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A Lonely Romeo
Broadway
Original
A Lonely Romeo
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Robert Hood Bowers
,
Malvin M. Franklin
book:
Harry B. Smith
,
Lew M. Fields
lyrics:
Lorenz Hart
,
Robert B. Smith
People (68)
Arthur Ball
Billie Williams
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Julia Barnette
Pansy
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Ellen Best
Thais
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Frank Billings
Mr. Bunker
(Original)
Frank Binns
Mr. Cheatham
(Original)
Helen Blake
Diana
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Hazel Bowman
Reggie
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Octavia Broske
Alexina Tripp
(Original)
Toots Bryce
Daisy
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Robert Calley
Mr. Cooker
(Original)
Frances Cameron
Mazie Gay
(Original)
Clara Carroll
Lily
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Jean Carroll
Cherry
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Edna Chase
Leila
(Original)
Harry Clarke
Larry Tripp
(Original)
George Coogan
Mr. Tooker
(Original)
Jeannette Cooke
Percy
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Frank Cornell
Rider Lott
(Original)
Louise Dale
Minte Drop
(Original)
Mrs. Murray Hill
(Original)
Pauline
(Original)
Jim Dalton
Mr. Kidder
(Original)
Marjorie Day
Hebe
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Virginia DeLillies
Mrs. Livingston
(Original)
Rosalind
(Original)
Tutti Frutti
(Original)
Frank Doane
Ichabod Wintergreen
(Original)
Marion Dorr
Clarisse
(Original)
Dorothy Marshmallow
(Original)
Mrs. Astorbilt
(Original)
Herbert Fields
Milton
(Original)
Lew M. Fields
Augustus Tripp
(Original)
Margaret Finley
Rose
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Gladys Fisher
Psyche
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Helen Fox
Meeda Tharra
(Original)
Mrs. Van Duzen
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Pauline Garon
Francois
(Original)
Sadie Little
(Original)
Alan Hale
Gilbert Grant
(Original)
Eleanor Henry
Kitty Blythe
(Original)
Nan Hope
Portia
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Jack Kellar
Phil Fillmore
(Original)
Tom Thomas
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Gladys Lang
Violet
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Elsie Lange
Cerisse Wilde
(Original)
Gwendolen
(Original)
Mrs. Bleeker
(Original)
Artie Leeming
Freddy Sharp
(Original)
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Clarence Levy
Jimmy James
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Muriel Lodge
Bessie Bonstella
(Original)
Madame Flambauex
(Original)
Mrs. Lenox
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Charlie Mitchell
Jimmy Lock
(Original)
Gypsy Mooney
Clarence
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Ruth Reavis
Minerva
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Richard Russ
Harry Harrison
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Willie Solar
Ananias Beebe
(Original)
Professor Ketchem
(Original)
Nellie St. Clair
Tessie
(Original)
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Willie St. Clair
Archie
(Original)
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Lauretta Stanley
Algie
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Louise Strong
Marjorie Fudge
(Original)
Mrs. Van Cortlandt
(Original)
Ophelia
(Original)
Fay Tunis
Cleo
(Original)
Daisy Cloak
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Catherine Van Pelt
Julie Bonbon
(Original)
Marcelle Wave
(Original)
Mrs. Stuyvesant
(Original)
Viola
(Original)
Alton Weber
Mr. Conner
(Original)
Violet Wilson
Sybil Tripp
(Original)
Jessica Brown
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Joe Wilmot Niemeyer
Specialty Artist
(Original)
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Arthur Ball
Billie Williams
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Julia Barnette
Pansy
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Ellen Best
Thais
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Frank Billings
Mr. Bunker
(Original)
Frank Binns
Mr. Cheatham
(Original)
Helen Blake
Diana
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Hazel Bowman
Reggie
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Octavia Broske
Alexina Tripp
(Original)
Toots Bryce
Daisy
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Robert Calley
Mr. Cooker
(Original)
Frances Cameron
Mazie Gay
(Original)
Clara Carroll
Lily
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Jean Carroll
Cherry
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Edna Chase
Leila
(Original)
Harry Clarke
Larry Tripp
(Original)
George Coogan
Mr. Tooker
(Original)
Jeannette Cooke
Percy
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Frank Cornell
Rider Lott
(Original)
Louise Dale
Minte Drop
(Original)
Mrs. Murray Hill
(Original)
Pauline
(Original)
Jim Dalton
Mr. Kidder
(Original)
Marjorie Day
Hebe
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Virginia DeLillies
Mrs. Livingston
(Original)
Rosalind
(Original)
Tutti Frutti
(Original)
Frank Doane
Ichabod Wintergreen
(Original)
Marion Dorr
Clarisse
(Original)
Dorothy Marshmallow
(Original)
Mrs. Astorbilt
(Original)
Herbert Fields
Milton
(Original)
Lew M. Fields
Augustus Tripp
(Original)
Margaret Finley
Rose
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Gladys Fisher
Psyche
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Helen Fox
Meeda Tharra
(Original)
Mrs. Van Duzen
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Pauline Garon
Francois
(Original)
Sadie Little
(Original)
Alan Hale
Gilbert Grant
(Original)
Eleanor Henry
Kitty Blythe
(Original)
Nan Hope
Portia
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Jack Kellar
Phil Fillmore
(Original)
Tom Thomas
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Gladys Lang
Violet
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Elsie Lange
Cerisse Wilde
(Original)
Gwendolen
(Original)
Mrs. Bleeker
(Original)
Artie Leeming
Freddy Sharp
(Original)
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Clarence Levy
Jimmy James
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Muriel Lodge
Bessie Bonstella
(Original)
Madame Flambauex
(Original)
Mrs. Lenox
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Charlie Mitchell
Jimmy Lock
(Original)
Gypsy Mooney
Clarence
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Ruth Reavis
Minerva
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Richard Russ
Harry Harrison
(Original)
the Penn Four
(Original)
Willie Solar
Ananias Beebe
(Original)
Professor Ketchem
(Original)
Nellie St. Clair
Tessie
(Original)
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Willie St. Clair
Archie
(Original)
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Lauretta Stanley
Algie
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Louise Strong
Marjorie Fudge
(Original)
Mrs. Van Cortlandt
(Original)
Ophelia
(Original)
Fay Tunis
Cleo
(Original)
Daisy Cloak
(Original)
Customer
(Original)
Catherine Van Pelt
Julie Bonbon
(Original)
Marcelle Wave
(Original)
Mrs. Stuyvesant
(Original)
Viola
(Original)
Alton Weber
Mr. Conner
(Original)
Violet Wilson
Sybil Tripp
(Original)
Jessica Brown
Specialty Artist
(Original)
Joe Wilmot Niemeyer
Specialty Artist
(Original)
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Lew M. Fields
Book
Producer
Harry B. Smith
Book
Malvin M. Franklin
Composer
Robert Hood Bowers
Music
Lorenz Hart
Lyrics
Robert B. Smith
Lyrics
Richard Rodgers
Additional Music
Otis Spencer
Additional Music
William H. Post
Staging
Jack Mason
Choreographer
P. Dodd Ackerman
Scenic Design
Cora MacGeachy
Costume Design
Charles Grant
Orchestrations for Malvin Franklin's Numbers
J.J. Shubert
Producer
Lee Shubert
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
10
1919
Closing Date
Nov
10
1919
Performances
215
as of Dec 03, 2025
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