I’ve been preparing the dramatized version of The House of Mirth for the Oxford University Press edition and have presented on portions of the research a few times: at the Edith Wharton Birthday Talk for the Transatlantic Women Writers series , at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers conference November 6-9, 2025, in Philadelphia, and in June 2026 at the Edith Wharton Summit. So far, I’ve accumulated reviews (107 and counting), reconstructed the tour schedule, and begun collation of the versions. I’m writing an article about this as well as gathering information for the Introduction to the House of Mirth volume.
Today I (re)discovered a file with the playbill of The House of MIrth’s dramatized version, which opened in New York at the Savoy Theater on October 22, 1906. Here’s a snippet from the program with links to the music, added here primarily so I won’t lose them before incorporating them into the ongoing work.
- Overture from “Pique Dame” by Suppé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avhmNBwA6vI
2. “Miss Dolly Dollars” (pretty appropriate for House of Mirth, wouldn’t you say?)
and “lanciers”
3. “Serenade d’Amour” by Paolo Romano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KbgOnSK8wc
4. Intermezzo- Whispering Flowers by William Loraine
5. Concert Waltz-“The Janet” by A. R. Zita. This was apparently part of a series of “concert waltzes,” but I could not find a musical version. https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/19/IMSLP783367-PMLP1239400-Cadenza-08-06.pdf
6. Love Song “Chimes of Love” Claude d’Albret. The score is from 1906, so very up-to-date for the production. https://imslp.org/wiki/Chimes_of_Love_(Albret%2C_Claude_d’). Here’s a catalogue entry for the arrangement in the production: https://m-mulibiiiapps.marshall.edu/search~S12?/eKAO+1225/ekao+++++1225/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CE/frameset&FF=ekao+++++1227&1%2C1%2C
7. “The Little Cherub” by Ivan Caryll. https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Little_Cherub_(Caryll%2C_Ivan) and https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Little_Cherub_(Caryll%2C_Ivan). Also 1906. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN3MHZfpy1k. It’s irrelevant, but I like this one the best.
8. Intermezzo “Venetia” A. J. Doyle. I see this listed here: https://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/pdf_data/rpt_roll/All_Catalogued_Wurlitzer_Composers.pdf but could not find a version. I’m not a musician, so if there’s information I’m missing, please let me know in the comments.
Donna M. Campbell 
Hello Donna
I passed on your query to a colleague who has an exceptional knowledge of music, but no luck I’m afraid. This is what he replied, after doing a fair amount of research himself:
Still no luck with A J Doyle & Veneto. Famously there’s a J C Doyle mentioned in Ulysses as a concert duet partner for Mrs Bloom (he was a real person, a baritone). But unfortunately he has absolutely nothing to do with any of this.
You have probably found the answer, by now, however.
Best wishes
Robin
Thanks so much, Robin! I haven’t pursued this because of being busy with teaching but will follow up later.