Fifty Years With My Back to the Audience 

Chronology of Productions and Theatres as Music Director

by Frank E. Tours

Year Production Location

1896-7 — Robinson Crusoe — Aberdeen, Dundee

1897 Shamus O’Brien — England, Ireland Tour

1897 Robinson Crusoe — Aberdeen, Dundee

1898 The A.B.C. Girl — England Tour

1898Sweet Brier — England Tour

1898Robinson Crusoe — Manchester, Liverpool

1899Sweet Brier — England Tour

1899Cinderella — Brighton

1900Prince of Borneo — Newcastle

1900A Greek Slave — England Tour

1900Robinson Crusoe — Newcastle

1901San Toy — England Tour

1901Melnotte — Coronet Theatre, London

1902San Toy — England Tour

1902A Country Girl — England Tour, Daly’s Theatre, London

1902 Three Little Maids — England Tour, Daly’s Theatre, London

1903Three Little Maids — New York, Daly’s Theatre, U. S. tour

1904 Three Little Maids — continuation of U.S. and world tour

1904 — Kitty Grey — Australia

1904 The Girl From Kay’s — Australia

1905 Lady Madcap — London, Prince of Wales Theatre

1905The Little Cherub — London, Prince of Wales Theatre

1906 — The Little Cherub — London, Prince of Wales Theatre

1906 — See See — London, Prince of Wales Theatre

1906 — The Dairymaids — London, Apollo Theatre

1907 The New Aladdin — London, Gaiety Theatre

1907 The Gay Gordons — London, Aldwych Theatre

1908 — The Gay Gordons — London, Aldwych Theatre and English tour

1909 The Dashing Little Duke — London, Globe Theatre

1910 Captain Kidd — London, Wyndham’s Theatre

1910 The Balkan Princess — New York, Casino Theatre

1911 La Belle Paree — New York, Winter Garden

1911 The Kiss Waltz — New York, Casino Theatre

1911 Her Wedding Trip — New York, Broadway Theatre

1912 Robin Hood — New York, New Amsterdam Theatre

1913 Robin Hood — New York, Knickerbocker Theatre

1913 Rob Roy New York, Knickerbocker Theatre

1913 — unknown — London, Empire Theatre

1914 — unknown — London, Empire Theatre

1915 Tonight’s the Night — New York, Shubert Theatre

1915 The Lady in Red (tryout) Chicago

1915 Watch Your Step — Chicago, U. S. tour

1916 Watch Your Step — continuation of U. S. tour

1916 Stop, Look, Listen — New York, Globe Theatre

1916 Step This Way — New York, Shubert Theatre

1916 Follow Me — New York, Casino Theatre

1916 Love o’ Mike — New York, Shubert Theatre

1917 Love o’ Mike — New York, Shubert Theatre

1917 The Highwayman — New York, 44th Street Theatre

1917Over the Top — New York, Nora Bayes Theatre

1917Girl o’ Mine — New York, Bijou Theatre

1918 Follow the Girl — New York, Broadhurst Theatre

1918Rock-a-Bye, Baby — New York, Astor Theatre

1918 Yip Yip Yaphank — New York, Century Theatre

1918Sinbad — New York, Winter Garden

1918Morris Gest Midnight Whirl — New York, Century Roof

1919Monte Christo, Jr. — New York, Winter Garden

1919 Morris Gest Midnight Whirl — New York, Century Roof

1920Irene — London, Empire Theatre

1920Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 — New York, New Amsterdam Theatre

1920 Mecca — New York, Century Theatre

1921 Tangerine — New York, Empire Theatre

1921 Claire de Lune — New York, Empire Theatre

1921Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 — New York, New Amsterdam Theatre

1921 Music Box Revue — New York, Music Box Theatre

1922 Music Box Revue of 1922 — New York, Music Box Theatre

1923 Music Box Revue of 1921 — London, Palace Theatre

1923Music Box Revue of 1923 — New York, Music Box Theatre

1924Music Box Revue of 1924 — New York, Music Box Theatre

1925 — Misc. Paramount films — New York, Rialto Theatre

1925 — Misc. Paramount films — New York, Criterion Theatre

1925 — Misc. Paramount films — London, Plaza Theatre

1926 — Misc. Paramount films — London, Plaza Theatre

1927 — Misc. Paramount films — London, Plaza Theatre

1927 Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 — New York, New Amsterdam Theatre

1927 — Misc. Paramount films — London, Plaza Theatre

1928 — Misc. Paramount films — London, Plaza Theatre

1928 This Year of Grace — New York, Selwyn Theatre

1929 Bittersweet — New York, Ziegfeld Theatre

1930Bittersweet — New York, Ziegfeld Theatre

1931 Smiles — New York, Ziegfeld Theatre

1932Face the Music — New York, New Amsterdam Theatre

1932 Music in the Air — New York, Alvin Theatre

1933Music in the Air — New York, 44th St. Theatre

1934 As Thousands Cheer — New York, Music Box Theatre

1934The Great Waltz — New York, Center Theatre

1935The Great Waltz — New York, Center Theatre

1935Jubilee — New York, Imperial Theatre

1936 Jubilee — New York, Imperial Theatre

1936 Red, Hot, and Blue — New York, Alvin Theatre

1937Red, Hot, and Blue — New York, Alvin Theatre

1938 Blossom Time — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1938Roberta — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1939 A Waltz Dream — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1939 Gypsy Baron — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1940 H. M. S. Pinafore — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1940 Tonight at 8:30 — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1940 Charlot’s Revue — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1942 Music in the Air — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1942 Bittersweet — Los Angeles, Philharmonic Auditorium

1947 Blossom Time — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre

1947 Rose Marie — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre

1947 Bittersweet — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre

1947 The Great Waltz — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre

1947 Tonight at 8:30 — Boston, Philadelphia, East Coast tour

1948 Tonight at 8:30 — New York, National Theatre

1948 The Merry Widow — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre

1948 The Vagabond King — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre

1948 Music in the Air — Los Angeles, Greek Theatre