The Blue Kitten
1922 Broadway musical
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The Blue Kitten was a 1922 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and William Cary Duncan and music by Rudolf Friml.[1] It premiered at the Selwyn Theatre on January 13, 1922 and ran until May 13, 1922, totaling 140 performances.[1]
LyricsOtto Harbach and William Cary Duncan
BookOtto Harbach and William Carey Duncan
Premiere1922: Selwyn Theatre
| The Blue Kitten | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics | Otto Harbach and William Cary Duncan |
| Book | Otto Harbach and William Carey Duncan |
| Premiere | 1922: Selwyn Theatre |
The show was a "modest musical hit", although some critics called its score "inferior".[2]
Synopsis
Setting: The Foyer of "The Blue Kitten" Restaurant in Paris; At Vanderpop's Chateau at Fontainebleu; "The Blue Kitten" Café.
A headwaiter pretends to be upper-class so his daughter can marry a socialite.[2]
Cast
| 1922 Broadway[3] | |
|---|---|
| Theodore Vanderpop | Joseph Cawthorn |
| Madelaine Vanderpop | Lorraine Manville |
| Mme. Lucile Vanderpop | Jean Newcombe |
| Fifi | Betty Barlow |
| Louis | Bill Hawkins |
| Durand | George Le Soir |
| Totoche | Lillian Lorraine |
| Giglais | Victor Morley |
| Marcelle | Carola Parson |
| Armand Duvelin | Douglas Stevenson |
| Cri Cri | Marion Sunshine |
| Popinet | Dallas Welford |
| Octave | Robert Woolsey |