The Fascinating Widow
The Fascinating Widow is a 1910 musical comedy written by Otto Hauerbach as a vehicle for the female impersonator Julian Eltinge. The play premiered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, then toured the United States for 10 months before appearing on Broadway in September 1911. Productions. The play premiered at the Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City, New Jersey on November 14, 1910, with A.H. Woods producing. Woods toured the show around the United States, then brought it back to the Apollo in August 1911, before taking it to Broadway. It opened on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre on  September 11, 1911. After a seven-week run on Broadway, the show returned to the road, where it ran for several more years. Cast and characters. The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below: Adaptations. The play was adapted as a silent film in 1925.