St. James Theatre, (1/16/1964 - 12/27/1970)

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: In and around Yonkers and New York City. The 1880s.

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)

Produced by David Merrick and Champion-Five Inc.

Book by Michael Stewart; Music by Jerry Herman; Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Suggested by "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder; Musical Director: Shepard Coleman; Vocal arrangements by Shepard Coleman; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance and incidental music arranged by Peter Howard

Directed by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower Champion

Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Freddy Wittop; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Robin Wagner and David Guthrie; Assistant to Mr. Wittop: Mary McKinley; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Mickey Kinsella; Sound Design by Robert Maybaum

General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Richard Highley; Assistant to Mr. Schlissel: David Payne

Production Supervisor: Neil Hartley; General Stage Manager: Frank Dudley; Stage Manager: Pat Tolson; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Hartman; Assistant to Mr. Hartley: Warren Lyons

Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Music Copyist: Thomas Brown; Music published by Edwin H. Morris & Co.

Assistant to the Director: Lucia Victor; General Press Representative: Lee Solters and Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: Lila Glaser King; Secretary to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Special Assistant: Marge Champion; Dance Assistant to Mr. Champion: Ed Kresley; Dance Captain: Lowell Purvis; Advertising: Fred Golden; Staff Associate: Sylvia Schwartz, Warren Lyons and Linda Otto; Production Assistant: Mickey Kinsella

Carol Channing	Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Eileen Brennan	Irene Molloy
David Burns	Horace Vandergelder
Jerry Dodge	Barnaby Tucker
Alice Playten	Ermengarde
Charles Nelson Reilly	Cornelius Hackl
Ken Ayers	Court Clerk
	Ensemble
Nicole Barth	Ensemble
Alvin Beam	Ensemble
Carvel Carter	Ensemble
Monica Carter	Ensemble
Mary Jo Catlett	Ernestina
Gordon Connell	Judge
Joel Craig	Ensemble
Dick Crowley	Ensemble
Igors Gavon	Ambrose Kemper
Gene GeBauer	Ensemble
Amelia Haas	Mrs. Rose
	Ensemble
David Hartman	Rudolph
Joe Helms	Ensemble
Richard Hermany	Ensemble
Neil Jones	Ensemble
Charles Karel	Ensemble
Paul Kastl	Ensemble
Jan LaPrade	Horse
	Ensemble
Sondra Lee	Minnie Fay
Joan Buttons Leonard	Ensemble
Jim Maher	Ensemble
Marilyne Mason	Ensemble
Bonnie Mathis	Horse
	Ensemble
Joe McWherter	Ensemble
John Mineo	Ensemble
Else Olufsen	Ensemble
Randy Phillips	Ensemble
Yolanda Poropat	Ensemble
Lowell Purvis	Ensemble
Michael Quinn	Ensemble
Will Roy	Ensemble
Bonnie Schon	Ensemble
Barbara Sharma	Ensemble
Mary Ann Snow	Ensemble
Paul Solen	Ensemble
Jamie Thomas	Ensemble
Pat Trott	Ensemble
Ronnie Young	Ensemble

Standby: Jo Anne Worley (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi).

Understudies: Gordon Connell (Horace Vandergelder), Amelia Haas (Ernestina), Charles Karel (Ambrose Kemper, Cornelius Hackl), John Mineo (Barnaby Tucker), Michael Quinn (Judge), Barbara Sharma (Minnie Fay), Mary Ann Snow (Irene Molloy), Jamie Thomas (Mrs. Rose).