Anna Mooney
Grace Gordon
Mary Mooney
Virginie Guillaume
Shop Girl/Shopper
Harry Morey
Porter
Agnes Ormonde
Shop Girl/Shopper
Evelyn Radcliffe
Shop Girl/Shopper
Florence Ravel
Shop Girl/Shopper
Claudia Rogers
Julie Perret
Shop Girl/Shopper
Louise Shelley
Shop Girl/Shopper
Lorie Sprague
Shop Girl/Shopper
Dorothy Waldron
Shop Girl/Shopper
Blanche Wilmot
Cleo Marcette
Shop Girl/Shopper
Mary Worthington
Shop Girl/Shopper
Songs
music by
Silvio Hein
; lyrics by
George V. Hobart
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
I Want to Go to Paris
Nanon Duval
Take Plenty of Shoes
(music by
Melville Gideon
; lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
)
Betty Barbeau
The Tetrazzini Family
The Tetrazzini Family
Auf Wiedersehen
Betty Barbeau
Act 2
Sung By
Girls, Girls, Girls,
Major Gordon and Chorus
A Little Farther (A Little Further)
(music by
Frederick Norton
; lyrics by
Frederick Norton
)
Betty Barbeau
I Love to Go Shopping
Betty Barbeau and Paul Gerard
(Down At) The Follies Bergere
Nanon Duval and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Gee, But You Look Awfully Good to Me
(lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
)
Paul Gerard and Chorus
The Arab Love Song
Betty Barbeau
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Daniel V. Arthur
Lyrics by
George V. Hobart
; Book by
George V. Hobart
; Music by
Silvio Hein
; Orchestra under the direction of
Silvio Hein
; Based on the play "La Papillion" by
Robert Danceny
and
Rene Peter
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
; Music for "Take Plenty of Shoes" by
Melville Gideon
; Featuring "A Little Farther" by
Frederick Norton
Staged by
George Marion
Scenic Design by
Frank E. Gates
and
Edward A. Morange
; Costume Design by
Lord and Taylor
Edgar Atchison-Ely
Paul Gerard
Marie Cahill
Betty Barbeau
James B. Carson
Rudolph Gruber
Eugene Cowles
Major Gordon
John E. Kellerd
Casimir Barbeau
Edgar Norton
Algernon Graham
Clara Palmer
Nanon Duval
Gertrude Barnard
Shop Girl/Shopper
Marguerite Binford
Mrs. Pranz
Fanny Boutelle
Shop Girl/Shopper
Camille Buehler
Elise Rochet
Shop Girl/Shopper
Bessie Cottrell
Shop Girl/Shopper
George Deane
Servant
E.J. DeVarney
Tony Arditti
Jesse Elliott
Shop Girl/Shopper
Florence Evans
Shop Girl/Shopper
Tempee Evans
Shop Girl/Shopper
Anna Ford
Minnie Racherre
Shop Girl/Shopper
Annabelle Gordon
Izora Deschon
Shop Girl/Shopper
Macy Harlam
Baptiste Leveque
Grace Harper
Shop Girl/Shopper
Sadie Henderson
Shop Girl/Shopper
Florence Holmes
Laure Moreau
Phoebe Loubet
Valerie Pannier
A. E. Luzzi
Philippe Fouchet
Bonnie Maud
Marie Antoinette
Marie Mayo
Shop Girl/Shopper
Carrie Miller
Shop Girl/Shopper
Josephine Montague
Shop Girl/Shopper
Anna Mooney
Grace Gordon
Mary Mooney
Virginie Guillaume
Shop Girl/Shopper
Harry Morey
Porter
Agnes Ormonde
Shop Girl/Shopper
Evelyn Radcliffe
Shop Girl/Shopper
Florence Ravel
Shop Girl/Shopper
Claudia Rogers
Julie Perret
Shop Girl/Shopper
Louise Shelley
Shop Girl/Shopper
Lorie Sprague
Shop Girl/Shopper
Dorothy Waldron
Shop Girl/Shopper
Blanche Wilmot
Cleo Marcette
Shop Girl/Shopper
Mary Worthington
Shop Girl/Shopper
music by
Silvio Hein
; lyrics by
George V. Hobart
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
I Want to Go to Paris
Nanon Duval
Take Plenty of Shoes
(music by
Melville Gideon
; lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
)
Betty Barbeau
The Tetrazzini Family
The Tetrazzini Family
Auf Wiedersehen
Betty Barbeau
Act 2
Sung By
Girls, Girls, Girls,
Major Gordon and Chorus
A Little Farther (A Little Further)
(music by
Frederick Norton
; lyrics by
Frederick Norton
)
Betty Barbeau
I Love to Go Shopping
Betty Barbeau and Paul Gerard
(Down At) The Follies Bergere
Nanon Duval and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Gee, But You Look Awfully Good to Me
(lyrics by
Will D. Cobb
)
Paul Gerard and Chorus
The Arab Love Song
Betty Barbeau
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