Stage Play: The Greenwich Village Follies [1919]. Musical revue. Book by Philip Bartholomae and John Murray Anderson. Lyrics by John Murray Anderson and
Arthur Swanstrom. Music by
A. Baldwin Sloane. Musical Director: Hilding Anderson. Music orchestrated by Hilding Anderson. Additional lyrics by
Philip Bartholomae. Featuring songs by Bill Munro, Jimmy Morgan,
Ted Lewis, Byron Gay, Irving Berlin, Al Herman, A. Behr, Alex Gerber and
Abner Silver [earliest Broadway credit]. Featuring songs with lyrics by
Edward Lewis, Andrew B. Sterling, Benny Davis,
Byron Gay,
Irving Berlin,
Al Herman, Alex Gerber and Abner Silver. Directed by
John Murray Anderson. Greenwich Village Theatre (moved to The Nora Bayes Theatre from 9 Sep 1919- close): 15 Jul 1919- 31 Jan 1920 (232 performances). Cast: Arjamand, Babette Busey, Jane Carroll, Dorothy Clay, Anna Mae Clift,
Cecil Cunningham, Virginia Curtis, Bessie McCoy Davis, Jacqueline Delaine, Jere Delaney,
Harry Delf, Charles Derickson, Gordon Drexel, Robert Edwards, Doris Faithful, William Foran, Ada Forman, Helen Frances, Warner Gault,
Alden Gay, Al Herman, Virginia Lee, Ted Lewis, Edmund Makalif, Irene Marcellus, Rita Marshall, Irene Mathews, Susanne Morgan, Irene Olsen, Cynthia Perot, Homer Rosine,
Rex Storey (credited as Rex Story) [Broadway debut], Edgar Thornton, Willard Ward, James Watts, Ruth Weeks, Billie Weston, Rita Zalmani, Olga Ziceva. Produced by The Bohemians Inc. and John Murray Anderson. Note: First of the long-running revue series (it would run, with no shows in 1926 and 1927 until 1928).
