The Catch of the Season

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The Catch of the Season is an English musical comedy by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, with music by Herbert Haines and Evelyn Baker and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor, based on the fairy tale Cinderella. It was produced by A. & S. Gotti and Charles Frohman at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, opening on 9 September 1904 and running for a very successful 621 performances. It starred Ellaline Terriss (who was repaced by Zena Dare when Terriss's pregancy forced her to withdraw, and Dare was later replaced by her sister Phyllis Dare), Seymour Hicks, and Louie Pounds. It also had a Broadway run starring Edna May.

[edit] Roles

• Angela
• Duke of St. Jermyns
• Higham Montague
• William Gibson
• Sir John Crystal
• Lady Crystal
• Lady Caterham
• Almeric Montpelier
• Lord Dundreary
• Captain Rushpool
• Lord Yatton
• Miss Caw
• Hon. Sophia Bedford
• Duchess of St. Jermyns
• Enid Gibson
• Princess Schowenhohen-Hohenschowen
• Clotilde
• Bucket
• Footmen, Guests, Gibson Girls, Bridesmaids

[edit] Musical numbers

• "All Done by Kindness"
• "Little Bit of Dinner"
• "Back to Harrow"
• "Cinderella"
• "Auf Wiedersehen"
• "Seaweed"
• "Raining"
• "Won't You Kiss Me Once Before You Do?"
• "Cupid is the Captain of the Army"
• "Around the World
• "Molly O'Halleron"
• "Cigarette"
• "The Charms on My Chain"

[edit] External links

• Cast lists and other information
• List of longest running plays in London and New York