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| Opening Date: |
May 16, 1952 |
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| Closing Date: |
Mar 28, 1953 |
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365
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Production Staff
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Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Magoro Operating Corporation |
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Produced by Leonard Sillman |
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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 |
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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 |
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Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Thomas Becher and Raoul Pène Du Bois |
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General Manager: Elias Goldin |
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Production Stage Manager: Arthur Barkow; Stage Manager: Morty Halpern |
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Orchestra Manager: Meyer Davis |
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National Press Representative: Bill Doll & Company, Inc. |
Virginia Bosler
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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
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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
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Pierre
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Featured Singer
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Boy
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Croupier
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Allen Conroy
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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
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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
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Guest
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Featured Dancer
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Townsperson
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Rich Kid
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Alice Ghostley
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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
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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
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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
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Featured Singer
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Featured Dancer
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Polynesian Girl
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Joe Lautner
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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
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Featured Dancer
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Townsperson
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Gussie
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Moroccan Girl
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Paul Lynde
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Counsellor Holly, Senator Marble, Senator Hutchinson, A Policeman and Dazz Rocco |
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Lucky Pierre
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Pierre, Reporter and Chorus |
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Guess Who I Saw Today
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Resoration Piece
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Lady Sylvia Malpractice, Simple, Sir Solemnity Sourpuss and Sir Militant Malpractice |
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Love Is A Simpler Thing
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Boston Beguine
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The Bard and the Beard
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Miss Leigh, Sir Laurence, Call Boy and Maid |
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Nanty Puts Her Hair Up
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Nanty, Father, Mother, Brother and Highlander |
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Oedipus Goes South
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Time for Tea
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Marcella, Lavinia, Lavinia, the Girl, Marcella, the Girl, Mother, Father, John and Guest |
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Bal Petit Bal
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Of Fathers and Sons
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Mae, Harry, Stanley and Policeman |
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Three For The Road
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Introduction and Chorus |
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Take Off the Mask
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| ACT 2 |
Sung By |
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Don't Fall Asleep
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Wife and Husband |
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After Canasta--What?
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Dorothy and Elsie |
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Lizzie Borden
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Townsperson, Man, Judge, Lizzie and District Attorney |
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I'm In Love With Miss Logan
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Boy, Miss Logan and Man |
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Trip of the Month
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The Explorer |
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Penny Candy
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Woman, Gussie, Poor Kid, Rich Kid and Candy Vendor |
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Convention Bound
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Whither America? (Another Revival?)
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Switchboard Operator, Stenographer and Man |
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Monotonous
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The Great American Opera
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Toby, Madame Flora and Effie |
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1952 Award [recipient]