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A Little Racketeer Playbill - Jan 1932
A Little Racketeer
Broadway
Original
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Edward Eliscu
book:
Harry Clarke
music:
Haskell Brown
People (65)
John Garrick
Dick Barrison
(Original)
Hamtree Harrington
Henry
(Original)
Grace Hayes
Ethel Pierson
(Original)
Walter Johnson
Grayson
(Original)
William Kent
Jay Slump
(Original)
George Marshall
Frank Leave
(Original)
Gentleman
(Original)
Khalil Oglou Mazini
The Ghost Priest
(Original)
Barbara Newberry
Alberta Lawrence
(Original)
John Perkins
Mr. Knoblock
(Original)
Gentleman
(Original)
Carl Randall
Donnie Parker
(Original)
Evelyn Reide
May
(Original)
Kay Simmons
Flossie
(Original)
Queenie Smith
Dixie
(Original)
Daniel J. Sullivan
Donovan
(Original)
Lorraine Weimar
Mrs. Amanda Snook
(Original)
Yo-Hay-Tong
Yo Hay Tong
(Original)
Joan Abbey
Dancer
(Original)
Eleanor Arden
Show Girl
(Original)
Julia Barker
Show Girl
(Original)
Al Berl
Gentleman
(Original)
Jimmy Corke
Gentleman
(Original)
Marjorie Crane
Dancer
(Original)
George Del Drigo
Head Waiter
(Original)
Gentleman
(Original)
Dorothy Drum
Show Girl
(Original)
Madelyn Eubanks
Dancer
(Original)
Marion Gillon
Show Girl
(Original)
Inez Goetz
Dancer
(Original)
Snookie Gordon
Dancer
(Original)
Bobby Hamilton
Show Girl
(Original)
Kai Hansen
Gentleman
(Original)
Billy Joy
Dancer
(Original)
Stanley Ledman
Gentleman
(Original)
Ned Lynn
Gentleman
(Original)
Gertrude Medwin
Dancer
(Original)
Steve Mikol
Gentleman
(Original)
Harold Offer
Gentleman
(Original)
Martha Pacina
Dancer
(Original)
Agatha Phillips
Show Girl
(Original)
Marty Rhiele
Gentleman
(Original)
Jerry Rogers
Show Girl
(Original)
Leone Sousa
Show Girl
(Original)
Elsie St. Clair
Dancer
(Original)
Colleen Ward
Dancer
(Original)
Betty Wonder
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Tommy Wonder
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
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John Garrick
Dick Barrison
(Original)
Hamtree Harrington
Henry
(Original)
Grace Hayes
Ethel Pierson
(Original)
Walter Johnson
Grayson
(Original)
William Kent
Jay Slump
(Original)
George Marshall
Frank Leave
(Original)
Gentleman
(Original)
Khalil Oglou Mazini
The Ghost Priest
(Original)
Barbara Newberry
Alberta Lawrence
(Original)
John Perkins
Mr. Knoblock
(Original)
Gentleman
(Original)
Carl Randall
Donnie Parker
(Original)
Evelyn Reide
May
(Original)
Kay Simmons
Flossie
(Original)
Queenie Smith
Dixie
(Original)
Daniel J. Sullivan
Donovan
(Original)
Lorraine Weimar
Mrs. Amanda Snook
(Original)
Yo-Hay-Tong
Yo Hay Tong
(Original)
Joan Abbey
Dancer
(Original)
Eleanor Arden
Show Girl
(Original)
Julia Barker
Show Girl
(Original)
Al Berl
Gentleman
(Original)
Jimmy Corke
Gentleman
(Original)
Marjorie Crane
Dancer
(Original)
George Del Drigo
Head Waiter
(Original)
Gentleman
(Original)
Dorothy Drum
Show Girl
(Original)
Madelyn Eubanks
Dancer
(Original)
Marion Gillon
Show Girl
(Original)
Inez Goetz
Dancer
(Original)
Snookie Gordon
Dancer
(Original)
Bobby Hamilton
Show Girl
(Original)
Kai Hansen
Gentleman
(Original)
Billy Joy
Dancer
(Original)
Stanley Ledman
Gentleman
(Original)
Ned Lynn
Gentleman
(Original)
Gertrude Medwin
Dancer
(Original)
Steve Mikol
Gentleman
(Original)
Harold Offer
Gentleman
(Original)
Martha Pacina
Dancer
(Original)
Agatha Phillips
Show Girl
(Original)
Marty Rhiele
Gentleman
(Original)
Jerry Rogers
Show Girl
(Original)
Leone Sousa
Show Girl
(Original)
Elsie St. Clair
Dancer
(Original)
Colleen Ward
Dancer
(Original)
Betty Wonder
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Tommy Wonder
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
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Harry Clarke
Book
Haskell Brown
Music
Edward Eliscu
Lyrics
Earle Crooker
Lyrics
Lupin Fein
Lyrics
Moe Jaffe
Lyrics
Berenece Kazounoff
Featured Songs
Lee Wainer
Featured Songs
F. Kalbfuss
Source Material (from the German)
R. Wilde
Source Material (from the German)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Additional Music
William Caryl
Director
Jack Donohue
Choreographer
Albertina Rasch
Choreographer
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Alison McLellan Hunter
Costume Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
Lee Shubert
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
18
1932
Closing Date
Feb
27
1932
Performances
48
as of Dec 05, 2025
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