Overview
Synopsis
Irene concerns a delightful and strong-willed Irish girl, Irene O'Dare. While helping her widowed mother in a little shop in New York City, she dreams of being a successful business woman. She successfully manages a dress salon and eventually marries the shop's financial backer, Donald Marshall.
Show Information
Music
Lyrics
Based on
Irene O'Dare (play by James Montgomery)
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1919
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
Around 1920 in New York City's Upper West Side and Long Island.
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Large
Dancing
Some Dance
Licensor
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Star Vehicle Female, Mostly Female Cast, Medium Cast
Characters
Showing 8 of 13 characters
Mrs. Marshall
Female
Soprano
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Eleanor Worth
Female
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Donald Marshall
Male
Baritone
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Clarkson
Male
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Robert Harrison
Male
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Irene O' Dare
Female
Mezzo-Soprano
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Lawrence Healey
Male
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Mrs. O Dare
Female
Alto
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Character Portrayals
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