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Brown Buddies Playbill - November 1930
Brown Buddies
Broadway
Original
Liberty Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Joe Jordan
lyrics:
Millard Thomas
book:
Carl Rickman
People (47)
Walter Brogsdale
Bill Jones
(Original)
Shelton Brooks
Deacon Siccomore
(Original)
Ada Brown
Mammy Johnson
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Pete Jackson
(Original)
William E. Fountaine
Lieutenant Pugh
(Original)
Adelaide Hall
Betty Lou Johnson
(Original)
Ethel Jackson
Mabel
(Original)
"Little Ferdie" Lewis
Hamfat
(Original)
James A. Lillard
Captain Andrews
(Original)
John Mason
Spider Bruce
(Original)
Thomas Moseley
Mathews
(Original)
Red and Stuggy
Privates Red and Struggy
(Original)
Bill Robinson
Sam Wilson
(Original)
Alma Smith
Jessie Watkins
(Original)
Andrew Tribble
George Brown
(Original)
Joseph Willis
Houstin Charlie
(Original)
Edgar Brown
A Guard
(Original)
Putney Dandridge
Ukelele Kid
(Original)
Sam Jones
A Policeman
(Original)
Nancy Sharpe
A Woman
(Original)
Hank Smith
A Trumpeter
(Original)
Carroll Tate
Medical Officer
(Original)
Pete Thompson
Orderly
(Original)
Archie Toms
A Corporal
(Original)
Thomas Wye
Y.M.C.A. Man
(Original)
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Walter Brogsdale
Bill Jones
(Original)
Shelton Brooks
Deacon Siccomore
(Original)
Ada Brown
Mammy Johnson
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Pete Jackson
(Original)
William E. Fountaine
Lieutenant Pugh
(Original)
Adelaide Hall
Betty Lou Johnson
(Original)
Ethel Jackson
Mabel
(Original)
"Little Ferdie" Lewis
Hamfat
(Original)
James A. Lillard
Captain Andrews
(Original)
John Mason
Spider Bruce
(Original)
Thomas Moseley
Mathews
(Original)
Red and Stuggy
Privates Red and Struggy
(Original)
Bill Robinson
Sam Wilson
(Original)
Alma Smith
Jessie Watkins
(Original)
Andrew Tribble
George Brown
(Original)
Joseph Willis
Houstin Charlie
(Original)
Edgar Brown
A Guard
(Original)
Putney Dandridge
Ukelele Kid
(Original)
Sam Jones
A Policeman
(Original)
Nancy Sharpe
A Woman
(Original)
Hank Smith
A Trumpeter
(Original)
Carroll Tate
Medical Officer
(Original)
Pete Thompson
Orderly
(Original)
Archie Toms
A Corporal
(Original)
Thomas Wye
Y.M.C.A. Man
(Original)
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Carl Rickman
Book
Joe Jordan
Music
Orchestration
Millard Thomas
Lyrics
Shelton Brooks
Additional Numbers
Porter Grainger
Additional Numbers
Bob Joffe
Additional Numbers
J. Rosamond Johnson
Additional Numbers
James C. Johnson
Additional Numbers
George A. Little
Additional Numbers
Edward G. Nelson
Additional Numbers
Dave Oppenheim
Additional Numbers
Ned Reed
Additional Numbers
Arthur Sizemore
Additional Numbers
Ralph Rose
Staging
Addison Carey
Musical Staging
Charles Davis
Musical Staging
Theodore Kahn
Scenic Design
Edward Sundquist
Scenic Design
Ida Bell
Costume Design
Brooks
Costume Design
Charles L. Cooke
Orchestration
Marty Forkins
Producer
Padrae Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
7
1930
Closing Date
Jan
10
1931
Performances
111
as of Dec 05, 2025
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