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Very Good Eddie
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 23, 1915
Closing Date
Oct 14, 1916
Performances
341
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 23, 1915
Close Date: Oct 14, 1916
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Princess Theatre
(Dec 23, 1915 - May 1916)
Casino Theatre
(May 29, 1916 - Sep 1916)
39th Street Theatre
(Sep 11, 1916 - Oct 1916)
Princess Theatre
(Oct 02, 1916 - Oct 14, 1916)
Description
A musical in two acts and three scenes
Setting
June 1913. Act I: A Hudson River Dayliner. Act II: Lobby of Honeymoon Inn in the Catskills.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
F. Ray Comstock
Produced by
Marbury-Comstock Co.
Book by
Philip Bartholomae
and
Guy Bolton
; Music by
Jerome Kern
; Lyrics by
Schuyler Green
; Based on a farce "Over Night" by
Philip Bartholomae
; Additional music by
Henry Kailimai
; Additional lyrics by
Elsie Janis
,
Harry B. Smith
,
Herbert Reynolds
,
John E. Hazzard
and
Ring Lardner
; Music orchestrated by
Frank Saddler
; Musical Director:
Max Hirschfeld
Staged by
Frank McCormack
; Choreographed by
David Bennett
Scenic Design by
Elsie DeWolfe
; Costume Design by
Melville Ellis
Helen Bond
Flo Tide
Arline Chase
Belle Fontaine
Louise Cook
Miss Funnie Rekkod
Alice Dovey
Mrs. Elsie Darling
Sedgewick Draper
Mr. Rollo Munn
Lew Fullerton
Purser
Stuart Gillmore
Mr. Watt Pumkyns
John E. Hazzard
Al Cleveland
Herbert Hoey
Mr. Dyer Thurst
Bessie Kelly
Miss Lily Pond
Kuy Kendall
West Point Cadet
Adah Lewis
Mme. Matroppo
Dorothy Jane Londoner
Ensemble
James Lounsbery
M. de Rougemont
Tess Mayer
Miss Chrystal Poole
Harry McKenna
Mr. Dustin Stacks
Julia Mills
Victoria Lake
Mary Louise Morrison
Miss Munnie Duzzyt
Dorothy Nita
Miss Gay Ann Giddy
Helen O'Day
Miss Alwys Innit
Anna Orr
Miss Elsie Lilly
Katherine Rahn
Miss E.Z. Morrels
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Georgina Kettle
Oscar Shaw
Mr. Dick Rivers
Georgia Spelvin
Magazine Girl
Dorothy Sylvia
Virginia Spring
Ernest Truex
Mr. Eddie Kettle
Carl Wadsworth
Mr. Tayleurs Dumme
John Willard
Mr. Percy Darling
Genevieve Willment
Miss Carrie Closewell
Morton Wood
Mr. Fullern A. Goat
Benjamin F. Wright
Steward
Songs
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Schuyler Greene
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
We're on Our Way
Victoria Lake and Ensemble
The Same Old Game
Mr. Dick Rivers and Girls
Some Sort of Somebody
(lyrics by
Elsie Janis
)
Mr. Dick Rivers and Miss Elsie Lilly
Isn't It Great To Be Married
Mr. Eddie Kettle, Mrs. Elsie Darling, Mr. Percy Darling and Mrs. Georgina Kettle
Wedding Bells Are Calling Me
(lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
Old Bill Baker (song added after opening night)
(lyrics by
Ring Lardner
)
Act 2
Sung By
On the Shore at Le Lei Wi
(music by
Henry Kailimai
and
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Herbert Reynolds
)
Miss Elsie Lilly, Mr. Dick Rivers and Ensemble
If I Find the Girl
(lyrics by
John E. Hazzard
and
Herbert Reynolds
)
Mr. Dick Rivers and Ensemble
Thirteen Collar
Mr. Eddie Kettle
Old Boy Neutral
Miss Elsie Lilly, Mr. Dick Rivers and Ensemble
Babes in the Wood
(lyrics by
Schuyler Greene
and
Jerome Kern
)
Mrs. Elsie Darling and Mr. Eddie Kettle
The Fashion Show
Victoria Lake and Ensemble
I Wish I Had a Million
(lyrics by
Herbert Reynolds
)
Al Cleveland and Girls
Nodding Roses
(lyrics by
John E. Hazzard
and
Herbert Reynolds
)
Miss Elsie Lilly and Mr. Dick Rivers
Finale
(lyrics by
John E. Hazzard
and
Herbert Reynolds
)
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
F. Ray Comstock
Produced by
Marbury-Comstock Co.
Book by
Philip Bartholomae
and
Guy Bolton
; Music by
Jerome Kern
; Lyrics by
Schuyler Green
; Based on a farce "Over Night" by
Philip Bartholomae
; Additional music by
Henry Kailimai
; Additional lyrics by
Elsie Janis
,
Harry B. Smith
,
Herbert Reynolds
,
John E. Hazzard
and
Ring Lardner
; Music orchestrated by
Frank Saddler
; Musical Director:
Max Hirschfeld
Staged by
Frank McCormack
; Choreographed by
David Bennett
Scenic Design by
Elsie DeWolfe
; Costume Design by
Melville Ellis
Helen Bond
Flo Tide
Arline Chase
Belle Fontaine
Louise Cook
Miss Funnie Rekkod
Alice Dovey
Mrs. Elsie Darling
Sedgewick Draper
Mr. Rollo Munn
Lew Fullerton
Purser
Stuart Gillmore
Mr. Watt Pumkyns
John E. Hazzard
Al Cleveland
Herbert Hoey
Mr. Dyer Thurst
Bessie Kelly
Miss Lily Pond
Kuy Kendall
West Point Cadet
Adah Lewis
Mme. Matroppo
Dorothy Jane Londoner
Ensemble
James Lounsbery
M. de Rougemont
Tess Mayer
Miss Chrystal Poole
Harry McKenna
Mr. Dustin Stacks
Julia Mills
Victoria Lake
Mary Louise Morrison
Miss Munnie Duzzyt
Dorothy Nita
Miss Gay Ann Giddy
Helen O'Day
Miss Alwys Innit
Anna Orr
Miss Elsie Lilly
Katherine Rahn
Miss E.Z. Morrels
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Georgina Kettle
Oscar Shaw
Mr. Dick Rivers
Georgia Spelvin
Magazine Girl
Dorothy Sylvia
Virginia Spring
Ernest Truex
Mr. Eddie Kettle
Carl Wadsworth
Mr. Tayleurs Dumme
John Willard
Mr. Percy Darling
Genevieve Willment
Miss Carrie Closewell
Morton Wood
Mr. Fullern A. Goat
Benjamin F. Wright
Steward
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Schuyler Greene
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
We're on Our Way
Victoria Lake and Ensemble
The Same Old Game
Mr. Dick Rivers and Girls
Some Sort of Somebody
(lyrics by
Elsie Janis
)
Mr. Dick Rivers and Miss Elsie Lilly
Isn't It Great To Be Married
Mr. Eddie Kettle, Mrs. Elsie Darling, Mr. Percy Darling and Mrs. Georgina Kettle
Wedding Bells Are Calling Me
(lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
Old Bill Baker (song added after opening night)
(lyrics by
Ring Lardner
)
Act 2
Sung By
On the Shore at Le Lei Wi
(music by
Henry Kailimai
and
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Herbert Reynolds
)
Miss Elsie Lilly, Mr. Dick Rivers and Ensemble
If I Find the Girl
(lyrics by
John E. Hazzard
and
Herbert Reynolds
)
Mr. Dick Rivers and Ensemble
Thirteen Collar
Mr. Eddie Kettle
Old Boy Neutral
Miss Elsie Lilly, Mr. Dick Rivers and Ensemble
Babes in the Wood
(lyrics by
Schuyler Greene
and
Jerome Kern
)
Mrs. Elsie Darling and Mr. Eddie Kettle
The Fashion Show
Victoria Lake and Ensemble
I Wish I Had a Million
(lyrics by
Herbert Reynolds
)
Al Cleveland and Girls
Nodding Roses
(lyrics by
John E. Hazzard
and
Herbert Reynolds
)
Miss Elsie Lilly and Mr. Dick Rivers
Finale
(lyrics by
John E. Hazzard
and
Herbert Reynolds
)
Ensemble
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