Monte Carlo is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts with a book by Sidney Carlton, music by Howard Talbot and lyrics by Harry Greenbank. The work was first performed at the Avenue Theatre in London, opening on 27 August 1896. [1] The New York production, which opened on March 21, 1898, at the Herald Square Theatre, [2] was directed by Frank Smithson, who also played General Boomerang. [3]
Role | Premiere Cast, August 1896 |
Broadway Cast, March 1898 [4] |
---|---|---|
Sir Benjamin Currie, Q.C., M.P., The Attorney General | Charles Rock | Thomas F. Kearns |
General Frederick Boomerang, V.C. | Eric Lewis | Frank Smithson |
Fred Dorian, a Lieutenant in the Southshire Regiment | Richard Green | Augustus Cramer |
James, a waiter | E. W. Garden | Alex Clark |
Harry Verinder, a briefless barrister | A. Vane Tempest | Sidney De Gray |
Professor Lorrimer | Robb Harwood | Edward Chapman |
Belmont, visitor at Monte Carlo | Guy Fane | Edward Thomas |
Standring, visitor at Monte Carlo | C. Wilford | Frank H. Crane |
Captain Rossiter, captain of the Steam Yacht "Silver Swan" | W. H. Kemble | William McNeill |
A croupier | Roland Carse | Gus Kremer |
Francois, Sir Benjamin's valet | Edward Espinosa | James Grant |
Mrs. Carthew | Aïda Jenoure | Jeannie Winston |
Dorothy, Mrs. Carthew's Daughter | Kate Cutler | Marguerite Sylva |
Ethel, General Boomerang's Daughter | Hettis Lund | Helene Tuesart |
Gertie Gelatine, sister of Bertie | May Belfry | Sadie Kirby |
Bertie Gelatine, sister of Gertie | Venie Belfry | Marie Cahill |
Little Jemima, East End Music Hall performer | Lalor Shiel | Josie Sadler |
A midshipman | Kitty Abrahams | Susie Brown |
Susanne, a chambermaid at the Hôtel de Paris | Emmie Owen | Gerome Edwardy |
Monte Carlo is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts with a book by Sidney Carlton, music by Howard Talbot and lyrics by Harry Greenbank. The work was first performed at the Avenue Theatre in London, opening on 27 August 1896. [1] The New York production, which opened on March 21, 1898, at the Herald Square Theatre, [2] was directed by Frank Smithson, who also played General Boomerang. [3]
Role | Premiere Cast, August 1896 |
Broadway Cast, March 1898 [4] |
---|---|---|
Sir Benjamin Currie, Q.C., M.P., The Attorney General | Charles Rock | Thomas F. Kearns |
General Frederick Boomerang, V.C. | Eric Lewis | Frank Smithson |
Fred Dorian, a Lieutenant in the Southshire Regiment | Richard Green | Augustus Cramer |
James, a waiter | E. W. Garden | Alex Clark |
Harry Verinder, a briefless barrister | A. Vane Tempest | Sidney De Gray |
Professor Lorrimer | Robb Harwood | Edward Chapman |
Belmont, visitor at Monte Carlo | Guy Fane | Edward Thomas |
Standring, visitor at Monte Carlo | C. Wilford | Frank H. Crane |
Captain Rossiter, captain of the Steam Yacht "Silver Swan" | W. H. Kemble | William McNeill |
A croupier | Roland Carse | Gus Kremer |
Francois, Sir Benjamin's valet | Edward Espinosa | James Grant |
Mrs. Carthew | Aïda Jenoure | Jeannie Winston |
Dorothy, Mrs. Carthew's Daughter | Kate Cutler | Marguerite Sylva |
Ethel, General Boomerang's Daughter | Hettis Lund | Helene Tuesart |
Gertie Gelatine, sister of Bertie | May Belfry | Sadie Kirby |
Bertie Gelatine, sister of Gertie | Venie Belfry | Marie Cahill |
Little Jemima, East End Music Hall performer | Lalor Shiel | Josie Sadler |
A midshipman | Kitty Abrahams | Susie Brown |
Susanne, a chambermaid at the Hôtel de Paris | Emmie Owen | Gerome Edwardy |