Yes, Uncle!

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Yes, Uncle!
Sheet music
Music	Nat D. Ayer
Lyrics	Clifford Grey
Book	Austen Hurgen George Arthurs
Productions	1917 West End

Yes, Uncle! is a musical comedy by Austen Hurgen and George Arthurs, with music by Nat D. Ayer and lyrics by Clifford Grey (who also wrote The Bing Boys are Here and the following series of highly successful reviews). It was produced by George Grossmith, Jr. and Edward Laurillard and opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on 16 December 1917 and ran for a very successful 626 performances. The piece starred Fred Leslie as G.B. Stark, Margaret Bannerman as Joan and Leslie Henson as Bobby Summers. Later, Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard starred in the musical.

Yes, Uncle! was one of a number of very successful musical hits of the London stage during World War I (the others include a revue entitled The Bing Boys Are Here, the musical The Maid of the Mountains, Chu Chin Chow, a mixture of comic opera and pantomime), The Boy (1917), and Theodore & Co. Audiences wanted light and uplifting entertainment during the war, and these shows delivered it.

[edit] Principal characters and original cast

• Mabel Mannering - Julia James
• Joan - Margaret Bannerman
• Bobby Summers - Leslie Henson
• G.B. Stark - Fred Leslie
• Gustave - Victor Gouriet
• Nichette - Lily St. John
• Lolita - Alexia Bassian
• Diablo - Robert Nainby
• Uncle Brab - Davy Burnaby
• Gapour - Henri Leoni

[edit] External links

• List of longest running plays in London and New York
• Cast list and other information about Yes Uncle!