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Libretti Written by P G Wodehouse
Wodehouse was never the sole author of the libretto for
a musical comedy. This information sheet lists the shows for which he
was accredited as joint author.
| Title |
Joint author |
First Performances |
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The Bandit’s Daughter |
Herbert Westbrook |
Bedford Music Hall, London
11 November, 1907 |
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Nuts and Wine |
Charles Bovill |
Empire Theatre, London
4 January, 1914
7 performances |
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Have a Heart |
Guy Bolton |
Liberty Theatre, New York
11 January, 1917
78 performances |
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Oh, Boy |
Guy Bolton |
Princess Theatre, New York
20 February, 1917
475 performances |
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Oh, Joy
(British equivalent of Oh, Boy!) |
Guy Bolton |
Kingsway Theatre, London
27 January, 1919
167 performances |
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Leave It To Jane |
Guy Bolton |
Longacre Theatre, New York
28 August, 1917
167 performances |
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Kitty Darling |
Guy Bolton |
Teck Theatre, Buffalo
10 September, 1917 |
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The Riviera Girl |
Guy Bolton |
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York
24 September, 1917
78 performances |
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Miss 1917 |
Guy Bolton |
Century Theatre, New York
5 November, 1917
48 performances |
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Oh, Lady! Lady!! |
Guy Bolton |
Princess Theatre, New York
1 February, 1918
219 performances |
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See You Later |
Guy Bolton |
Academy of Music, Baltimore
15 April, 1918 |
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The Girl Behind the Gun
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Guy Bolton |
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York
16 September, 1918
160 performances |
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Kissing Time
(British equivalent of The
Girl Behind the Gun) |
Guy Bolton |
Winter Garden Theatre, London
20 May, 1919
430 performances |
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Oh, My Dear |
Guy Bolton |
Princess Theatre, New York
27 November, 1918
189 performances |
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Ladies Please |
Guy Bolton |
Date uncertain
Unperformed |
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The Golden Moth |
Fred Thompson |
Adelphi Theatre, London
5 October, 1921
281 performances |
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Pat |
Guy Bolton |
(1922)
Unperformed |
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The Cabaret Girl |
George Grossmith, Jnr |
Winter Garden Theatre, London
10 September, 1922
462 performances |
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The Beauty Prize |
George Grossmith, Jnr |
Winter Garden Theatre, London
5 September, 1923
214 performances |
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Sitting Pretty |
Guy Bolton |
Fulton Theatre, New York
8 April, 1924
95 performances |
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Hearts and Diamonds |
Laurie Wylie |
Strand Theatre, London
1 June, 1926
46 performances |
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Oh, Kay |
Guy Bolton |
Imperial Theatre, New York
8 November, 1926
256 performances
His Majesty’s Theatre, London
21 September, 1927
214 performances |
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Anything Goes |
Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse |
Alvin Theatre, New York
21 November, 1934
415 performances
Palace Theatre, London
14 June, 1935
261 performances |
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Leave It to Jeeves
[Betting on Bertie]
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Guy Bolton |
(1971) Unperformed
at 31 August, 1999 |
It is also reported that Wodehouse was asked to help
Anne Caldwell rework the show Pom Pom, which opened at the Cohan
Theater, New York, on 28 February, 1916, and ran for 114 performances,
but evidence of this collaboraton has not yet been traced.
© Tony Ring
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