▁every ▁other ▁aspect ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁G ai ety ▁Theatre ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁G ai ety ▁Theatre , ▁Edward es ▁h ired ▁Ivan ▁C ary ll ▁as ▁the ▁resident ▁composer ▁and ▁music ▁director , ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁shows ▁featuring ▁fashion able ▁characters ▁and ▁cost umes , ▁t une ful ▁music , ▁rom antic ▁and ▁top ical ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁pretty ▁dan cing . ▁He ▁embedded ▁these ▁elements ▁in ▁an ▁often ▁ten uous ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁continuous ▁original ▁narr ative . ▁Like ▁bur les que , ▁Edward es ' ▁" g irl " ▁musical s ▁featured ▁ch orus ▁lines ▁and ▁other ▁devices ▁for ▁the ▁display ▁of ▁women ' s ▁bodies , ▁but ▁within ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁simple ▁narr ative , ▁elaborate ▁displays ▁of ▁contemporary ▁fashion ▁and ▁scen ery , ▁and ▁light ▁par ody ▁of ▁social ▁convention ▁and ▁top ical ▁issues . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁" g irl " ▁musical s , ▁with ▁popular ▁songs ▁by ▁Lion el ▁Mon ck ton ▁and ▁l ively ▁books ▁by ▁O wen ▁Hall , ▁filled ▁the ▁G ai ety ▁Theatre , ▁including ▁The ▁Sh op ▁Girl ▁( 1 8 9 4 ), ▁The ▁Circ us ▁Girl ▁( 1 8 9 6 ), ▁A ▁Run away ▁Girl ▁( 1 8 9 8 ), ▁The ▁Or ch id ▁( 1 9 0 3 ), ▁The ▁Spring ▁Ch icken ▁( 1 9 0 5 ), ▁The ▁Girls ▁of ▁Got ten berg ▁( 1 9 0 7 ), ▁Our ▁Miss ▁Gib