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''To-Night's the Night'' is a musical comedy composed by Paul Rubens, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and Rubens, and a book adapted by Fred Thompson. Two songs were composed by Jerome Kern. The story is based on the farce ''Les Dominos roses'' (''Pink Dominoes''). The musical was produced by George Grossmith, Jr. and Edward Laurillard. It opened at the Shubert Theatre in New York on December 24, 1914. It then was produced at the Gaiety Theatre in London, opening on April 18, 1915 and running for a very successful 460 performances. Grossmith starred in the piece with Leslie Henson. Grossmith told ''The New York Times'' that the musical was the first Gaiety Theatre Company production presented in New York before opening in London. ==Roles and original cast== *Montagu Lovitt-Lovitt – James Blakeley *Henry (His Nephew) – Leslie Henson *Pedro (A Tango Teacher) – Max Dearly *Robin Carraway – Vernon Davidson *Alphonse (Head Waiter at Covent Garden) – Robert Nainby *Albert – Victor Gouriet *Lord Ridgemount – Stanley Brightman *Policeman – Forest Smith *The Hon. Dudley Mitten – George Grossmith, Jr. *June – Haideè de Rance *Beatrice Carraway (Robin's Wife) – Julia James *Victoria (Her Maid) – Moya Mannering *Daisy De Menthe (Of the Piccadilly Theatre) – Madge Saunders *Angela Lovitt-Lovitt (Montagu's Wife) – Gladys Homfrey *Lady Pussy Preston, Lady Edith Taplow, Mimi Skeats, The Hon. Baby Vereker, Avice Carlton, Yvette La Plage (Guests at the Carraways) – Peggy Kurton, Barbara Dunbar, Judith Nelmes, Doris Stocker, Elsie Scott and Adrah Fair *Attendants at Covent Garden – Dorothy Devere and Vera Davis *Alice (Maid at Daisy's) – Cynthia Murray 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「To-Night's the Night (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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