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The Firefly
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 02, 1912
Closing Date
Mar 15, 1913
Performances
120
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Lyric Theatre
(Dec 02, 1912 - Dec 29, 1912)
Casino Theatre
(Dec 30, 1912 - Mar 15, 1913)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
Recreation Pier, New York; Vandare Estate, Bermuda; Vandare Home, New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Arthur Hammerstein
Book by
Otto Hauerbach
; Music by
Rudolf Friml
; Lyrics by
Otto Hauerbach
; Musical Director:
Gaetano Merola
Directed by
Frederick G. Latham
; Incidental dances arranged by
Signor Luigi Albertieri
; Special dances arranged by
Sammy Lee
Scenic Design by
Theodore Reisig Dove Studios
and
P. Dodd Ackerman Studios
; Costume Design by
William H. Matthews
Edward Agnini
Chorus
Bella Anderson
Chorus
Edwin Archer
Chorus
Katherine Ardavini
Chorus
Roy Atwell
Jenkins
Ernest Band
Chorus
Bessie Bourne
Chorus
Russell Brown
Chorus
William Brown
Chorus
George Bruger
Chorus
Walter Burke
Chorus
Craig Campbell
Jack Travers
Irene Cassini
Antonio Columbo
Neva Cassini
Chorus
Alvina Dare
Chorus
Vera De Rosa
Sybil Vandare
Louie Ducey
Chorus
Edith Bonnett
Chorus
Frank Farrell
Chorus
Viola Garrick
Chorus
Eileen Gerald
Chorus
Marie Granville
Chorus
Robert Halstead
Chorus
Mona Harmon
Chorus
Katherine Hauser
Chorus
James Johnson
Chorus
Marion Lee
Chorus
Sammy Lee
Pietro
Vera Ling
Chorus
Louie Linton
Chorus
Audrey Maple
Geraldine Vandare
Marie Melvin
Chorus
Hulda Morton
Chorus
Grace Noble
Chorus
Ruby Norton
Suzette
Robert Odierno
Chorus
Florence Reed
Chorus
Alice Rose
Chorus
Irene Samson
Chorus
Max Silver
Chorus
Stanley Sobelson
Chorus
Alex Sparks
Chorus
Arthur Spencer
Chorus
William Stanz
Chorus
Virginia Steinhardt
Chorus
Katherine Stewart
Mrs. Oglesby Vandare
Melville Stewart
John Thurston
Bessie Stivers
Chorus
Bernard Tieman
Chorus
Emma Trentini
Nina
Mattie Vance
Chorus
Henry Vogel
Herr Franz
Violet Von Nichols
Chorus
Dorothy Walmer
Chorus
Florence Williams
Chorus
George Williams
Correlli
Amelia Wurtz
Chorus
Songs
music by
Rudolf Friml
; lyrics by
Otto Harbach
Act 1
Sung By
A Trip to Bermuda
Sybil Vandare, Suzette, Pietro and Chorus
He Says Yes, She Says No!
Geraldine Vandare, Jack Travers and Chorus
Call Me Uncle
John Thurston, Sybil Vandare and Chorus
Love Is Like a Firefly
Nina
Something
Suzette and Jenkins
Giannina (Mia)
Nina
Act 2
Sung By
(In) Sapphire Seas
Sybil Vandare and Ensemble
Tommy Atkins (On a Dress-Parade) (I Want to be a Jolly Soldier)
Nina and Ensemble
Sympathy
Geraldine Vandare and John Thurston
A Woman's Smile
Jack Travers
De Trop
Jenkins, Pietro, Suzette and Chorus
We're Going to Make a Man of You
Nina, Herr Franz, Jack Travers, John Thurston and Jenkins
The Beautiful Ship from Toyland
Herr Franz and Male Chorus
When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart
Nina, Jack Travers and Herr Franz
Act 3
Sung By
An American Beauty Rose
John Thurston and Ensemble
The Latest Thing from Paris
Pietro and Suzette
Kiss Me and 'Tis Day (The Dawn of Love)
Nina
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Arthur Hammerstein
Book by
Otto Hauerbach
; Music by
Rudolf Friml
; Lyrics by
Otto Hauerbach
; Musical Director:
Gaetano Merola
Directed by
Frederick G. Latham
; Incidental dances arranged by
Signor Luigi Albertieri
; Special dances arranged by
Sammy Lee
Scenic Design by
Theodore Reisig Dove Studios
and
P. Dodd Ackerman Studios
; Costume Design by
William H. Matthews
Edward Agnini
Chorus
Bella Anderson
Chorus
Edwin Archer
Chorus
Katherine Ardavini
Chorus
Roy Atwell
Jenkins
Ernest Band
Chorus
Bessie Bourne
Chorus
Russell Brown
Chorus
William Brown
Chorus
George Bruger
Chorus
Walter Burke
Chorus
Craig Campbell
Jack Travers
Irene Cassini
Antonio Columbo
Neva Cassini
Chorus
Alvina Dare
Chorus
Vera De Rosa
Sybil Vandare
Louie Ducey
Chorus
Edith Bonnett
Chorus
Frank Farrell
Chorus
Viola Garrick
Chorus
Eileen Gerald
Chorus
Marie Granville
Chorus
Robert Halstead
Chorus
Mona Harmon
Chorus
Katherine Hauser
Chorus
James Johnson
Chorus
Marion Lee
Chorus
Sammy Lee
Pietro
Vera Ling
Chorus
Louie Linton
Chorus
Audrey Maple
Geraldine Vandare
Marie Melvin
Chorus
Hulda Morton
Chorus
Grace Noble
Chorus
Ruby Norton
Suzette
Robert Odierno
Chorus
Florence Reed
Chorus
Alice Rose
Chorus
Irene Samson
Chorus
Max Silver
Chorus
Stanley Sobelson
Chorus
Alex Sparks
Chorus
Arthur Spencer
Chorus
William Stanz
Chorus
Virginia Steinhardt
Chorus
Katherine Stewart
Mrs. Oglesby Vandare
Melville Stewart
John Thurston
Bessie Stivers
Chorus
Bernard Tieman
Chorus
Emma Trentini
Nina
Mattie Vance
Chorus
Henry Vogel
Herr Franz
Violet Von Nichols
Chorus
Dorothy Walmer
Chorus
Florence Williams
Chorus
George Williams
Correlli
Amelia Wurtz
Chorus
music by
Rudolf Friml
; lyrics by
Otto Harbach
Act 1
Sung By
A Trip to Bermuda
Sybil Vandare, Suzette, Pietro and Chorus
He Says Yes, She Says No!
Geraldine Vandare, Jack Travers and Chorus
Call Me Uncle
John Thurston, Sybil Vandare and Chorus
Love Is Like a Firefly
Nina
Something
Suzette and Jenkins
Giannina (Mia)
Nina
Act 2
Sung By
(In) Sapphire Seas
Sybil Vandare and Ensemble
Tommy Atkins (On a Dress-Parade) (I Want to be a Jolly Soldier)
Nina and Ensemble
Sympathy
Geraldine Vandare and John Thurston
A Woman's Smile
Jack Travers
De Trop
Jenkins, Pietro, Suzette and Chorus
We're Going to Make a Man of You
Nina, Herr Franz, Jack Travers, John Thurston and Jenkins
The Beautiful Ship from Toyland
Herr Franz and Male Chorus
When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart
Nina, Jack Travers and Herr Franz
Act 3
Sung By
An American Beauty Rose
John Thurston and Ensemble
The Latest Thing from Paris
Pietro and Suzette
Kiss Me and 'Tis Day (The Dawn of Love)
Nina
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