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Very Good Eddie
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Very Good Eddie
Broadway
Original
Princess Theatre
104 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Guy Bolton
,
Philip Bartholomae
music:
Jerome Kern
lyrics:
Schuyler Green
People (46)
Helen Bond
Flo Tide
(Original)
Arline Chase
Belle Fontaine
(Original)
Louise Cook
Miss Funnie Rekkod
(Original)
Alice Dovey
Mrs. Elsie Darling
(Original)
Sedgewick Draper
Mr. Rollo Munn
(Original)
Lew Fullerton
Purser
(Original)
Stuart Gillmore
Mr. Watt Pumkyns
(Original)
John E. Hazzard
Al Cleveland
(Original)
Herbert Hoey
Mr. Dyer Thurst
(Original)
Bessie Kelly
Miss Lily Pond
(Original)
Kuy Kendall
West Point Cadet
(Original)
Adah Lewis
Mme. Matroppo
(Original)
Dorothy Jane Londoner
Ensemble
(Original)
James Lounsbery
M. de Rougemont
(Original)
Tess Mayer
Miss Chrystal Poole
(Original)
Harry McKenna
Mr. Dustin Stacks
(Original)
Julia Mills
Victoria Lake
(Original)
Mary Louise Morrison
Miss Munnie Duzzyt
(Original)
Dorothy Nita
Miss Gay Ann Giddy
(Original)
Helen O'Day
Miss Alwys Innit
(Original)
Anna Orr
Miss Elsie Lilly
(Original)
Kathryn Rahn
Performer
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Georgina Kettle
(Original)
Oscar Shaw
Mr. Dick Rivers
(Original)
Georgia Spelvin
Magazine Girl
(Original)
Dorothy Sylvia
Virginia Spring
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Mr. Eddie Kettle
(Original)
Carl Wadsworth
Mr. Tayleurs Dumme
(Original)
John Willard
Mr. Percy Darling
(Original)
Genevieve Willment
Miss Carrie Closewell
(Original)
Morton Wood
Mr. Fullern A. Goat
(Original)
Benjamin F. Wright
Steward
(Original)
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Helen Bond
Flo Tide
(Original)
Arline Chase
Belle Fontaine
(Original)
Louise Cook
Miss Funnie Rekkod
(Original)
Alice Dovey
Mrs. Elsie Darling
(Original)
Sedgewick Draper
Mr. Rollo Munn
(Original)
Lew Fullerton
Purser
(Original)
Stuart Gillmore
Mr. Watt Pumkyns
(Original)
John E. Hazzard
Al Cleveland
(Original)
Herbert Hoey
Mr. Dyer Thurst
(Original)
Bessie Kelly
Miss Lily Pond
(Original)
Kuy Kendall
West Point Cadet
(Original)
Adah Lewis
Mme. Matroppo
(Original)
Dorothy Jane Londoner
Ensemble
(Original)
James Lounsbery
M. de Rougemont
(Original)
Tess Mayer
Miss Chrystal Poole
(Original)
Harry McKenna
Mr. Dustin Stacks
(Original)
Julia Mills
Victoria Lake
(Original)
Mary Louise Morrison
Miss Munnie Duzzyt
(Original)
Dorothy Nita
Miss Gay Ann Giddy
(Original)
Helen O'Day
Miss Alwys Innit
(Original)
Anna Orr
Miss Elsie Lilly
(Original)
Kathryn Rahn
Performer
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Mrs. Georgina Kettle
(Original)
Oscar Shaw
Mr. Dick Rivers
(Original)
Georgia Spelvin
Magazine Girl
(Original)
Dorothy Sylvia
Virginia Spring
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Mr. Eddie Kettle
(Original)
Carl Wadsworth
Mr. Tayleurs Dumme
(Original)
John Willard
Mr. Percy Darling
(Original)
Genevieve Willment
Miss Carrie Closewell
(Original)
Morton Wood
Mr. Fullern A. Goat
(Original)
Benjamin F. Wright
Steward
(Original)
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Philip Bartholomae
Book
Based on a farce "Over Night"
Guy Bolton
Book
Jerome Kern
Music
Henry Kailimai
Additional Music
Elsie Janis
Additional lyrics
Schuyler Green
Lyrics
Harry B. Smith
Additional lyrics
Herbert Reynolds
Additional lyrics
John E. Hazzard
Additional lyrics
Frank McCormack
Staging
Dave Bennett
Choreographer
Elsie DeWolfe
Scenic Design
Melville Ellis
Costume Design
Frank Saddler
Music Orchestrations
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
23
1915
Closing Date
Oct
14
1916
Performances
341
as of Dec 04, 2025
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