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Her Soldier Boy
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Her Soldier Boy
Broadway
Original
Astor Theatre
1537 Broadway (45th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Rida Johnson Young
book:
Rida Johnson Young
music:
Emmerich Kalman
,
Sigmund Romberg
People (69)
Ethel Brandon
Madame Karoline Delaunay
(Original)
Earl Brunswick
Sergeant
(Original)
Cyril Chadwick
Monty Mainwaring
(Original)
Clifton Crawford
Teddy McLane
(Original)
Ward DeWolfe
Alfred Appledorp
(Original)
Dorothy Flam
Alma
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Eliz Gergely
Elsje
(Original)
Byrd Goolsby
Martin von Artveldt
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Ralph J. Herbert
First Sergeant
(Original)
Owen Hervey
A Private
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Hyde
A Dancer
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Beth Lydy
Marlene Delaunay
(Original)
Mildred Richardson
Desiree
(Original)
Frank Ridge
Frantz Delaunay
(Original)
Adele Rowland
Amy Lee
(Original)
George Shiller
Baron von Artveldt
(Original)
Clarice Snyder
Boy
(Original)
John Charles Thomas
Alain Teniers
(Original)
Harold Vizard
Vitus Appledorp
(Original)
John Bilham
Chorus
(Original)
Nan Bryce
Chorus
(Original)
Paul Burtnett
Chorus
(Original)
Dolly Dempsey
Chorus
(Original)
Louise Galloway
Performer
(Original)
Jane Gray
Chorus
(Original)
Frances Hendricks
Chorus
(Original)
F. D. Henry
Chorus
(Original)
Mabel Henry
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Hoag
Chorus
(Original)
Bess Hoban
Chorus
(Original)
Lillian Horn
Chorus
(Original)
Irving Jackson
Chorus
(Original)
Paula Leslie
Chorus
(Original)
Dan MacNeil
Chorus
(Original)
Walter Mahoney
Chorus
(Original)
Nellie Mallin
Chorus
(Original)
Violet Marsden
Chorus
(Original)
Albert McWilliams
Chorus
(Original)
Grady Miller
Chorus
(Original)
Chloe Richter
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Schaefer
Chorus
(Original)
Sydelle Seit
Chorus
(Original)
Doris Sheerin
Chorus
(Original)
Sol Singlust
Chorus
(Original)
Daniel Sparks
Chorus
(Original)
Marjorie Taylor
Chorus
(Original)
William Tillett
Chorus
(Original)
Rosina Timponi
Chorus
(Original)
Camille Truesdale
Chorus
(Original)
Ethel Van Arsdale
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Vincent
Chorus
(Original)
Florence Vinsen
Chorus
(Original)
John Walsh
Chorus
(Original)
Peggy Whitney
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Williams
Chorus
(Original)
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Ethel Brandon
Madame Karoline Delaunay
(Original)
Earl Brunswick
Sergeant
(Original)
Cyril Chadwick
Monty Mainwaring
(Original)
Clifton Crawford
Teddy McLane
(Original)
Ward DeWolfe
Alfred Appledorp
(Original)
Dorothy Flam
Alma
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Eliz Gergely
Elsje
(Original)
Byrd Goolsby
Martin von Artveldt
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Ralph J. Herbert
First Sergeant
(Original)
Owen Hervey
A Private
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Hyde
A Dancer
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Beth Lydy
Marlene Delaunay
(Original)
Mildred Richardson
Desiree
(Original)
Frank Ridge
Frantz Delaunay
(Original)
Adele Rowland
Amy Lee
(Original)
George Shiller
Baron von Artveldt
(Original)
Clarice Snyder
Boy
(Original)
John Charles Thomas
Alain Teniers
(Original)
Harold Vizard
Vitus Appledorp
(Original)
John Bilham
Chorus
(Original)
Nan Bryce
Chorus
(Original)
Paul Burtnett
Chorus
(Original)
Dolly Dempsey
Chorus
(Original)
Louise Galloway
Performer
(Original)
Jane Gray
Chorus
(Original)
Frances Hendricks
Chorus
(Original)
F. D. Henry
Chorus
(Original)
Mabel Henry
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Hoag
Chorus
(Original)
Bess Hoban
Chorus
(Original)
Lillian Horn
Chorus
(Original)
Irving Jackson
Chorus
(Original)
Paula Leslie
Chorus
(Original)
Dan MacNeil
Chorus
(Original)
Walter Mahoney
Chorus
(Original)
Nellie Mallin
Chorus
(Original)
Violet Marsden
Chorus
(Original)
Albert McWilliams
Chorus
(Original)
Grady Miller
Chorus
(Original)
Chloe Richter
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Schaefer
Chorus
(Original)
Sydelle Seit
Chorus
(Original)
Doris Sheerin
Chorus
(Original)
Sol Singlust
Chorus
(Original)
Daniel Sparks
Chorus
(Original)
Marjorie Taylor
Chorus
(Original)
William Tillett
Chorus
(Original)
Rosina Timponi
Chorus
(Original)
Camille Truesdale
Chorus
(Original)
Ethel Van Arsdale
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Vincent
Chorus
(Original)
Florence Vinsen
Chorus
(Original)
John Walsh
Chorus
(Original)
Peggy Whitney
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Williams
Chorus
(Original)
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Rida Johnson Young
Book
Lyrics
Emmerich Kalman
Composer
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Leon Victor
Source Material (from a Viennese libretto)
George Asaf
Additional Lyrics
Augustus Barratt
Additional Lyrics
Additional Music
Clifton Crawford
Additional Lyrics
Additional Music
Felix Powell
Additional Music
J.J. Shubert
Staging
Production Supervisor
Producer
Jack Mason
Choreographer
P. Dodd Ackerman
Scenic Design
Edward Sundquist
Scenic Design
Faibsey
Costume Design
Mme. Kahn
Costume Design
Lee Shubert
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
6
1916
Closing Date
May
26
1917
Performances
198
as of Dec 04, 2025
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