The Candy Shop is a two-act musical comedy, with music and lyrics by John Golden and libretto by George V. Hobart, first performed April 27, 1909 at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York.^[1]

The production ran for 49 performances, closing on June 12, 1909. Produced by Charles Dillingham, the production was directed by William E. MacQuinn and staged by Fred G. Latham; scenic design by Homer Emens and John H. Young, with costumes designed by Elsie DeWolfe.^[2] The cast featured Maude Fulton and William Rock (a vaudeville duo then known as Rock & Fulton) and received positive reviews, with one paper describing the show as "a stage reproduction of a Coney Island scene a thing of vivid color, life, and comics."^[3]

After closing, a condensed version of the show was performed at Bay State Hospital in Boston for a wealthy patient.^[4]

The story features the adventures of Jack Sweet, son of a candy shop owner, after his father accuses him of theft.^[5]

List of musical numbers

Act 1 (The Candy Shop)

• Opening Chorus (Working, clerking, selling candies, etc.)
• "Now That I've Got It, I Don't Want It " (Solo and Chorus) - John, Girls
• "Just We Two" (Duet) - Jack, Hilda
• "Honey Bunch" (Solo and Ensemble) - Jack, Sue, Settle
• "I've Been Married Once" (Solo) - Saul
• "In Vaudeville" (Duet and Ensemble) - Gilbert, Hilda
• "You're My Girl" (Duet) - Gilbert, Hilda
• Finale (Who Among You Stole That Jewel?) - Entire Company

Act 2 (Coney Island)

• Opening Chorus (There Is an Island) - Entire Company
• "By Wireless" (Double Octette) - Boys, Girls
• "Help! And the Villain Goes to Jail" (Solo and Chorus) - Sally Ann
• "Chinese Love Song" (Duet) - Gilbert, Hilda
• "Mr. Othello" (Solo) - Mrs Gregory
• "Meet Me Down on the Corner" - Gilbert, Sally Ann

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