''Jack O'Lantern'' is a musical in two acts and 8 scenes with music by Ivan Caryll and both lyrics and book co-authored by Anne Caldwell and R. H. Burnside. The work also included some additional songs with music by Irving Berlin, Shelton Brooks and Gus King; and lyrics by

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and

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.Dietz, p. 397-398 ''Jack O'Lantern'' was written as a starring vehicle for Fred Stone who portrayed John Obadiah Lantern, a.k.a. "Jack O'Lantern". The work premiered on Broadway at the

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on October 16, 1917.Bordman & Norton, p. 376 A modest success, it ran for a total of 265 performances; closing on June 1, 1918. The work was directed by Burnside, produced by Charles Dillingham, and included sets designed by

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and Joseph Urban. Helen Dryden, Robert MacQuinn, and Gladys Monkhouse designed the costumes.

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