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Burlesque
Broadway
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Burlesque Playbill - September 1927
Burlesque
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Arthur Hopkins
,
George Manker Watters
People (33)
Jane Brew
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Charles D. Brown
Lefty
(Original)
Joseph Burton
Stage Carpenter
(Original)
Dorothy De Clue
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Mitty De Vere
Bozo
(Original)
Pauline Dee
Gussie
(Original)
Wilkie Dodsworth
A Waiter
(Original)
Jack
(Original)
Madeline Dunbar
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Loretta Flushing
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Lina Frost
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Holden
Sylvia Marco
(Original)
Mildred Hosee
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Mary Jennings
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Oscar Levant
Jerry Evans
(Original)
Sharon Lloyd
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Elinor Millard
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Paul Porter
Jimmy
(Original)
Jack B. Shea
A Fireman
(Original)
Scotty
(Original)
Grace Sheehan
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Hal Skelly
Skid
(Original)
Barbara Stanwyck
Bonny
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Harvey Howell
(Original)
Helen Thompson
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Lorna Warner
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Eileen Wilson
Mazie
(Original)
Ted Clancy
A Waiter
(Replacement)
Jack
(Replacement)
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Jane Brew
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Charles D. Brown
Lefty
(Original)
Joseph Burton
Stage Carpenter
(Original)
Dorothy De Clue
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Mitty De Vere
Bozo
(Original)
Pauline Dee
Gussie
(Original)
Wilkie Dodsworth
A Waiter
(Original)
Jack
(Original)
Madeline Dunbar
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Loretta Flushing
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Lina Frost
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Holden
Sylvia Marco
(Original)
Mildred Hosee
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Mary Jennings
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Oscar Levant
Jerry Evans
(Original)
Sharon Lloyd
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Elinor Millard
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Paul Porter
Jimmy
(Original)
Jack B. Shea
A Fireman
(Original)
Scotty
(Original)
Grace Sheehan
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Hal Skelly
Skid
(Original)
Barbara Stanwyck
Bonny
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Harvey Howell
(Original)
Helen Thompson
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Lorna Warner
Girl of the Chorus
(Original)
Eileen Wilson
Mazie
(Original)
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George Manker Watters
Writer
Arthur Hopkins
Writer
Director
Producer
Albert Von Tilzer
Featured Songs
Peter De Rose
Featured Songs
Joe Trent
Featured Songs
Mary Jennings
Chorus Dances arranged
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
1
1927
Closing Date
Jul
1
1928
Performances
372
as of Feb 17, 2026
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