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Polly
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 08, 1929
Closing Date
Jan 19, 1929
Performances
15
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 08, 1929
Close Date: Jan 19, 1929
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Lyric Theatre
(Jan 08, 1929 - Jan 19, 1929)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Aba Daba Night Club; Editorial Room, Hampton Bee; Southhampton Golf Club; Garden of Mrs. Van Zile's home in Southampton; Railroad Station; Spanish Inn
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Arthur Hammerstein
Music by
Herbert P. Stothart
and
Philip Charig
; Book by
Guy Bolton
,
George Middleton
and
Isabel Leighton
; Lyrics by
Irving Caesar
; Based on "Polly with a Past" by
David Belasco
; Musical Director:
Herbert P. Stothart
; Featuring songs by
Harry Rosenthal
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Douglas Furber
Musical Staging by
Jack Haskell
; Staged by
John Harwood
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Mark Mooring
Fred Allen
Addie Stiles
Louise Allen
Ensemble
Joseph Anderson
Ensemble
George Andre
Ensemble
Hal Bird
Ensemble
Norine Bogan
Ensemble
Howard Bradford
Ensemble
Dorothy Brown
Ensemble
Donald Buchanan
Ensemble
Walter Bunker
Ensemble
Martha Carroll
Ensemble
Billie Cortez
Ensemble
Hellene Counihan
Ensemble
Inez Courtney
Betty
Clifford Daly
Ensemble
Louis Delgado
Ensemble
Charles Esdale
Prentice Van Zile
Anita Gordon
Ensemble
Gus and Will
Ensemble
Buddie Haines
Ensemble
Robert Hall
Ensemble
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
Dorothy Hiller
Ensemble
Hubert Hilton
Ensemble
John Hundley
Rex Van Zile
June
Polly Shannon
Asya Kaz
Ensemble
Sandra LaMar
Ensemble
Jimmy Lee
Ensemble
Geoffrey Luck
Ensemble
Jessie Madison
Ensemble
Dolly Mannon
Ensemble
Robert Mathhews
Ensemble
Peggy Messinger
Ensemble
Lucy Monroe
Myrtle Grant
Harry K. Morton
Harry Richards
Edward Mowan
Ensemble
Jack Norman
Ensemble
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Van Zile
William Penney
Ensemble
Tudor Penrose
Arturo
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
William Preston
Ensemble
Alonzo Price
Bill Collector
Howard Rand
Ensemble
Lucile Reece
Ensemble
Marcella Rio
Ensemble
Marion Saki
Sue
Bunny Schum
Ensemble
Leonard Sillman
Clay Cullen
Audrey Sturges
Ensemble
Greta Swanson
Ensemble
William Tasek
Ensemble
Charles Townshend
Ensemble
Paulette Wilson
Ensemble
Edna May Wright
Ensemble
Grace Wright
Ensemble
Rosalie Wynn
Ensemble
Thalia Zanou
Ensemble
Understudy:
William Seabury
(Clay Cullen)
Songs
music by
Herbert Stothart
and
Phil Charig
; lyrics by
Irving Caesar
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
The Abadaba Club
Ensemble
When a Fellow Meets a Flapper (on Broadway)
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Clay Cullen and Sue
Be the Secret of My Life
Harry Richards and Betty
Polly
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Polly Shannon, Harry Richards, Clay Cullen and Ensemble
Sing a Song in the Rain
(music by
Harry Rosenthal
; lyrics by
Irving Caesar
and
Douglas Furber
)
Polly Shannon and Rex Van Zile
Lover Come Back to Me
Myrtle Grant and Boys
Comme Si, Comme Ca
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Polly Shannon and Ensemble
Nobody Wants Me
Harry Richards and Betty
Act 2
Sung By
Little Bo-Peep
Polly Shannon and Ensemble
Heel and Toe
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Betty and Ensemble
Sweet Liar
(music by
Herbert Stothart
)
Polly Shannon and Rex Van Zile
Life Is Love
Arturo and Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Arthur Hammerstein
Music by
Herbert P. Stothart
and
Philip Charig
; Book by
Guy Bolton
,
George Middleton
and
Isabel Leighton
; Lyrics by
Irving Caesar
; Based on "Polly with a Past" by
David Belasco
; Musical Director:
Herbert P. Stothart
; Featuring songs by
Harry Rosenthal
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Douglas Furber
Musical Staging by
Jack Haskell
; Staged by
John Harwood
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
Mark Mooring
Fred Allen
Addie Stiles
Louise Allen
Ensemble
Joseph Anderson
Ensemble
George Andre
Ensemble
Hal Bird
Ensemble
Norine Bogan
Ensemble
Howard Bradford
Ensemble
Dorothy Brown
Ensemble
Donald Buchanan
Ensemble
Walter Bunker
Ensemble
Martha Carroll
Ensemble
Billie Cortez
Ensemble
Hellene Counihan
Ensemble
Inez Courtney
Betty
Clifford Daly
Ensemble
Louis Delgado
Ensemble
Charles Esdale
Prentice Van Zile
Anita Gordon
Ensemble
Gus and Will
Ensemble
Buddie Haines
Ensemble
Robert Hall
Ensemble
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
Dorothy Hiller
Ensemble
Hubert Hilton
Ensemble
John Hundley
Rex Van Zile
June
Polly Shannon
Asya Kaz
Ensemble
Sandra LaMar
Ensemble
Jimmy Lee
Ensemble
Geoffrey Luck
Ensemble
Jessie Madison
Ensemble
Dolly Mannon
Ensemble
Robert Mathhews
Ensemble
Peggy Messinger
Ensemble
Lucy Monroe
Myrtle Grant
Harry K. Morton
Harry Richards
Edward Mowan
Ensemble
Jack Norman
Ensemble
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Van Zile
William Penney
Ensemble
Tudor Penrose
Arturo
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
William Preston
Ensemble
Alonzo Price
Bill Collector
Howard Rand
Ensemble
Lucile Reece
Ensemble
Marcella Rio
Ensemble
Marion Saki
Sue
Bunny Schum
Ensemble
Leonard Sillman
Clay Cullen
Audrey Sturges
Ensemble
Greta Swanson
Ensemble
William Tasek
Ensemble
Charles Townshend
Ensemble
Paulette Wilson
Ensemble
Edna May Wright
Ensemble
Grace Wright
Ensemble
Rosalie Wynn
Ensemble
Thalia Zanou
Ensemble
Understudy:
William Seabury
(Clay Cullen)
music by
Herbert Stothart
and
Phil Charig
; lyrics by
Irving Caesar
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
The Abadaba Club
Ensemble
When a Fellow Meets a Flapper (on Broadway)
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Clay Cullen and Sue
Be the Secret of My Life
Harry Richards and Betty
Polly
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Polly Shannon, Harry Richards, Clay Cullen and Ensemble
Sing a Song in the Rain
(music by
Harry Rosenthal
; lyrics by
Irving Caesar
and
Douglas Furber
)
Polly Shannon and Rex Van Zile
Lover Come Back to Me
Myrtle Grant and Boys
Comme Si, Comme Ca
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Polly Shannon and Ensemble
Nobody Wants Me
Harry Richards and Betty
Act 2
Sung By
Little Bo-Peep
Polly Shannon and Ensemble
Heel and Toe
(music by
Phil Charig
)
Betty and Ensemble
Sweet Liar
(music by
Herbert Stothart
)
Polly Shannon and Rex Van Zile
Life Is Love
Arturo and Ensemble
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