MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 05, 1928
Closing Date
Apr 13, 1929
Performances
253
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Hammerstein's Theatre
(Sep 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 1929)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
The Meakin Farmhouse, Butlersville, Arkansas; New York City; Other various locales in New York City
Produced by Arthur Hammerstein
Music by Herbert P. Stothart; Book by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II and Henry Myers; Lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby; Musical Director: Herbert P. Stothart
Directed by Reginald Hammerstein; Choreographed by Busby Berkeley
Scenic Design by John Wenger; Costume Design by Mark Mooring
Mechanical and treadmill effects by Peter Clark, Inc. and Edward Dolan
Bob Abbott
License Clerk
 
Chorus
Alice Akers
Chorus
Louise Allen
Chorus
Joseph Ames
Ticket Speculator
 
Justice of the Peace
Mary Bay
Chorus
Evelyn Bennett
Elvira Hobbs
Lester Bernard
A.A. Stone
Louise Blakeley
Theatregoer's Girl Friend
 
Chorus
Lillian Burke
Chorus
Charles Butterworth
Cicero Meakin
Eddie Buzzell
Walter Meakin
Margaret Callan
Chorus
Irene Carroll
Chorus
Georgette Caryl
Chorus
Virginia Case
Miss Badger
 
Chorus
Austin Clark
Trevor
 
Chorus
Sylvia Collinson
Chorus
Aida Conkey
Chorus
Henry Corsell
Chorus
 
Gob
Billie Cortez
Chorus
Arthur Craig
Chorus
Betty Croke
Chorus
Ruth Cunliffe
Chorus
Phil Daly
Theatregoer
Milton Douglas
Manhattan
Peggy Driscoll
Chorus
Madelyn Eubanks
Chorus
Rosemary Farmer
Chorus
Jeanne Fayal
Chorus
Loretta Flushing
Chorus
Edwin Gaillard
Chorus
Beryl Golden
Chorus
Bobby Gorman
Chorus
Muriel Greel
Landlady
 
Chorus
Muriel Griswold
Chorus
Buddie Haines
Chorus
Dan Healy
Bobby D'Arnell
Sam Hearn
Pa Meakin
Jack Irwin
Chorus
Dorothy Jocelyn
Chorus
Helen Kane
Pansy McManus
Olive Kenyon
Chorus
Grace La Rue
Chorus
Mildred Lorrain
Chorus
Ned Lynn
Chorus
Tom Martin
First Bellboy
 
Chorus
Ruth Mason
Chorus
Helene McGlynn
Chorus
Lucille Mercier
Chorus
Gordon Merrit
Elevator Boy
 
Chorus
William Metz
Theatre Treasurer
Ariel Millars
"New York"
Borrah Minevitch
Jimmie
Dick Neely
Policeman
 
Chorus
Barbara Newberry
Betty Summers
Dolores Nito
Chorus
Jack O'Hare
Hotel Clerk
Mabel Olsen
Chorus
Elsie Percival
Old Lady
Boo Phelps
Chorus
Gus Quinlan
A Grafter
 
Chorus
Alice Raisen
Chorus
Howard Raymond
Street Cleaner
 
Chorus
Stan Rock
Brakeman
Bunny Schum
Chorus
Effie Shannon
Ma Meakin
Neil Stone
Movie Doorman
 
Theatre Doorman
 
Chorus
Arthur Sullivan
Second Bellboy
Morris Tepper
Pawnbroker
 
Chorus
Jean Unger
Chorus
 
A Frail
Dorothy Ward
Chorus
Flo White
Chorus
Will Withe
Dago
Kay Wolf
Chorus
Betty Wright
Chorus

Hammerstein's Theatre (Sep 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 1929)

Cast

Roy Sedley
"New York"
music by Herbert Stothart; lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Act 1
Sung By
Down in Arkansas
Pa Meakin and Girls
What Makes You So Wonderful?
Elvira Hobbs and Cicero Meakin
Good Boy
Ma Meakin and Walter Meakin
Voice of the City
"New York", Manhattan and Chorus
Manhattan Walk
Bobby D'Arnell and Betty Summers
Some Sweet Someone
Walter Meakin and Betty Summers
I Have My Moments
Pa Meakin, Elvira Hobbs and Cicero Meakin
I Wanna Be Loved By You
Pansy McManus and Bobby D'Arnell
Some Sweet Someone (Reprise)
Walter Meakin and Betty Summers
The Three Bears
Pansy McManus and Jimmie
Oh, What a Man
Bobby D'Arnell
Act 2
Sung By
Voice of the City (Reprise)
Manhattan
Good Boy Wedding March
Ensemble
Nina
Betty Summers and Girls
I Wanna Be Loved By You (Reprise)
Pansy McManus, Bobby D'Arnell, Pa Meakin, Ma Meakin and Elvira Hobbs
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