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The Man Who Owns Broadway
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 11, 1909
Closing Date
Jan 29, 1910
Performances
128
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 11, 1909
Close Date: Jan 29, 1910
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
(Oct 11, 1909 - Jan 29, 1910)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
New York City
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cohan & Harris
Book by
George M. Cohan
; Lyrics by
George M. Cohan
; Music by
George M. Cohan
; Based on the play "Popularity" by
George M. Cohan
; Music arranged by
Charles J. Gebest
; Musical Director:
Karl Weixelbaum
Staged by
George M. Cohan
Ladies' costumes from
Klaw and Erlanger's Costume Company
; Men's clothes from
Max Marx
; Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
,
Edward G. Unitt
and
Joseph Wickes
Ernest Band
Ensemble
George Barber
Ensemble
Grace Beaumont
Ensemble
Beatrice Bertrand
Ensemble
Irma Bertrand
Ensemble
Marie Caldwell
Ensemble
William Cody
Ensemble
Johnny Dale
Ensemble
Leonard Davies
Ensemble
Lulu Davies
Ensemble
Trixie DeWitt
Ensemble
Martin Enwright
Ensemble
W. J. Ford
Harry Hathaway
a young sport
Butler
Ensemble
Stanley Forde
Anthony Bridwell
a multi-millionaire
Edythe Gilbert
Ensemble
Harry Glover
Ensemble
Frances Gordon
Edith Wilson
Tom's sweetheart
John Gordon
Ensemble
Mary Gordon
Ensemble
Ralph Harlow
Detective
Ensemble
Murry Harris
Ensemble
Maudie Heath
Ensemble
Raymond Hitchcock
Sydey Lyons
a Broadway star
William Hobbis
Ensemble
Mollie Hoffman
Ensemble
William Hovey
Ensemble
Catherine Howland
Ensemble
Rokey Johnson
Ensemble
Curt Karpe
Captain at Martin's
Ensemble
Armand King
Starter
Ensemble
Mabel Leichman
Ensemble
Paula Leslie
Ensemble
Rose Leslie
Ensemble
Lora Lieb
Caroline Curtis
a villainess
Sadie Livermoore
Ensemble
Marguerite Loveridge
Ensemble
Bonnie Luzon
Ensemble
George Lydecker
George Burnham
a villain
Eddie Lynn
Ensemble
Ethel Lytle
Ensemble
Eva Marsh
Ensemble
Paul McShane
Ensemble
Mary Moon
Ensemble
Maude Morris
Anna
a maid
Dottie Moyer
Ensemble
Irene Moyer
Ensemble
Frances Ross
Ensemble
Thomas Shields
Special Officer
Ensemble
Polly Stanley
Ensemble
Leland Sterns
Ensemble
Mark Sullivan
Andrews
a butler
Bill Robinson
Lyons' manager
Edythe Thorne
Ensemble
Charles L. Tucker
Ensemble
Edward Weinberg
Ensemble
Scott Welsh
Tom Bridwell
Anthony Bridwell's son
Emily Wilson
Ensemble
Elizabeth Young
Ensemble
Flora Zabelle
Sylvia Bridwell
Anthony Bridwell's daughter
Songs
music by
George M. Cohan
; lyrics by
George M. Cohan
Act 1
Sung By
My Daughter Is Wed to a Friend of Mine
Ensemble
I've Always Been a Good Old Sport
Anthony Bridwell and Male Chorus
I'm In Love with One of the Stars
Sylvia Bridwell and Chorus
Secrets of the Household (When a Servant Learns a Secret)
Servants
The Man Who Owns Broadway
Sydey Lyons and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
You'd Think You Were in Paris
Ensemble
Love Will Make or Break a Man
Edith Wilson and Chorus
(There's) Something About a Uniform
Caroline Curtis and Chorus
Ona Hundred Different Ships
Sydey Lyons and Company
I'm All O.K. with K. & E. (I'm O.K. with K. and O.)
Bill Robinson and Company
A Nice Little Plot for a Play
Sydey Lyons, Tom Bridwell, Sylvia Bridwell and Edith Wilson
Act 3
Sung By
In the Waldorf Halls
Detective and Chorus
I'll Go the Route for You (I'll Go the Route with You)
Tom Bridwell and Edith Wilson
March of the King's Amazons
Chorus
Why They Made Him King
Sydey Lyons
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cohan & Harris
Book by
George M. Cohan
; Lyrics by
George M. Cohan
; Music by
George M. Cohan
; Based on the play "Popularity" by
George M. Cohan
; Music arranged by
Charles J. Gebest
; Musical Director:
Karl Weixelbaum
Staged by
George M. Cohan
Ladies' costumes from
Klaw and Erlanger's Costume Company
; Men's clothes from
Max Marx
; Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
,
Edward G. Unitt
and
Joseph Wickes
Ernest Band
Ensemble
George Barber
Ensemble
Grace Beaumont
Ensemble
Beatrice Bertrand
Ensemble
Irma Bertrand
Ensemble
Marie Caldwell
Ensemble
William Cody
Ensemble
Johnny Dale
Ensemble
Leonard Davies
Ensemble
Lulu Davies
Ensemble
Trixie DeWitt
Ensemble
Martin Enwright
Ensemble
W. J. Ford
Harry Hathaway
a young sport
Butler
Ensemble
Stanley Forde
Anthony Bridwell
a multi-millionaire
Edythe Gilbert
Ensemble
Harry Glover
Ensemble
Frances Gordon
Edith Wilson
Tom's sweetheart
John Gordon
Ensemble
Mary Gordon
Ensemble
Ralph Harlow
Detective
Ensemble
Murry Harris
Ensemble
Maudie Heath
Ensemble
Raymond Hitchcock
Sydey Lyons
a Broadway star
William Hobbis
Ensemble
Mollie Hoffman
Ensemble
William Hovey
Ensemble
Catherine Howland
Ensemble
Rokey Johnson
Ensemble
Curt Karpe
Captain at Martin's
Ensemble
Armand King
Starter
Ensemble
Mabel Leichman
Ensemble
Paula Leslie
Ensemble
Rose Leslie
Ensemble
Lora Lieb
Caroline Curtis
a villainess
Sadie Livermoore
Ensemble
Marguerite Loveridge
Ensemble
Bonnie Luzon
Ensemble
George Lydecker
George Burnham
a villain
Eddie Lynn
Ensemble
Ethel Lytle
Ensemble
Eva Marsh
Ensemble
Paul McShane
Ensemble
Mary Moon
Ensemble
Maude Morris
Anna
a maid
Dottie Moyer
Ensemble
Irene Moyer
Ensemble
Frances Ross
Ensemble
Thomas Shields
Special Officer
Ensemble
Polly Stanley
Ensemble
Leland Sterns
Ensemble
Mark Sullivan
Andrews
a butler
Bill Robinson
Lyons' manager
Edythe Thorne
Ensemble
Charles L. Tucker
Ensemble
Edward Weinberg
Ensemble
Scott Welsh
Tom Bridwell
Anthony Bridwell's son
Emily Wilson
Ensemble
Elizabeth Young
Ensemble
Flora Zabelle
Sylvia Bridwell
Anthony Bridwell's daughter
music by
George M. Cohan
; lyrics by
George M. Cohan
Act 1
Sung By
My Daughter Is Wed to a Friend of Mine
Ensemble
I've Always Been a Good Old Sport
Anthony Bridwell and Male Chorus
I'm In Love with One of the Stars
Sylvia Bridwell and Chorus
Secrets of the Household (When a Servant Learns a Secret)
Servants
The Man Who Owns Broadway
Sydey Lyons and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
You'd Think You Were in Paris
Ensemble
Love Will Make or Break a Man
Edith Wilson and Chorus
(There's) Something About a Uniform
Caroline Curtis and Chorus
Ona Hundred Different Ships
Sydey Lyons and Company
I'm All O.K. with K. & E. (I'm O.K. with K. and O.)
Bill Robinson and Company
A Nice Little Plot for a Play
Sydey Lyons, Tom Bridwell, Sylvia Bridwell and Edith Wilson
Act 3
Sung By
In the Waldorf Halls
Detective and Chorus
I'll Go the Route for You (I'll Go the Route with You)
Tom Bridwell and Edith Wilson
March of the King's Amazons
Chorus
Why They Made Him King
Sydey Lyons
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