The City Chap (musical)

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BookJames Montgomery
BasisThe Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith
The City Chap (musical)
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MusicJerome Kern
LyricsAnne Caldwell
BookJames Montgomery
BasisThe Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith
Productions1925 Broadway

The City Chap is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Anne Caldwell and book by James Montgomery adapted from the play The Fortune Hunter by Winchell Smith.

The City Chap premiered on Broadway on October 26, 1925, at Liberty Theatre, and closed on December 26, 1925, after 72 performances. It was produced by Charles Dillingham, directed by R. H. Burnside, designed by James Reynold, choreographed by David Bennett, orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and conducted by Victor Baravalle. The Cast featured Richard Gallagher as Nat Duncan, Phyllis Cleveland as Betty, Ina Williams as Josie, Irene Dunne as Grace, and George Raft as George.[1]

In 1986 the show was given a concert production featuring the entire original score.[2]

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