Shows · The Night Boat
The Night Boat
Opened 1920
313 performances
Musical, Early
Bob White tells his jealous wife that he commutes home each evening on the night boat from Albany, using this excuse to spend his evenings on the town. When his wife decides to surprise him by meeting the boat, Bob must scramble to maintain his elaborate deception, leading to a farcical chain of lies and comic catastrophes.
- Music
- Jerome Kern
- Lyrics
- Anne Caldwell
- Book
- Anne Caldwell
Productions1 on Broadway
The Night Boat (1920) is a musical in three acts, based on a farce by Alexandre Bisson, with a book and lyrics by Anne Caldwell and music by Jerome Kern. The story lampoons the notorious New York City-to-Albany night boat, on which clandestine romances were common. After out-of-town tryouts, the musical was produced on Broadway by Charles Dillingham, where it opened on February 2, 1920, at the Liberty Theatre under the direction of Fred G. Latham and Ned Wayburn, with music direction by Victor Baravalle. The Night Boat had a successful initial run of 313 performances, closing on October 30, 1920 and opening for a new run in Boston soon afterwards, followed by successful tours.
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