The Wicklow Postman

The Wicklow Postman is a musical play with a book by Mark Price and music and lyrics mostly by Eugene O'Rourke and B.H. Janssen, that was popular in the 1890s. It was a vehicle for O'Rourke, an Irish comedian, who played the title role.

The Wicklow Postman
Sheet music cover with photograph of Eugene O'Rourke in costume
MusicEugene O'Rourke
B.H. Janssen
LyricsEugene O'Rourke
B.H. Janssen
Albert Hall
BookMark Price
Productions1893 New York

Productions

A production opened in Boston, Massachusetts, in September 1892.[1] The New York production, produced by Lee Harrison,[2] was playing (at least) in the week of April 30, 1893, at H. R. Jacobs' Third Avenue Theatre.[3]

The show opened in Chicago on August 19, 1895, with O'Rourke and Bettina Girard in the female supporting role.[4] In 1896, O'Rourke was still touring in the show, appearing in London, Ontario, Canada.[5]

Songs

Based on published sheet music, the songs included were:

  • "At the Setting of the Sun"
  • "Don't Forget to Send More Me"
  • "It All Comes In the Post" (music and lyrics by B. H. Janssen)
  • "I Wish They'd Do It Now" (music and lyrics by B. H. Janssen)
  • "Just the Girl for Me"
  • "Norah" (music by Eugene O'Rourke, lyrics by Albert Hall)
  • "The Eyes That I Love Best" (music and lyrics by B. H. Janssen)

References
  1. "Boston Theatres," The New York Times, September 3, 1893, p. 16
  2. Grau, Robert. Forty Years Observation of Music and the Drama (New York: Broadway publishing company, 1909), pp. 196–97
  3. Brown, Thomas Allston. A History of the New York Stage (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903), vol. 3, p. 231
  4. "Notes of the Stage," New York Times, August 4, 1895, p. 11
  5. A copy of the program is in the D. B. Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario, OCLC accession number 243518900
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