A Stubborn Cinderella
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Productions | 1909 Broadway |
A Stubborn Cinderella is a musical in three acts with music by Joseph E. Howard, and book and lyrics co-written by William M. Hough and Frank R. Adams. A reinvention of the classic Cinderella folk tale, the plot is a spoof on American college life during the early 20th century. The musical is set at a fictional Columbus University in the United States, a Mountain Wilderness near the Mexican Border, and at a beach in Coronado, California.[1]
A Stubborn Cinderella premiered at the Alhambra Theater in
Edward A. Morange.[1]
Opening night cast
- John Barrymore – Mac
- Dorothy Brenner – Sallie
- Alice Dovey – Lois
- Sallie Fisher – Lady Leslie, daughter of the Earl of Glenkirk
- Robert Harrington – Skeeter
- James C. Marlowe – Colonel Hunt, of the visiting English party
- Charles Prince – Fat
- Clarence Lutz – Grid
- Don Merrifield – The President/an Indian
- Charles Rankin – Thaddeus Leonardo, a famous sculptor
- Helen Salinger – Lady Evelyn, Lady Leslie's aunt
Songs
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References
- ^ ISBN 9781538168943.
- ^ "NEW MUSICAL COMEDY. "A Stubborn Cinderella," Produced at Milwaukee," Well Received". The New York Times. May 25, 1908. p. 7.
- ^ "NEW CHICAGO THEATRE OPENS". The New York Times. June 2, 1908. p. 7.
External links
- Media related to A Stubborn Cinderella at Wikimedia Commons
- A Stubborn Cinderella at the Internet Broadway Database