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The Nightingale
Musical
Romance
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 03, 1927
Closing Date
Mar 26, 1927
Performances
96
Musical
Romance
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre
(Jan 03, 1927 - Mar 26, 1927)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
West Point and New York
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
Armand Vecsey
; Book by
Guy Bolton
; Lyrics by
Clifford Grey
and
P. G. Wodehouse
; Musical Director:
Alfred Goodman
Staged by
Lewis Morton
; Choreographed by
Carl Hemmer
; Production Supervised by
J. J. Shubert
Scenic Design by
Watson Barratt
; Costume Design by
George Barbier
Leon Abrahamson
Ensemble
Fred Barth
Ensemble
Richard Bartlett
Ensemble
Madeline Biltmore
Ensemble
Donald Black
Cadet Officer
Ensemble
Lee Borough
Ensemble
Victor Bozardt
Colonel Robert E. Lee
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Brent
Ensemble
Violet Carlson
Josephine
Eileen Carmody
Dolly
Marie Chase
Ensemble
Jack Connett
Ensemble
Raymond Cullen
Ensemble
Robert W. Davis
Ensemble
Tom Denton
Ensemble
William Dillon
Ensemble
Ivan Dneproff
Signor Belletti
Jack Edmunds
Ensemble
Ralph Errolle
Captain Rex Gurnee
Sophie Everett
Mrs. Gurnee
Neal Frank
Footman
Ensemble
John Gaines
Colonel Wainwright
Butler
Vira Galli
Ensemble
George Glascow
Ensemble
Gerald Goff
Ensemble
John Gutscher
Ensemble
Robert Harper
Usher
Ensemble
Mimi Hayes
Ensemble
Lucius Henderson
Major-General Gurnee
Robert Hobbs
Captain Joe Archer
Edward Hoffman
Ensemble
Catherine Janeway
Ensemble
Dorothy Johnson
Ensemble
Ruth Johnston
Ensemble
Nicholas Joy
Stephen Rutherford
Bruce King
Ensemble
Theodora Loper
Ensemble
Walter Lunt
Ensemble
Stanley Lupino
Mr. Carp
Maryan Lynn
Ensemble
Dorothy Maurice
Ensemble
Ileen May
Ensemble
James McKay
Ensemble
Arline Melburn
Susan
John Muccio
Ensemble
Florence O'Brien
Ensemble
Eleanor Painter
Jenny Lind
Clara Palmer
Mrs. Vischer Van Loo
Viola Paulson
Ensemble
Harry Quinn
Ensemble
Ruth Ramsey
Ensemble
Henry Riebeselle
Ensemble
John Russell
Ensemble
Virginia Sharr
Ensemble
Sydnie Smith
Ensemble
Herbert Stanley
Ensemble
Sonintu Syrjala
Ensemble
Luther Talbert
Ensemble
William Tucker
Otto Goldschmidt
Albert Valnor
Ensemble
Eileen Van Biene
Alice Wainwright
Byron Way
Ensemble
Thomas Whitley
Piper
Tom Wise
P.T. Barnum
Harold Woodward
Whistler
Mabel Zoeckler
Ensemble
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre
(Jan 03, 1927 - Mar 26, 1927)
Cast
Glen Dale
Captain Rex Gurnee
Songs
music by
Armand Vecsey
; lyrics by
Clifford Grey
and
P. G. Wodehouse
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Breakfast in Bed
Mr. Carp and Josephine
Homeland
Captain Rex Gurnee and Ensemble
May Moon
Jenny Lind and Captain Rex Gurnee
Two Little Ships
Alice Wainwright, Captain Joe Archer and Girls
He Doesn't Know
Mr. Carp
Act 2
Sung By
Fairyland
Jenny Lind and Susan
Santa Claus
Mr. Carp and Piper
Josephine
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Mr. Carp and Josephine
Once in September
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Captain Rex Gurnee and Alice Wainwright
Act 3
Sung By
Breakfast in Bed
(Reprise)
Mr. Carp and Josephine
Comin' Thru the Rye
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Jenny Lind
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
Armand Vecsey
; Book by
Guy Bolton
; Lyrics by
Clifford Grey
and
P. G. Wodehouse
; Musical Director:
Alfred Goodman
Staged by
Lewis Morton
; Choreographed by
Carl Hemmer
; Production Supervised by
J. J. Shubert
Scenic Design by
Watson Barratt
; Costume Design by
George Barbier
Leon Abrahamson
Ensemble
Fred Barth
Ensemble
Richard Bartlett
Ensemble
Madeline Biltmore
Ensemble
Donald Black
Cadet Officer
Ensemble
Lee Borough
Ensemble
Victor Bozardt
Colonel Robert E. Lee
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Brent
Ensemble
Violet Carlson
Josephine
Eileen Carmody
Dolly
Marie Chase
Ensemble
Jack Connett
Ensemble
Raymond Cullen
Ensemble
Robert W. Davis
Ensemble
Tom Denton
Ensemble
William Dillon
Ensemble
Ivan Dneproff
Signor Belletti
Jack Edmunds
Ensemble
Ralph Errolle
Captain Rex Gurnee
Sophie Everett
Mrs. Gurnee
Neal Frank
Footman
Ensemble
John Gaines
Colonel Wainwright
Butler
Vira Galli
Ensemble
George Glascow
Ensemble
Gerald Goff
Ensemble
John Gutscher
Ensemble
Robert Harper
Usher
Ensemble
Mimi Hayes
Ensemble
Lucius Henderson
Major-General Gurnee
Robert Hobbs
Captain Joe Archer
Edward Hoffman
Ensemble
Catherine Janeway
Ensemble
Dorothy Johnson
Ensemble
Ruth Johnston
Ensemble
Nicholas Joy
Stephen Rutherford
Bruce King
Ensemble
Theodora Loper
Ensemble
Walter Lunt
Ensemble
Stanley Lupino
Mr. Carp
Maryan Lynn
Ensemble
Dorothy Maurice
Ensemble
Ileen May
Ensemble
James McKay
Ensemble
Arline Melburn
Susan
John Muccio
Ensemble
Florence O'Brien
Ensemble
Eleanor Painter
Jenny Lind
Clara Palmer
Mrs. Vischer Van Loo
Viola Paulson
Ensemble
Harry Quinn
Ensemble
Ruth Ramsey
Ensemble
Henry Riebeselle
Ensemble
John Russell
Ensemble
Virginia Sharr
Ensemble
Sydnie Smith
Ensemble
Herbert Stanley
Ensemble
Sonintu Syrjala
Ensemble
Luther Talbert
Ensemble
William Tucker
Otto Goldschmidt
Albert Valnor
Ensemble
Eileen Van Biene
Alice Wainwright
Byron Way
Ensemble
Thomas Whitley
Piper
Tom Wise
P.T. Barnum
Harold Woodward
Whistler
Mabel Zoeckler
Ensemble
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre
(Jan 03, 1927 - Mar 26, 1927)
Cast
Glen Dale
Captain Rex Gurnee
music by
Armand Vecsey
; lyrics by
Clifford Grey
and
P. G. Wodehouse
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Breakfast in Bed
Mr. Carp and Josephine
Homeland
Captain Rex Gurnee and Ensemble
May Moon
Jenny Lind and Captain Rex Gurnee
Two Little Ships
Alice Wainwright, Captain Joe Archer and Girls
He Doesn't Know
Mr. Carp
Act 2
Sung By
Fairyland
Jenny Lind and Susan
Santa Claus
Mr. Carp and Piper
Josephine
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Mr. Carp and Josephine
Once in September
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Captain Rex Gurnee and Alice Wainwright
Act 3
Sung By
Breakfast in Bed
(Reprise)
Mr. Carp and Josephine
Comin' Thru the Rye
(lyrics by
Clifford Grey
)
Jenny Lind
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