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Oh, Boy!

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  6w, 5m

Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Jerome Kern

Book and Lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse / Music by Jerome Kern

An effervescent musical comedy from Kern/Bolton/Wodehouse's famous Princess Theatre era, Oh, Boy! bubbles over with joy and laughter.

Oh, Boy!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Oh, Boy!

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Summary
The joyful, bubbly story of Oh, Boy! concerns the befuddled George, who elopes with Lou Ellen, a judge’s daughter, against the wishes of both her parents and his relatives. George’s dapper polo-playing friend Jim is in love with madcap actress Jackie, whom newly-wed George foolishly allows to hide in his house in order to avoid arrest for having assaulted a policeman.
History
The most successful of the famous Princess Theatre musicals, Oh, Boy! opened at the Princess Theatre on February 20, 1917, starring Tom Powers, Marie Carroll, Hal Forde and Anna Wheaton. It later transferred to the Casino Theatre and played for a total of 463 performances. After its Broadway run, the show was mounted in London at the Kingsway Theatre in January, 1919 under the title, Oh, Joy!. That production played for 167 performances.
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Performing Groups
Befuddled bachelor George elopes with Lou Ellen, the daughter of Judge Carter, but George must win over her parents and his Quaker aunt. George's dapper polo champion friend Jim is in love with madcap actress Jackie, but George must hide her while she extricates herself from a scrape with a bumbling constable whom she punched at a party raid.

Principals

Briggs
Jane Packard
Polly Andrus
Jim Marvin
George Budd
Lou Ellen Carter
Jackie Sampson
Constable Simms
Judge Daniel Carter
Mrs. Carter
Miss Penelope Budd

The Girls

Miss Lottie Limmut
Miss Iona Saxon
Miss Rhoda Byke
Miss Shiela Ryve
Miss Lucy Stringhim
Miss Inna Ford
Miss George Spelvin
Miss Wanda Farr
Miss Anna Thrope
Miss Billie Dew
Miss Lotta Noyes
Miss Annie Olde-Knight
Miss B. Ava Little

The Boys

Mr. Olaf Lauder
Mr. Ivan L. Ovanervo
Mr. Will Hooper Rupp
Mr. Phil Ossify
Mr. Phelan Fyne
Mr. Hugo Chaseit

  • Time Period 1910s/WWI
  • Setting Meadowsides, Long Island. 1917.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Music

Full Orchestration

Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Bass
Flute
Clarinet in B-flat and A
Cornet in B-flat and A
Trombone
Percussion

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Medium
  • Chorus Size Large

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33 Libretto-Vocal Book
1 Piano-Conductor
1 Flute
1 Clarinet
1 Cornet
1 Trombone
1 Percussion
1 Violin 1
1 Violin 2
1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Bass
33 Libretto-Vocal Book
1 Piano-Conductor
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Authors

Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton (1884-1979) was born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, on November 23, 1884. Bolton famously collaborated with Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse on a series of buoyant musicals for the 299-seat Princess Theatre, including Have A Heart; Oh, Boy!; Leave It To Jane; ...

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P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) and Guy Bolton (1884-1979) were both born in England. They were introduced by Jerome Kern, and he suggested they all work together. They did, tirelessly, and in the beginning of their collaboration wrote nearly one show per month: the famed Princess ...

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Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern (1885-1945) composed his first complete show, The Red Petticoat, in 1912. Between 1915 and 1919, he composed a series of intimate chamber musicals, mostly in collaboration with Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, known as the Princess Theatre shows. These works — Very ...

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