The Girl in the Taxi is a three-act musical comedy written by Stanislaus Stange, with music by Benjamin Hapgood Burt. Set in New York City, it is one of several adaptations of Le Fils à papa, a French comedy by Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières. The 1910 Broadway production was produced by Albert H. Woods and directed by Carter DeHaven; the latter of whom also performed the role of Bertie Stewart.
Cast and characters The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below: + Broadway opening night castCharacterCastMarietteJeannette BageardMary PetersFremont BentonJohn StewartFrederick BondPolicemanJoseph ClarkPercy PetersMorgan ComanBertie StewartCarter De HavenWalter WatsonFrank FarringtonAlexisMax FreemanFrederick SmithJohn GlendinningMignonLaura GueriteDr. PaulClifford HeckingerClara StewartJessie MillwardEmileJerome NelsonRosieKatherine SmytheMademoiselle IrmaGrace Walton
History Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières wrote Le Fils à papa, a three-act French comedy, in 1906. In early 1910, English-American author Stanislaus Stange adapted the play into an English-language musical comedy with songs by composer Benjamin Hapgood Burt. Stange's adaptation premiered at the Cort Theatre in Chicago on January 16, 1910. After running in Chicago and Boston, The Girl in the Taxi appeared on Broadway at the Astor Theatre on October 24, 1910. It played there for six weeks with 48 performances.
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