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A World of Pleasure
Broadway
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A World of Pleasure
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Harold Atteridge
book:
Harold Atteridge
music:
Sigmund Romberg
People (47)
Edward Aveling
Hector Walnut
(Original)
William Banfield Taylor
Dick Bird
(Original)
First Spy
(Original)
Franklyn A. Batie
Blinker
(Original)
Jack Bick
First Club Man
(Original)
Eleanor Brown
Giggling Doll
(Original)
Marjorie
(Original)
Rene Chaplow
Miss Fox Trot
(Original)
Collins & Hart
The Acrobatic Dolls
(Original)
The Strollers
(Original)
Clifton Crawford
Tony Van Schuyler
(Original)
Dwight Dana
A Policeman
(Original)
Toymaker
(Original)
Maurice Diamond
Mr. Whirlwind
(Original)
Sahary Djeli
The Arabian Dancer
(Original)
Venita Fitzhugh
Dorothy Gates
(Original)
Third Spy
(Original)
William Gibson
Dick Grayson
(Original)
Kitty Gordon
Sylvia Stone
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
V. Gates
(Original)
Dan Healy
A Chauffeur
(Original)
Olga Hempstone
French Doll
(Original)
Vera
(Original)
Kittie Hill
Rag Doll
(Original)
Lou Holtz
Sam
(Original)
Theodore Kosloff
A Ballet Master
(Original)
Albert S. Lloyd
Wilbur Chestnut
(Original)
Jack Manning
Performer
(Original)
Stella Mayhew
Second Spy
(Original)
Yvette
(Original)
Helen McMahon
Miss Hesitation
(Original)
Ada Meade
Annette Gates
(Original)
George Moon
Oliver Short
(Original)
Daniel Morris
Sim Slim
(Original)
Mosconi Brothers
The Dancing Diners
(Original)
Bud Murray
A Pedestrian
(Original)
Frances Pritchard
Violet
(Original)
Rosie Quinn
Miss Gotham
(Original)
Rosebud
(Original)
Marie Salisbury
Nellie
(Original)
Gustave Schult
James
(Original)
Gilbert Wells
Second Club Man
(Original)
Lois Whitney
Clown Doll
(Original)
Lucy
(Original)
Jack Wilson
Tessie
(Original)
Tom Collins
(Original)
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Edward Aveling
Hector Walnut
(Original)
William Banfield Taylor
Dick Bird
(Original)
First Spy
(Original)
Franklyn A. Batie
Blinker
(Original)
Jack Bick
First Club Man
(Original)
Eleanor Brown
Giggling Doll
(Original)
Marjorie
(Original)
Rene Chaplow
Miss Fox Trot
(Original)
Collins & Hart
The Acrobatic Dolls
(Original)
The Strollers
(Original)
Clifton Crawford
Tony Van Schuyler
(Original)
Dwight Dana
A Policeman
(Original)
Toymaker
(Original)
Maurice Diamond
Mr. Whirlwind
(Original)
Sahary Djeli
The Arabian Dancer
(Original)
Venita Fitzhugh
Dorothy Gates
(Original)
Third Spy
(Original)
William Gibson
Dick Grayson
(Original)
Kitty Gordon
Sylvia Stone
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
V. Gates
(Original)
Dan Healy
A Chauffeur
(Original)
Olga Hempstone
French Doll
(Original)
Vera
(Original)
Kittie Hill
Rag Doll
(Original)
Lou Holtz
Sam
(Original)
Theodore Kosloff
A Ballet Master
(Original)
Albert S. Lloyd
Wilbur Chestnut
(Original)
Jack Manning
Performer
(Original)
Stella Mayhew
Second Spy
(Original)
Yvette
(Original)
Helen McMahon
Miss Hesitation
(Original)
Ada Meade
Annette Gates
(Original)
George Moon
Oliver Short
(Original)
Daniel Morris
Sim Slim
(Original)
Mosconi Brothers
The Dancing Diners
(Original)
Bud Murray
A Pedestrian
(Original)
Frances Pritchard
Violet
(Original)
Rosie Quinn
Miss Gotham
(Original)
Rosebud
(Original)
Marie Salisbury
Nellie
(Original)
Gustave Schult
James
(Original)
Gilbert Wells
Second Club Man
(Original)
Lois Whitney
Clown Doll
(Original)
Lucy
(Original)
Jack Wilson
Tessie
(Original)
Tom Collins
(Original)
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Harold Atteridge
Book
Lyrics
Sigmund Romberg
Music
John Golden
Additional Music
Additional Lyrics
J. Leubrie Hill
Additional music
Additional lyrics
Jack Wilson
Additional lyrics
J. C. Huffman
Staging
Jack Mason
Choreographer
Theodore Kosloff
Choreographer
P. Dodd Ackerman
Scenic Design
H. Robert Law
Scenic Design
Catherine Mary Shubert
Costume Design
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
14
1915
Closing Date
Jan
22
1916
Performances
116
as of Dec 05, 2025
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