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WILLIAM ANTHONY MCGUIRE
(1881 - 1940)Nationality: USA
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William Anthony McGuire's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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Rosalie Six Cylinder Love Three Musketeers, The Whoopee!Rosalie
Synopsis:
West Point flyer Lieutenant Dick Fay flies to Romanza to visit the girl he met in Paris - Rosalie. When he discovers that she is a princess he gets angry and leaves for West Point. the King of Romanza - Cyril - has arranged to go to the US to ask for a loan for his country. Rosalie goes with him. She goes to West Point and she and Dick make up. However, Rosalie agrees to marry Captain Karl whose Father is a prince. Dick flies back to Romanza and starts a revolution to divest Rosalie of most of her royal obligations. King Cyril announces that Dick and Rosalie are to wed
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Music by George Gershwin; Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; P G Wodeshouse; book by Guy Bolton; William Anthony McGuire
1st Produced:
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York 1928
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Synopsis:
Six Cylinder Love is about Long Island newlyweds afflicted by car lust in 1921 when (thanks to Henry Ford), the price of autos has dropped enough that middle-class consumers can aspire to own one.
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1st Produced:
Sam H. Harris Theatre, NY 25 Aug 1921
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Play/Drama
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Male: 8 Female: 5 Other: -
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Music by Rudolph Frimi; lyrics by Clifford Grey And P G Wodehouse. Book by Mark Bramble. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. (This production has A new book by Mark Bramble. the original production in 1928 had A book by William Anthony McGuire)
1st Produced:
Broadway Theatre, New York 1984
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Top of PageWhoopee!
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Music by Walter Donaldson; lyrics by Gus Kahn; book by William Anthony McGuire. Based on the play "Nervous Wreck" by Owen Davis
1st Produced:
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York 04 Dec 1928
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