Eileen (musical)
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Eileen is a theater musical with music by Victor Herbert and lyrics and book by Henry Blossom.
[edit] Songs
- "Blarney Is Our Birthright"
- "Eileen"
- "Free Trade and a Misty Moon"
- "Thine Alone"
- "When Love At Last Awakens"
- "When Shall I Again See Ireland?"
[edit] Broadway production
The show opened at the Shubert Theatre on March 19, 1917, and ran for 64 performances. It was produced by Joe Weber, formerly of the comedy duo Weber and Fields.
[edit] Other productions
Because of its short initial run, the show slipped into oblivion but was revived in 1998 by the Ohio Light Opera with Suzanne Woods as Eileen and John Pickle as Barry O'Day.