Production Info

Opening
August 28, 1922
Closing
June 2, 1923
Length of Run
322 perf.
Run Type
Open-ended
Location
New York, NY

Credits Highlights

... Staging	Daniel Kusell Edgar MacGregor
... Dances and Ensembles	Sammy Lee

Cast

... Jack Hayden	Russell Mack
... Libby O'Day	Louise Allen
... Mary Thompson	Helen Ford
... John Cousins	Eddie Buzzell
... Gus	Edgar Hamilton
... Conductor	James T. Ford
... Silas O'Day	Walter F. Jones
... Harrison Bartlett	Alan Edwards (i)
... Mildred Ripley	Mabel Lamon
... Mazie Lelewer	Dolly Lewis

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Musical Numbers

Act One

The Down East Flapper .... Libby and the Girls
The Twinkle In Your Eye .... Mary and Libby
You Must Learn the Latest Dances .... John, Jack and the Girls
Specialty (i) .... Misses Lombard, Breslaw and Goesling
As Long As I Have You .... Mary and John
Finale .... All Concerned

Act Two

The 42nd Street and Broadway Strut .... Pauline, Paulette and the Girls
Down Greenwich Village Way .... Sonya and the Girls
Specialty (ii) .... Helen Coyne and Henri French
Tell Her While The Waltz Is Playing .... Harrison, Miss Breslaw and Girls
The Wonderful Thing Called Love .... Sonya and John
Libby .... Libby, Jack and Company
Finale .... All Concerned

Act Three

Sweet Cookie .... Pauline, Paulette and the Girls
Specialty (iii) .... Helen Coyne and Henri French
Newlyweds .... Jack and Libby
Love and Kisses .... Mary and the Girls
Finale .... All Concerned

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Trivia & History

On May 18, 1922, it was reported in the New York Times that Love and Kisses would open a pre-Broadway tryout in Atlantic City on June 5, and that it would open in New York two weeks later. An unenthusiastic reception led to an extension of the pre-Broadway tryout, during which major changes were made. Cast changes were made, and the chorus was reportedly cut in half, making the show more intimate.

Negative word was so prevalent that when the production played a late tryout run at the smallish Shubert Wilbur Theatre in Boston, tickets had to be sold at half-price for opening night, but it was there that the show's fortunes turned around.

By the time the production opened on Broadway, on August 28, 1922, the title had changed to The Gingham Girl, and the production was a hit.