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The Rose of China
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 25, 1919
Closing Date
Jan 07, 1920
Performances
47
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 25, 1919
Close Date: Jan 07, 1920
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Lyric Theatre
(Nov 25, 1919 - Jan 07, 1920)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
The garden of Tsao Ling, Tommy Tilford's bungalow and the Terrace outside the bungalow
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
F. Ray Comstock
and
Morris Gest
Music by
Armand Vecsey
; Book by
Guy Bolton
; Lyrics by
P. G. Wodehouse
; Based on a play by
Samuel Shipman
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Oscar Shaw
; Musical Director:
Frank Tours
Staged by
Robert Milton
and
Julian Mitchell
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Alice O'Neil
and
Helen Dryden
Dolly Alwin
Ensemble
Marjorie Bailey
Ensemble
Jean Barnett
Ensemble
Gene Billington
Ensemble
Jane Brown
Ensemble
Louise Brownel
Ton Ka
Blanche Christen
Ensemble
Cecil Cunningham
Polly Baldwin
Marion Cushion
Ensemble
Percy Davenport
Ensemble
Nelly Day
Ensemble
Georgie Decker
Ensemble
Ed Dwyer
Ensemble
Leo Dwyer
Priest
Mabelle Elliott
Ensemble
Marie Hebold
Ensemble
Madeline Hurlock
Ensemble
Paul Irving
Dum Tong
Billy Izzard
Ensemble
Thomas E. Jackson
Chung
Perry Lindbloom
Ensemble
Larry Mack
Ensemble
Frank McIntyre
Wilson Peters
Bessie More
Ensemble
Robert Morey
Ensemble
Bessie Mulligan
Ensemble
Olive O'Brien
Ensemble
Edna May Oliver
Mrs. Hobson
Cynthia Perot
Grace Hobson
Ed Pierce
Ensemble
William H. Pringle
Tsao Ling
Thelma Richards
Ensemble
Jane Richardson
Ling Tao
Virginia Richmond
Ensemble
Gus Richton
Ensemble
Stanley Ridges
Ting-Fang-Lee
Virginia Roche
Ensemble
Mona Sartoris
Ensemble
Eleanor Scott
Ensemble
Georgie Scott
Ensemble
Mary Scott
Ensemble
Oscar Shaw
Tommy Tilford
Beatrice Singer
Ensemble
Grace West
Ensemble
Swan Wood
Dance Specialty
Songs
music by
Armand Vecsey
; lyrics by
P. G. Wodehouse
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Hymn to the Sun
Ensemble
Yale
Ting-Fang-Lee and Chinese Girls
Bunny Dear
Ling Tao and Chinese Girls
The Legend of the Tea Tree
Ling Tao and Tommy Tilford
College Spirit
Tommy Tilford, Wilson Peters and Ting-Fang-Lee
What! What! What!
Polly Baldwin and Tommy Tilford
Act 2
Sung By
Little Bride
Ling Tao and Ensemble
Our Chinese Bungalow
(lyrics by
Oscar Shaw
and
P. G. Wodehouse
)
Ling Tao and Tommy Tilford
Proposals
Polly Baldwin, Wilson Peters and Tommy Tilford
When You Are in China
Ling Tao, Tommy Tilford, Grace Hobson and Mrs. Hobson
Yesterday
Ling Tao and Tommy Tilford
Act 3
Sung By
The Spirit of the Drum
Ton Ka and Girls
(Down) On the Banks of the Subway
Polly Baldwin and Wilson Peters
My China Rose
Tommy Tilford and Girls
Broken Blossoms
Ling Tao
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
F. Ray Comstock
and
Morris Gest
Music by
Armand Vecsey
; Book by
Guy Bolton
; Lyrics by
P. G. Wodehouse
; Based on a play by
Samuel Shipman
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Oscar Shaw
; Musical Director:
Frank Tours
Staged by
Robert Milton
and
Julian Mitchell
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Alice O'Neil
and
Helen Dryden
Dolly Alwin
Ensemble
Marjorie Bailey
Ensemble
Jean Barnett
Ensemble
Gene Billington
Ensemble
Jane Brown
Ensemble
Louise Brownel
Ton Ka
Blanche Christen
Ensemble
Cecil Cunningham
Polly Baldwin
Marion Cushion
Ensemble
Percy Davenport
Ensemble
Nelly Day
Ensemble
Georgie Decker
Ensemble
Ed Dwyer
Ensemble
Leo Dwyer
Priest
Mabelle Elliott
Ensemble
Marie Hebold
Ensemble
Madeline Hurlock
Ensemble
Paul Irving
Dum Tong
Billy Izzard
Ensemble
Thomas E. Jackson
Chung
Perry Lindbloom
Ensemble
Larry Mack
Ensemble
Frank McIntyre
Wilson Peters
Bessie More
Ensemble
Robert Morey
Ensemble
Bessie Mulligan
Ensemble
Olive O'Brien
Ensemble
Edna May Oliver
Mrs. Hobson
Cynthia Perot
Grace Hobson
Ed Pierce
Ensemble
William H. Pringle
Tsao Ling
Thelma Richards
Ensemble
Jane Richardson
Ling Tao
Virginia Richmond
Ensemble
Gus Richton
Ensemble
Stanley Ridges
Ting-Fang-Lee
Virginia Roche
Ensemble
Mona Sartoris
Ensemble
Eleanor Scott
Ensemble
Georgie Scott
Ensemble
Mary Scott
Ensemble
Oscar Shaw
Tommy Tilford
Beatrice Singer
Ensemble
Grace West
Ensemble
Swan Wood
Dance Specialty
music by
Armand Vecsey
; lyrics by
P. G. Wodehouse
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Hymn to the Sun
Ensemble
Yale
Ting-Fang-Lee and Chinese Girls
Bunny Dear
Ling Tao and Chinese Girls
The Legend of the Tea Tree
Ling Tao and Tommy Tilford
College Spirit
Tommy Tilford, Wilson Peters and Ting-Fang-Lee
What! What! What!
Polly Baldwin and Tommy Tilford
Act 2
Sung By
Little Bride
Ling Tao and Ensemble
Our Chinese Bungalow
(lyrics by
Oscar Shaw
and
P. G. Wodehouse
)
Ling Tao and Tommy Tilford
Proposals
Polly Baldwin, Wilson Peters and Tommy Tilford
When You Are in China
Ling Tao, Tommy Tilford, Grace Hobson and Mrs. Hobson
Yesterday
Ling Tao and Tommy Tilford
Act 3
Sung By
The Spirit of the Drum
Ton Ka and Girls
(Down) On the Banks of the Subway
Polly Baldwin and Wilson Peters
My China Rose
Tommy Tilford and Girls
Broken Blossoms
Ling Tao
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