Mr. Cinders

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Mr. Cinders was a musical which opened at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 11 February 1929. The music was by Vivian Ellis & Richard Myers, and the libretto by Clifford Grey & Greatorex Newman. It ran for over 500 performances. The story is an inversion of the Cinderella fairy tale with the gender roles reversed. The Prince Charming character has become a modern (1928) young and forceful woman, and Mr. Cinders is a menial.

There are two acts with three scenes in the first act and four in the second act. They are set in the noble home of Merton Chase. The musical numbers include:-

True to Two
I'm a One Man Girl
Spread a Little Happiness
Buda-Pest
She's My Lovely
I've Got You
I'm On a See-Saw
Ev'ry Little Moment

The musical play was premiered starring Bobby Howes and Binnie Hale, and became a signature piece especially for Howes.

Streatham Hill Theatre (1930) - April 1930
Aldephi Theatre, London (1929) - 528 performances
London Hippodrome (1928-1929) - with Binnie Hale, Ruth Maitland, Arthur Chesney

[edit] The 1983 Revival

The show was revived at the Fortune Theatre in April, 1983 with Denis Lawson in the title role and had an acclaimed 527-show run. When Lawson left the show Lonnie Donegan took over the part, quickly followed by Lionel Blair, but without Lawson the show soon folded. [1][2]

The numbers in the revival were: