Apple Blossoms

Apple Blossoms is a 1919 operetta with music by Fritz Kreisler and Victor Jacobi; and a libretto by William LeBaron.[1] It opened at the Globe Theatre on October 7, 1919, and closed on April 24, 1920, after 256 performances.[2] The show is an adaptation of the book Un Marriage sous Louis XV by Alexander Dumas.[3][2]

Synopsis

Setting: Clifton-on-Hudson and New York City[1]

Nancy Dodge, a student at an all-girls school, is in love with Dickie Stewart, the brother of her classmate, Polly. However, Nancy's uncle, George Winthrop Gordon, wants her to marry Phillip Campbell. Although Phillip is actually in love with a widow, Anne Merton, he and Nancy agree to marry. However, the two also agree that their marriage is one of convenience, and they can pursue other people. During a masked ball, Nancy and Phillip realize that they do actually love each other, and Dickie leaves with Anne.[4]

Cast
1919 Broadway[3][5]
Julie Rena Parker
Polly Juanita Fletcher
Molly Adele Astaire
Johnny Fred Astaire
Nancy Wilda Bennet
Lucy Fielding Pauline Hall
Anabel Mason Hildah Reeder
Richard (Dickie) Stewart Percival Knight
Mail Carrier Frank Snyder
Chauffeur George Fordyce
George Winthrop Gordon H. Brockbank
Harvey Roy Atwell
Phillip Campbell Charles Thomas
Mrs. Anne Merton Florence Shirley

References
  1. Dan Dietz (2021). The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 493. ISBN 9781538150283.
  2. "Apple Blossoms (Broadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1919)". Playbill. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. "New York Clipper — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". idnc.library.illinois.edu. 15 October 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. Bordman, Gerald Martin (2010). American musical theatre : a chronicle. Richard Norton (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-19-972970-8. OCLC 656556582.
  5. "Apple Blossoms Original Broadway Operetta Cast 1919". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
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