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Simple Simon
Musical
Comedy
Original
Opening Date
Feb 18, 1930
Closing Date
Jun 14, 1930
Performances
135
Musical
Comedy
Original
Open Date: Feb 18, 1930
Close Date: Jun 14, 1930
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Feb 18, 1930 - Jun 14, 1930)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Coney Island and various fairy-tale locations
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Book by
Ed Wynn
and
Guy Bolton
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Directed by
Zeke Colvan
; Choreographed by
Seymour Felix
Will Ahern
Jack Horner
Pirkko Ahlquist
Snow Queen
Bobbe Arnst
Gilly Flower
Jazz
Mabel Baade
Gretel
Elsie Behrens
Hansel
Hugh Cameron
Otto Prince
Ben Carswell
Telescope Operator
Marie Conwal
Cat and the Fiddle
Mary Coyle
Little Boy Blue
Frank DeWitt
The Giant Head
Marion Dodge
The Hat Saleslady
Fairy Goddess
Alan Edwards
Tony Prince
Caja Eric
Miss Muffet
The Soda Fountain Girl
Ruth Etting
Sal
William J. Ferry
The Frog
Hazel Forbes
Gladys Dove
Miss Hazel
Rapunsel
Agnes Franey
Goldylocks
Dolores Grant
Bo-Peep
Harriet Hoctor
Premiere Danseuse
Anthony Hughes
Policeman
Mildred Ivory
The Manicure Girl
Alfred P. James
Fingy
Pete La Della
The Horse
Doree Leslie
Elaine King
Neva Lynn
Spoon
Elaine Mann
Wolff
Virginia McNaughton
Nona Goyne
Goldylocks
Frieda Mierse
Old Lady in the Shoe
Villi Milli
The Perfumery Girl
Lee Morse
was replaced before opening
Sal
Patsy O'Day
Puss in Boots
Master George Offerman
Jonah
Dorothy Patterson
Dog
Lennox Pawle
Olee King
Georgia Payne
Miss Muffet
Lois Peck
Dish
Gladys Pender
Cow
Clementine Rigeau
Wolff
Blanche Satchell
The Photography Girl
Fairy Goddess
Joseph Schrode
The Horse
Douglas Stanbury
Captain in Dullna Army
Paul Stanton
Bert Blue
Helen Walsh
Jewel Pearce
The Hostess
Red Riding Hood
Gil White
Popper
Ed Wynn
Simon
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Coney Island
Girls, Boys, Barkers and Dancers
Don't Tell Your Folks
Jack Horner and Gilly Flower
Magic Music
Gilly Flower and Magic Girls
I Still Believe in You
Sal
Send for Me
Elaine King, Tony Prince and Girls
Dull and Gay
Captain in Dullna Army
Sweetheart (Sweetenheart)
Jack Horner and Gilly Flower
Hunting the Fox
Leader of the Hunt and Hunters
Mocking Bird
Simon
Fairyland (I Love the Woods)
Girls
Act 2
Sung By
On With the Dance
Drug Store Girls
I Could Do Wonders With You
Elaine King and Tony Prince
Ten Cents a Dance
Sal
In Your Chapeau
Simon
Roping
Simon and Jack Horner
The Trojan Horse
King Otto's Soldiers
Rags and Tatters
Vagabond Boys
Cottage in the Country
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Book by
Ed Wynn
and
Guy Bolton
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Directed by
Zeke Colvan
; Choreographed by
Seymour Felix
Will Ahern
Jack Horner
Pirkko Ahlquist
Snow Queen
Bobbe Arnst
Gilly Flower
Jazz
Mabel Baade
Gretel
Elsie Behrens
Hansel
Hugh Cameron
Otto Prince
Ben Carswell
Telescope Operator
Marie Conwal
Cat and the Fiddle
Mary Coyle
Little Boy Blue
Frank DeWitt
The Giant Head
Marion Dodge
The Hat Saleslady
Fairy Goddess
Alan Edwards
Tony Prince
Caja Eric
Miss Muffet
The Soda Fountain Girl
Ruth Etting
Sal
William J. Ferry
The Frog
Hazel Forbes
Gladys Dove
Miss Hazel
Rapunsel
Agnes Franey
Goldylocks
Dolores Grant
Bo-Peep
Harriet Hoctor
Premiere Danseuse
Anthony Hughes
Policeman
Mildred Ivory
The Manicure Girl
Alfred P. James
Fingy
Pete La Della
The Horse
Doree Leslie
Elaine King
Neva Lynn
Spoon
Elaine Mann
Wolff
Virginia McNaughton
Nona Goyne
Goldylocks
Frieda Mierse
Old Lady in the Shoe
Villi Milli
The Perfumery Girl
Lee Morse
was replaced before opening
Sal
Patsy O'Day
Puss in Boots
Master George Offerman
Jonah
Dorothy Patterson
Dog
Lennox Pawle
Olee King
Georgia Payne
Miss Muffet
Lois Peck
Dish
Gladys Pender
Cow
Clementine Rigeau
Wolff
Blanche Satchell
The Photography Girl
Fairy Goddess
Joseph Schrode
The Horse
Douglas Stanbury
Captain in Dullna Army
Paul Stanton
Bert Blue
Helen Walsh
Jewel Pearce
The Hostess
Red Riding Hood
Gil White
Popper
Ed Wynn
Simon
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Coney Island
Girls, Boys, Barkers and Dancers
Don't Tell Your Folks
Jack Horner and Gilly Flower
Magic Music
Gilly Flower and Magic Girls
I Still Believe in You
Sal
Send for Me
Elaine King, Tony Prince and Girls
Dull and Gay
Captain in Dullna Army
Sweetheart (Sweetenheart)
Jack Horner and Gilly Flower
Hunting the Fox
Leader of the Hunt and Hunters
Mocking Bird
Simon
Fairyland (I Love the Woods)
Girls
Act 2
Sung By
On With the Dance
Drug Store Girls
I Could Do Wonders With You
Elaine King and Tony Prince
Ten Cents a Dance
Sal
In Your Chapeau
Simon
Roping
Simon and Jack Horner
The Trojan Horse
King Otto's Soldiers
Rags and Tatters
Vagabond Boys
Cottage in the Country
Entire Company
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