The Idea (musical)

The Idea is a musical with words and music by Joseph Hart.

The original production, featuring Frederick Hallen and Joseph Hart, was produced by Hallen in Boston in the fall 1892.[1] It then opened in New York City at the Fourteenth Street Theatre on April 9, 1893[2] and was still playing there in October.[3]

In 1894, a revival played in Chicago.[4]

Roles and New York cast

The opening night cast in New York was as follows:[2]

  • Peach Blow: Fannie Bloodgood
  • Mrs. Morton Howes/Johnny Get: Mollie Fuller
  • Nellie Dogood: Margueritte De Mar
  • Mary B. Quiet: Carrie De Mar
  • Gedney Howes: Loretta Morgan
  • Victoria Howes: Edith Murray
  • Marlborough Howes: Jennie Grovini
  • Morton Howes: J. Aldrich Libbey
  • Gilsey Howes: Charles B. Lawlor
  • Carl Pretzel: Al. Wilson
  • Reed Wallpaper: Albert Hawthorne
  • Saunders: Larry Dooley
  • Wells Fargo: Richard Reab
  • Policeman: Charles Kettler
  • Hoffman Howes: Frederick Hallen
  • Olean Bradford: Joseph Hart

Songs

Based on the sheet music, the songs included:

  • When the Man in the Moon Goes To Sleep
  • That Was Me
  • A Dream In the Old Arm-Chair
  • I Have No Heart, It Still Belongs To Thee
  • I Love You In Spite Of It All - by Charles K. Harris[5]

References
  1. "Plays and Players in Boston", The New York Times November 27, 1892, p. 13.
  2. Brown, Thomas Allston. A History of the New York Stage: From the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903), p. 384.
  3. Advertisement in the New York Times, October 1, 1893, p. 7.
  4. The New York Times, January 7, 1894, 19.
  5. Interpolated by J. Aldrich Libbey, who is pictured on the cover of some editions which indicate its use in The Idea.

Media related to The Idea (musical) at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.