Gates and Morange was a New York City based firm of designers and builders established in 1894 by brothers Frank E. Gates (July 12, 1863, Keokuk, Iowa – December 18, 1952, Bronxville, New York) and Richard H. Gates (June 25, 1872, St. Louis, Missouri – September 16, 1964, Newport, Vermont), and the artist Edward A. Morange (March 20, 1865, Cold Spring, New York – May 19, 1955, Torrington, Connecticut).Bordman & Hischak, p. 253 The firm had a prolific career as scenic designers for Broadway from the 1890s through the 1930s; creating sets for more than 50 productions. The firm also created designs for trade shows, exhibitions, and businesses. While the organization's work as set designers ended after the mid-1930s, the firm continued to operate in other capacities until it closed in 1953. Gates and Morange first drew widespread acclaim in 1895 for their designs for two works: the road musical ''Off the Earth'' and the Broadway play ''Kismet'' by playwright Richard F. Carroll. Some of their more celebrated designs included the orchard scene in

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's drama '' Leah Kleschna'' (1904, Manhattan Theatre) and the

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set for the 1912 revival of

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's play ''Oliver Twist''; adapted from the Dickens novel.

Partial list of Broadway works

*'' The White Heather'', play (1898) *'' Children of the Ghetto'', play (1899) *'' Sag Harbor'', play, premiered at the Theatre Republic on September 27, 1900 *'' When Knighthood Was in Flower'', play (1901) *'' Nancy Brown'', musical (1903) *'' Around the Clock'', musical (1906) *'' The Red Mill'', operetta (1906) *'' A Stubborn Cinderella'', musical, premiered at the Alhambra Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 24, 1908; NYC premiere Broadway Theatre, January 25, 1909 *'' The Garden of Allah'', play (1911) *'' When Dreams Come True'', musical (1913) *'' See America First'', comic opera (1916) *''

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'', musical, premiered at the

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, November 28, 1922 *'' Wildflower'', musical (1923) *''

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'', musical, premiered at the Imperial Theatre, December 25, 1923Owen, p. 70 *'' Kid Boots'', musical (1923) *'' Ziegfeld Follies of 1924'', musical revue *'' Rainbow'', musical (1928) *'' Sweet Adeline'', musical (1929)

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