- Yes, Uncle!
Infobox Musical
name= Yes, Uncle!
subtitle=
caption= Sheet music
music=Nat D. Ayer
lyrics=Clifford Grey
book=Austen Hurgen
George Arthurs
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productions= 1917 West End
awards="Yes, Uncle!" is a musical comedy by
Austen Hurgen andGeorge Arthurs , with music byNat D. Ayer and lyrics byClifford Grey (who also wrote "The Bing Boys are Here " and the following series of highly successful reviews). It was produced byGeorge Grossmith, Jr. andEdward Laurillard and opened at thePrince of Wales Theatre in London on16 December 1917 and ran for a very successful 626 performances. The piece starredFred Leslie as G.B. Stark, Margaret Bannerman as Joan andLeslie Henson as Bobby Summers. Later,Madge Elliott andCyril Ritchard starred in the musical."Yes, Uncle!" was one of a number of very successful musical hits of the London stage during
World War I (the others include arevue entitled "The Bing Boys Are Here ", the musical "The Maid of the Mountains ", "Chu Chin Chow ", a mixture ofcomic opera andpantomime ), "The Boy" (1917), and "Theodore & Co ". Audiences wanted light and uplifting entertainment during the war, and these shows delivered it. [ [http://www.peopleplayuk.org.uk/guided_tours/musicals_tour/first_musicals/chu_chin_chow.php "Chu Chin Chow",] Musical Theatre Guided Tour (PeoplePlay UK), accessed October 3, 2008]Principal characters and original cast
*Mabel Mannering - Julia James
*Joan - Margaret Bannerman
*Bobby Summers - Leslie Henson
*G.B. Stark - Fred Leslie
*Gustave - Victor Gouriet
*Nichette - Lily St. John
*Lolita - Alexia Bassian
*Diablo - Robert Nainby
*Uncle Brab - Davy Burnaby
*Gapour - Henri LeoniExternal links
* [http://www.dgillan.screaming.net/stage/th-longr.html List of longest running plays in London and New York]
* [http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/special/icons/playbills/playdat2.htm Cast list and other information about "Yes Uncle!"]
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