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Clare Kummer

CLARE KUMMER

  (1873 - 1958)
Nationality:    USA
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Clare Kummer's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Clare Kummer's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         90 In the Shade         Amourette         Annie Dear         Banco         Be Calm, Camilla!         Bridges         Chinese Love         Choir Rehearsal, The         Good Gracious Annabelle         Her Master's Voice         Many Happy Returns         Mountain Man, The         One Kiss         Opera Ball, The         Pomeroy's Past         Rescuing Angel, The         Robbery         Rollo's Wild Oat         So's Your Old Antique!         Spring Thaw         Successful Calamity, A         Three Waltzes

90 In the Shade

Synopsis:
Setting: amorillo Island, Philippine archipelago

Notes:
Music by Jerome Kern; Book by Guy Bolton; Lyrics by Harry B. Smith; Additional lyrics by Clare Kummer And Guy Bolton; Additional music by Clare Kummer And P.H. Christine

1st Produced:
Knickerbocker Theatre, NY    1915

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Genre:
Musical

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Amourette

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1st Produced:
Henry Miller's Theatre, New York    27 Sep 1933

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Annie Dear

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1st Produced:
Times Square Theatre, New York    04 Nov 1924

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Banco

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1st Produced:
Ritz Theatre, New York    20 Sep 1922

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Be Calm, Camilla!

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1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, New York    31 Oct 1918

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Bridges

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1st Produced:
Punch And Judy Theatre, New York    28 Feb 1921

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Genre:
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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Chinese Love

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1st Produced:
Punch And Judy Theatre, New York    28 Feb 1921

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Genre:
One act musical

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Choir Rehearsal, The

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Notes:
Music, lyrics And book by Clare Kummer

1st Produced:
Punch And Judy Theatre, New York    28 Feb 1921

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Good Gracious Annabelle

Synopsis:
a group of poor socialites have to take jobs as servants

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1st Produced:
Theatre Republic, New York    31 Oct 1916

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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Best Plays of 1909 - 1910" published by Dodd Mead 1910   -

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Her Master's Voice

Synopsis:
aunt Min disapproves of her niece's husband so when he looses his job she takes her niece home to her estate. She mistakenly thinks that her niece's husband is a servant and employs him at the estate

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1st Produced:
Plymouth Theatre, New York    23 Oct 1933

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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Many Happy Returns

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1st Produced:
Playhouse Theatre, New York    05 Jan 1945

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Mountain Man, The

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1st Produced:
Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York    12 Dec 1921

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One Kiss

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Maurice Yvain; lyrics And book by Clare Kummer

1st Produced:
Fulton Theatre, New York    27 Nov 1923

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Opera Ball, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Richard Heuberger; lyrics by Sydney Rosenfeld; book by Clare Kummer; Sydney Rosenfeld

1st Produced:
Liberty Theatre, New York    12 Feb 1912

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Pomeroy's Past

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1st Produced:
Longacre Theatre, New York    19 Apr 1926

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Rescuing Angel, The

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1st Produced:
Hudson Theatre, New York    08 Oct 1917

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Robbery

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1st Produced:
Punch And Judy Theatre, New York    28 Feb 1921

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1st Published:
Contained in: "One act Plays For Stage and Study" published by Samuel French Inc, New York 1925   -

Music:
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Rollo's Wild Oat

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1st Produced:
Punch And Judy Theatre, New York    23 Nov 1920

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So's Your Old Antique!

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1st Produced:
Waldorf Theatre, New York    07 May 1930

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Plays For Stage and Study" published by Samuel French Inc, New York 1925   -

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Spring Thaw

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1st Produced:
Martin Beck Theatre, New York    21 Mar 1931

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Successful Calamity, A

Synopsis:
a millionaire pretends he has lost all his money to get away from his family

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1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, New York    05 Feb 1917

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Three Waltzes

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Oscar Straus; Johann Strauss, Johann Strauss Jr; book by Clare Kummer; Rowland Leigh. Based on the play by Paul Knepler; Armin Robinson

1st Produced:
Majestic Theatre, New York    25 Dec 1937

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