The Firefly was the first operetta written by composer Rudolf Friml, with a libretto by Otto Harbach. The story concerns a young Italian girl who is a street singer in New York. She disguises herself and serves as a cabin boy on a ship to Bermuda, where she falls in love. Complications arise, and eventually, she becomes a grand opera diva.
Cast
- Captain: Richard Hotaling
- Sybil Van Dare: Ruth Wright
- Suzette: Florence Jones
- Pietro: William Wernecke
- Jenkins: Kenneth Hallenbeck
- Geraldine Van Dare: Gwendolyn Owens
- Jack Travers: Donald E. Uren
- John Thurston: M.R. Marston
- Herr Franz: Frank Sharp
- Nina: Jean Page
- Mrs. Godfrey Van Dare: Naomi Grams
- Corelli: Richard Hotaling
- Antonio: Lois Sellman
- Special Dance: Shirly Yaeger, Fred Herbert
Production Team
- Director: Edgar L. Moulton
- Choreographer: Fred Herbert