All Aboard (musical)

All Aboard is a musical in two acts and ten scenes with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, music by composers E. Ray Goetz and Malvin M. Franklin, and a book by Mark Swan. The work also features additional songs written by composers Irving Berlin, Jack Glogau and Joaquin Valverde; and lyricists Irving Berlin and Earl Carroll.^[1]

All Aboard premiered on Broadway at Lew Fields' 44th Street Roof Garden on June 5, 1913.^[2] It closed on September 6, 1913, after 108 performances.^[1] The production was produced by Lew Fields who also portrayed the roles of Jan Van Haan and Harold Hargreaves in the show.^[2] The musical was co-directed by William J. Wilson and William H. Post. The costumes were designed by Melville Ellis, the sets were designed by H. Robert Law, and the lighting was designed by David Atchison.^[1] Other members of the cast included Zoe Barnett as both Marime Sinkavitch and Florence DeForrest, Carter DeHaven as Dick Cyril Mahoney, Flora Parker DeHaven as Mary, Dolly Connolly as Tillie Whiteway, the drag performer George W. Monroe as both Nancy Lee and Boss Mahoney, Nellie DeGrasse as Nellie, Marcia Harris as Mrs. Van Haan, Nat Fields as Hook, Stephen Maley as Mr. Smooth, Venita Fitzhugh as Alice Brown, Arthur Hartley as Mr. Scoot, Natalie Holt as Carmen, Katherine Witchie as Margot, and Lawrence D'Orsay as the Captain of the ship.^[2]

Song list

Act 1

All Aboard - Chorus
Good-Bye, Poor Old Manhattan - Tillie Whiteway and Chorus
Monkey Doodle (music and lyrics by Irving Berlin) - Russell and Chorus
Mr. Broadway, U.S.A. - Dick and Chorus
Captain Kidd - Mr. Ruff and Chorus
Over the Ocean - Alice Brown and Male Chorus
Honey You Were Made for Me (music by Jack Glogau; lyrics by Earl Carroll) - Dick and Mary
Serafina (music by Joaquin Valverde) - Florence DeForrest, Mr. Scoot and Chorus
Ragtime Yodeling Man - Russell and Chorus

Act 2

Tulip Time - Alice Brown and Chorus
In a Garden of Eden for Two (music by E. Ray Goetz) - Dick and Mary
Love Is Just the Same Old Game (In Every Land) - Mary and Chorus
(My) Cubist Girl - Mr. Ruff, Margot, Carmen and Models
Under the China Moon (music by E. Ray Goetz) - Florence DeForrest and Chorus

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dan Dietz (2021). "All Aboard". The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 219–220. ISBN 9781538150283.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ALL ABOARD' BIG HIT NEW ROOF DELIGHTS; An Exceptionally Fine Summer Show in Attractive Surroundings Atop 44th St. Theatre". The New York Times. June 6, 1913. p. 11.

External links

All Aboard at the Internet Broadway Database

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[Dietz-1] Dan Dietz (2021). "All Aboard". The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 219–220. ISBN 9781538150283.

[nyt-2] "ALL ABOARD' BIG HIT NEW ROOF DELIGHTS; An Exceptionally Fine Summer Show in Attractive Surroundings Atop 44th St. Theatre". The New York Times. June 6, 1913. p. 11.

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