The Muny, beginning in 1920. A Broadway revival opened on December 23, 1929, at Jolson's 59th Street Theatre, closing on January 11, 1930. It was directed by Milton Aborn. Another Broadway revival opened on December 20, 1930, at the Imperial Theatre, closing in January 1931. It was directed by Aborn and choreographed by Virginie Mauret. A new book and lyrics for the show were written for the off-Broadway Light Opera of Manhattan (LOOM) in 1975 by Alice Hammerstein Mathias (the daughter of Oscar Hammerstein II) and the company's director-producer William Mount-Burke. LOOM played this operetta as a Christmas show for six to eight weeks each year thereafter for 13 seasons with considerable success, and this version of the book and lyrics has since been used by various companies, including Troupe America and others. The ensemble becomes a mechanical militia of toys for the "March of the Toys", and children from the audience are brought up to help "wind-up" the toy dancers. In 2003, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the operetta, Hampton, Virginia–based Rainbow Puppet Productions created a touring puppet version of the show entitled "Toyland!" The new script was adapted by David Messick Jr. Prerecorded puppet voices were created, featuring Mickey Rooney as the Master Toymaker and his wife Jan Rooney as Mother Goose. The program has toured annually since that time. In this version, Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, and her evil Uncle Barnaby is to blame. She travels through the Spider Forest to seek help from the kind Master Toymaker. Characters Alan, nephew of Barnaby Jane, his sister Uncle Barnaby, a rich miser in love with Contrary Mary The Widow Piper, a widow with 14 children Tom Tom, her eldest son Contrary Mary, her eldest daughter Little Bo-Peep, who is a careless shepherdess Peter, who has a passion for pumpkin pie Tommy Tucker, who sings for his supper and everything else Sallie Waters, who wants to get married Jack and Jill, Little Miss Muffet, Curly Locks, Red Riding Hood, Bobby Shaftoe, Simple Simon and Boy Blue Hilda, the Widow Piper's maid The Master Toymaker, who designs toys of the world Grumio, apprentice to the Master Toymaker Gonzorgo and Roderigo, Barnaby's hired ruffians Inspector Marmaduke, of the Toyland Police The Spirit of the Pine and the Spirit of the Oak Gertrude, a peasant The Moth Queen, the Giant Spider and the Brown Bear Dandies, Flower