'The Dream Girl is an
operettaOperetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Operetta in French:...
in three acts with music by
Victor HerbertVictor August Herbert was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor who is best known for his many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway. He was prominent among the tin pan alley composers and later a founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and...
and book by
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(who also wrote the lyrics) and Harold Atterbridge. It is based on the 1906 play
The Road to Yesterday by Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. Additional music was written by
Sigmund RombergSigmund Romberg, born Zsigmond Romberg , was an American composer best known for his operettas.-Biography:...
. It opened at the
Ambassador TheatreThe Ambassador Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 219 West 49th Street in midtown-Manhattan.Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp for the Shuberts, the structure is unusual in that it is situated diagonally on its site to fit the maximum number of seats possible...
on August 20, 1924 and ran for 117 performances.
The Dream Girl was Victor Herbert's last musical composition, and the work was produced posthumously.
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'The Dream Girl is an
operettaOperetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Operetta in French:...
in three acts with music by
Victor HerbertVictor August Herbert was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor who is best known for his many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway. He was prominent among the tin pan alley composers and later a founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and...
and book by
Rida Johnson YoungRida Johnson Young Rida Johnson Young Rida Johnson Young (February 28 1869Rida Johnson Young (February 28 1869Rida Johnson Young (February 28 1869[The year of birth is given as 1869 by IMDB and IBDB. explicitly says "1875 (Not 1869)", but doesn't elaborate, and contains an attribution error...]
(who also wrote the lyrics) and Harold Atterbridge. It is based on the 1906 play
The Road to Yesterday by Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. Additional music was written by
Sigmund RombergSigmund Romberg, born Zsigmond Romberg , was an American composer best known for his operettas.-Biography:...
. It opened at the
Ambassador TheatreThe Ambassador Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 219 West 49th Street in midtown-Manhattan.Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp for the Shuberts, the structure is unusual in that it is situated diagonally on its site to fit the maximum number of seats possible...
on August 20, 1924 and ran for 117 performances.
The Dream Girl was Victor Herbert's last musical composition, and the work was produced posthumously. A satiric look at reincarnation, it starred
Fay BainterFay Okell Bainter was an American actress. She is the aunt of actress Dorothy Burgess and sister-in-law to actress Grace Burgess.-Early life:...
, George LeMaire and Walter Woolf.
Roles and original cast
- Ken Paulton - Edward Basse
- Will Levison - John Clarke
- Elspeth - Fay Bainter
Fay Okell Bainter was an American actress. She is the aunt of actress Dorothy Burgess and sister-in-law to actress Grace Burgess.-Early life:...
- Cristoforo - Edmund Fitzpatrick
- Wilson Addison - George LeMaire
- Bobby Thompkins - Frank Masters
- Elinor Levison - Alice Moffat
- Aunt Harriet - Maude Odell
- Mr. Gillette - William Oneal
- Nora - Clara Palmer
- Dolly Follis - Wyn Richmond
- Jimmie Van Dyke - Billie B. Van
- Malena - Vavara
- Jack Warren - Walter Woolf
Musical numbers
Act I
- Making a Venus - Bobby Thompkins, Malena, Models and Boys
- All Year Round (Music by Sigmund Romberg) - Jack Warren and Chorus
- Dancing Round - Elspeth and Chorus
- (My) Dream Girl (I Loved You Long Ago) - Jack
- Old Songs - Maidens and Quartette
Act II
- Maiden, Let Me In - Will Levison and Boys
- Gypsy Life - Malena and Chorus
- Stop, Look and Listen - Elspeth, Jimmie Van Dyke and Bobby
- (The) Broad Highway - Jack and Chorus
- My Hero - Elspeth and Jack
- I Want to Go Home (Music by Sigmund Romberg)- Elspeth
Act III
- Bubbles - Dolly Follis and Chorus
- Make Love in the Morning - Jimmie and Dancers
- Saxophone Man - Bobby, Dolly and Chorus
- Dream Girl - Elspeth, Jack and Company
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