The Leather Patch is an 1886 comedic play by Edward Harrigan with songs by David Braham. It debuted at Harrigan's Park Theatre in New York City on February 15, 1886, and ran through May.(16 February 1886). The Leather Patch, The New York TimesBoardman, Gerald Martin. American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, p. 94-95 (2011 ed.)
Cast Edward Harrigan as Jeremiah McCarthy John Wild as Jefferson Putnam Dan Callver as Caroline Hyer M.J. Bradley as Airy McCafferty James Fox as Linda Corncover Harry Fisher as Judge Herman Doebler A.C. Moreland as Counselor Delancey Wriggle Richard Quilber as Jimmy the Kyd Annie Yeamans as Madeline McCarthy(9 November 1902). Sixty-Seven Years In the World, New York Tribune, p. 4 Amy Lee as Libby O'Dooley Nella Wetherill as Mrs. O'Dooley Annie Langdon as Nellie Conroy Kate Langdon as Jennie CrimmonsPark Theatre, The Theatre (April 12, 1886) (Vol I, No. 4, p. 122)
Songs None of the songs composed by Braham for the play turned out to be hits.Finson, John W. (ed.) Edward Harrigan and David Braham - Collected Songs: 1883-1896. II., Volume 2; Volume 28, pp. 149-50 (1997)
Baxter Avenue Denny Grady's Hack It Showered Again Put on Your Bridal Veil
References
External links Sheet music from the play, at the Levy Sheet Music Collection 1916 recording of "Harrigan--Hart--Braham melodies, no. 3", a medley which includes part of "Put on your bridal veil", at U.S. Library of Congress