''The-Merry-Go-Round'' was a musical

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production that ran at the Circle Theatre on

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in 1908. The music was by Gus Edwards, with a book by Edgar Smith and lyrics by Paul West; it featured skits including "Stupid Mr. Cupid" by Theodore M. Morse and Edward Madden, "He's A-my Brud" by Fred Fisher and Jesse Lasky, and "The Shop Window Girls", with lyrics by Will D. Cobb. It was directed by

George F. Marion George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for ''Anna Christie'', both (1923) and (1930), and ''Death from a Distance'' (1935). Marion acted in 35 films between 19 ...

with choreography by Joseph C. Smith. The musical takes place in

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and

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