The Blue Kitten

The Blue Kitten
LyricsOtto Harbach and William Cary Duncan
BookOtto Harbach and William Carey Duncan
Premiere1922: Selwyn Theatre

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]

Victor Morley and Marion Sunshine in The Blue Kitten

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

Songs

  • A 12 O'Clock Girl in a 9 O'Clock Town[4]
  • The Blue Kitten Blues[5]
  • Cutie[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Blue Kitten (Broadway, American Airlines Theatre, 1922)". Playbill. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Franklin, Marc J (29 March 2020). "Step Inside Broadway's American Airlines Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "THE BLUE KITTEN - CAST". Playbill. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ "A twelve o'clock girl in a nine o'clock town". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  5. ^ "The blue kitten blues : (meow!)". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  6. ^ "Cutie". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-02-03.