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The Show of Wonders
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The Show of Wonders
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Harold Atteridge
book:
Harold Atteridge
music:
Herman Timberg
,
Otto Motzan
,
Sigmund Romberg
People (125)
Arthur Becker
Old Salt
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Eleanor Brown
Eleanor
(Original)
Vivian
(Original)
Lew Clayton
Tuck
(Original)
Andrew Demarest
Elevator Boy
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Elmore
Miss Atlantic City
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Fisher
Henrietta
(Original)
Mrs. Newlywed
(Original)
Sanchea
(Original)
James Grant
A Bear
(Original)
Waiter
(Replacement)
Ernest Hare
A Kidnapper
(Original)
Pietro
(Original)
Willie Howard
Amato
(Original)
Sammy
(Original)
Eugene Howard
A Hunter
(Original)
Aladdin
(Original)
Jean
(Original)
Tamato
(Original)
Walter C. Kelly
The Virginia Judge
(Original)
Alexis Kosloff
Diabalo
(Original)
The Great Lover of The World
(Original)
Tom Lewis
Hector
(Original)
Doris Lloyd
Miss Long Beach
(Original)
Modern Cleopatra
(Original)
Marilyn Miller
Eve
(Original)
Tamoura
(Original)
George Monroe
Pansy
(Original)
Edmund Mulcahy
Hermit Joe
(Original)
John T. Murray
George Gloomy
(Original)
Helen Neat
Miss Rye Beach
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Sidney Phillips
Jack Christopher
(Original)
Mr. Manhattan
(Original)
Dan Quinlan
A Constable
(Original)
Beach Guard
(Original)
Conductor
(Original)
Mr. Edgeon
(Original)
Virginia Smith
Laura
(Original)
Mermaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Myrtle Victorine
Miss Parry
(Original)
Sam White
Nip
(Original)
Harry Wilcox
Mr. Newlywed
(Original)
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Irene Zolar
Miss Thrust
(Original)
Louis Alter
Kelly
(Replacement)
Nathan Anderson
Ensign Yates
(Replacement)
Gerard Arbous
Smith
(Replacement)
Adele Ardsley
Iona Richley
(Replacement)
Joseph Costigan
Hackford
(Replacement)
Frank Dale
Guilbert
(Replacement)
Arthur Davis
Lieutenant Hardy
(Replacement)
William A. Evans
Barry
(Replacement)
Frank L. Hall
Toomey
(Replacement)
Thea Thompson
Miss Deal Beach
(Replacement)
Ensemble
(Original)
Effie Allan
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
Ted Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
George Baldwin
Performer
(Original)
George Bayer
Ensemble
(Original)
May Belle
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Blair
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Booth
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Bostack
Ensemble
(Original)
Pauline Carlton
Ensemble
(Original)
Nell Carrington
Ensemble
(Original)
Clementine Clayman
Ensemble
(Original)
Babe Dakin
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggie Dempsey
Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Drew
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Elaine
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Eleanor
Ensemble
(Original)
Nancy Everett
Ensemble
(Original)
Dudley Farnsworth
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucille Fletcher
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Forsythe
Ensemble
(Original)
Jimmie Fox
Performer
(Original)
Inez Francis
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis Furcella
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Godfrey
Ensemble
(Original)
Halle Graham
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Hoban
Ensemble
(Original)
Flo Howe
Ensemble
(Original)
Daisy Irving
Performer
(Original)
Otto Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Grace Keeshon
Ensemble
(Original)
Elvira Kramer
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Lavarre
Performer
(Original)
Lillian Lester
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Lloyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Larry Mack
Ensemble
(Original)
Orilla Mars
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia May
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Mayorga
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara McCree
Ensemble
(Original)
Phil McHenry
Ensemble
(Original)
James McIntyre
Performer
(Original)
Syd Meyers
Ensemble
(Original)
Emily Miles
Ensemble
(Original)
Clyde Miller
Ensemble
(Original)
Marion Mooney
Ensemble
(Original)
Luciel Peacock
Ensemble
(Original)
Madge Quest
Ensemble
(Original)
Trixie Raymond
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Richter
Ensemble
(Original)
Aileen Rooney
Ensemble
(Original)
Dot Rozelle
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Scofield
Ensemble
(Original)
Ivy Sherer
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Shortell
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Stein
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Tabor
Ensemble
(Original)
Fay Tunis
Ensemble
(Original)
Tex Turner
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Veer
Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Wallis
Ensemble
(Original)
Violet Watson
Ensemble
(Original)
James Watts
Performer
(Original)
Pearl Weber
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Whelan
Ensemble
(Original)
Ada Winegard
Ensemble
(Original)
Noel Woodward
Ensemble
(Original)
Graham Wynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Bob Casey
Ensemble
(Replacement)
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Arthur Becker
Old Salt
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Eleanor Brown
Eleanor
(Original)
Vivian
(Original)
Lew Clayton
Tuck
(Original)
Andrew Demarest
Elevator Boy
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Elmore
Miss Atlantic City
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Fisher
Henrietta
(Original)
Mrs. Newlywed
(Original)
Sanchea
(Original)
James Grant
A Bear
(Original)
Ernest Hare
A Kidnapper
(Original)
Pietro
(Original)
Willie Howard
Amato
(Original)
Sammy
(Original)
Eugene Howard
A Hunter
(Original)
Aladdin
(Original)
Jean
(Original)
Tamato
(Original)
Walter C. Kelly
The Virginia Judge
(Original)
Alexis Kosloff
Diabalo
(Original)
The Great Lover of The World
(Original)
Tom Lewis
Hector
(Original)
Doris Lloyd
Miss Long Beach
(Original)
Modern Cleopatra
(Original)
Marilyn Miller
Eve
(Original)
Tamoura
(Original)
George Monroe
Pansy
(Original)
Edmund Mulcahy
Hermit Joe
(Original)
John T. Murray
George Gloomy
(Original)
Helen Neat
Miss Rye Beach
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Sidney Phillips
Jack Christopher
(Original)
Mr. Manhattan
(Original)
Dan Quinlan
A Constable
(Original)
Beach Guard
(Original)
Conductor
(Original)
Mr. Edgeon
(Original)
Virginia Smith
Laura
(Original)
Mermaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Myrtle Victorine
Miss Parry
(Original)
Sam White
Nip
(Original)
Harry Wilcox
Mr. Newlywed
(Original)
Irene Zolar
Miss Thrust
(Original)
Effie Allan
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
Ted Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
George Baldwin
Performer
(Original)
George Bayer
Ensemble
(Original)
May Belle
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Blair
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Booth
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Bostack
Ensemble
(Original)
Pauline Carlton
Ensemble
(Original)
Nell Carrington
Ensemble
(Original)
Clementine Clayman
Ensemble
(Original)
Babe Dakin
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggie Dempsey
Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Drew
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Elaine
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Eleanor
Ensemble
(Original)
Nancy Everett
Ensemble
(Original)
Dudley Farnsworth
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucille Fletcher
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Forsythe
Ensemble
(Original)
Jimmie Fox
Performer
(Original)
Inez Francis
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis Furcella
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Godfrey
Ensemble
(Original)
Halle Graham
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Hoban
Ensemble
(Original)
Flo Howe
Ensemble
(Original)
Daisy Irving
Performer
(Original)
Otto Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Grace Keeshon
Ensemble
(Original)
Elvira Kramer
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Lavarre
Performer
(Original)
Lillian Lester
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Lloyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Larry Mack
Ensemble
(Original)
Orilla Mars
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia May
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Mayorga
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara McCree
Ensemble
(Original)
Phil McHenry
Ensemble
(Original)
James McIntyre
Performer
(Original)
Syd Meyers
Ensemble
(Original)
Emily Miles
Ensemble
(Original)
Clyde Miller
Ensemble
(Original)
Marion Mooney
Ensemble
(Original)
Luciel Peacock
Ensemble
(Original)
Madge Quest
Ensemble
(Original)
Trixie Raymond
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Richter
Ensemble
(Original)
Aileen Rooney
Ensemble
(Original)
Dot Rozelle
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Scofield
Ensemble
(Original)
Ivy Sherer
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Shortell
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Stein
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Tabor
Ensemble
(Original)
Thea Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
Fay Tunis
Ensemble
(Original)
Tex Turner
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Veer
Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Wallis
Ensemble
(Original)
Violet Watson
Ensemble
(Original)
James Watts
Performer
(Original)
Pearl Weber
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Whelan
Ensemble
(Original)
Ada Winegard
Ensemble
(Original)
Noel Woodward
Ensemble
(Original)
Graham Wynn
Ensemble
(Original)
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Harold Atteridge
Book
Lyrics
Otto Motzan
Music
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Herman Timberg
Music
J. C. Huffman
Director
Allan K. Foster
Musical Staging
Alexis Kosloff
Solo dances for the Burmese Ballet
Law and Young
Scenic Design
Henri De Vries
Submarine Invention
Homer Conant
Costume Design
Cammeyer
Shoes
Joseph and Mrs. Gilman
Hats
Mme. Kahn
Modern Dresses
Nat Lewis
Men's costumes and furnishings
Littman & Cohen
Parasols
Madame Marguerite
Gowns for Miss Marilynn Miller
J.J. Shubert
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
26
1916
Closing Date
Apr
21
1917
Performances
209
as of Dec 04, 2025
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