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The Century Girl
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 06, 1916
Closing Date
Apr 28, 1917
Performances
200
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 06, 1916
Close Date: Apr 28, 1917
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Century Theatre
(Nov 06, 1916 - Apr 28, 1917)
Description
A musical in three acts and 19 scenes.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
and
Charles Dillingham
Music by
Victor Herbert
and
Irving Berlin
; Lyrics by
Irving Berlin
and
Henry Blossom
; Musical Director:
Louis F. Gottschalk
and
Max Hoffmann
; Additional music by
Helen Trix
,
L. Wolfe Gilbert
,
Carey Morgan
and
James Kendis
; Additional lyrics by
Helen Trix
,
Harry B. Smith
,
L. Wolfe Gilbert
,
Carey Morgan
,
James Kendis
and
Elsie Janis
Staged by
Edward Royce
and
Leon Errol
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Lucille
,
Marie Cook
,
Raphael Kirchner
,
Cora MacGeachy
and
William H. Matthews
Dave Abrams
Miss Adair
The Seven of Clubs
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Geraldine Alexander
School Girl
The Chicken
Billie Allen
Huntress
Cave Lady
Columbine
Annette Bade
School Girl
One of the Chickens
The Seven of Diamonds
Anemone
Frankie Bailey
Messenger
Miss Baker
The King of Spades
One of the Lame Ducks
Sam Barndooroff
Anna Pavloafer
The Barr Twins
Miss Beele
Turtle
Adelaide Bell
Dancer
Sam Bernard
Emil Klutz
Jane Bliss
Marie Young
The Schoolmistress
Helen Borden
The Ten of Clubs
One of the Foxes
Miss Brown
Miss Bruce
One of the Lame Ducks
Dorothea Camden
The Dormouse
Miss Carr
The Seven of Hearts
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Clara Carroll
The Joker
Marjorie Cassidy
Helen of Troy
The First American
One of the Foxes
Spanish Lace
Miss Chase
One of the Foxes
School Girl
Mildred Colby
The Queen of Diamonds
One of the Lame Ducks
Evelyn Conway
Barbara Fritchie
One of the Lame Ducks
The King of Diamonds
Porto Rico
Irish Lace
Miss Cronan
Arthur Cunningham
Victor Herbert
The Lion
A Club Member
Miss Curtis
The Eight of Diamonds
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Betty Daintry
Miss Daly
Hazel Dawn
The Century Girl
Eva Brown
The Lame Duck
Miss De Beers
Anemone
Ethel Delmar
Ace of Diamonds
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Miss Dewey
Turtle
Semone D'Herlys
Cleopatra
A Mermaid
French Lace
Mr. Dillon
Harland Dixon
Wood B. Rich
County Constable
Ethel Donaldson
The Queen of Spades
James Doyle
Will B. Rich
County Constable
Marie Dressler
Miss Ellison
School Girl
One of the Lame Ducks
Francis Elsworth
School Girl
The Eight of Clubs
Turtle
Martha Erlich
Ace of Hearts
Anemone
English Lace
One of the Foxes
Eileen Errol
One of the Lame Ducks
School Girl
Leon Errol
Waldorf Dryginski
The Diver
Madeleine Fairbanks
The Jack of Clubs
One of the Chickens
Marion Fairbanks
The Jack of Diamonds
One of the Chickens
Miss Feltes
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Turtle
Miss Field
The Eight of Spades
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Irving Fisher
Howell Lauder
a Singing Teacher
The Hunter
Mildred Fisher
The Ten of Diamonds
School Girl
One of the Foxes
Elizabeth Gardiner
Ace of Spades
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Miss Godins
Miss Gray
Miss Greete
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Turtle
Miss Gumport
Flo Hart
Marie Antoinette
The King of Clubs
One of the Lame Ducks
Hilda Hirsch
The Ten of Hearts
School Girl
Turtle
One of the Foxes
Miss Irving
Miss James
The Nine of Diamonds
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Elsie Janis
Peggy O'Brien
The Chicken
Agnes Jepson
The Jack of Spades
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Harry Kelloski
Mike Debitesky
Harry Kelly
Evelyn Kerner
One of the Lame Ducks
School Girl
Miss Kerstein
Katherine Kohler
The Queen of Clubs
Miss Le Grande
School Girl
One of the Lame Ducks
May Leslie
Queen Boadicea
One of the Foxes
Alaska
Belgian Lace
Hazel Lewis
Joan of Arc
One of the Foxes
Hawaii
American Silver
Ruby Lewis
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Miss Logan
One of the Lame Ducks
Miss Loring
The Seven of Spades
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Miss Mack
Ace of Clubs
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Miss Mackensie
The Queen of Hearts
Elva Magnus
The Nine of Clubs
One of the Foxes
School Girl
Vera Maxwell
Cave Lady
Huntress
Harlequin
The Queen Mermaid
Myles McCarthy
Gus Minton
The Tiger Butler
Miss Montague
One of the Lame Ducks
Margaret Morris
Catherine of Russia
The Philippines
American Gold
Miss Murphy
Mrs. Owen
Kathryn Perry
The Nine of Spades
Turtle
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Miss Reeves
One of the Lame Ducks
Agnes Richter
Child
Miss Roberts
Yvonne Shelton
Alice
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Cupid
John Slavin
Irving Berlin
The Fox
Miss Stone
Lilyan Tashman
Empress Josephine
One of the Lame Ducks
The King of Hearts
Italian Lace
Frank Tinney
Van and Schenck
Miss Wallace
The Eight of Hearts
One of the Foxes
School Girl
Florence Walton
Miss Watson
Miss Whitney
One of the Foxes
Songs
Act 1
The Birth of the Century Girl
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
The Century Girl
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
Opportunity
(music by
Helen Trix
; lyrics by
Helen Trix
)
You Belong to Me
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
The Music Lesson
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
It Takes an Irishman to Make Love
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
and
Elsie Janis
)
My Hawaiian Sunrise
(music by
L. Wolfe Gilbert
and
Carey Morgan
; lyrics by
L. Wolfe Gilbert
and
Carey Morgan
)
He Likes Their Ukelele
(music by
James Kendis
; lyrics by
James Kendis
)
The Chicken Walk
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Act 2
The Toy Soldiers
(music by
Victor Herbert
)
Alice in Wonderland
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
They've Got Me Doing It Too
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
When Uncle Sam Rules the Wave
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
Act 3
Under the Sea
(music by
Victor Herbert
)
Jumping Jacks
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
On the Train of a Wedding Gown
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
and
Charles Dillingham
Music by
Victor Herbert
and
Irving Berlin
; Lyrics by
Irving Berlin
and
Henry Blossom
; Musical Director:
Louis F. Gottschalk
and
Max Hoffmann
; Additional music by
Helen Trix
,
L. Wolfe Gilbert
,
Carey Morgan
and
James Kendis
; Additional lyrics by
Helen Trix
,
Harry B. Smith
,
L. Wolfe Gilbert
,
Carey Morgan
,
James Kendis
and
Elsie Janis
Staged by
Edward Royce
and
Leon Errol
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Lucille
,
Marie Cook
,
Raphael Kirchner
,
Cora MacGeachy
and
William H. Matthews
Dave Abrams
Miss Adair
The Seven of Clubs
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Geraldine Alexander
School Girl
The Chicken
Billie Allen
Huntress
Cave Lady
Columbine
Annette Bade
School Girl
One of the Chickens
The Seven of Diamonds
Anemone
Frankie Bailey
Messenger
Miss Baker
The King of Spades
One of the Lame Ducks
Sam Barndooroff
Anna Pavloafer
The Barr Twins
Miss Beele
Turtle
Adelaide Bell
Dancer
Sam Bernard
Emil Klutz
Jane Bliss
Marie Young
The Schoolmistress
Helen Borden
The Ten of Clubs
One of the Foxes
Miss Brown
Miss Bruce
One of the Lame Ducks
Dorothea Camden
The Dormouse
Miss Carr
The Seven of Hearts
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Clara Carroll
The Joker
Marjorie Cassidy
Helen of Troy
The First American
One of the Foxes
Spanish Lace
Miss Chase
One of the Foxes
School Girl
Mildred Colby
The Queen of Diamonds
One of the Lame Ducks
Evelyn Conway
Barbara Fritchie
One of the Lame Ducks
The King of Diamonds
Porto Rico
Irish Lace
Miss Cronan
Arthur Cunningham
Victor Herbert
The Lion
A Club Member
Miss Curtis
The Eight of Diamonds
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Betty Daintry
Miss Daly
Hazel Dawn
The Century Girl
Eva Brown
The Lame Duck
Miss De Beers
Anemone
Ethel Delmar
Ace of Diamonds
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Miss Dewey
Turtle
Semone D'Herlys
Cleopatra
A Mermaid
French Lace
Mr. Dillon
Harland Dixon
Wood B. Rich
County Constable
Ethel Donaldson
The Queen of Spades
James Doyle
Will B. Rich
County Constable
Marie Dressler
Miss Ellison
School Girl
One of the Lame Ducks
Francis Elsworth
School Girl
The Eight of Clubs
Turtle
Martha Erlich
Ace of Hearts
Anemone
English Lace
One of the Foxes
Eileen Errol
One of the Lame Ducks
School Girl
Leon Errol
Waldorf Dryginski
The Diver
Madeleine Fairbanks
The Jack of Clubs
One of the Chickens
Marion Fairbanks
The Jack of Diamonds
One of the Chickens
Miss Feltes
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Turtle
Miss Field
The Eight of Spades
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Irving Fisher
Howell Lauder
a Singing Teacher
The Hunter
Mildred Fisher
The Ten of Diamonds
School Girl
One of the Foxes
Elizabeth Gardiner
Ace of Spades
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Miss Godins
Miss Gray
Miss Greete
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Turtle
Miss Gumport
Flo Hart
Marie Antoinette
The King of Clubs
One of the Lame Ducks
Hilda Hirsch
The Ten of Hearts
School Girl
Turtle
One of the Foxes
Miss Irving
Miss James
The Nine of Diamonds
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Elsie Janis
Peggy O'Brien
The Chicken
Agnes Jepson
The Jack of Spades
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Harry Kelloski
Mike Debitesky
Harry Kelly
Evelyn Kerner
One of the Lame Ducks
School Girl
Miss Kerstein
Katherine Kohler
The Queen of Clubs
Miss Le Grande
School Girl
One of the Lame Ducks
May Leslie
Queen Boadicea
One of the Foxes
Alaska
Belgian Lace
Hazel Lewis
Joan of Arc
One of the Foxes
Hawaii
American Silver
Ruby Lewis
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Miss Logan
One of the Lame Ducks
Miss Loring
The Seven of Spades
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Miss Mack
Ace of Clubs
Anemone
One of the Foxes
Miss Mackensie
The Queen of Hearts
Elva Magnus
The Nine of Clubs
One of the Foxes
School Girl
Vera Maxwell
Cave Lady
Huntress
Harlequin
The Queen Mermaid
Myles McCarthy
Gus Minton
The Tiger Butler
Miss Montague
One of the Lame Ducks
Margaret Morris
Catherine of Russia
The Philippines
American Gold
Miss Murphy
Mrs. Owen
Kathryn Perry
The Nine of Spades
Turtle
One of the Chickens
School Girl
Miss Reeves
One of the Lame Ducks
Agnes Richter
Child
Miss Roberts
Yvonne Shelton
Alice
School Girl
One of the Chickens
Cupid
John Slavin
Irving Berlin
The Fox
Miss Stone
Lilyan Tashman
Empress Josephine
One of the Lame Ducks
The King of Hearts
Italian Lace
Frank Tinney
Van and Schenck
Miss Wallace
The Eight of Hearts
One of the Foxes
School Girl
Florence Walton
Miss Watson
Miss Whitney
One of the Foxes
Act 1
The Birth of the Century Girl
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
The Century Girl
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
Opportunity
(music by
Helen Trix
; lyrics by
Helen Trix
)
You Belong to Me
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
The Music Lesson
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
It Takes an Irishman to Make Love
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
and
Elsie Janis
)
My Hawaiian Sunrise
(music by
L. Wolfe Gilbert
and
Carey Morgan
; lyrics by
L. Wolfe Gilbert
and
Carey Morgan
)
He Likes Their Ukelele
(music by
James Kendis
; lyrics by
James Kendis
)
The Chicken Walk
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Act 2
The Toy Soldiers
(music by
Victor Herbert
)
Alice in Wonderland
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
They've Got Me Doing It Too
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
When Uncle Sam Rules the Wave
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
Act 3
Under the Sea
(music by
Victor Herbert
)
Jumping Jacks
(music by
Victor Herbert
; lyrics by
Henry Blossom
)
On the Train of a Wedding Gown
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
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