Adonis (musical)

Adonis
A Perversion of Common Sense
Music John Eller
Edward Rice
Book William Gill
Productions 1884 Original Broadway

Adonis is an 1884 burlesque musical produced by Edward E. Rice who also composed the music along with John Eller. The book was written by William Gill.

After playing at Hooley's Opera House in Chicago in the summer of 1884, it debuted at the Bijou Theatre in New York on September 4, 1884.[1] It there had a run of 603 consecutive performances, making it the longest-running show on Broadway during that period, and the longest Broadway run of all time until 1893. It was co-written and directed by Henry E. Dixey who also starred as the titular Adonis.[2]

Adonis tells the story of a gorgeous male statue that comes to life and finds human ways so unpleasant that he chooses to turn back into stone – after spoofing several famous personalities.[3]

The company traveled to London after the play closed in New York.[4][5]

Character list and descriptions

Original Broadway cast

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