The Whirl of New York

The Whirl of New York is a Broadway musical that premiered at Winter Garden Theatre on June 13, 1921. It was an expanded and substantially re-worked version of The Belle of New York (1897, music by Gustave Kerker with book and lyrics by Hugh Morton). The show was billed not as a revival but as "founded on The Belle of New York."^[1]. The new version had music by Gustave Kerker, Al Goodman and Lew Pollack; book and lyrics by Hugh Morton and Edgar Smith; additional music by Leo Edwards; and additional lyrics by Sidney D Mitchell, Cyrus Wood and Cliff Friend. It opened to favourable reviews^[2] and ran for 124 performances.^[3]

Premiere cast

The premiere cast included:^[4]

• John T. Murray (Ichabod Bronson)
• J. Harold Murray (Harry Bronson)
• Dorothy Ward (Cora Angélique)
• Nancy Gibbs (Violet Gray)
• Joe Keno (Blinky Bill McGuire)
• Rosie Green (Mamie Clancy)
• Louis Mann (Karl Von Pumpernick)
• Shaun Glenville (Doc Sniffkins)

References

External links

• The Whirl of New York, Internet Broadway Database (IBDB).
• New York Times, "The Whirl of New York" Its Name, May 25, 1921, p. 26.
• New York Times, This Week's Events, June 12, 1921, p. 68.
• New York Times, New Summer Show Found Refreshing, June 14, 1921, p. 23.