Image Title

:  [Program (dated March 13, 1928) for The Girl Friend at The Palace (London, England)]

Alternate Title

: Magazine programme, no. 681, March 12th, 1928

Notes

: 1927 London cast with a different book writer and additional songs. Note 2.) On title page: By arrangement with Charles B. Cochran, Herbert Clayton and Jack Waller present The Girl Friend, a musical comedy. Note 3.) Pages digitized containing content about the musical: front cover, [ad inserted following p. 10], [11], [13], [15], [ad inserted prior to p. 17] Note 4.) Richard Rodgers project Note 5.) Rodgers and Hart

Production Notes

: Opened March 26, 1926 and ran for 301 performances at the Vanderbilt Theater. It also played in London afterwards. Book by Herbert Fields, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, produced by Lew Fields, directed by John Harwood. The plot centered on a bicycle racer preparing for a six-day bicycle race with the help of his girl friend. The cast included Sammy White, Eva Puck, and Evelyn Cavenaugh.

Source

: Billy Rose Theatre Collection program file. / The girl friend

Location

: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Billy Rose Theatre Division

Catalog Call Number

: *T-PRG

Digital ID

: 1807866

Record ID

: 1901345

Digital Item Published

: 4-24-2010; updated 3-25-2011