''The Man in the Moon'' is a

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

in three acts with music by composers

Ludwig Engländer Ludwig Engländer (October 20, 1853 Vienna, Austria – September 13, 1914) was an Austrian-born American composer of more than 30 musicals. He was born in Vienna, Austria.Passport application available in the series ''U.S. Passport Applications, ...

Gustav Kerker Gustave Adolph Kerker (February 28, 1857 – June 29, 1923) was a German-born composer and conductor who spent most of his life in the US. He became a musical director for Broadway theatre productions and wrote the music for a series of operettas ...

and

Reginald De Koven Henry Louis Reginald De Koven (April 3, 1859January 16, 1920) was an American music critic and prolific composer, particularly of comic operas. Biography De Koven was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and moved to Europe in 1870, where he receive ...

, and both book and lyrics by

Louis Harrison Louis Harrison (1859, Philadelphia – October 23, 1936, New York City) was an actor, playwright, comedian, lyricist, librettist, and theatre director. As both a performer and playwright, he was mainly active within the genres of musical theatre a ...

and Stanislaus Strange. The work premiered on

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at the New York Theatre on April 24, 1899. The production closed after 192 performances on November 4, 1899. Produced and directed by

George W. Lederer George Washington Lederer (c. 1862, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania − October 8, 1938) was an American producer and director on Broadway from 1894 to 1931. He was the husband of actresses Reine Davies and Jessie Lewis and the father of Charles Ledere ...

, the show used choreography by Carl Marwig, costumes by

Caroline Siedle Caroline F. Siedle (1867 – February 26, 1907) was a costume designer on Broadway. She was one of earliest designers to receive credit for her work in theater programs,Unruh, Delbert, Ione Unruh, and Alexandra Steiner-Strauss. "American Broadway C ...

, and sets created by D. Frank Dodge, Henry E. Hoyt, St. John Lewis and Ernest Albert.Letellier, p. 1027 The cast included

Sam Bernard Sam Bernard (born Samuel Barnett, 5 June 1863 – 16 May 1927) was an English-born American vaudeville comedian who also performed in musical theatre, comic opera and burlesque and appeared in a few silent films. Life and career Bernard was bor ...

as Conan Doyle,

Marie Dressler Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star. In 1914, she was in the first full-length film comedy. She ...

as Viola Alum, and

Christie MacDonald Christie MacDonald (February 28, 1875 – July 25, 1962) was a Canadian-born American musical comedy actress and opera singer. She was perhaps best remembered as the Princess of Bozena in the 1910 operetta ''Spring Maid''. The 1913 musical ' ...

as Diana.

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academic Cecil Michener Smith, wrote that ''The Man in the Moon'' was "the last successful extravaganza of the 1890s", and that "the extent of popular interest in ''The Man in the Moon'' was indicated by the production of a

burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

version, ''The Maid in the Moon'', which soon opened on the Casino Roof, and by the fact that it prompted a sequel, ''The Man in the Moon, Jr.'', for which De Koven provided the entire score."Smith, p. 61

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* 1899 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals by Ludwig Engländer Musicals by Gustave Kerker Musicals by Reginald De Koven {{musical-theatre-stub