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| Opening Date: | May 16, 1952 |
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| Closing Date: | Mar 28, 1953 |
Total Performances: | 365 |
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| Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Magoro Operating Corporation |
| Produced by Leonard Sillman |
| Featuring songs by Ronny Graham, Arthur Siegel, June Carroll, Sheldon Harnick, Michael Brown, Murray Grand and Francis Lemarque; Featuring songs with lyrics by Ronny Graham, Arthur Siegel, June Carroll, Sheldon Harnick, Michael Brown, Elisse Boyd, Alan Melville, Herbert Farjeon, Francis Lemarque and Peter DeVries; Sketches by Ronny Graham and Melvin Brooks; Additional text by Peter DeVries, Roger Price, Alan Melville, Paul Lynde, Luther Davis and John Cleveland; Musical Director: Anton Coppola; Music orchestrated by Ted Royal; Special orchestration by Anton Coppola |
| Conceived by John Murray Anderson; Staged by John Murray Anderson; Sketches directed by John Beal; Musical Staging by Richard Barstow; Production Supervised by Leonard Sillman; Choreographed by Richard Barstow |
| Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Thomas Becher and Raoul Pène Du Bois; Assistant to Mr. du Bois: Mason Arvold; Assistant to Mr. Becher: Jocelyn |
| General Manager: Elias Goldin |
| Production Stage Manager: Arthur Barkow; Stage Manager: Morty Halpern; Assistant Stage Mgr: Clark Ranger |
| Orchestra Manager: Meyer Davis |
| National Press Representative: Bill Doll & Company, Inc.; Assistant to the Producer: Jacqueline Adams and J. M. Stern; Asst. to the Choreographer: Edith Barstow |
| Virginia Bosler |
Nanty |
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Lavinia, the Girl |
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Featured Dancer |
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Townsperson |
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Poor Kid |
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| June Carroll |
Featured Singer |
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Miss Leigh |
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Lavinia |
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Featured Dancer |
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Dorothy |
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Woman |
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Stenographer |
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| Robert Clary |
Pierre |
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Featured Singer |
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Boy |
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Croupier |
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| Allen Conroy |
Highlander |
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Guest |
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Policeman |
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Featured Dancer |
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Townsperson |
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Featured Performer |
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Polyniesan Man |
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| Virginia de Luce |
Girl |
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Guest |
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Featured Dancer |
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Townsperson |
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Switchboard Operator |
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A Blonde |
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| Michael Dominico |
Guest |
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Featured Dancer |
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Townsperson |
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Rich Kid |
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| Alice Ghostley |
Lady Sylvia Malpractice |
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Featured Singer |
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Mother |
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Marcella |
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Mae |
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Elsie |
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Madame Flora |
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John Jerome's Wife |
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| Ronny Graham |
Dazz Rocco |
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Sir Laurence |
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Featured Performer |
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Stanley |
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Featured Singer |
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Toby |
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Reader |
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John Jerome |
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| Patricia Hammerlee |
Girl |
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Simple |
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Featured Dancer |
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Lizzie |
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Featured Performer |
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Huntress |
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| Eartha Kitt |
Featured Singer |
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Featured Dancer |
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Polynesian Girl |
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| Joe Lautner |
Senator Marble |
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Sir Militant Malpractice |
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Father |
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The Father |
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Introduction |
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Featured Singer |
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District Attorney |
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Man |
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Featured Performer |
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| Carol Lawrence |
Featured Dancer |
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Townsperson |
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Gussie |
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Moroccan Girl |
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| Paul Lynde |
Counsellor Holly |
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Sir Solemnity Sourpuss |
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Harry |
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Featured Dancer |
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Judge |
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The Explorer |
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Featured Performer |
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| Bill Mullikin |
Senator Hutchinson |
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Reporter |
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Call Boy |
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Brother |
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Featured Dancer |
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Man |
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Candy Vendor |
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Featured Performer |
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Chorus |
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| Carol Nelson |
Marcella, the Girl |
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Featured Dancer |
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Townsperson |
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Rich Kid |
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A Mademoiselle |
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| Rosemary O'Reilly |
Girl |
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Featured Singer |
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Maid |
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The Mother |
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Wife |
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Townsperson |
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Miss Logan |
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Featured Performer |
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Effie |
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| Jimmy Russell |
A Policeman |
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John |
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Policeman |
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Featured Dancer |
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Husband |
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Townsperson |
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Poor Kid |
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The Man |
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| ACT 1 | Sung By |
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| Crazy, Man! | Counsellor Holly, Senator Marble, Senator Hutchinson, A Policeman and Dazz Rocco |
| Lucky Pierre | Pierre, Reporter and Chorus |
| Guess Who I Saw Today | |
| Resoration Piece | Lady Sylvia Malpractice, Simple, Sir Solemnity Sourpuss and Sir Militant Malpractice |
| Love Is A Simpler Thing | |
| Boston Beguine | |
| The Bard and the Beard | Miss Leigh, Sir Laurence, Call Boy and Maid |
| Nanty Puts Her Hair Up | Nanty, Father, Mother, Brother and Highlander |
| Oedipus Goes South | |
| Time for Tea | Marcella, Lavinia, Lavinia, the Girl, Marcella, the Girl, Mother, Father, John and Guest |
| Bal Petit Bal | |
| Of Fathers and Sons | Mae, Harry, Stanley and Policeman |
| Three For The Road | Introduction and Chorus |
| Take Off the Mask | |
| ACT 2 | Sung By |
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| Don't Fall Asleep | Wife and Husband |
| After Canasta--What? | Dorothy and Elsie |
| Lizzie Borden | Townsperson, Man, Judge, Lizzie and District Attorney |
| I'm In Love With Miss Logan | Boy, Miss Logan and Man |
| Trip of the Month | The Explorer |
| Penny Candy | Woman, Gussie, Poor Kid, Rich Kid and Candy Vendor |
| Convention Bound | |
| Whither America? (Another Revival?) | Switchboard Operator, Stenographer and Man |
| Monotonous | |
| The Great American Opera | Toby, Madame Flora and Effie |
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