The runaways the elaborate musical comedy from New York Casino

''The Runaways'' (Broadway, 1903), originally ''Chow Chow'' (Chicago, 1902), was an American comedy musical with book and lyrics by Addison Burkhardt and music by

Raymond Hubbell John Raymond Hubbell (June 1, 1879 – December 13, 1954) was an American writer, composer and lyricist. He is best known for the popular song, "Poor Butterfly". Life and career Hubbell was born in Urbana, Ohio, Urbana, Ohio. He attended sc ...

. The show was joined by

Fay Templeton Fay Templeton (December 25, 1865 – October 3, 1939) was an American actress, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Her parents were actors/vaudevillians and she followed in their footsteps, making her Broadway debut in 1900. Templeton excelled ...

when it came to

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

.Anthony Balducci ''The Funny Parts: A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags'' 2011 "The routine was in time exported to the United States, where it became the highlight of a 1903

Broadway musical Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...

comedy called ''The Runaways''. The show, which cast

Alexander Clark Alexander G. Clark (February 25, 1826 – May 31, 1891) was an African-American businessman and activist who served as United States Ambassador to Liberia in 1890-1891, where he died in office. Clark is notable for suing in 1867 to gain admission ...

as an irascible man who uses horse track winnings to ..."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Runaways 1903 musicals