Unitt, Edward G.

(?-1920?)

   One of the most prolific scene designers of his time, he was also associated with some of the most important plays, operettas, and musicals staged in New York between 1890 and 1920, including Aristocracy (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), Under the Red Robe (1896), The Little Minister (1897), The Conquerors (1898), The Liars (1898), Barbara Frietchie (1899), David Harum (1900), The Pride of Jennico (1900), Richard Carvel (1900), L'Aiglon (1900), Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1901), If I Were King (1901), Quality Street (1901), The Girl with Green Eyes (1902), The Red Mill (1906), Mlle. Modiste (1906), The Great Divide (1906), A Grand Army Man (1907), and The Blue Bird (1910). He often worked for managers Charles and Daniel Frohman, designed E. H. Sothern's 1900 production of Hamlet and several George M. Cohan musicals, including The American Idea (1908), The Man Who Owns Broadway (1909), The Little Millionaire (1911), Hello, Broadway! (1914), The Royal Vagabond (1919), and Mary (1920), as well as the 1911 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies.