1950 - 1951
The Merry Widow
Sonia is a pretty young widow residing in Paris in the early 20th century. She is heiress to twenty million francs and looking for a new husband. Popoff, the Marsovian Ambassador of her native state, has received instructions from his Royal Master that Sonia must marry one of her own countrymen so that her inheritance remains in Marsovia. Popoff has selected Prince Danilo, the Embassy attaché, to be her husband. But the Prince, a former lover of Sonia, now prefers to spend his time at Maxim’s with Zo-Zo, Lo-Lo, Do-Do and their friends and is not interested in Sonia’s wealth.
Natalie, Ambassador Popoff’s wife, has been having an affair with Vicomte Camille de Jolidon. At Sonia’s garden party, as the Ambassador is about to discover his wife’s infidelity, Sonia rescues Natalie from this difficult situation. Danilo, thinking that Sonia wishes to become engaged to Camille, realizes that he may once again be in love with Sonia; disappointed, he leaves for Maxim’s.
Sonia follows Danilo to the Café Maxim, where Baron Popoff in desperation endeavours to win her for himself if he is losing Natalie to Camille. Prince Danilo successfully eliminates his rivals and is finally free to marry Sonia. Even though she will lose her fortune on marriage, it will, she soon discovers, go to her husband.
Producer (Director): Joseph E. Webb
Musical Director: H. Bramwell Bailey
Choreographer: Nesta Toumine
Cast
Aileen Ryan
Do Do
Charles Kerr
Prince Danilo (Secretary of Legation)
Clesson Goodhue
Nisch (messenger of the Legation)
Dermot Sladen
Head waiter (at Maxim's)
Eileen Mahoney
Sonia (A young widow)
Frank Halpin
M. de St. Brioche
Freda Lyon
Sylvaine (Wife of Khadja)
George Dupuis
Vicomte Camille de Jolidon
George Montgomery
Marquis de Cascada
George Wetzstein
General Novikovich
Henriette Burroughs
Jou Jou
Jean Halley
Frou Frou
Jean Tickner
Natalie (Wife of Popoff)
Joanne Ashe
Fifi
John F. Bartlett
Khadja (Counsellor of the Legation)
Joseph E. Webb
Popoff (Marsovian ambassador)
Lorna Nash
Zo-Zo
Marilyn Moor
Margot
Mary Armitage
Olga (Wife of Novikovich)
Nancy Flahven
Clo Clo
Ruth Piers
Lo Lo
Agnes Bourassa
Ensemble
Al Hussey
Ensemble
Allan Holmes
Ensemble
Arthur Pownall
Ensemble
Audrey Jordon
Ensemble
Barbara McKenna
Ensemble
Bernice McFadyen
Ensemble
Bernice Thornton
Ensemble