Stage: Appeared (as "LIttle Dick Wayne"; Broadway debut) in "Maytime" on Broadway. Operetta. Music by
Sigmund Romberg. Book / lyrics by
Rida Johnson Young. Based on a German musical comedy by
Rudolph Bernauer,
Rudolph Schanzer,
Walter Kollo and
Willy Bretschneider. Musical Director:
Frank Tours. Music orchestrated by Sandar Harmathy and Kiefert. Additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. Directed by Edward P. Temple and
Allan K. Foster. Shubert Theatre (from 16 Aug 1917-17 Feb 1918, then moved to The 44th Street Theatre from 18 Feb 1918-3 Mar 1918, then moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 1 Apr 1918-4 Aug 1918, then moved to The Lyric Theatre from 5 Aug 1918-8 Sep 1918, then moved to The Broadhurst Theatre from 9 Sep 1918 to close): 16 Aug 1917-19 Oct 1918 (492 performances). Cast:
Charles Purcell (as "Richard Wayne"), Douglas J. Wood,
Peggy Wood (as "Ottillie Van Zandt"), Arthur Albro, George Allen, Laura Arnold, Gene Aubrey, Pearl Barimore, Florence Bruce, Helen Cameron, Grace Daniels, Bud Davidson, Ann Delmore, Eleanor B. Fox, Pearl Germonde, Burt Hall, Jack Harvey, Virginia Heffren, Ralph J. Herbert, Janet Kenny, Adele Leroy, Rena Manning, Richard Melbourne, C.H. Miller, Richard Morgan,
Edward Nannery (as "P.T. Barnum"), William Norris, Maude Odell, Edna Rochelle, Jane Russell, Teddy Shelber, Frank Sidney, Carl Stall, Teddy Stevens, Rose Timble, Minna Valieri, Gertrude Vanderbilt, Henry Ward, Teddy Webb, Fred Williams, Rose Winter, Edith Wright. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. NOTE: Filmed as
Le chant du printemps (1937).
