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Nearly a Hero
Musical
Farce
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 24, 1908
Closing Date
Jun 06, 1908
Performances
116
Musical
Farce
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 24, 1908
Close Date: Jun 06, 1908
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Casino Theatre
(Feb 24, 1908 - Jun 06, 1908)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
Residence of Mr. Doolittle; Moreau's costuming establishment; Mr. Doolittle's villa at Seabright
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Sam S. and Lee Shubert, Inc.
Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Lyrics by
Edward B. Claypoole
and
Will Heelan
; Music by
Seymour Furth
; Orchestra under the direction of
Oscar Radin
; Featuring "I Don't Want to Marry You" and "My Sahara Girl" by
Edward B. Claypoole
; Lyrics for "My Sahara Girl" by
Harry B. Smith
; Featuring "I'm So Particular" by
Matt Woodward
; Featuring "I'm So Particular" by
Louis A. Hirsch
; Featuring "I Was a Hero (Too)" by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; Featuring "I Was a Hero (Too)" by
Harry Williams
; Featuring "Mary! My Heather Belle" by
John B. Lowitz
; Featuring songs by
Herman Avery Wade
Staged by
George Marion
and
J. C. Huffman
; Dances arranged by
William Rock
Scenic Design by
Arthur Voegtlin
and
Edward G. Unitt
; Costume Design by
Castel-Bert
and
Miss Finch
; Men's costumes by
Ritchie Harnden
and
Charles Swarns
Neva Aymar
Edith
the girl next door
Burrell Barbaretto
Fred Doolittle
Sam Bernard
Ludwig Knoedler
nearly the hero of the day
Elizabeth Brice
Francine
a French maid
Sam Edwards
Jabez Doolittle
with padlocks on his hip pockets
Ethel Levey
Angeline DeVere
a queen of musical comedy
Edgar Norton
Harold Percy Montague
Zelda Sears
Mrs. Doolittle
Marian Alexander
Hazel Dayton
Louis Austin
Singer/dancer
Jane Brown
Singer/dancer
Doris Cameron
Nora Mooney
Miss Carr
Singer/dancer
Cyril Chadwick
Singer/dancer
William Davis
Singer/dancer
Alice Eis
Singer/dancer
W. F. Fair
Singer/dancer
R. Franklyn
Plympton
an English footman
Edith Gervan
Singer/dancer
Robert Paton Gibbs
Moreau
a theatrical costumer
Fred Gray
Singer/dancer
Daisy Greene
Marie
cashier at Moreau's shop
Lillian Harris
Geraldine Murphy
Louis Helie
Count Orloff
W. A. Hungerford
Singer/dancer
Josephine Kernell
Singer/dancer
Richard J. Kirkwood
Singer/dancer
Alice Knowlton
Singer/dancer
Dorothy Lancaster
Singer/dancer
Rita Lancaster
Singer/dancer
Ethel Lawrence
Singer/dancer
Victor Le Roy
Singer/dancer
Adelaide Lehr
Singer/dancer
Ada Lewis
Gwendolyn Doolittle
a matinee girl of romantic dispositions
Samuel Lindsay
Singer/dancer
Virginia Marshall
Estelle Puffenkranz
Violet Moore
Singer/dancer
Susan Pitt
Hildegarde Jones
Nancy Poole
Singer/dancer
Maxine Revillion
Marian Love
Franklyn Roberts
Wade Waters
a bathing master
Katherine Robertson
Singer/dancer
Albertine Sargent
Connie Moore
Vaughn Sargent
Pussy Foote
W. Slick
Singer/dancer
Edith Warner
Singer/dancer
Dorothy Watson
Laura Lee
Ethel Wheeler
Singer/dancer
Songs
music by
Seymour Furth
; lyrics by
Edward B. Claypoole
and
Will Heelan
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Bridge
Mrs. Doolittle
After Office Hours
Fred Doolittle and Chorus
I Don't Want to Marry You
(music by
Edward B. Claypoole
; lyrics by
Edward B. Claypoole
)
Fred Doolittle and Edith
(My) Sahara Girl
(music by
Edward B. Claypoole
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
Angeline DeVere
Waltz and Two-Step
Angeline DeVere, Edith and Gwendolyn Doolittle
Act 2
Sung By
Stitch, Stitch
Chorus
Don't You Ever Tell I Told You
Marie and Chorus
I'm So Particular
(music by
Louis A. Hirsch
; lyrics by
Matt Woodward
)
Angeline DeVere
I Was a Hero (Too)
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
Ludwig Knoedler
My Washy Washy Beau
Chorus of Girls
Not Really
Harold Percy Montague and Girls
Mary! My Heather Belle!
(music by
Louis A. Hirsch
; lyrics by
John B. Lowitz
)
Fred Doolittle and Girls
The Queen of Belle Paree
Angeline DeVere and Men
Act 3
Sung By
I Want a (Fine Little) Steam Yacht
(music by
Herman Avery Wade
; lyrics by
Paul West
)
Francine and Chorus
The Drawing Lesson
Octette
The Walking Tour
Edith, Marie, Francine and Chorus
A Singer Sang a Song
(lyrics by
Will Heelan
)
Ludwig Knoedler
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Sam S. and Lee Shubert, Inc.
Book by
Harry B. Smith
; Lyrics by
Edward B. Claypoole
and
Will Heelan
; Music by
Seymour Furth
; Orchestra under the direction of
Oscar Radin
; Featuring "I Don't Want to Marry You" and "My Sahara Girl" by
Edward B. Claypoole
; Lyrics for "My Sahara Girl" by
Harry B. Smith
; Featuring "I'm So Particular" by
Matt Woodward
; Featuring "I'm So Particular" by
Louis A. Hirsch
; Featuring "I Was a Hero (Too)" by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; Featuring "I Was a Hero (Too)" by
Harry Williams
; Featuring "Mary! My Heather Belle" by
John B. Lowitz
; Featuring songs by
Herman Avery Wade
Staged by
George Marion
and
J. C. Huffman
; Dances arranged by
William Rock
Scenic Design by
Arthur Voegtlin
and
Edward G. Unitt
; Costume Design by
Castel-Bert
and
Miss Finch
; Men's costumes by
Ritchie Harnden
and
Charles Swarns
Neva Aymar
Edith
the girl next door
Burrell Barbaretto
Fred Doolittle
Sam Bernard
Ludwig Knoedler
nearly the hero of the day
Elizabeth Brice
Francine
a French maid
Sam Edwards
Jabez Doolittle
with padlocks on his hip pockets
Ethel Levey
Angeline DeVere
a queen of musical comedy
Edgar Norton
Harold Percy Montague
Zelda Sears
Mrs. Doolittle
Marian Alexander
Hazel Dayton
Louis Austin
Singer/dancer
Jane Brown
Singer/dancer
Doris Cameron
Nora Mooney
Miss Carr
Singer/dancer
Cyril Chadwick
Singer/dancer
William Davis
Singer/dancer
Alice Eis
Singer/dancer
W. F. Fair
Singer/dancer
R. Franklyn
Plympton
an English footman
Edith Gervan
Singer/dancer
Robert Paton Gibbs
Moreau
a theatrical costumer
Fred Gray
Singer/dancer
Daisy Greene
Marie
cashier at Moreau's shop
Lillian Harris
Geraldine Murphy
Louis Helie
Count Orloff
W. A. Hungerford
Singer/dancer
Josephine Kernell
Singer/dancer
Richard J. Kirkwood
Singer/dancer
Alice Knowlton
Singer/dancer
Dorothy Lancaster
Singer/dancer
Rita Lancaster
Singer/dancer
Ethel Lawrence
Singer/dancer
Victor Le Roy
Singer/dancer
Adelaide Lehr
Singer/dancer
Ada Lewis
Gwendolyn Doolittle
a matinee girl of romantic dispositions
Samuel Lindsay
Singer/dancer
Virginia Marshall
Estelle Puffenkranz
Violet Moore
Singer/dancer
Susan Pitt
Hildegarde Jones
Nancy Poole
Singer/dancer
Maxine Revillion
Marian Love
Franklyn Roberts
Wade Waters
a bathing master
Katherine Robertson
Singer/dancer
Albertine Sargent
Connie Moore
Vaughn Sargent
Pussy Foote
W. Slick
Singer/dancer
Edith Warner
Singer/dancer
Dorothy Watson
Laura Lee
Ethel Wheeler
Singer/dancer
music by
Seymour Furth
; lyrics by
Edward B. Claypoole
and
Will Heelan
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Bridge
Mrs. Doolittle
After Office Hours
Fred Doolittle and Chorus
I Don't Want to Marry You
(music by
Edward B. Claypoole
; lyrics by
Edward B. Claypoole
)
Fred Doolittle and Edith
(My) Sahara Girl
(music by
Edward B. Claypoole
; lyrics by
Harry B. Smith
)
Angeline DeVere
Waltz and Two-Step
Angeline DeVere, Edith and Gwendolyn Doolittle
Act 2
Sung By
Stitch, Stitch
Chorus
Don't You Ever Tell I Told You
Marie and Chorus
I'm So Particular
(music by
Louis A. Hirsch
; lyrics by
Matt Woodward
)
Angeline DeVere
I Was a Hero (Too)
(music by
Egbert Van Alstyne
; lyrics by
Harry Williams
)
Ludwig Knoedler
My Washy Washy Beau
Chorus of Girls
Not Really
Harold Percy Montague and Girls
Mary! My Heather Belle!
(music by
Louis A. Hirsch
; lyrics by
John B. Lowitz
)
Fred Doolittle and Girls
The Queen of Belle Paree
Angeline DeVere and Men
Act 3
Sung By
I Want a (Fine Little) Steam Yacht
(music by
Herman Avery Wade
; lyrics by
Paul West
)
Francine and Chorus
The Drawing Lesson
Octette
The Walking Tour
Edith, Marie, Francine and Chorus
A Singer Sang a Song
(lyrics by
Will Heelan
)
Ludwig Knoedler
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