The Whirl of New York

The Whirl of New York is a Broadway musical that premiered at Winter Garden Theatre on June 13, 1921.^[1] It was an expanded and substantially re-worked version of The Belle of New York (1897, music by Gustave Kerker with book and lyrics by Hugh Morton). The show was billed not as a revival but as "founded on The Belle of New York.".^[2] The new version had music by Gustave Kerker, Al Goodman and Lew Pollack; book and lyrics by Hugh Morton and Edgar Smith; additional music by Leo Edwards; and additional lyrics by Sidney D Mitchell, Cyrus Wood and Cliff Friend. It opened to favourable reviews and ran for 124 performances.^[3]^[4]

Premiere cast

The premiere cast included:^[4]

John T. Murray (Ichabod Bronson)
J. Harold Murray (Harry Bronson)
Dorothy Ward (Cora Angélique)
Nancy Gibbs (Violet Gray)
Joe Keno (Blinky Bill McGuire)
Rosie Green (Mamie Clancy)
Louis Mann (Karl Von Pumpernick)
Shaun Glenville (Doc Sniffkins)

References

^ New York Times, This Week's Events, June 12, 1921, p. 68.
^ New York Times, "The Whirl of New York" Its Name, May 25, 1921, p. 26.
^ New York Times, New Summer Show Found Refreshing, June 14, 1921, p. 23
^ ^a ^b The Whirl of New York, Internet Broadway Database (IBDB).

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[1] New York Times, This Week's Events, June 12, 1921, p. 68.

[2] New York Times, "The Whirl of New York" Its Name, May 25, 1921, p. 26.

[3] New York Times, New Summer Show Found Refreshing, June 14, 1921, p. 23

[IBDB-4] The Whirl of New York, Internet Broadway Database (IBDB).

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