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The Southerners
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 23, 1904
Closing Date
Jun 25, 1904
Performances
36
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: May 23, 1904
Close Date: Jun 25, 1904
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
New York Theatre
(May 23, 1904 - Jun 25, 1904)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
New Orleans
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
George W. Lederer
Music by
Will Marion Cook
; Book by
Will Mercer
and
Richard Grant
; Lyrics by
Will Mercer
and
Richard Grant
; Musical Director:
Antonio DeNovellis
; Featuring songs by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
R.C. MacPherson
,
Harry Williams
,
Harry B. Smith
and
Will Marion Cook
Staged by
George W. Lederer
; Choreographed by
Joseph C. Smith
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
; Costume Design by
Caroline F. Siedle
Florence Arkell
Lily
Wilmer Bentley
Colonel Maximilian Easy
William Wallace Black
Colonel Maximilian Easy
Hattie Burdell
Louisiana
Irene Cameron
Pansy
Vinie Daly
Parthenia
Ethel Davies
Florida
Reine Davies
Japonica Preston
Mildred De Vere
Violet
Paul Decker
Phil Fuller
Walter Dixon
Aunt Matilda
Belva Don Kersley
Daisy
Wheeler Earl
Sam Blossom
Elfie Fay
Polly Drayton
Edith Girvin
Alabama
William Gould
LeRoy Preston
General Preston
Albert Hart
Bob Rutledge
Louise Lathrop
Olivia Pemberton
Eddie Leonard
Uncle Dan'l
Dandy Dan
Sallie Loomis
Virginia
Junie McCree
Brannigan Bey
Abbie Mitchell
Mandy Lou
Charles Moore
Uncle Mose
Bertyne Mortimer
Magnolia Preston
Bessie Moulton
Georgia
Lorraine Osborne
Marguerite
Violet Pearle
Atlanta
Theodore S. Peters
Lewis Middleton
Ella Ray
Carolina
Lillian Rice
Orleans
Averta Sanchez
Maryland
Cecil Somers
Harry Stetson
Joseph W. Standish
Judge Budge
Mabel Verne
Rose
Charles Wentz
Cecil Brown
Songs
music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Richard Grant
and
Will Mercer
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
I Love the Southland
Chorus
Daisy Deane
(lyrics by
Richard Grant
)
Swing Along Children
A pinafored, pig-tailed girl and a knickerbockered boy
Cyril Osborn and Japonica Preston
I Love the Southland
(Reprise)
Julep Song
(lyrics by
Richard Grant
)
Sextette or Octette
The Chipmunk and the Squirrel
Polly Drayton
Agitate the cymbals!
Chorus
When I First Went to Turkey
Brannigan Bey and Chorus
Tippecannoe
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
LeRoy Preston
Dandy Dan
Dandy Dan
(It's) Allus de Same in Dixie
(lyrics by
Richard Grant
)
As the Sun Flower Turns to the Sun
(lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
Mandy Lou
Mandy Lou
(lyrics by
R.C. MacPherson
)
Mandy Lou
Darktown Barbecue
(lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
)
Slaves
Act 2
Sung By
In Oriental nations, in harems of the East
Chorus
Clancy Had a Fancy
Brannigan Bey
A Southern Gentleman
Bob Rutledge and Chorus
Where the Lotus Blossoms Grow
Japonica Preston
Sarah Jane
LeRoy Preston and Wives
Good Evenin'
Parthenia and Dandy Dan
The Sunny South
Polly Drayton
The Irish Canary
Brannigan Bey
I Love You
Polly Drayton and Brannigan Bey
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
George W. Lederer
Music by
Will Marion Cook
; Book by
Will Mercer
and
Richard Grant
; Lyrics by
Will Mercer
and
Richard Grant
; Musical Director:
Antonio DeNovellis
; Featuring songs by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
R.C. MacPherson
,
Harry Williams
,
Harry B. Smith
and
Will Marion Cook
Staged by
George W. Lederer
; Choreographed by
Joseph C. Smith
Scenic Design by
D. Frank Dodge
; Costume Design by
Caroline F. Siedle
Florence Arkell
Lily
Wilmer Bentley
Colonel Maximilian Easy
William Wallace Black
Colonel Maximilian Easy
Hattie Burdell
Louisiana
Irene Cameron
Pansy
Vinie Daly
Parthenia
Ethel Davies
Florida
Reine Davies
Japonica Preston
Mildred De Vere
Violet
Paul Decker
Phil Fuller
Walter Dixon
Aunt Matilda
Belva Don Kersley
Daisy
Wheeler Earl
Sam Blossom
Elfie Fay
Polly Drayton
Edith Girvin
Alabama
William Gould
LeRoy Preston
General Preston
Albert Hart
Bob Rutledge
Louise Lathrop
Olivia Pemberton
Eddie Leonard
Uncle Dan'l
Dandy Dan
Sallie Loomis
Virginia
Junie McCree
Brannigan Bey
Abbie Mitchell
Mandy Lou
Charles Moore
Uncle Mose
Bertyne Mortimer
Magnolia Preston
Bessie Moulton
Georgia
Lorraine Osborne
Marguerite
Violet Pearle
Atlanta
Theodore S. Peters
Lewis Middleton
Ella Ray
Carolina
Lillian Rice
Orleans
Averta Sanchez
Maryland
Cecil Somers
Harry Stetson
Joseph W. Standish
Judge Budge
Mabel Verne
Rose
Charles Wentz
Cecil Brown
music by
Will Marion Cook
; lyrics by
Richard Grant
and
Will Mercer
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
I Love the Southland
Chorus
Daisy Deane
(lyrics by
Richard Grant
)
Swing Along Children
A pinafored, pig-tailed girl and a knickerbockered boy
Cyril Osborn and Japonica Preston
I Love the Southland
(Reprise)
Julep Song
(lyrics by
Richard Grant
)
Sextette or Octette
The Chipmunk and the Squirrel
Polly Drayton
Agitate the cymbals!
Chorus
When I First Went to Turkey
Brannigan Bey and Chorus
Tippecannoe
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
LeRoy Preston
Dandy Dan
Dandy Dan
(It's) Allus de Same in Dixie
(lyrics by
Richard Grant
)
As the Sun Flower Turns to the Sun
(lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
Mandy Lou
Mandy Lou
(lyrics by
R.C. MacPherson
)
Mandy Lou
Darktown Barbecue
(lyrics by
Will Marion Cook
)
Slaves
Act 2
Sung By
In Oriental nations, in harems of the East
Chorus
Clancy Had a Fancy
Brannigan Bey
A Southern Gentleman
Bob Rutledge and Chorus
Where the Lotus Blossoms Grow
Japonica Preston
Sarah Jane
LeRoy Preston and Wives
Good Evenin'
Parthenia and Dandy Dan
The Sunny South
Polly Drayton
The Irish Canary
Brannigan Bey
I Love You
Polly Drayton and Brannigan Bey
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