1916 musical comedy revue
The Century Girl revue with music by Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin , and lyrics by Henry Blossom and Berlin.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
It opened November 6, 1916, at the Century Theatre on Broadway and ran until April 28, 1917, totaling 200 performances.[ 1] vaudeville performances.[ 4]
Production
Charles Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. produced the show. Staging was by Edward Royce, Leon Errol , and Ned Wayburn , with set design by Joseph Urban . Max Hoffman directed the orchestra.[ 5] [ 6]
The show had a runtime of over four hours. On its opening night, the show began at 8:25pm and ended at 12:58am.[ 5] [ 7] Marie Dressler , being let go.[ 8]
Performances included a "Stone Age romance", an Alice in Wonderland musical number, a number featuring animals and hunters, and a skit with actors portraying of Herbert and Berlin.[ 4]
The Century Girl was the only successful show produced at the Century Theatre (previously the New Theatre).[ 7] [ 9] [ 7] [ 9]
Cast
Songs
Sheet music for The Century Girl Alice in Wonderland[ 11] The Ballet Loose[ 12] The Birth of the Century Girl [ 12] The Century Girl [ 11] The Chicken Walk/That Broadway Chicken Walk/Jungle Ball Finale[ 5] [ 11] He Likes Their Jukelele[ 11] Humpty Dumpty[ 11] It Takes an Irishman to Make Love[ 5] [ 11] Kiss Me Again/Kiss Me Once More[ 5] The Music Lesson/Herbert-Berlin Duet[ 5] On The Train of a Wedding Gown[ 5] The Romping Redheads[ 11] The Stone Age[ 12] The Toy Soldiers[ 12] Uncle Sam's Children [ 4] Under the Sea[ 12] When Uncle Sam is Ruler of the Sea [ 4] [ 11] You Belong to Me[ 11]
Reception
The New York Times [ 13]
External links
References
^ a b "The Century Girl (Broadway, Century Theatre, 1916)" . Playbill . Retrieved 2 March 2023 .^ "The Century Girl - 1916 Broadway - Creative Team" . www.broadwayworld.com . Retrieved 2023-03-03 .^ Smith, Cecil Michener (1981). Musical comedy in America ISBN 0-87830-564-5 OCLC 7388197 . ^ a b c d Everett, William A. (2009). The A to Z of the Broadway musical ISBN 978-0-8108-7044-4 OCLC 667271476 . ^ a b c d e f g h Irving, Berlin (2005). The complete lyrics of Irving Berlin 147– 148. ISBN 1-55783-681-7 OCLC 61309371 . ^ Stalter-Pace, Sunny (2020). Imitation artist : Gertrude Hoffmann's life in vaudeville and dance ISBN 978-0-8101-4193-3 OCLC 1149580614 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b c Harter, Chuck (2012). Little Elf : a Celebration of Harry Langdon ISBN 978-1-62933-012-9 OCLC 896802390 . ^ Marie Dressler: a Biography, With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography And a Discography ISBN 978-0-7864-2844-1 OCLC 150360856 .{{cite book }}: CS1 maint: others (link )^ a b Suskin, Steven (2000). Show tunes : the songs, shows, and careers of Broadway's major composers ISBN 0-19-512599-1 OCLC 39678239 . ^ "The Century Girl Original Broadway Musical Cast 1916" . Broadway World . Retrieved 2023-03-03 .^ a b c d e f g h i Stubblebine, Donald J. (2010). Early Broadway sheet music : a comprehensive listing of published music from Broadway and other stage shows, 1843-1918 ISBN 978-1-4766-0560-9 OCLC 910878800 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b c d e Gould, Neil (2008). Victor Herbert : a theatrical life ISBN 978-0-8232-4179-8 OCLC 647876540 . ^ "THE CENTURY GIRL' A HUGE SUCCESS; Dillingham-Ziegfeld Dynasty Is Happily Inaugurated at the Century Theatre. SPECTACLE AND VAUDEVILLE Handsome Entertainment, Like a Much-Magnified "Follies," Opens the Greatest of Music Halls" . The New York Times . 1916-11-07. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-03-03 . .jpg)