Written by Otto Hauerbach First performance 14 November 1910 Original language English language | Genre Musical comedy Place premiered Atlantic City | |
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Date premiered November 14, 1910 (1910-11-14) Similar Otto Harbach plays, Musicals | ||
The Fascinating Widow is a 1910 musical comedy written by Otto Hauerbach as a vehicle for the female impersonator Julian Eltinge. The play premiered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, then toured the United States for 10 months before appearing on Broadway in September 1911.
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Productions
The play premiered at the Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City, New Jersey on November 14, 1910, with A. H. Woods producing. Woods toured the show around the United States, then brought it back to the Apollo in August 2011, before taking it to Broadway. It opened on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre in September 11, 1911. After a seven-week run on Broadway, the show returned to the road, where it ran for several more years.
Cast and characters
The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:
Adaptations
The play was adapted as a silent film in 1925.