Productions1 on Broadway
| 1879 | Theatre Comique Original. January 13, 1879 · Edward Harrigan | 153 performances |
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It was the first of the many Harrigan and Hart plays to exceed one hundred performed performances at a time when an extended run in New York generally lasted a month. book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p95
But the Mulligan plays had a special draw. Because the Mulligan-Hart enterprise operated as a stock company, its actors remained constant while the roles they played tended to change from production to production. book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p96
What’s the first hit song from a Broadway show? ‘The Mulligan Guard’ from The Mulligan Guard Ball (1879)? Hardly; it was a smallish success but it never travelled beyond its theatrical context. book:broadway-babies-say-goodnight-musicals-then-and-now-mark-steyn#p113
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