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Whoopee!
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 04, 1928
Closing Date
Nov 23, 1929
Performances
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Open Date: Dec 04, 1928
Close Date: Nov 23, 1929
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
New Amsterdam Theatre
(Dec 04, 1928 - Nov 23, 1929)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Mission Rest, Arizona; Black Top Canyon; The Bar "M" Ranch; the Wilderness; the Desert.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Book by
William Anthony McGuire
; Based on "The Nervous Wreck" by
Owen Davis
; Music by
Walter Donaldson
; Lyrics by
Gus Kahn
; Musical Director:
Gustave Salzer
Directed by
Seymour Felix
; Dialogue Staged by
William Anthony McGuire
; Dances and Ensembles Staged by
Seymour Felix
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
John Harkrider
Eddie Cantor
Henry Williams
Jean Ackerman
Estelle
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Josephine Adair
Mable
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Sylvia Adam
Ma-ta-pe
Colette Ayers
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Agnes Ayres
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Mabel Baade
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Peggy Bancroft
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Elsie Behrens
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Olive Brady
Pearl
Eleanor
Ann Brown
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Dorothy Brown
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Sam Bunin
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Katherine Burke
Irene
Spencer Charters
Jerome Underwood
Chief Caupolican
Black Eagle
Frank Colleti
The Padre
Marie Conway
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Mary Coyle
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Myrna Darby
Virginia
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Ruth Downey
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Betty Dumbris
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Madeline Dunbar
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Buddy Ebsen
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Bill Erickson
Stetson Boy Dancer
Frank Ericson
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Ruth Etting
Leslie Daw
Harold Ettos
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Muriel Finley
Lucille
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Dorothy Flood
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Hazel Forbes
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Bob Forte
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Frank Frey
Pete
Tamara Geva
Yolandi
Jack Gifford
Jack
Gladys Glad
Betty
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Betty Gray
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Muriel Gray
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Paul Gregory
Wanenis
Edouard Grobe
An Indian
Francis Guinan
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Albert Hackett
Chester Underwood
Vivian Hall
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
James P. Houston
"Brand Iron" Edwards
Comulo
Meredith Howard
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Don Hudson
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Tom Hughes
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Yvonne Hughes
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Elenor Hunt
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
George Huntington
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack James
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Mary Jane
Harriet Underwood
Louise Joyce
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Lillian Knight
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
David Labris
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Wynne Lark
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Helen Lehigh
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Tom Leventhal
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack Lewis
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Olga Loft
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Elaine Mann
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Chas. Mayon
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Freda Mierse
Vivian
Frieda Mierse
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Gwendolyn Milne
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Joe Minitello
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Louis Morrell
Judson Morgan
Catherine Moylan
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Edward Nadeau
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Pat O'Day
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Agnes O'Laughlin
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Lillian Ostrum
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Connie Owens
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Dorothy Paterson
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Dorothy Patterson
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Charles Pettinger
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Will H. Philbrick
Andy Nab
Valerie Raemier
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Pauline Ray
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Bob Rice
Joe
Morton
Rita Riecker
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Marion Roberts
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Waldo Roberts
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jerry Rogers
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Irving Ross
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack Rutherford
Sheriff Bob Wells
Jack Shaw
Jim Carson
Timothy Sloane
Tejou
Ethel Shutta
Mary Custer
Adele Smith
Alice
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Frances Upton
Sally Morgan
Helen Walsh
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Matt Webster
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Bobbe Weeks
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Bobbie Wellsley
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Gil White
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Songs
music by
Walter Donaldson
; lyrics by
Gus Kahn
Act 1
It's a Beautiful Day Today
Here's to the Girl of My Heart
Red, Red Rose
Gypsy Joe
Makin' Whoopee
Until You Get Somebody Else
Taps
Come West, Little Girl, Come West
The Movietone of the Gypsy Song
Stetson
Act 2
The Song of the Setting Sun
Love Is the Mountain
Red Mamma
Love Me, or Leave Me
Hallowe'en Whoopee Ball
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Book by
William Anthony McGuire
; Based on "The Nervous Wreck" by
Owen Davis
; Music by
Walter Donaldson
; Lyrics by
Gus Kahn
; Musical Director:
Gustave Salzer
Directed by
Seymour Felix
; Dialogue Staged by
William Anthony McGuire
; Dances and Ensembles Staged by
Seymour Felix
Scenic Design by
Joseph Urban
; Costume Design by
John Harkrider
Eddie Cantor
Henry Williams
Jean Ackerman
Estelle
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Josephine Adair
Mable
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Sylvia Adam
Ma-ta-pe
Colette Ayers
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Agnes Ayres
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Mabel Baade
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Peggy Bancroft
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Elsie Behrens
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Olive Brady
Pearl
Eleanor
Ann Brown
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Dorothy Brown
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Sam Bunin
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Katherine Burke
Irene
Spencer Charters
Jerome Underwood
Chief Caupolican
Black Eagle
Frank Colleti
The Padre
Marie Conway
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Mary Coyle
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Myrna Darby
Virginia
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Ruth Downey
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Betty Dumbris
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Madeline Dunbar
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Buddy Ebsen
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Bill Erickson
Stetson Boy Dancer
Frank Ericson
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Ruth Etting
Leslie Daw
Harold Ettos
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Muriel Finley
Lucille
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Dorothy Flood
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Hazel Forbes
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Bob Forte
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Frank Frey
Pete
Tamara Geva
Yolandi
Jack Gifford
Jack
Gladys Glad
Betty
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Betty Gray
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Muriel Gray
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Paul Gregory
Wanenis
Edouard Grobe
An Indian
Francis Guinan
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Albert Hackett
Chester Underwood
Vivian Hall
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
James P. Houston
"Brand Iron" Edwards
Comulo
Meredith Howard
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Don Hudson
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Tom Hughes
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Yvonne Hughes
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Elenor Hunt
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
George Huntington
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack James
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Mary Jane
Harriet Underwood
Louise Joyce
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Lillian Knight
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
David Labris
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Wynne Lark
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Helen Lehigh
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Tom Leventhal
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack Lewis
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Olga Loft
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Elaine Mann
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Chas. Mayon
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Freda Mierse
Vivian
Frieda Mierse
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Gwendolyn Milne
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Joe Minitello
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Louis Morrell
Judson Morgan
Catherine Moylan
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Edward Nadeau
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Pat O'Day
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Agnes O'Laughlin
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Lillian Ostrum
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Connie Owens
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Dorothy Paterson
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Dorothy Patterson
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Charles Pettinger
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Will H. Philbrick
Andy Nab
Valerie Raemier
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Pauline Ray
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Bob Rice
Joe
Morton
Rita Riecker
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Marion Roberts
Modernistic Ballet
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Waldo Roberts
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jerry Rogers
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Irving Ross
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack Rutherford
Sheriff Bob Wells
Jack Shaw
Jim Carson
Timothy Sloane
Tejou
Ethel Shutta
Mary Custer
Adele Smith
Alice
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Frances Upton
Sally Morgan
Helen Walsh
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Matt Webster
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Bobbe Weeks
Gyspy Joe Dancer
Bobbie Wellsley
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl
Gil White
Stetson Boy Dancer
Gentleman of the Ensemble
music by
Walter Donaldson
; lyrics by
Gus Kahn
Act 1
It's a Beautiful Day Today
Here's to the Girl of My Heart
Red, Red Rose
Gypsy Joe
Makin' Whoopee
Until You Get Somebody Else
Taps
Come West, Little Girl, Come West
The Movietone of the Gypsy Song
Stetson
Act 2
The Song of the Setting Sun
Love Is the Mountain
Red Mamma
Love Me, or Leave Me
Hallowe'en Whoopee Ball
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