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Sing for Your Supper
Musical
Revue
Original
Opening Date
Apr 24, 1939
Closing Date
Jun 30, 1939
Performances
44
Musical
Revue
Original
Open Date: Apr 24, 1939
Close Date: Jun 30, 1939
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Adelphi Theatre
(Apr 24, 1939 - Jun 30, 1939)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Music by
Lee Wainer
and
Ned Lehac
; Book by
Harold Hecht
,
David Lesan
,
Turner Bullock
,
Charlotte Kent
and
John La Touche
; Lyrics by
Robert Sour
Directed by
H. Gordon Graham
,
Harold Hecht
and
Robert H. Gordon
; Choreographed by
Ned McGurn
and
Anna Sokolow
Scenic Design by
Herbert Andrews
; Costume Design by
Mary Merrill
; Lighting Design by
Feder
Theresa Alvarez
Principal
Spencer Barnes
Ensemble
J. Mae Batie
Negro Tapper
Joseph Belsky
Modern Dancer
John Berry
Negro Tapper
Bidda Blakeley
Principal
Naomi Bodine
Modern Dancer
Virginia Bolen
Principal
Willis Bradley
Ensemble
Doris Bramble
Negro Tapper
William Britten
Principal
Mann Brown
Modern Dancer
William Brown
Negro Tapper
John Campbell
Principal
Carl Chapin
Principal
Marjorie Church
Modern Dancer
Bonnie Clarke
Ensemble
Gordon Clarke
Principal
William Clayton
Ensemble
Lenore Cobb
Negro Tapper
Eva Connell
Ensemble
John Connolly
Modern Dancer
Edwin Cooper
Principal
Peggy Coudray
Principal
Carol Coult
Principal
George DeFour
Negro Tapper
Muni Diamond
Principal
Leon Diggs
Ensemble
Arthur Donaldson
Principal
St. Clair Dotson
Negro Tapper
Ethel Drayton
Ensemble
James Eakins
Ensemble
Estelle Ehrlich
Ensemble
William Elliott
Modern Dancer
Genora English
Principal
Ensemble
Richard Finlayson
Principal
Rufus Finlayson
Principal
Walter Franklyn
Ensemble
Hilaria Friend
Negro Tapper
Edward Fuller
Principal
William Garrett
Modern Dancer
Dorothy Gee
Negro Tapper
Trudy Goodrich
Ensemble
Iris Griffith
Negro Tapper
Edith Groome
Principal
Edward Gutter
Ensemble
Joseph Hall
Ensemble
Lena Halsey
Ensemble
Harry Hart
Ensemble
Roslyn Harvey
Ensemble
Edward Hemmer
Ensemble
Roy Holland
Ensemble
Vivian Holt
Ensemble
Minnie Hylton
Ensemble
Paul Jacchia
Principal
Theresa Jentry
Negro Tapper
Augustina Josephs
Ensemble
Louise Kelly
Principal
Ensemble
Ruth LaMarr
Negro Tapper
Julia Lane
Modern Dancer
Israel Lansky
Modern Dancer
Paula Laurence
Principal
Edward Le Due
Principal
Walter Le Roy
Ensemble
Adele Leo
Ensemble
Ray Lieb
Modern Dancer
Ruth Lindsay
Negro Tapper
Eve Lord
Modern Dancer
Alec Lovejoy
Ensemble
Virginia Mansfield
Modern Dancer
Anne Marcus
Modern Dancer
Blue McAllister
Negro Tapper
Muriel McCrory
Ensemble
Ruby Meyers
Ensemble
Martin Michel
Modern Dancer
James Mordecai
Principal
Negro Tapper
William Myron
Principal
Frank Newton
Principal
Samuel Owens
Negro Tapper
Andre Pampleton
Negro Tapper
Ernest Pavano
Ensemble
Theodora Peck
Principal
Rose Poindexter
Negro Tapper
Alice Ramsey
Ensemble
Clarence Redd
Ensemble
Libby Robinson
Negro Tapper
Lou Rosen
Modern Dancer
Coby Ruskin
Principal
Attilio Salzano
Modern Dancer
Georgette Schneer
Modern Dancer
Emma Sealey
Ensemble
Elsie Sealy
Negro Tapper
Maurice Siegle
Ensemble
Maurice Silvers
Modern Dancer
Violet Smith
Ensemble
Lee Speaks
Negro Tapper
Sidney Stark
Modern Dancer
Ruth Thompson
Ensemble
Allen Tinney
Principal
William Tinney
Principal
Bowen Charleton Tufts, III
Principal
Dorothy Turner
Negro Tapper
Virgil VanCleve
Ensemble
Lily Verne
Modern Dancer
Lee Wainer
Principal
Muriel Watts
Ensemble
Edwin Whitner
Principal
George Whittington
Ensemble
Allen Williams
Negro Tapper
Hansford Wilson
Principal
Costello Woolridge
Negro Tapper
Songs
Act 1
Sing for Your Supper
At Long Last
Opening Night
A Tisket A Tax It
Bonnie Banks
How Can We Swing It?
Oh, Boy Can We Deduct
Legitimate
The Last Waltz
Young Man With a Horn
Papa's Got a Job
Act 2
Lucky
Imagine My Finding You Here
Perspiration
Her Pop's a Cop
Dirge
Leaning on a Shovel
Ballad of Uncle Sam (Ballad for Americans)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Music by
Lee Wainer
and
Ned Lehac
; Book by
Harold Hecht
,
David Lesan
,
Turner Bullock
,
Charlotte Kent
and
John La Touche
; Lyrics by
Robert Sour
Directed by
H. Gordon Graham
,
Harold Hecht
and
Robert H. Gordon
; Choreographed by
Ned McGurn
and
Anna Sokolow
Scenic Design by
Herbert Andrews
; Costume Design by
Mary Merrill
; Lighting Design by
Feder
Theresa Alvarez
Principal
Spencer Barnes
Ensemble
J. Mae Batie
Negro Tapper
Joseph Belsky
Modern Dancer
John Berry
Negro Tapper
Bidda Blakeley
Principal
Naomi Bodine
Modern Dancer
Virginia Bolen
Principal
Willis Bradley
Ensemble
Doris Bramble
Negro Tapper
William Britten
Principal
Mann Brown
Modern Dancer
William Brown
Negro Tapper
John Campbell
Principal
Carl Chapin
Principal
Marjorie Church
Modern Dancer
Bonnie Clarke
Ensemble
Gordon Clarke
Principal
William Clayton
Ensemble
Lenore Cobb
Negro Tapper
Eva Connell
Ensemble
John Connolly
Modern Dancer
Edwin Cooper
Principal
Peggy Coudray
Principal
Carol Coult
Principal
George DeFour
Negro Tapper
Muni Diamond
Principal
Leon Diggs
Ensemble
Arthur Donaldson
Principal
St. Clair Dotson
Negro Tapper
Ethel Drayton
Ensemble
James Eakins
Ensemble
Estelle Ehrlich
Ensemble
William Elliott
Modern Dancer
Genora English
Principal
Ensemble
Richard Finlayson
Principal
Rufus Finlayson
Principal
Walter Franklyn
Ensemble
Hilaria Friend
Negro Tapper
Edward Fuller
Principal
William Garrett
Modern Dancer
Dorothy Gee
Negro Tapper
Trudy Goodrich
Ensemble
Iris Griffith
Negro Tapper
Edith Groome
Principal
Edward Gutter
Ensemble
Joseph Hall
Ensemble
Lena Halsey
Ensemble
Harry Hart
Ensemble
Roslyn Harvey
Ensemble
Edward Hemmer
Ensemble
Roy Holland
Ensemble
Vivian Holt
Ensemble
Minnie Hylton
Ensemble
Paul Jacchia
Principal
Theresa Jentry
Negro Tapper
Augustina Josephs
Ensemble
Louise Kelly
Principal
Ensemble
Ruth LaMarr
Negro Tapper
Julia Lane
Modern Dancer
Israel Lansky
Modern Dancer
Paula Laurence
Principal
Edward Le Due
Principal
Walter Le Roy
Ensemble
Adele Leo
Ensemble
Ray Lieb
Modern Dancer
Ruth Lindsay
Negro Tapper
Eve Lord
Modern Dancer
Alec Lovejoy
Ensemble
Virginia Mansfield
Modern Dancer
Anne Marcus
Modern Dancer
Blue McAllister
Negro Tapper
Muriel McCrory
Ensemble
Ruby Meyers
Ensemble
Martin Michel
Modern Dancer
James Mordecai
Principal
Negro Tapper
William Myron
Principal
Frank Newton
Principal
Samuel Owens
Negro Tapper
Andre Pampleton
Negro Tapper
Ernest Pavano
Ensemble
Theodora Peck
Principal
Rose Poindexter
Negro Tapper
Alice Ramsey
Ensemble
Clarence Redd
Ensemble
Libby Robinson
Negro Tapper
Lou Rosen
Modern Dancer
Coby Ruskin
Principal
Attilio Salzano
Modern Dancer
Georgette Schneer
Modern Dancer
Emma Sealey
Ensemble
Elsie Sealy
Negro Tapper
Maurice Siegle
Ensemble
Maurice Silvers
Modern Dancer
Violet Smith
Ensemble
Lee Speaks
Negro Tapper
Sidney Stark
Modern Dancer
Ruth Thompson
Ensemble
Allen Tinney
Principal
William Tinney
Principal
Bowen Charleton Tufts, III
Principal
Dorothy Turner
Negro Tapper
Virgil VanCleve
Ensemble
Lily Verne
Modern Dancer
Lee Wainer
Principal
Muriel Watts
Ensemble
Edwin Whitner
Principal
George Whittington
Ensemble
Allen Williams
Negro Tapper
Hansford Wilson
Principal
Costello Woolridge
Negro Tapper
Act 1
Sing for Your Supper
At Long Last
Opening Night
A Tisket A Tax It
Bonnie Banks
How Can We Swing It?
Oh, Boy Can We Deduct
Legitimate
The Last Waltz
Young Man With a Horn
Papa's Got a Job
Act 2
Lucky
Imagine My Finding You Here
Perspiration
Her Pop's a Cop
Dirge
Leaning on a Shovel
Ballad of Uncle Sam (Ballad for Americans)
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