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Americana Playbill - October 1928
Americana
Broadway
Revival
Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jay Gorney
,
Con Conrad
,
Harold Arlen
,
Herman Hupfeld
,
Henry Souvaine
,
Roger Wolfe Kahn
,
Richard Meyers
lyrics:
E.Y. Harburg
,
Irving Caesar
,
J. P. McEvoy
book:
J. P. McEvoy
People (20)
Baby Banks
Performer
(Original)
Douglas Burley
Performer
(Original)
Thomas Burton
Performer
(Original)
Doris Carson
Performer
(Original)
Joe Donahue
Performer
(Original)
Frances Gershwin
Performer
(Original)
John Hamilton
Performer
(Original)
Harlem Dancers
Performer
(Original)
Olive McClure
Performer
(Original)
Batchelor Octette
Performer
(Original)
Stella Seager
Performer
(Original)
George Stamper
Performer
(Original)
Mary Stauber
Performer
(Original)
George Tapps
Performer
(Original)
Wanda Valle
Performer
(Original)
Williams Sisters
Performer
(Original)
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Baby Banks
Performer
(Original)
Douglas Burley
Performer
(Original)
Thomas Burton
Performer
(Original)
Doris Carson
Performer
(Original)
Joe Donahue
Performer
(Original)
Frances Gershwin
Performer
(Original)
John Hamilton
Performer
(Original)
Harlem Dancers
Performer
(Original)
Olive McClure
Performer
(Original)
Batchelor Octette
Performer
(Original)
Stella Seager
Performer
(Original)
George Stamper
Performer
(Original)
Mary Stauber
Performer
(Original)
George Tapps
Performer
(Original)
Wanda Valle
Performer
(Original)
Williams Sisters
Performer
(Original)
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J. P. McEvoy
Book
Lyrics
Director
Producer
Roger Wolfe Kahn
Music
Irving Caesar
Lyrics
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
30
1928
Closing Date
Nov
1
1928
Performances
12
as of Dec 05, 2025
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