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Miss Innocence
Musical
Extravaganza
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 30, 1908
Closing Date
May 01, 1909
Performances
176
Musical
Extravaganza
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 30, 1908
Close Date: May 01, 1909
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
New York Theatre
(Nov 30, 1908 - May 01, 1909)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Vienna, Paris, and others
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by
Ludwig Englander
; Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
; Featuring songs by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Harry Williams
; Featuring "My Post Card Girl" by
Louis A. Hirsch
; Featuring "My Post Card Girl" by
Addison Burkhardt
; Featuring "I'm Learning Something Every Day" by
Nora Bayes
; Featuring "I'm Learning Something Every Day" by
Jack Norworth
; Featuring "I Have Lost My Little Brown Bear" by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; Featuring "I Have Lost My Little Brown Bear" by
Bob Cole
; Featuring "I'm Crazy When the Band Begins to Play" by
Jean Schwartz
; Featuring "I'm Crazy When the Band Begins to Play" by
William Jerome
; Featuring "What Kind of a Wife to Choose" by
Gus Edwards
; Musical Director:
Frank Darling
Produced under the stage direction of
Julian Mitchell
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
and
John H. Young
; Costume Design by
Klaw and Erlanger's Costume Company
Charles A. Bigelow
Ezra Pettingill
"the greatest detective in the world"
Pompignac
Edith Decker
Helen Legarde
a gay Parisienne
Lawrence D'Orsay
Captain, The Hon. Roland Fitzmaurice Montjoy
of the First Life Guards
Eva Francis
Loulou
"Three Weeks with You"
Ballet School
Anna Held
Anna
Miss Innocence
Emma Janvier
Miss Sniffins
Proprietor of the School for Innocence
Mme. Pompignac
the Husband Syndicate
Shirley Kellogg
Ella Lee
an American serio-comic
"Three Weeks with You"
School Girl
Lillian Lorraine
Angele
"Three Weeks with You"
Ballet School
Edith St. Clair
Claire
a school girl
Florence Walton
Spanish Dancer
Maid
"Three Weeks with You"
Ballet School
Gladys Zell
Spanish Dancer
Maid
Ballet School
Charles Barry
Rastignac
a student
James Barry
"Three Weeks with You"
Edna Birch
Rita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Maid
Ballet School
Bertha Blake
Marie
Martha Bright
Maid
Ballet School
John S. Brush
Count Sergius Borodin
a Russian
Miss Burns
School Girl
Daisy Carson
Maid
Ballet School
Edna Chase
Clairette
"Three Weeks with You"
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Daisy Clark
School Girl
Ballet School
James Clyde
Count Maxime
Miss Davies
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Edna Dodsworth
School Girl
Ethel Donaldson
Fleurette
Faico
Spanish Dancer
Specialty
Alfred Fairbrother
Ben Hassan
an Arab
"Three Weeks with You"
Miss Fennell
School Girl
Dorothy Follies
Sadie
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
William Gammage
Claude
Robert Paton Gibbs
The Duke of Pomerania
Mayble Gilmore
Maid
Ballet School
Elise Hamilton
Carita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Spanish Dancer
Artist Model
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Josephine Harriman
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
F. Stanton Heck
Bobo
a poor relation
Maurice Hegeman
The Marquis de Chabert
Schmalz
a ballet master
Dr. Charcot
May Hopkins
Diane
visitor
Vonnie Hoyt
Ballet School
Violet Jewell
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
La Flamencia
Spanish Dancer
Beatrice Learwood
Railway Number
Ballet School
Ruby Lewis
Pepita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Ballet School
Lionel Lozier
Prince Yogama
a Japanese
Miss MacDonald
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Selma Mantell
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Leo Mars
Pierre de Brissac
Lieutenant in the French Navy
Virginia Marshall
Flore
visitor
Dudley Oatman
Walker
an American
A Postman
"Three Weeks with You"
Mae Paul
Eve
visitor
Grace Rankin
Margot
visitor
"Three Weeks with You"
Alfred Rinehart
Durand
an artist
"Three Weeks with You"
Pierre Roudil
Albert
Maitre d'hotel
Alphonse
attendant at the Hotel de Boheme
Daisy Rudd
Yvonne
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Mabel Snyder
Lolo
Madlyn Summers
Premiere Danseuse
Railway Number
Ballet School
Peter Swift
O'Brien
an American athlete
Reina Swift
School Girl
Ballet School
Lottie Vernon
Celestine
visitor
Grace Washburn
Felise
visitor
John Wentzel
"Three Weeks with You"
Blanche West
Spanish Dancer
Maid
Ballet School
Vida Whitmore
Eugenie
visitor
"Three Weeks with You"
Marion Whitney
Maxine
Lillian Wiggins
Hortense
May Willard
Maid
Railway Number
Anna C. Wilson
Pierrette
Maid
Ernest Wood
Hobbes
a college boy
A Gendarme
"Three Weeks with You"
John A. Young
Sergeant
"Three Weeks with You"
New York Theatre
(Nov 30, 1908 - May 01, 1909)
Cast
Millie Baker
Ella Lee
an American serio-comic
Lillian Devere
Carita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Beatrice Gladstone
Zolo
Camille Langhorne
Zaza
Eunice Mackey
Marie
Myrtle Marsh
Gabrielle
Marie Merwin
Eugenie
visitor
Max Scheck
An American
Songs
music by
Ludwig Englander
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Am I a Wife, Widow or Maid?
Claire
Please Tell Me What They Mean
Anna and Ezra Pettingill
My Post Card Girl
(music by
Louis A. Hirsch
; lyrics by
Addison Burkhardt
)
Angele and School Girls
I'm Learning Something Every Day
(music by
Nora Bayes
and
Jack Norworth
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
and
Jack Norworth
)
Anna
(Oh! That) Yankiana Rag
(music by
Melville Gideon
; lyrics by
E. Ray Goetz
)
Ella Lee and Company
I Have Lost My Little Brown Bear
(music by
Bob Cole
and
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
)
Anna
Act 2
Sung By
I'm Crazy When the Band Begins to Play
(music by
Jean Schwartz
; lyrics by
William Jerome
)
Helen Legarde
I Wonder What's the Matter with My Eyes
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
Anna
What Kind of a Wife to Choose (What Kind of a Wife Does a Man Like Best)
(music by
Gus Edwards
; lyrics by
Gus Edwards
)
Pierre de Brissac
Perfectly Terrible Dear
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
Miss Sniffins
In My Flying Machine
Anna and Pierre de Brissac
Afraid to Go Home At All
Pompignac
Three Weeks (with You)
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by
Ludwig Englander
; Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
; Featuring songs by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Harry Williams
; Featuring "My Post Card Girl" by
Louis A. Hirsch
; Featuring "My Post Card Girl" by
Addison Burkhardt
; Featuring "I'm Learning Something Every Day" by
Nora Bayes
; Featuring "I'm Learning Something Every Day" by
Jack Norworth
; Featuring "I Have Lost My Little Brown Bear" by
J. Rosamond Johnson
; Featuring "I Have Lost My Little Brown Bear" by
Bob Cole
; Featuring "I'm Crazy When the Band Begins to Play" by
Jean Schwartz
; Featuring "I'm Crazy When the Band Begins to Play" by
William Jerome
; Featuring "What Kind of a Wife to Choose" by
Gus Edwards
; Musical Director:
Frank Darling
Produced under the stage direction of
Julian Mitchell
Scenic Design by
Ernest Albert
and
John H. Young
; Costume Design by
Klaw and Erlanger's Costume Company
Charles A. Bigelow
Ezra Pettingill
"the greatest detective in the world"
Pompignac
Edith Decker
Helen Legarde
a gay Parisienne
Lawrence D'Orsay
Captain, The Hon. Roland Fitzmaurice Montjoy
of the First Life Guards
Eva Francis
Loulou
"Three Weeks with You"
Ballet School
Anna Held
Anna
Miss Innocence
Emma Janvier
Miss Sniffins
Proprietor of the School for Innocence
Mme. Pompignac
the Husband Syndicate
Shirley Kellogg
Ella Lee
an American serio-comic
"Three Weeks with You"
School Girl
Lillian Lorraine
Angele
"Three Weeks with You"
Ballet School
Edith St. Clair
Claire
a school girl
Florence Walton
Spanish Dancer
Maid
"Three Weeks with You"
Ballet School
Gladys Zell
Spanish Dancer
Maid
Ballet School
Charles Barry
Rastignac
a student
James Barry
"Three Weeks with You"
Edna Birch
Rita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Maid
Ballet School
Bertha Blake
Marie
Martha Bright
Maid
Ballet School
John S. Brush
Count Sergius Borodin
a Russian
Miss Burns
School Girl
Daisy Carson
Maid
Ballet School
Edna Chase
Clairette
"Three Weeks with You"
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Daisy Clark
School Girl
Ballet School
James Clyde
Count Maxime
Miss Davies
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Edna Dodsworth
School Girl
Ethel Donaldson
Fleurette
Faico
Spanish Dancer
Specialty
Alfred Fairbrother
Ben Hassan
an Arab
"Three Weeks with You"
Miss Fennell
School Girl
Dorothy Follies
Sadie
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
William Gammage
Claude
Robert Paton Gibbs
The Duke of Pomerania
Mayble Gilmore
Maid
Ballet School
Elise Hamilton
Carita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Spanish Dancer
Artist Model
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Josephine Harriman
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
F. Stanton Heck
Bobo
a poor relation
Maurice Hegeman
The Marquis de Chabert
Schmalz
a ballet master
Dr. Charcot
May Hopkins
Diane
visitor
Vonnie Hoyt
Ballet School
Violet Jewell
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
La Flamencia
Spanish Dancer
Beatrice Learwood
Railway Number
Ballet School
Ruby Lewis
Pepita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Ballet School
Lionel Lozier
Prince Yogama
a Japanese
Miss MacDonald
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Selma Mantell
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Leo Mars
Pierre de Brissac
Lieutenant in the French Navy
Virginia Marshall
Flore
visitor
Dudley Oatman
Walker
an American
A Postman
"Three Weeks with You"
Mae Paul
Eve
visitor
Grace Rankin
Margot
visitor
"Three Weeks with You"
Alfred Rinehart
Durand
an artist
"Three Weeks with You"
Pierre Roudil
Albert
Maitre d'hotel
Alphonse
attendant at the Hotel de Boheme
Daisy Rudd
Yvonne
School Girl
Railway Number
Ballet School
Mabel Snyder
Lolo
Madlyn Summers
Premiere Danseuse
Railway Number
Ballet School
Peter Swift
O'Brien
an American athlete
Reina Swift
School Girl
Ballet School
Lottie Vernon
Celestine
visitor
Grace Washburn
Felise
visitor
John Wentzel
"Three Weeks with You"
Blanche West
Spanish Dancer
Maid
Ballet School
Vida Whitmore
Eugenie
visitor
"Three Weeks with You"
Marion Whitney
Maxine
Lillian Wiggins
Hortense
May Willard
Maid
Railway Number
Anna C. Wilson
Pierrette
Maid
Ernest Wood
Hobbes
a college boy
A Gendarme
"Three Weeks with You"
John A. Young
Sergeant
"Three Weeks with You"
New York Theatre
(Nov 30, 1908 - May 01, 1909)
Cast
Millie Baker
Ella Lee
an American serio-comic
Lillian Devere
Carita
"Hindoo Honey" Girl
Beatrice Gladstone
Zolo
Camille Langhorne
Zaza
Eunice Mackey
Marie
Myrtle Marsh
Gabrielle
Marie Merwin
Eugenie
visitor
Max Scheck
An American
music by
Ludwig Englander
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Am I a Wife, Widow or Maid?
Claire
Please Tell Me What They Mean
Anna and Ezra Pettingill
My Post Card Girl
(music by
Louis A. Hirsch
; lyrics by
Addison Burkhardt
)
Angele and School Girls
I'm Learning Something Every Day
(music by
Nora Bayes
and
Jack Norworth
; lyrics by
Nora Bayes
and
Jack Norworth
)
Anna
(Oh! That) Yankiana Rag
(music by
Melville Gideon
; lyrics by
E. Ray Goetz
)
Ella Lee and Company
I Have Lost My Little Brown Bear
(music by
Bob Cole
and
J. Rosamond Johnson
; lyrics by
Bob Cole
)
Anna
Act 2
Sung By
I'm Crazy When the Band Begins to Play
(music by
Jean Schwartz
; lyrics by
William Jerome
)
Helen Legarde
I Wonder What's the Matter with My Eyes
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
Anna
What Kind of a Wife to Choose (What Kind of a Wife Does a Man Like Best)
(music by
Gus Edwards
; lyrics by
Gus Edwards
)
Pierre de Brissac
Perfectly Terrible Dear
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
Miss Sniffins
In My Flying Machine
Anna and Pierre de Brissac
Afraid to Go Home At All
Pompignac
Three Weeks (with You)
Ensemble
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