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Hellzapoppin
The Screamlined Revue (Designed for Laughing)
Musical
Revue
Vaudeville
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 22, 1938
Closing Date
Dec 17, 1941
Previews
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Sep 22, 1938 - Nov 24, 1938)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Nov 26, 1938 - Nov 23, 1941)
Majestic Theatre
(Nov 25, 1941 - Dec 17, 1941)
Description
A revue in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Olsen & Johnson
; (Uncredited) produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
Sammy Fain
and
Charles Tobias
; Lyrics by
Sammy Fain
and
Charles Tobias
; Book by
Olsen & Johnson
; Musical Director:
Harold Stern
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Edward A. Hunt
; Vocal arrangements by
Phil Ellis
; Featuring songs by
Don George
,
Teddy Hall
,
Annette Mills
,
Gonzalo Curiel
,
Paul Mann
and
Stephen Weiss
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Staged by
Edward Duryea Dowling
; Musical Staging by
Gae Foster
Costume Design by
Joan Personette
Company Manager:
L. S. Lawrence, Jr.
Stage Director:
Dennis Murray
; Stage Manager:
Milton Stern
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Fuzzy Lentz
General Press Representative:
C. P. Greneker
; Consultant on Production to Olsen and Johnson:
Tom Greene
Chic Johnson
Performer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Chic
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Singer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Ninatochka
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Chief Odessa
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Filthy McNaety
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Ole Olsen
Performer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Ole
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Singer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Vladimir Mamlock
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Paul Revere
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Big Nick Gat
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Billy Adams
Performer
Aloha Maids
Performer
Barto & Mann
Performer
Berg and Moore
Dancer
The Charioteers
Singer
Performer
Bettymae Crane
Performer
Beverly Crane
Performer
Syd Dean
Sit-Downer
Ray Kinney
Performer
Walter Nilsson
Performer
J. C. Olsen
Performer
The Radio Rogues
Performer
Bonnie Reed
Singer
Mel Reed
Performer
Roberta and Ray
Performer
Hal Sherman
Performer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 1941
The Starlings
Performer
Dorothy Thomas
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Shirley Wayne
Performer
Whitey's Steppers
Performer
June Winters
Singer
46th Street Theatre
(Sep 22, 1938 - Nov 24, 1938)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Nov 26, 1938 - Nov 23, 1941)
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Trebuhs Realty Co., Inc.
Cast
Happy Felton
Performer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Happy
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Singer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Ninatochka
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Filthy McNaety
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Jay C. Flippen
Performer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Jay
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Singer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Vladimir Mamlock
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Paul Revere
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Big Nick Gat
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Joey Ayrey
Performer
Ariel Ballard
Ensemble
Bob Barry
Performer
Bobby Barry
Second Boy
Mary Barth
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Joan Bergere
Ensemble
Ben Beri
Performer
Sep 03, 1941 - ?
Mary Boland
Ensemble
Billy Boyle
Boy
Dictator
Private Gams
John Callaghan
Dictator
Performer
Peter Chan
Performer
William Chandler
Third Boy
Mildred Clark
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Jim Collins
Dictator
Margie Dale
Ensemble
Ernest Di Gennaro
Ensemble
Dippy Diers
Performer
Marty Faber
Dictator
Ruth Faber
Gangster Moll
Phil Farley
Photographer
Fourth Boy
Helen Felix
Ensemble
Happy Felton
Chief Odessa
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Sidney Gibson
The Town Crier
Performer
Adolph Gudel
Third Boy
Ensemble
Theo Hardeen
Performer
Renee Havel
Ensemble
Rita Horgan
Ensemble
Catherine Johnson
Lena
The Lost Traveller
Claire Kaktin
Ensemble
Rita Karyl
Ensemble
Phyllis Lake
Ensemble
Eleanor Lamanna
Ensemble
Dick Langdon
Ensemble
Terry Lasky
Ensemble
Evelyn Laurie
Ensemble
Fuzzy Lentz
First Boy
Ensemble
Regina Lewis
Ensemble
Lyda Sue
Dancer
Louise Marsh
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Dorothy Mathews
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Gene Meredith
Sit-Downer
Anne Middleton
Ensemble
Eddie Murray
Ensemble
Pat O'Cleary
Ensemble
Madelyn O'Hara
Lena
The Lost Traveller
Stephen Olsen
Guest
Patrick Henry
Performer
Barbara Pond
Ensemble
Blanche Poston
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Harry Reso
Performer
Apr 1941 - Sep 01, 1941
Frank Sheppard
Dancer
Ensemble
Dolly Spence
Mindreader
Milton Stern
Performer
Mary Sutherland
Performer
Ila Marie Wilson
Ensemble
Charles Withers
The Old Op'ry House Manager
Majestic Theatre
(Nov 25, 1941 - Dec 17, 1941)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Songs
music by
Charles Tobias
and
Sammy Fain
; lyrics by
Charles Tobias
and
Sammy Fain
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Hellz-a-poppin'
Fuddle dee Duddle
A Bedtime Story
Strolling Thru the Park
Abe Lincoln
(music by
Alfred Hayes
and
Earl Robinson
; lyrics by
Alfred Hayes
and
Earl Robinson
)
Shaganola
It's Time to Say Aloha
Act 2
Harem on the Loose
Ol' Man Mose'
(music by
Louis Armstrong
and
Zilner T. Randolph
; lyrics by
Louis Armstrong
and
Zilner T. Randolph
)
When You Look in Your Looking Glass
(music by
Paul Mann
and
Stephen Weiss
; lyrics by
Sam M. Lewis
)
It's Time to Say Aloha
(Reprise)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Olsen & Johnson
; (Uncredited) produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
Sammy Fain
and
Charles Tobias
; Lyrics by
Sammy Fain
and
Charles Tobias
; Book by
Olsen & Johnson
; Musical Director:
Harold Stern
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Edward A. Hunt
; Vocal arrangements by
Phil Ellis
; Featuring songs by
Don George
,
Teddy Hall
,
Annette Mills
,
Gonzalo Curiel
,
Paul Mann
and
Stephen Weiss
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Staged by
Edward Duryea Dowling
; Musical Staging by
Gae Foster
Costume Design by
Joan Personette
Company Manager:
L. S. Lawrence, Jr.
Stage Director:
Dennis Murray
; Stage Manager:
Milton Stern
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Fuzzy Lentz
General Press Representative:
C. P. Greneker
; Consultant on Production to Olsen and Johnson:
Tom Greene
Chic Johnson
Performer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Chic
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Singer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Ninatochka
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Chief Odessa
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Filthy McNaety
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Ole Olsen
Performer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Ole
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Singer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Vladimir Mamlock
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Paul Revere
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Big Nick Gat
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 26, 1941
Billy Adams
Performer
Aloha Maids
Performer
Barto & Mann
Performer
Berg and Moore
Dancer
The Charioteers
Singer
Performer
Bettymae Crane
Performer
Beverly Crane
Performer
Syd Dean
Sit-Downer
Ray Kinney
Performer
Walter Nilsson
Performer
J. C. Olsen
Performer
The Radio Rogues
Performer
Bonnie Reed
Singer
Mel Reed
Performer
Roberta and Ray
Performer
Hal Sherman
Performer
Sep 22, 1938 - Apr 1941
The Starlings
Performer
Dorothy Thomas
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Shirley Wayne
Performer
Whitey's Steppers
Performer
June Winters
Singer
46th Street Theatre
(Sep 22, 1938 - Nov 24, 1938)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Nov 26, 1938 - Nov 23, 1941)
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Trebuhs Realty Co., Inc.
Cast
Happy Felton
Performer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Happy
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Singer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Ninatochka
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Filthy McNaety
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Jay C. Flippen
Performer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Jay
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Singer
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Vladimir Mamlock
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Paul Revere
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Big Nick Gat
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Joey Ayrey
Performer
Ariel Ballard
Ensemble
Bob Barry
Performer
Bobby Barry
Second Boy
Mary Barth
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Joan Bergere
Ensemble
Ben Beri
Performer
Sep 03, 1941 - ?
Mary Boland
Ensemble
Billy Boyle
Boy
Dictator
Private Gams
John Callaghan
Dictator
Performer
Peter Chan
Performer
William Chandler
Third Boy
Mildred Clark
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Jim Collins
Dictator
Margie Dale
Ensemble
Ernest Di Gennaro
Ensemble
Dippy Diers
Performer
Marty Faber
Dictator
Ruth Faber
Gangster Moll
Phil Farley
Photographer
Fourth Boy
Helen Felix
Ensemble
Happy Felton
Chief Odessa
Apr 27, 1941 - ?
Sidney Gibson
The Town Crier
Performer
Adolph Gudel
Third Boy
Ensemble
Theo Hardeen
Performer
Renee Havel
Ensemble
Rita Horgan
Ensemble
Catherine Johnson
Lena
The Lost Traveller
Claire Kaktin
Ensemble
Rita Karyl
Ensemble
Phyllis Lake
Ensemble
Eleanor Lamanna
Ensemble
Dick Langdon
Ensemble
Terry Lasky
Ensemble
Evelyn Laurie
Ensemble
Fuzzy Lentz
First Boy
Ensemble
Regina Lewis
Ensemble
Lyda Sue
Dancer
Louise Marsh
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Dorothy Mathews
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Gene Meredith
Sit-Downer
Anne Middleton
Ensemble
Eddie Murray
Ensemble
Pat O'Cleary
Ensemble
Madelyn O'Hara
Lena
The Lost Traveller
Stephen Olsen
Guest
Patrick Henry
Performer
Barbara Pond
Ensemble
Blanche Poston
Cycling Girl
Ensemble
Harry Reso
Performer
Apr 1941 - Sep 01, 1941
Frank Sheppard
Dancer
Ensemble
Dolly Spence
Mindreader
Milton Stern
Performer
Mary Sutherland
Performer
Ila Marie Wilson
Ensemble
Charles Withers
The Old Op'ry House Manager
Majestic Theatre
(Nov 25, 1941 - Dec 17, 1941)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
music by
Charles Tobias
and
Sammy Fain
; lyrics by
Charles Tobias
and
Sammy Fain
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Hellz-a-poppin'
Fuddle dee Duddle
A Bedtime Story
Strolling Thru the Park
Abe Lincoln
(music by
Alfred Hayes
and
Earl Robinson
; lyrics by
Alfred Hayes
and
Earl Robinson
)
Shaganola
It's Time to Say Aloha
Act 2
Harem on the Loose
Ol' Man Mose'
(music by
Louis Armstrong
and
Zilner T. Randolph
; lyrics by
Louis Armstrong
and
Zilner T. Randolph
)
When You Look in Your Looking Glass
(music by
Paul Mann
and
Stephen Weiss
; lyrics by
Sam M. Lewis
)
It's Time to Say Aloha
(Reprise)
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