''The Only Girl'' is a "
musical farce in three acts" with music by
Victor Herbert and a book and lyrics by
Henry Blossom.
The musical is based on the 1912 play ''Our Wives'' by Frank Mandel and Helen Kraft. It opened on
Broadway at the
39th Street Theatre
The 39th Street Theatre was a playhouse in New York City located at the corner of 39th Street and Broadway. Originally called Nazimova's 39th Street Theatre after the actress Alla Nazimova, it was in operation from 1910 to 1925 when it was demoli ...
on November 2, 1914.
During its Broadway run it transferred to the
Lyric Theatre where it closed on June 5, 1915, after 240 performances.
The Broadway production starred
Wilda Bennett
Wilda Bennett (December 19, 1894 – December 20, 1967) was an American actress in musical comedies and in film. Her tumultuous personal life also kept her in the headlines.
Early life
Bennett was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Bennett's fathe ...
as the composer Ruth Wilson;
Thurston Hall as her librettist Alan Kimbrough;
Adele Rowland
Adele Rowland (born Adele P. Levi; July 10, 1883 – August 8, 1971) was an American actress and singer.
Biography
She was born on July 10, 1883 as Adele P. Levi in Washington, D.C., the youngest daughter of Abraham D. Levi and Addie (Lloyd) ...
as the
soubrette
A soubrette is a type of operatic soprano voice ''fach'', often cast as a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy".
Theatre
In theatre, a soubrette is a c ...
Patricia La Montrose, a.k.a "Patsy";
Ernest Torrence as the painter Andrew McMurray, a.k.a "Bunkie"; Vivian Wessell as Bunkie's wife; and
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.
Biography
Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ...
as the lawyer Fresh;
Josephine Whittell as Margaret Ayer, Fresh's wife.
The London production opened at the
Apollo Theatre in the
West End on September 25, 1915, and ran for 107 performances.
References
1914 musicals
Musicals by Henry Blossom
Broadway musicals
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