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Imperial Theatre , (5/11/1937 - 5/15/1937)
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Opening Date:May 11, 1937   
Closing Date:May 15, 1937 Total Performances:7

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A musical in two acts
Setting: Suite in the Waldmore; Motor Entrance; Corridor; Crystal Bar; Dick's Apartment; The Walk in the Waldmore; Passageway; Solarium; Emergency Exit.


Production Staff
Produced by Charles H. Abramson
Music by Dave Stamper; Book by Fred Herendeen; Lyrics by Fred Herendeen; Based on "Taxi Fare" by Fred Herendeen; Additional music by Henry Russell; Additional lyrics by Morry Olsen; Musical Director: Louis Gress; Music orchestrated by Paul Sprosty
Choreographed by Robert Sanford; Staged by Alexander Leftwich
Scenic Design by Frederick Fox; Costume Design by Jenkins
Cast
Leslie Austin Richard Hope, Sr.
Phyllis Avery Goldie
James Babbitt Bobbie
Bob Borger Dr. Sommers
Lillian Carson Sally
Violet Carson Edithe
William Chalmers Doorman
Jack Clifford Henry Warrenton
Ethel Barrymore Colt Penelope Halchester
Margie Conradi Margie
Vicki Cummings Marion Brown
Jack Curry Footman
Frew Donald Hortense Chatfield
John Donaldson Richard Hope, Jr.
Elsie Edwards Elsie
Audrey Elliott Mary Ann Miller
Eddie Foy, Jr. Bubbles Wilson
Joanne June
Hilda Knight Gertrude Devereaux
Helen Leftwich Elizabeth Hope
Fay Long Helene Windsor
Verna Long Dorothy Charters
Helen Martin Evy
Dilys Miles Eva
Bill Pillick Chauffeur
Bob Rice Henry Monroe
Lucille Rich Sunny
Henry Russell Teddy Barber
Frances Smith Chorus
Julie Sterling Evangeline Landreth
Frances Thress Violet Manning
Virda Twiford Eve
Benay Venuta Lillian Mahoney
Doris Vinton Billie
Jules Walton July
Jack Whittridge Elmer Traun
music by Dave Stamper; lyrics by Fred Herendeen
(Unless otherwise noted)
  

ACT 1Sung By
I'm Leaving the Bad Girls for Good Bubbles Wilson
Selling a Song Lillian Mahoney
Sub-Debs' First Fling June and July
The Dying Swan Elmer Traun
The Three R's
(music by Henry Russell and Morry Olsen; lyrics by Henry Russell and Morry Olsen)		Men of Gotham
A Million Dollars Marion Brown and Richard Hope, Sr.
Eddy-Mac Lillian Mahoney and Bubbles Wilson
A Boy, a Girl, a Moon Marion Brown and Richard Hope, Sr.
ACT 2Sung By
Strictly Confidential Bubbles Wilson and Elmer Traun
Minsky
(music by Morry Olsen and Henry Russell; lyrics by Morry Olsen and Henry Russell)		Men of Gotham
Minsky (Reprise)
(music by Morry Olsen and Henry Russell; lyrics by Morry Olsen and Henry Russell)		Lillian Mahoney and Bubbles Wilson
A Boy, a Girl, a Moon (Reprise)Marion Brown and Richard Hope, Sr.
My Lady's Hand Marion Brown and Elmer Traun
Man About Town Gertrude Devereaux
Paying Off Bubbles Wilson and Pages
The Echo of a Song Men of Gotham, June and July
What Are You Going to Do About Love? Lillian Mahoney
A Million Dollars (Reprise)Entire Company