Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast April 22, 1939 (Conductor: - Alberto Erede) |
Premiere Stage Cast February 11, 1941 (Conductor: - Sylvan Levin) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Todd, Old Maid (unmarried) | mezzo-soprano or contralto | Mary Hoppel | Gabrielle Hunt |
| Bob, Wanderer (or Thief) | baritone | Robert Weede | Robert Gay |
| Laetitia, Miss Todd's Maid | soprano | Margaret Daum | Frances Greer |
| Miss Pinkerton, Miss Todd's Spinster Neighbor | soprano | Dorothy Sarnoff | Hilda Morse |
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