Tags: Musical.
The Night Boat (1920) was is a musical in three acts based on a farce by Alexandre Bisson with a book and lyrics by Anne Caldwell and music by Jerome Kern. The story lampoons the notorious New York City to Albany night boat on which clandestine romances were common.After out-of-town tryouts the musical was produced on Broadway by Charles Dillingham where it opened on February 2 1920 at the Liberty Theatre under the direction of Fred G.