The Blue Kitten was a 1922 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and William Cary Duncan and music by Rudolf Friml.[1] It premiered at the Selwyn Theatre on January 13 1922 and ran until May 13, 1922, totaling 140 performances.[1]
| The Blue Kitten | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics | Otto Harbach and William Cary Duncan |
| Book | Otto Harbach and William Carey Duncan |
| Premiere | 1922: Selwyn Theatre |
The show was a "modest musical hit", although some critics called its score "inferior".[2]
Synopsis
editSetting: The Foyer of "The Blue Kitten" Restaurant in Paris; At Vanderpop's Chateau at Fontainebleu; "The Blue Kitten" Café.
A headwaiter pretends to be upper-class so his daughter can marry a socialite.[2]
Cast
edit| 1922 Broadway[3] | |
|---|---|
| Theodore Vanderpop | Joseph Cawthorn |
| Madelaine Vanderpop | Lorraine Manville |
| Mme. Lucile Vanderpop | Jean Newcombe |
| Fifi | Betty Barlow |
| Louis | Bill Hawkins |
| Durand | George Le Soir |
| Totoche | Lillian Lorraine |
| Giglais | Victor Morley |
| Marcelle | Carola Parson |
| Armand Duvelin | Douglas Stevenson |
| Cri Cri | Marion Sunshine |
| Popinet | Dallas Welford |
| Octave | Robert Woolsey |
Songs
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Blue Kitten (Broadway, American Airlines Theatre, 1922)". Playbill. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b Franklin, Marc J (29 March 2020). "Step Inside Broadway's American Airlines Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "THE BLUE KITTEN - CAST". Playbill. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "A twelve o'clock girl in a nine o'clock town". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "The blue kitten blues : (meow!)". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Cutie". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-02-03.