The Idea (musical)
The Idea is a musical with words and music by Joseph Hart.
The original production, featuring Frederick Hallen and Joseph Hart, was produced by Hallen in Boston in the fall 1892.[1] It then opened in New York City at the Fourteenth Street Theatre on April 9, 1893[2] and was still playing there in October.[3]
In 1894, a revival played in Chicago.[4]
Roles and New York cast
The opening night cast in New York was as follows:[2]
- Peach Blow: Fannie Bloodgood
- Mrs. Morton Howes/Johnny Get: Mollie Fuller
- Nellie Dogood: Margueritte De Mar
- Mary B. Quiet: Carrie De Mar
- Gedney Howes: Loretta Morgan
- Victoria Howes: Edith Murray
- Marlborough Howes: Jennie Grovini
- Morton Howes: J. Aldrich Libbey
- Gilsey Howes: Charles B. Lawlor
- Carl Pretzel: Al. Wilson
- Reed Wallpaper: Albert Hawthorne
- Saunders: Larry Dooley
- Wells Fargo: Richard Reab
- Policeman: Charles Kettler
- Hoffman Howes: Frederick Hallen
- Olean Bradford: Joseph Hart
Songs
Based on the sheet music, the songs included:
- When the Man in the Moon Goes To Sleep
- That Was Me
- A Dream In the Old Arm-Chair
- I Have No Heart, It Still Belongs To Thee
- I Love You In Spite Of It All - by Charles K. Harris[5]
References
- ^ "Plays and Players in Boston", The New York Times November 27, 1892, p. 13.
- ^ a b Brown, Thomas Allston. A History of the New York Stage: From the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903), p. 384.
- ^ Advertisement in the New York Times, October 1, 1893, p. 7.
- ^ The New York Times, January 7, 1894, 19.
- ^ Interpolated by J. Aldrich Libbey, who is pictured on the cover of some editions which indicate its use in The Idea.