The Girl in the Taxi | |
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Music | Benjamin Hapgood Burt |
Lyrics | Benjamin Hapgood Burt |
Book | Stanislaus Stange |
Basis | Le Fils à papa |
Premiere | January 16, 1910Cort Theatre, Chicago : |
The Girl in the Taxi is a three-act musical comedy written by Stanislaus Stange, with music by Benjamin Hapgood Burt. Set in New York City, it is one of several adaptations of Le Fils à papa, a French comedy by Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières. The 1910 Broadway production was produced by Albert H. Woods and directed by Carter DeHaven; the latter of whom also performed the role of Bertie Stewart.
The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below: [1]
Character | Cast |
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Mariette | Jeannette Bageard |
Mary Peters | Fremont Benton |
John Stewart | Frederick Bond |
Policeman | Joseph Clark |
Percy Peters | Morgan Coman |
Bertie Stewart | Carter De Haven |
Walter Watson | Frank Farrington |
Alexis | Max Freeman |
Frederick Smith | John Glendinning |
Mignon | Laura Guerite |
Dr. Paul | Clifford Heckinger |
Clara Stewart | Jessie Millward |
Emile | Jerome Nelson |
Rosie | Katherine Smythe |
Mademoiselle Irma | Grace Walton |
Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières wrote Le Fils à papa, a three-act French comedy, in 1906. In early 1910, English-American author Stanislaus Stange adapted the play into an English-language musical comedy with songs by composer Benjamin Hapgood Burt. [a] Stange's adaptation premiered at the Cort Theatre in Chicago on January 16, 1910. [2] After running in Chicago and Boston, The Girl in the Taxi appeared on Broadway at the Astor Theatre on October 24, 1910. [1] It played there for six weeks with 48 performances. [3]