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Canary Cottage
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Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Earl Carroll
music:
Earl Carroll
book:
Oliver Morosco
,
Elmer Harris
People (40)
Hugh Cameron
Sam Asbestos Hicks
(Original)
Herbert Corthell
Billy Moss
(Original)
Reine Davies
Pauline Hugg
(Original)
Grace Ellsworth
Mrs. Hugg
(Original)
Trixie Friganza
Blanche Moss
(Original)
Elsie Gordon
Ostrich
(Original)
Ergotti Lilliputians
Nip and Tuck
(Original)
Olga Marwig
Maid to the Cook
(Original)
Carl McCullough
Michael O'Finnegan
(Original)
Louis Natheaux
Hal
(Original)
Hazel Purdy
Mitzie
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Ruggles
Jerry Summerfield
(Original)
Virginia Tavares
Mabel
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Melissa Ten Eyck
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Dorothy Webb
Betty Fair
(Original)
Max Weily
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Nan Baker
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Bolles
Chorus
(Original)
Babette Busey
Chorus
(Original)
Deney Davidson
Chorus
(Original)
Barbara Guillan
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Higgins
Chorus
(Original)
Edwin Loweree
Chorus
(Original)
Christine Malcolm
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Newton
Chorus
(Original)
Jessie Pollard
Chorus
(Original)
Arthur Price
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Reavis
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Rogers
Chorus
(Original)
William Taylor
Chorus
(Original)
Marion Thompson
Chorus
(Original)
Roy Wissing
Chorus
(Original)
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Hugh Cameron
Sam Asbestos Hicks
(Original)
Herbert Corthell
Billy Moss
(Original)
Reine Davies
Pauline Hugg
(Original)
Grace Ellsworth
Mrs. Hugg
(Original)
Trixie Friganza
Blanche Moss
(Original)
Elsie Gordon
Ostrich
(Original)
Ergotti Lilliputians
Nip and Tuck
(Original)
Olga Marwig
Maid to the Cook
(Original)
Carl McCullough
Michael O'Finnegan
(Original)
Louis Natheaux
Hal
(Original)
Hazel Purdy
Mitzie
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Ruggles
Jerry Summerfield
(Original)
Virginia Tavares
Mabel
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Melissa Ten Eyck
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Dorothy Webb
Betty Fair
(Original)
Max Weily
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Nan Baker
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Bolles
Chorus
(Original)
Babette Busey
Chorus
(Original)
Deney Davidson
Chorus
(Original)
Barbara Guillan
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Higgins
Chorus
(Original)
Edwin Loweree
Chorus
(Original)
Christine Malcolm
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Newton
Chorus
(Original)
Jessie Pollard
Chorus
(Original)
Arthur Price
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Reavis
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Rogers
Chorus
(Original)
William Taylor
Chorus
(Original)
Marion Thompson
Chorus
(Original)
Roy Wissing
Chorus
(Original)
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Elmer Harris
Book
Oliver Morosco
Book
Staging
Producer
Earl Carroll
Music
Lyrics
Frank Rainger
Choreographer
Frank Stammers
Choreographer
Robert McQuinn
Scenic Design
Madame Keeler
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
5
1917
Closing Date
May
12
1917
Performances
112
as of Dec 05, 2025
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