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The Gay Musician
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 18, 1908
Closing Date
Jun 06, 1908
Performances
21
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Original
Broadway
Open Date: May 18, 1908
Close Date: Jun 06, 1908
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
(May 18, 1908 - Jun 06, 1908)
Description
An opera in two acts
Setting
The Homes of Eugene Dubois, Bensonhurst, and Maude Granville, New York City
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Amusement Producing Company, Inc.
and
John P. Slocum
Lyrics by
Charles J. Campbell
and
Edward Siedle
; Book by
Charles J. Campbell
and
Edward Siedle
; Music by
Julian Edwards
; Orchestra under the direction of
Antonio DeNovellis
Staged by
Julian Edwards
; Dances arranged by
Roger Gray
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
,
James Fox
and
John H. Young
; Costume Design by
Mme. Castel-Bert
Sophie Brandt
Marie Dubois
wife of Eugene
Edward Martindel
Mr. Samuel Lyons
manager of the Novelty Theatre, New York
Joseph C. Miron
Captain George Fish
retired sea captain
Walter Percival
Eugene Dubois
an ambitious young composer
Amelia Stone
Maude Granville
prima donna of the Novelty Theatre
Countess Olga Von Hatzfeldt
Hilda Branson
soubrette of the Novelty Theatre
Charles Wellesley
The Hon. Clarence Beresford
Gabrielle Bacot
Olie Weber
Glee Club
Charles Campbell
A. Corker
retired wine merchant
George Coburn
Delivery Driver
Dollie Eads
Delia
servant of Maude
Jean Erickson
Lilly Sherwood
Glee Club
F. W. Faber
Harry Woods
Glee Club
Thomas W. Faber
Delivery Driver
Martha George
Matila Yager
Eugene's mother-in-law
Gertrude Gibbons
Shop Girl
Eugene Herbert
Walker Baker
Glee Club
Servant in Maude's House
Katherine Howland
Milliner
Camille Lavis
Shop Girl
Francesca LeClair
Helen Knowles
Glee Club
L. R. Lefferson
Hank Hickory
Florence Lindley
Dorothy
Glee Club
Thomas B. McCormick
John Smith
Glee Club
Messenger
Katherine Moran
Kitty Connor
servant of Marie
Suzanne
French maid in service of Maude
Jacquette Murphy
Modiste
Jean Pearson
Shop Girl
Lorie Sprague
Milliner
A. Strizck
Delivery Driver
Gertrude Thurston
Modiste
Roy Torrey
Delivery Driver
F. W. Turner
Servant in Maude's House
Margaret Von Keese
Milliner
A. L. Whitman
Tom Murray
Glee Club
Messenger
Gertrude Williams
Modiste
Grace E. Wilson
Milliner
Songs
music by
Julian Edwards
; lyrics by
Charles Campbell
and
Edward Siedle
Act 1
Sung By
We Won't Do a Thing to His Opera
Members of the Glee Club
Hail to the Queen of Beauty
Eugene Dubois and Chorus
Lovelight
Eugene Dubois
That's How I Got Treated
Captain George Fish
The Saucy Sparrow
Marie Dubois
My Dashing Soldier Boy
Maude Granville and Chorus
The Box Office Tells the Story
Mr. Samuel Lyons and Chorus
That Melody
Maude Granville, Matila Yager, Marie Dubois and Eugene Dubois
At Last, at Last (I Hold You)
Maude Granville, Hilda Branson, Marie Dubois, Matila Yager, Eugene Dubois, Mr. Samuel Lyons, The Hon. Clarence Beresford and Captain George Fish
Daintily Lightly
Mr. Samuel Lyons and Ladies of the Glee Club
D'une Coquete
Hilda Branson
Allez! Houp La!
Act 2
Sung By
What a Dry World This Would Be
Hilda Branson and Chorus
A Cup of Tea
Maude Granville, Hilda Branson and Chorus
(It's) The Unexpected Happens
Maude Granville, Hilda Branson, Mr. Samuel Lyons and The Hon. Clarence Beresford
I Have My Doubts
Maude Granville and Eugene Dubois
(It's) A Long, Long Time
Eugene Dubois, Mr. Samuel Lyons, The Hon. Clarence Beresford, Captain George Fish and A. Corker
Not as Simple as I Look
Marie Dubois
I Want to be Your (Blue-Eyed) Baby Boy
Matila Yager and Captain George Fish
Come Along, It's a Trifling Affair
Ensemble
Take That
Maude Granville and Marie Dubois
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Amusement Producing Company, Inc.
and
John P. Slocum
Lyrics by
Charles J. Campbell
and
Edward Siedle
; Book by
Charles J. Campbell
and
Edward Siedle
; Music by
Julian Edwards
; Orchestra under the direction of
Antonio DeNovellis
Staged by
Julian Edwards
; Dances arranged by
Roger Gray
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
,
James Fox
and
John H. Young
; Costume Design by
Mme. Castel-Bert
Sophie Brandt
Marie Dubois
wife of Eugene
Edward Martindel
Mr. Samuel Lyons
manager of the Novelty Theatre, New York
Joseph C. Miron
Captain George Fish
retired sea captain
Walter Percival
Eugene Dubois
an ambitious young composer
Amelia Stone
Maude Granville
prima donna of the Novelty Theatre
Countess Olga Von Hatzfeldt
Hilda Branson
soubrette of the Novelty Theatre
Charles Wellesley
The Hon. Clarence Beresford
Gabrielle Bacot
Olie Weber
Glee Club
Charles Campbell
A. Corker
retired wine merchant
George Coburn
Delivery Driver
Dollie Eads
Delia
servant of Maude
Jean Erickson
Lilly Sherwood
Glee Club
F. W. Faber
Harry Woods
Glee Club
Thomas W. Faber
Delivery Driver
Martha George
Matila Yager
Eugene's mother-in-law
Gertrude Gibbons
Shop Girl
Eugene Herbert
Walker Baker
Glee Club
Servant in Maude's House
Katherine Howland
Milliner
Camille Lavis
Shop Girl
Francesca LeClair
Helen Knowles
Glee Club
L. R. Lefferson
Hank Hickory
Florence Lindley
Dorothy
Glee Club
Thomas B. McCormick
John Smith
Glee Club
Messenger
Katherine Moran
Kitty Connor
servant of Marie
Suzanne
French maid in service of Maude
Jacquette Murphy
Modiste
Jean Pearson
Shop Girl
Lorie Sprague
Milliner
A. Strizck
Delivery Driver
Gertrude Thurston
Modiste
Roy Torrey
Delivery Driver
F. W. Turner
Servant in Maude's House
Margaret Von Keese
Milliner
A. L. Whitman
Tom Murray
Glee Club
Messenger
Gertrude Williams
Modiste
Grace E. Wilson
Milliner
music by
Julian Edwards
; lyrics by
Charles Campbell
and
Edward Siedle
Act 1
Sung By
We Won't Do a Thing to His Opera
Members of the Glee Club
Hail to the Queen of Beauty
Eugene Dubois and Chorus
Lovelight
Eugene Dubois
That's How I Got Treated
Captain George Fish
The Saucy Sparrow
Marie Dubois
My Dashing Soldier Boy
Maude Granville and Chorus
The Box Office Tells the Story
Mr. Samuel Lyons and Chorus
That Melody
Maude Granville, Matila Yager, Marie Dubois and Eugene Dubois
At Last, at Last (I Hold You)
Maude Granville, Hilda Branson, Marie Dubois, Matila Yager, Eugene Dubois, Mr. Samuel Lyons, The Hon. Clarence Beresford and Captain George Fish
Daintily Lightly
Mr. Samuel Lyons and Ladies of the Glee Club
D'une Coquete
Hilda Branson
Allez! Houp La!
Act 2
Sung By
What a Dry World This Would Be
Hilda Branson and Chorus
A Cup of Tea
Maude Granville, Hilda Branson and Chorus
(It's) The Unexpected Happens
Maude Granville, Hilda Branson, Mr. Samuel Lyons and The Hon. Clarence Beresford
I Have My Doubts
Maude Granville and Eugene Dubois
(It's) A Long, Long Time
Eugene Dubois, Mr. Samuel Lyons, The Hon. Clarence Beresford, Captain George Fish and A. Corker
Not as Simple as I Look
Marie Dubois
I Want to be Your (Blue-Eyed) Baby Boy
Matila Yager and Captain George Fish
Come Along, It's a Trifling Affair
Ensemble
Take That
Maude Granville and Marie Dubois
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