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Lew Fields' 44th Street Roof Garden
216 W. 44th St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Richard Fechheimer
book:
Richard Fechheimer
music:
William B. Kernell
People (52)
William Adriance
A Messenger Boy
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
W. Baron
A Usaac
(Original)
Edward Bonoff
Another Sergeant
(Original)
Flivver Pilot No. 1
(Original)
Edward Bunting
A Tommy
(Original)
Basil B. Vedeer
(Original)
Raymond Clarke
Taps
(Original)
Milton E. Claypoole
Lieut. Allen Towne
(Original)
Robert Covington
Caesar Charlemagne Pershing Lee
(Original)
Richard Fechheimer
Ober General Harsenpfeffer
(Original)
Still Another Sergeant
(Original)
Charles H. Giradeau
Bernice Buttercup
(Original)
Charles Hamp
Joseph Jackson Joffre Jones
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Ira Hidden
Henry Ford
(Original)
Charles Keck
Miss Franco-American
(Original)
Charles Kirk
Mitzy McFagin
(Original)
George W. Kowalski
A Gate Guard
(Original)
Prologue
(Original)
The Kaiser
(Original)
Charles Lawrence
Flivver Pilot No. 2
(Original)
Hardluck Himself
(Original)
Hubert Linscott
Mr. Dreams
(Original)
Allen E. Mattox
A Poilu
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Paul McCoy
A Policeman
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
William A. McMichaels
A Spy
(Original)
Another Gate Guard
(Original)
Tom Collins
(Original)
Carle V. Middleton
A Sergeant
(Original)
F. Turley
Bud Weizer
(Original)
Marshall Allen
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Carr
Chorus
(Original)
Harold Conklin
Chorus
(Original)
Clifford Crowthers
Chorus
(Original)
Winfield Dougherty
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas H. Elliott
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Fry
Chorus
(Original)
Edward E. Glenn
Chorus
(Original)
Clarence W. Heisse
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Hohman
Chorus
(Original)
Charles E. Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Justin Langville
Chorus
(Original)
Richard McCarl
Chorus
(Original)
Donald A. McInnes
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Morin
Chorus
(Original)
Lee Parker
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Pawlick
Chorus
(Original)
William J. Rehr
Chorus
(Original)
Frank B. Ryan
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Saunders
Chorus
(Original)
John S. Saunders
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Tanner
Chorus
(Original)
Norman Toohey
Chorus
(Original)
Patrick Walsh
Chorus
(Original)
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William Adriance
A Messenger Boy
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
W. Baron
A Usaac
(Original)
Edward Bonoff
Another Sergeant
(Original)
Flivver Pilot No. 1
(Original)
Edward Bunting
A Tommy
(Original)
Basil B. Vedeer
(Original)
Raymond Clarke
Taps
(Original)
Milton E. Claypoole
Lieut. Allen Towne
(Original)
Robert Covington
Caesar Charlemagne Pershing Lee
(Original)
Richard Fechheimer
Ober General Harsenpfeffer
(Original)
Still Another Sergeant
(Original)
Charles H. Giradeau
Bernice Buttercup
(Original)
Charles Hamp
Joseph Jackson Joffre Jones
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Ira Hidden
Henry Ford
(Original)
Charles Keck
Miss Franco-American
(Original)
Charles Kirk
Mitzy McFagin
(Original)
George W. Kowalski
A Gate Guard
(Original)
Prologue
(Original)
The Kaiser
(Original)
Charles Lawrence
Flivver Pilot No. 2
(Original)
Hardluck Himself
(Original)
Hubert Linscott
Mr. Dreams
(Original)
Allen E. Mattox
A Poilu
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Paul McCoy
A Policeman
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
William A. McMichaels
A Spy
(Original)
Another Gate Guard
(Original)
Tom Collins
(Original)
Carle V. Middleton
A Sergeant
(Original)
F. Turley
Bud Weizer
(Original)
Marshall Allen
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Carr
Chorus
(Original)
Harold Conklin
Chorus
(Original)
Clifford Crowthers
Chorus
(Original)
Winfield Dougherty
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas H. Elliott
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Fry
Chorus
(Original)
Edward E. Glenn
Chorus
(Original)
Clarence W. Heisse
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Hohman
Chorus
(Original)
Charles E. Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Justin Langville
Chorus
(Original)
Richard McCarl
Chorus
(Original)
Donald A. McInnes
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Morin
Chorus
(Original)
Lee Parker
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Pawlick
Chorus
(Original)
William J. Rehr
Chorus
(Original)
Frank B. Ryan
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Saunders
Chorus
(Original)
John S. Saunders
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Tanner
Chorus
(Original)
Norman Toohey
Chorus
(Original)
Patrick Walsh
Chorus
(Original)
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Richard Fechheimer
Book
Lyrics
William B. Kernell
Composer
Louis Duggan
Music and Lyrics for "A Jazz Band Am the Firstest Aid for Me"
Edwin R. Wolfe
Director
Calvin M. King
Choreographer
Eves Costume Company
Costume Design
Edward Mellon
Music Arrangements
U. S. Ambulance Service
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
22
1918
Closing Date
May
5
1918
Performances
17
as of Nov 29, 2025
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