Tag: Broadway Musical The Vanderbilt Cup
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Apr 21 2026
Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: Broadway Actress Elsie Janis Was This Past Weekend’s Mystery Woman
Did you identify Elsie Janis and her connections?
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Aug 30 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Other Vanderbilt Cup Race Personalities
Here are some individuals associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Race of which you may not be aware.
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Dec 02 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: A So-Called Vanderbilt Production Appears on Stage in 1907
Besides "The Vanderbilt Cup" production on Broadway starring Elsie Janis, another play named "The Auto Race" also made use of auto racing as its theme during 1907 and 1908. And as with "The Vanderbilt Cup, this production used racers and other cars as props on stage.
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Nov 04 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Taking “The Vanderbilt Cup” Musical on the Road
Besides Elsie Janis starring in "The Vanderbilt Cup" on Broadway, the musical comedy was performed throughout the United States with the automobile race scene and drivers often promoted as the main attractions.
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Jul 27 2020
Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Louis Wagner Driving a S74 FIAT at the 1911 American Grand Prize in Savannah
I challenged you to identify this amazing Long Islander.
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Aug 08 2017
Audio: “The Little Chauffeur” from the 1906 Broadway Show “The Vanderbilt Cup”
After the opening of the 1906 Broadway hit "The Vanderbilt Cup", Billy Murray, known as the Denver Nightingale, recorded this version of "The Little Chauffeur " from the show.
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May 18 2015
Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Barney Oldfield Driving a Stearns Racer in St. Paul on July 15, 1908
Chuck Rudy Jr. needed your help in identifying this very tough Mystery Foto.
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May 10 2011
Elsie Janis and The Broadway Show “The Vanderbilt Cup”
Tyler: "I was wondering what info you had about Elsie Janis in The Vanderbilt Cup (1906). She was from Columbus, Ohio and I am too and I am interested in automotive history and Columbus history. Any info would be great! Thank you so much!"
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Jul 02 2009
Hear and See the 1906 Broadway Musical “The Vanderbilt Cup”
Continuing last week's exploration of the 1906 Broadway musical The Vanderbilt Cup" starring Elsie Janis, I have discovered music from the show on an original piano roll and placed it on the soundtrack of this six-minute film.
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Jun 24 2009
Vanderbilt Cup Race Drivers on the Broadway Stage in 1906
Last week, a photo was posted of Elsie Janis on stage for the 1906 musical The Vanderbilt Cup. The above recently restored photo was taken during the same night as the drivers and mechanicians posed with Elsie Janis after the show.
