The Blue Kitten


The Blue Kitten was a 1922 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and William Cary Duncan and music by Rudolf Friml. It premiered at the Selwyn Theatre on January 13, 1922 and ran until May 13, 1922, totaling 140 performances.
The show was a "modest musical hit", although some critics called its score "inferior".

Synopsis

Setting: The Foyer of "The Blue Kitten" Restaurant in Paris; At Vanderpop's Chateau at Fontainebleu; "The Blue Kitten" Café.
A headwaiter pretends to be upper-class so his daughter can marry a socialite.

Songs

A 12 O'Clock Girl in a 9 O'Clock TownThe Blue Kitten Blues
  • ''Cutie''