Miss Dolly Dollars

Miss Dolly Dollars is a musical comedy written in two acts with the book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and music by Victor Herbert. The musical concerns a wealthy American girl in Europe, who is sought after by bankrupt aristocrats. Its score includes a few famous songs such as "A Woman is Only a Woman (But a Good Cigar is a Smoke)".[1]

After a tryout in Rochester, New York,[2] the musical opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York City, on September 4, 1905.[3] It was produced by Charles B. Dillingham and directed by Al Holbrook, with music direction by Antonio DeNovellis. The scenic design was by Homer Emens and Edward G. Unitt, and costumes were by Caroline Seidle. The show soon transferred to the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 16, 1905. It ran for a total of 112 performances and closed on October 21, 1905.[1]

Synopsis

Wealthy Dorothy Gay, an American girl, is pursued while in Europe, by a number of penniless aristocrats, but she does not wish to marry simply for a title. A secretary, Finney Doolittle, is mistaken for his wealthy English Lord. Dorothy's father, Samuel, urges her to marry the phony Lord Burlingham, but she prefers a man whom she takes to be poor, but who his actually the English nobleman, and all ends happily.

Cast

The opening night cast was as follows:[4]

Musical numbers

Act I
Act II

References

  1. 1 2 "Victor (August) Herbert". The Guide to Light Opera and Operetta. The Guide to Light Opera and Operetta. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. "Miss Dolly Dollars Makes Her Bow", The New York Times, August 31, 1905, p. 7, accessed March 3, 2011
  3. "Miss Dolly Dollars; A New Musical Comedy by Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith", The New York Times, September 5, 1905, accessed March 3, 2011
  4. MISS DOLLY DOLLARS Cast of Characters

External links

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