The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man (described as a A Fanciful Fairyesque) was a musical by A. Baldwin Sloane and Frederic Ranken. The show premiered on November 15, 1905 at the Auditorium Theatre in Malden, Massachusetts, then toured until opening on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre on Christmas Day 1905. It ran at that theatre for a total of sixteen performances; closing on January 6, 1906. That same production returned to Broadway for sixteen further performances at the New York Theatre from May 14, 1906 - May 26, 1906. It also toured nationally for performances during the holiday season in 1906–1907.