''The-Merry-Go-Round'' was a musical

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production that ran at the Circle Theatre on

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in 1908. The music was by Gus Edwards, with a book by Edgar Smith and lyrics by Paul West; it featured skits including "Stupid Mr. Cupid" by Theodore M. Morse and Edward Madden, "He's A-my Brud" by Fred Fisher and Jesse Lasky, and "The Shop Window Girls", with lyrics by Will D. Cobb. It was directed by George F. Marion with choreography by Joseph C. Smith. The musical takes place in

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and

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* American musicals 1908 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals set in New York Musicals set in New York City {{1900s-play-stub