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The Rainbow Girl   

 
New Amsterdam Theatre , (4/01/1918 - Closing date unknown)
Gaiety Theatre , (6/17/1918 - 8/17/1918)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Apr 01, 1918   
Closing Date:Aug 17, 1918 Total Performances:160

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A Musical in Three Acts and 4 Scenes
Setting: Manchester and London, England


Production Staff
House Manager: Adolphe Mayer; Theatre Owned / Operated by Klaw & Erlanger
Produced by Klaw & Erlanger
Book by Rennold Wolf; Based on the comedy "Lady Fanny and the Servant Problem" Jerome K. Jerome; Music by Louis A. Hirsch; Lyrics by Rennold Wolf; Musical Director: Max Steiner
Directed by Julian Mitchell and Herbert Gresham
Scenic Design by Joseph Urban; Costume Design by Alice O'Neil and Marie Cook; Men's clothes designed by Croydon, Ltd.; Lighting Design by Tony Greshoff
Stage Manager: Edwin T. Emery
Cast
Miss Barry Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Miss Beach Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Harry Benham Robert Vernon Dudley
Lord Wetherell
Carlisle Blackton John Bennett
A Flunkey
Polly Bowman Newton
A Pippin
Jane Burby Miss Dudley
The Elder Spinster
Jane Callan Matilda Bennett
A Kitchen Maid
Miss Callon Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
William Clifton Frank Scudder
A Stage Manager
Electric Light Inspector
Miss Daly Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Peggy Dana Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Miss Day Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Harry Delf Ernest Bennett
A Footman
Ethel Delmar Russet
A Pippin
Julie Eastman Anastasia Bennett
A Laundry Maid
Charles Fulton Charles Bennett
A Cook
Sydney Greenstreet Martin Bennett
A Butler
Claire Grenville Susannah Bennett
A Housekeeper
Charles Hall James Bennett
A Coachman
Laura Hamilton Daisy Meade
A Soubrette
Kathleen Lindley Honoria Bennett
A Lady's Maid
Miss Livermore Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Beth Lydy Mollie Murdock
of "The Rainbow Girl"
Miss Mann Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Miss Mantell Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Mariam Medie Miss Terris
Margaret Merriman Miss Dudley
The Younger Spinster
Lenora Novasio Jane Bennett
A Housemaid
Robert G. Pitkin Gus Norton
A New York Theatrical Manager
May Roche Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
Marion Sitgreaves Mary Anne Bennett
A Scullery Maid
Frederick Soloman Clergyman
Dorothy St. Clair Jonathan
A Pippin
Marguerite St. Clair Miss Gwendolin
Edna Stillwell Baldwin
A Pippin
Billy B. Van Buck Evans
A Comedian
Florence Ware Girl in Blue
Jesse Willingham Simeon Bennett
A Gardener
Miss Woodworth Lady of the Rainbow Company Chorus
music by Louis A. Hirsch; lyrics by Rennold Wolf 

ACT 1Sung By
Rainbow Girl Mollie Murdock (of "The Rainbow Girl")
Won't Some Nice Boy Marry Me? Daisy Meade (A Soubrette) and Girls
Just You Alone Mollie Murdock (of "The Rainbow Girl") and Robert Vernon Dudley (Lord Wetherell)
Alimony Blues Buck Evans (A Comedian)
The Wedding Ceremony Principals and Ensemble
In a Month or Two Robert Vernon Dudley (Lord Wetherell), Miss Terris, Miss Gwendolin and Girls
My Rainbow Girl Mollie Murdock (of "The Rainbow Girl") and Robert Vernon Dudley (Lord Wetherell)
We Fear You Will Not Do, Lady Wetherell Mollie Murdock (of "The Rainbow Girl") and the Bennett Family
ACT 2Sung By
Let's Go Down to the Shop Ernest Bennett (A Footman), Miss Terris, Miss Gwendolin and Girls
Love's Ever New Mollie Murdock (of "The Rainbow Girl") and Robert Vernon Dudley (Lord Wetherell)
I'll Think of You Jane Bennett (A Housemaid) and Ernest Bennett (A Footman)
Mister Drummer Man Daisy Meade (A Soubrette) and Girls
Finale Principals and Ensemble
ACT 3Sung By
I Wonder Daisy Meade (A Soubrette), The Pippins and Girls
Soon We'll All Be Seen Upon the Screen Jane Bennett (A Housemaid) and Ernest Bennett (A Footman)
Beautiful Lady (Tell Me) Mollie Murdock (of "The Rainbow Girl")
Finale Principals and Ensemble