MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 11, 1936
Closing Date
Jan 23, 1937
Previews
0
Performances
315
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Apr 11, 1936 - Nov 1936)
Majestic Theatre
(Nov 09, 1936 - Jan 23, 1937)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A Vaudeville Stage; a classroom at Knickerbocker University; Vera's apartment; Cosmopolitan Opera House stage and stage door
Theatre Owned / Operated by Imperial Theatre Corporation
Produced by Dwight Deere Wiman
Music by Richard Rodgers; Book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott and Lorenz Hart; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek
Choreographed by George Balanchine; Staged by C. Worthington Miner
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff
General Manager: Forrest C. Haring; Business Manager: J.H. Del Bondio
Stage Manager: Edward Mendelsohn; Assistant Stage Mgr: Andy Anderson and Robert Bentzen
Conducted by Gene Salzer
Press Representative: Elise Chisholm
Ray Bolger
Phil Dolan III
 
Hoofer
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Doris Carson
Frankie Frayne
Luella Gear
Peggy Porterfield
Tamara Geva
Vera Barnova
 
Princess Zenobia
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
 
Strip Tease Girl
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Monty Woolley
Sergei Alexandrovitch
William Baker
Old Prince
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
 
A Waiter
 
Gentleman of the Ballet
Libby Bennett
Lady of the Ensemble
May Block
Lady of the Ballet
Edward Brinkman
Gentleman of the Ballet
William Broder
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jill Christie
Lady of the Ballet
George Church
Young Prince
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
 
Big Boss
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Fred Danieli
Gentleman of the Ballet
Nick Dennis
Thug
Dorothy Denton
Lady of the Ballet
Henry Dick
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Enes Earley
Lady of the Ensemble
Eleanor Fiata
Lady of the Ballet
Marjorie Fisher
Lady of the Ensemble
Robert H. Forsythe
Gentleman of the Ensemble
 
A Policeman
Gloria Franklin
Lady of the Ensemble
Basil Galahoff
Dimitri
 
Gentleman of the Ballet
Dorothy Hall
Lady of the Ballet
Ethel Hampton
Lil Dolan
Harold Haskin
Gentleman of the Ballet
Harold Haskins
Leon
Dave Jones
Phil Dolan II
 
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Grace Kaye
Lady of the Ensemble
Tyrone Kearney
Young Phil Dolan III
Joan Keena
Lady of the Ballet
Isabelle Kimpal
Lady of the Ballet
Betty Lee
Lady of the Ensemble
Bob Long
Call Boy
Gertrude Magee
Lady of the Ballet
Russ Milton
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Julian Mitchell
Gentleman of the Ballet
Marie Monnig
Lady of the Ballet
David Morris
Sidney Cohn
Frances Nevins
Lady of the Ensemble
Mae Noble
Anushka
Harry Peterson
Stage Manager
 
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Jack Quinn
Gentleman of the Ballet
Carole Renwick
Lady of the Ensemble
Patsy Schenck
Lady of the Ensemble
Ursula Seiler
Lady of the Ballet
Robert Sidney
Vassilli
Betty Jane Smith
Lola
 
Lady of the Ballet
Guy Stanion
A Singer
Drucilla Strain
Lady of the Ensemble
Valery Streshnev
Mishka
 
Gentleman of the Ballet
Dorothy Thomas
Lady of the Ensemble
Beau Tilden
Call Boy
 
Thug
 
Gentleman of the Ensemble
Demetrios Vilan
Konstantine Morrosine
 
Beggar
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
William Wadsworth
Snoopy
Davenie Watson
Lady of the Ensemble
Amy Weber
Lady of the Ensemble
Alma Wertley
Lady of the Ballet
George Young
A Policeman
 
Gentleman of the Ensemble
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Two a Day for Keith
Phil Dolan II, Lil Dolan and Phil Dolan III
Questions and Answers (The Three B's)
Phil Dolan III and Ensemble
It's Got To Be Love
Frankie Frayne and Phil Dolan III
Too Good for the Average Man
Peggy Porterfield and Sergei Alexandrovitch
There's a Small Hotel
Frankie Frayne and Phil Dolan III
The Heart Is Quicker than the Eye
Peggy Porterfield and Phil Dolan III
Princess Zenobia Ballet (Dance)
Princess Zenobia, Beggar, Old Prince and Young Prince
Act 2
Sung By
Quiet Night
Singer and Ensemble
Glad to Be Unhappy
Frankie Frayne and Sidney Cohn
On Your Toes
Frankie Frayne, Phil Dolan III, Sidney Cohn and Ensemble
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Dance)
Hoofer, Strip Tease Girl and Big Boss
Finale
Entire Company
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