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Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 07, 1925
Closing Date
Mar 14, 1925
Performances
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Musical
Comedy
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Open Date: Jan 07, 1925
Close Date: Mar 14, 1925
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Jan 07, 1925 - Mar 14, 1925)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Kentucky
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Leased by
The Winter Garden Company
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
James F. Hanley
and
Joseph Meyer
; Book by
Harold Atteridge
; Lyrics by
Bud G. DeSylva
; Mr. Jolson's Orchestrations by
Alfred Goodman
; Music orchestrated by
Emil Gerstenberger
Dances and Ensembles Arranged by
Seymour Felix
and
Larry Ceballos
; Staged by
J. C. Huffman
; Dialogue Directed by
Alexander Leftwich
General Manager:
Edward Bloom
; Company Manager:
Louis Epstein
Stage Manager:
Jack Young
Conducted by
Alfred Goodman
Art Direction by
Watson Barratt
Publicity Director:
Felix Risser
Al Jolson
Gus
George Andre
Dancer
Marion Andre
Show Girls
Wyn Ayres
Show Girls
Edythe Baker
Phyllis Carter
Hugh Banks
Joe Warren
Franklyn Batie
Jim Redding
Tucker
Frank Beaston
Jack Bedford
Adolphe Beck
Men
Peggy Bernier
Dancer
May Birt
Show Girls
Freddie Bond
Show Girls
William Bonelli
Legrande
Bobbie Brandeis
Men
Colin Campbell
Steve Leslie
Elsie Carroll
Dancer
Nancy Carroll
Show Girls
Terry Carroll
Show Girls
Irving Carter
Danny
Men
Al Clair
Men
Lee Cutler
Dancer
Jewel Dalores
Dancer
Clifford Daly
Men
Leo Donnelly
"Doc" Wilbur
Helen Doyle
Dancer
Minnie Dupree
Dancer
William C. Elkins
Jubilee Singer
Flo Evers
Show Girls
Albert Ford
Men
Ethel Fuller
Dancer
Rose Gallagher
Show Girls
George Gilday
Judkins
Peggy Gillespie
Dancer
Janice Glenn
Dancer
Maude Turner Gordon
Mrs. Bedford
Walter A. Gray
Jubilee Singer
Mabel Grete
Dancer
Patti Harrold
Annabelle Bedford
Louise Hersey
Show Girls
Alma Hookey
Dancer
Wilbert B. Howard
Jubilee Singer
George E. Jackson
Jubilee Singer
Frankie James
Dolly Graham
Naoe Kondo
Dancer
Harry Lake
Men
Lewis Laub
Men
Flo Lewis
Tessie Forbes
Madge Lorraine
Show Girls
Walter Lowery
Men
Dotty Mae
Dancer
Charles Moran
Mr. Gray
Tout
Dinky Ozmont
Dancer
Arthur H. Payne
Jubilee Singer
Mary Phillips
Show Girls
Jack Ray
Men
Ralph Reader
Men
Thelma Robinson
Dancer
Mose R. Ross
Jubilee Singer
Dorothy Rudac
Dancer
Ruth Savoy
Dancer
Edith Scott
Caroline Purdy
Arthur S. Shaw
Jubilee Singer
L. C. Sherman
Manager
Madeline Smith
Show Girls
George Spelvin
"Silent" Ransom
Rose Stone
Dancer
Esther Tanney
Dancer
Kelly Thompson
Jubilee Singer
William L. Thorne
"Bully" John Bagby
Wainwright
Helen Wallace
Dancer
Walter Wandell
Men
Dorothy Wegman
Show Girls
Carl D. White
Jubilee Singer
Minnie White
Dancer
Ralph Whitehead
"Coley" Reid
Casco Williams
Jubilee Singer
Songs
music by
James F. Hanley
and
Joseph Meyer
; lyrics by
Buddy DeSylva
Act 1
Sung By
Welcome Home
Ensemble
Born and Bred in Old Kentucky
Annabelle Bedford and Ensemble
Lead 'Em On
Phyllis Carter, Tessie Forbes and Joe Warren
The Day I Rode Half Fare
Steve Leslie and Ensemble
True Love
Annabelle Bedford and Girls
Tap the Toe
Annabelle Bedford, Joe Warren, Jack Bedford and Ensemble
Come On and Play
Phyllis Carter and Boys
The Dance from Down Yonder
Annabelle Bedford, Phyllis Carter, Tessie Forbes, "Coley" Reid, Jack Bedford, Joe Warren and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Tamborina
Ensemble
Something for Nothing
Tessie Forbes
Lackawanna
Dolly Graham
Bookies and Cookies (Cookies and Bookies)
Girls and Boys
The Race Is Over
Ensemble
The Hunt Ball
Dancers and Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Leased by
The Winter Garden Company
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
James F. Hanley
and
Joseph Meyer
; Book by
Harold Atteridge
; Lyrics by
Bud G. DeSylva
; Mr. Jolson's Orchestrations by
Alfred Goodman
; Music orchestrated by
Emil Gerstenberger
Dances and Ensembles Arranged by
Seymour Felix
and
Larry Ceballos
; Staged by
J. C. Huffman
; Dialogue Directed by
Alexander Leftwich
General Manager:
Edward Bloom
; Company Manager:
Louis Epstein
Stage Manager:
Jack Young
Conducted by
Alfred Goodman
Art Direction by
Watson Barratt
Publicity Director:
Felix Risser
Al Jolson
Gus
George Andre
Dancer
Marion Andre
Show Girls
Wyn Ayres
Show Girls
Edythe Baker
Phyllis Carter
Hugh Banks
Joe Warren
Franklyn Batie
Jim Redding
Tucker
Frank Beaston
Jack Bedford
Adolphe Beck
Men
Peggy Bernier
Dancer
May Birt
Show Girls
Freddie Bond
Show Girls
William Bonelli
Legrande
Bobbie Brandeis
Men
Colin Campbell
Steve Leslie
Elsie Carroll
Dancer
Nancy Carroll
Show Girls
Terry Carroll
Show Girls
Irving Carter
Danny
Men
Al Clair
Men
Lee Cutler
Dancer
Jewel Dalores
Dancer
Clifford Daly
Men
Leo Donnelly
"Doc" Wilbur
Helen Doyle
Dancer
Minnie Dupree
Dancer
William C. Elkins
Jubilee Singer
Flo Evers
Show Girls
Albert Ford
Men
Ethel Fuller
Dancer
Rose Gallagher
Show Girls
George Gilday
Judkins
Peggy Gillespie
Dancer
Janice Glenn
Dancer
Maude Turner Gordon
Mrs. Bedford
Walter A. Gray
Jubilee Singer
Mabel Grete
Dancer
Patti Harrold
Annabelle Bedford
Louise Hersey
Show Girls
Alma Hookey
Dancer
Wilbert B. Howard
Jubilee Singer
George E. Jackson
Jubilee Singer
Frankie James
Dolly Graham
Naoe Kondo
Dancer
Harry Lake
Men
Lewis Laub
Men
Flo Lewis
Tessie Forbes
Madge Lorraine
Show Girls
Walter Lowery
Men
Dotty Mae
Dancer
Charles Moran
Mr. Gray
Tout
Dinky Ozmont
Dancer
Arthur H. Payne
Jubilee Singer
Mary Phillips
Show Girls
Jack Ray
Men
Ralph Reader
Men
Thelma Robinson
Dancer
Mose R. Ross
Jubilee Singer
Dorothy Rudac
Dancer
Ruth Savoy
Dancer
Edith Scott
Caroline Purdy
Arthur S. Shaw
Jubilee Singer
L. C. Sherman
Manager
Madeline Smith
Show Girls
George Spelvin
"Silent" Ransom
Rose Stone
Dancer
Esther Tanney
Dancer
Kelly Thompson
Jubilee Singer
William L. Thorne
"Bully" John Bagby
Wainwright
Helen Wallace
Dancer
Walter Wandell
Men
Dorothy Wegman
Show Girls
Carl D. White
Jubilee Singer
Minnie White
Dancer
Ralph Whitehead
"Coley" Reid
Casco Williams
Jubilee Singer
music by
James F. Hanley
and
Joseph Meyer
; lyrics by
Buddy DeSylva
Act 1
Sung By
Welcome Home
Ensemble
Born and Bred in Old Kentucky
Annabelle Bedford and Ensemble
Lead 'Em On
Phyllis Carter, Tessie Forbes and Joe Warren
The Day I Rode Half Fare
Steve Leslie and Ensemble
True Love
Annabelle Bedford and Girls
Tap the Toe
Annabelle Bedford, Joe Warren, Jack Bedford and Ensemble
Come On and Play
Phyllis Carter and Boys
The Dance from Down Yonder
Annabelle Bedford, Phyllis Carter, Tessie Forbes, "Coley" Reid, Jack Bedford, Joe Warren and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Tamborina
Ensemble
Something for Nothing
Tessie Forbes
Lackawanna
Dolly Graham
Bookies and Cookies (Cookies and Bookies)
Girls and Boys
The Race Is Over
Ensemble
The Hunt Ball
Dancers and Ensemble
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